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CONSISTENT WEIGHT DESIGN FOR THE 1989, 1992 AND 1995 SCFs, AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH
Author(s) -
Kennickell Arthur B.,
Woodburn R. Louise
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
review of income and wealth
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1475-4991
pISSN - 0034-6586
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4991.1999.tb00328.x
Subject(s) - distribution (mathematics) , survey data collection , economics , econometrics , data set , statistics , mathematics , mathematical analysis
Estimates using survey data are determined by two factors: the data collected and the survey weights. This paper discusses the design and calculation of a set of consistent weights for the Surveys of Consumer Finances. Taking both these weights and the multiply‐imputed survey data, we look at estimates of changes in the distribution of wealth over the first half of the 1990s.