Article Abstract:
Data acquired from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) about the elderly runs into a number of problems specific to that group. The most glaring lack is eligibility for social security benefits data. The elderly derive a higher percentage of their income from assets and these have been shown to be underreported. Thus, well-being of the elderly will be underestimated relative to younger families with fewer assets. Furthermore, SIPP does not track those who are institutionalized, losing some of the most important income changes for the elderly.
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The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) allows two types of longitudinal analyses of government program participation which are valuable from a policy standpoint. One kind considers patterns of program participation, the other concerns the analysis of transition onto or off of those programs. SIPP is particularly suitable for longitudinal studies in that it uses a monthly accounting period recorded over time and includes wealth and income data representative of the entire population.
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The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) has been an effective tool in the study of participation in social programs. Its information on participation by month is not available from Current Population Study or other available sources. The results of SIPP would be more reliable and valid with a larger sample. The most useful information comes from the snap-shot, cross-sectional views obtained from SIPP rather than from its longitudinal outcomes.
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