Redesigning the BLS Consumer Expenditure Surveys
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Project Scope
The National Research Council, through its Committee on National Statistics, will convene an expert panel to contribute to the planned redesign of the Consumer Expenditure (CE) Surveys by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The panel will review the output of a data user needs forum and a methods workshop, both convened by BLS. It will also conduct a household survey data producer workshop to ascertain the experience of leading survey organizations in dealing with the types of challenges faced by the CE surveys and a workshop on redesign options for the CE surveys based on papers on design options commissioned from one or more organizations. Based on the workshops and its deliberations, the panel will produce a consensus report at the conclusion of a 24-month study with findings and recommendations for BLS to consider in determining the characteristics of the redesigned CE surveys.
The project is sponsored by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
The approximate start date for the project is 09/30/2010.
A report will be issued at the end of the project in approximately 24 months.
Members |
| Dr. Don A. Dillman (Chair) - Washington State University |
| Dr. David M. Betson - University of Notre Dame |
| Dr. Mick P. Couper - University of Michigan |
| Dr. Robert F. Gillingham - Independent Consultant |
| Dr. Michael W. Link - A.C. Nielsen Company |
| Dr. Bruce D. Meyer - The University of Chicago |
| Dr. Sarah M. Nusser - Iowa State University |
| Dr. Andy Peytchev - Research Triangle Institute |
| Mr. Mark M. Pierzchala - MMP Survey Services, LLC |
| Mr. Robert Santos - The Urban Institute |
| Dr. Michael F. Schober - New School for Social Research |
| Dr. Melvin Stephens, Jr. - University of Michigan |
| Dr. Clyde Tucker - Independent Consultant |
| For more information, see the complete record at the National Academies' Current Project site |
