National Household Education Surveys Program of 2007: Methodology Report

Title:	National Household Education Surveys Program of 2007: Methodology Report
Description:	This report documents the design and collection of the National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) of 2007. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the collection and the report. Chapter 2 discusses the design of the questionnaires. Chapter 3 presents the sample design. Chapter 4 provides information about the data collection experience. Chapter 5 focuses on unit response rates. Item response rates and imputation are discussed in chapter 6. Chapter 7 contains information about weighting and variance estimation. Chapter 8 provides a summary of bias analyses conducted as part of the study. Chapter 9 provides a comparison of estimates to extant data sources. Chapter 10 summarizes the re-interview study.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the table of contents and chapters 1 through 6 as a pdf file. (890KB) Download, view and print chapters 7 through 10 as a pdf file. (692KB) Download, view and print appendixes A and B as a pdf file. (872KB) Download, view and print appendixes C through K as a pdf file. (907KB)
Cover Date:	January 2009
Web Release:	April 20, 2009
Publication #:	NCES 2009047
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Hagedorn, M., Roth, S.B., Carver, P., Van de Kerckhove, W., and Smith, S. of Westat, Inc.
Type of Product:	Technical/Methodological Report
Survey/Program Areas:	National Household Education Survey (NHES)
Keywords:	Bias Analysis Interviews • by telephone Random Digit Dialing Response Rates
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Technical/Methodological Report, please contact: Chris Chapman.