By
Sarah F. Riley
HongYu Ru
Center for Community Capital
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Prepared with financial support from the Ford Foundation
COMMUNITY ADVANTAGE PANEL SURVEY
TECHNICAL SAMPLING REPORT:
Renters, 2004-2008
August 2009
Contents
1 Introduction
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2 Survey Design and Sampling Methods
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2.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.2 The Baseline Interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.3 Follow-Up Interviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.4 Survey Attrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3 Weight Construction
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3.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.2 Baseline Final Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.3 Weights for Years 2-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.4 Using the Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4 Baseline CAPS Renters vs. Renters in the Current Population Survey
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4.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.2 Data Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.3 Similarities and Differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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List of Tables
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Renters Survey Modules and Completes by Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Unweighted Baseline Renters Demographics
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Renters Gross Response Rates by Survey Year and Cohort . . . . . . . . . .
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Attriters vs. Non-Attriters (Renters)
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Summary Statistics for Baseline Final Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Effect of Baseline Final Weights on Baseline Renters Demographics
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Comparison of Weighted CAP and