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Peer reviewedBregger, John E. – Monthly Labor Review, 1996
Current Population Survey data indicate that 1 of 11 people in the United States is self-employed, much lower than the 1 in 5 immediately after World War II. Unpaid family farm and business work has virtually disappeared, whereas incorporated self-employment has increased. (SK)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics, Self Employment
Peer reviewedBregger, John E. – Monthly Labor Review, 1984
The Bureau of Labor Statistics assumed major responsibility for the Current Population Survey in 1959. Since then there have been increases in sample size, changes in and additions of questions, and refinements in the household survey's concept, but in general, the basic concepts have remained the same since the survey's beginnings in 1940. (JOW)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Census Figures, Employment Statistics, History
Peer reviewedBregger, John E. – Monthly Labor Review, 1971
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Employment Statistics, Error Patterns, Labor Force
Peer reviewedBregger, John E.; And Others – Monthly Labor Review, 1993
"Why Is It Necessary to Change?" (Bregger, Dippo), "Redesigning the Questionnaire" (Polivka, Rothgeb), and "Evaluating Changes in the Estimates" (Bowie et al.) examine the changes that will be made in the 53-year-old Current Population Survey (CPS) beginning in 1994. (JOW)
Descriptors: Employment, Employment Statistics, Labor Force, Population Trends
