Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE)
Survey Methods Symposium
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
www.bls.gov
12:30-1:00 p.m.
Registration
Central Reception Area
1:00-1:15 p.m.
Welcome and Logistics (PDF)
—Adam Safir, BLS
Conference Rooms 1 and 2
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Redesign of the CE
• Results from Testing a Web Mode for the Consumer Expenditure Diary Survey (PDF)
—Ian Elkin, BLS
• CE’s Gemini Redesign: Updates on Development, Implementation, and Evaluation
(PDF) —Laura Erhard, BLS
2:15-2:30 p.m.
Break
2:30-4:00 p.m.
Gemini Project to Redesign the CE
• “Happy Birthday!”: Life Events as Reminders of Spending (PDF)
—Brett McBride, BLS
• Asking Questions About Household Members to Improve Proxy Reporting (PDF)
—Erica YuWright, BLS
• Assessing Measurement Error in the CE (PDF)
—Roger Tourangeau, Westat
4:00-4:30 p.m.
Concluding Remarks and Q&A
Contact the CE Workshop Team • [email protected] •
http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxannualworkshop.htm • (202) 691-6900