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Dynamics of Economic Well-being System (DEWS). Census Bureau’s replacement for SIPP. DEWS Survey design. Panel survey over 3 years—”a streamlined SIPP” Six weeks of interviewing in-person and phone (CAPI, CATI programmed in Blaise) for one interview per year
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Dynamics of Economic Well-being System (DEWS) Census Bureau’s replacement for SIPP
DEWS Survey design • Panel survey over 3 years—”a streamlined SIPP” • Six weeks of interviewing in-person and phone (CAPI, CATI programmed in Blaise) for one interview per year • Collect detailed information on previous month • Use Event History (as in PSID) to recall each of 12 previous months on selected items • Administrative records used to edit and impute • DEWS begins in FY2009
DEWS Core content of month interview • Demographics • Labor force • Assets (holdings as well as income) • Program Participation • General Income • Health Insurance • Education
DEWS Reimbursable Supplements • SSA policy analysis models use SIPP for retirement income of the baby boom (MINT), for SSI eligibility and participation (FEM), for Medicare Part D extra help (FEM), and for ad hoc analyses. • Assessed needs for these models not met by Census DEWS interview. • Reviewed topical module information used in models.
SSA Supplemental topics for models • Marital History and Fertility History • Citizenship and immigration • Health functioning • Participation in pension on the job and pension characteristics • IRA, Keogh Account contributions and accounts
Omitted subjects of interest • Lump sum pension withdrawals • Size of firm • Material well-being • Health conditions, stress, and NAGI functioning