Assessment of Survey Data for the Analysis of Marriage and Divorce at the National, State, and Local Levels
Assessment of Survey Data for the Analysis of Marriage and Divorce at the National, State, and Local Levels
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国家、州和地方各级婚姻和离婚分析调查数据评估
DOI：
10.2139/ssrn.2206390
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发表时间：
2008
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通讯作者：
David Z. Moskowitz
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作者：
Caroline E. Ratcliffe;G. Acs;T. Dore;David Z. Moskowitz
本报告审查了利用现有调查数据集提供可靠、及时的结婚和离婚信息的可行性和潜在好处。它评估各种数据集在国家、州和地方各级生成婚姻和离婚统计数据的能力。主要标准是，现有的调查数据集是否提供或可以修改，以提供在生命统计系统下收集的结婚率和离婚率信息。为了确定最有可能收集婚姻和离婚统计数据的调查数据集，研究小组制定了五项评估标准。这些标准用于评估调查的总体相关性以及提供一段时间内结婚率和离婚率的潜力。这些标准是：（1）相关性-调查数据可用于计算结婚率和离婚率，（2）可靠性-调查设计可能提供与外部来源匹配的结婚率和离婚率的估计，（3）代表性-调查捕获广泛的美国人口，并且调查提供州和/或地方水平的估计，（4）正在进行的-调查计划持续到可预见的未来，以及（5）包含感兴趣的相关因素-调查包括研究和政策界感兴趣的相关因素和结果。根据这些标准，有三个数据集被确定为最有可能用于衡量结婚和离婚统计。这些数据集是：1）美国社区调查（ACS）; 2）全国家庭成长调查（NSFG）; 3）收入和计划参与调查（SIPP）。
This report examines the feasibility and potential benefits of using existing survey data sets to provide reliable, timely information on marriage and divorce. It assesses the ability of a variety of data sets to produce marriage and divorce statistics at the national, state, and local levels. The main criterion is whether the existing survey data sets provide or can be modified to provide information on marriage and divorce rates, as was collected under the vital statistics system. To identify survey data sets that have the greatest potential for collecting marriage and divorce statistics, the research team established five evaluation criteria. These criteria are used to assess the surveys’ overall relevance and potential for providing marriage and divorce rates over time. The criteria are: (1) relevancy — survey data can be used to calculate marriage and divorce rates, (2) reliability — survey design is likely to provide estimates of marriage and divorce rates that match an external source, (3) representativeness — survey captures broad U.S. population and survey provides state and/or local level estimates, (4) ongoing — survey is planned to continue into foreseeable future, and (5) contains correlates of interest — survey includes correlates and outcomes of interest to research and policy communities. Based on these criteria, three data sets are identified as having the greatest potential for measuring marriage and divorce statistics. These data sets are: 1) The American Community Survey (ACS); 2) The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG); and 3) The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).