National Household Education Surveys Program of 2007: Methodology Report
NCES
Author(s):
Hagedorn, M., Roth, S.B., Carver, P., Van de Kerckhove, W., and Smith, S. of Westat, Inc.
Publication date:
April 2009
Publication number:
NCES 2009047
Summary
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.
