Analyzing the Dynamics of Program Participation with Data from the SIPP¹

Issue title: The Future of the Survey of Income and Program Participation

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Williams, Roberton^a

Affiliations: [a] Congressional Budget Office, U.S. Congress, Washington, DC 20515, USA

Note: [1] The author thanks Joseph Hotz for comments on an earlier draft. Any opinions expressed in this paper are the author's alone and should not be attributed to the Congressional Budget Office.

Abstract: The dynamics of participation in government programs can be studied using longitudinal data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). This paper examines some of the issues involved in such analysis, focusing first on the kinds of analysis that SIPP data allow. The second section discusses the major problems with the SIPP that complicate longitudinal analyses. A concluding section suggests changes that could simplify and improve the data.

DOI: 10.3233/JEM-1992-181-415

Journal: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 18, no. 1-4, pp. 285-301, 1992