Potential Data Sources for a New Study of Social Mobility in the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5741894 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J R Warren (0000-0001-6079-5122, University of Minnesota, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 657 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 208-246 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002716214552773 |
| PMID | 28446823 |
| OpenAlex | W2127054452 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 29 |
In this article I define the main criteria that ought to be considered in evaluating the costs and benefits of various data resources that might be used for a new study of social and economic mobility in the United States. These criteria include population definition and coverage, sample size, topical coverage, temporal issues, spatial issues, sustainability, financial expense, and privacy and data access. I use these criteria to evaluate the strengths and weakness of several possible data resources for a new study of mobility, including existing smaller-scale surveys, the Current Population Survey, the American Community Survey, linked administrative data, and a new stand-alone survey. No option is perfect, and all involve trade-offs. I conclude by recommending five possible designs that are particularly strong on the criteria listed above
American Community Survey · Business · Current Population Survey · Data science · Environmental health · Geographic mobility · Geography · Population · Sample (material) · Scale (ratio) · Statistics · Survey data collection · Sustainability · Computer Science · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Medicine · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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A New Infrastructure for Monitoring Social Mobility in the United States
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Bringing Intergenerational Social Mobility Research into the Twenty-first Century
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| Citations per year | 0.18 |
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| Citation span | 2015 - 2019 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |