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Validation Study of Earnings Data in the SIPP - Do Older Workers Have Larger Measurement Error?

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by Peter Gottschalk and Minh Huynh

WP#2005-7  

Abstract

The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) is a potentially useful data set to study earnings and retirement dynamics of older workers. Respondents’ self-reported work and earnings in the SIPP are, however, likely to be measured with error, and this measurement error may be particularly large for older respondents who work non-standard hours. We explore the extent of measurement error by comparing SIPP employment and earnings data to administrative records contained in the matched Detail Earning Record.

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Peter Gottschalk is a Professor of Economics in the School of Arts and Sciences at Boston College. Minh Huynh is a Senior Analyst with the Social Security Administration. The research reported herein was performed pursuant to a grant from the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (CRR). The findings and conclusions are solely those of the authors and do not represent the views of SSA, any agency of the Federal Government, or Boston College.
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