Guide to the Analysis of UI (Unemployment Insurance) Recipients' Unemployment Spells Using a Supplemented CWBH (Continous Wage and Benefit History) Data Set

摘要

The report is intended to be used, in conjunction with the report, 'An Analysis of UI Recipients' Unemployment Spells', to provide a guide for conducting UI research studies such as the analysis of UI recipients' unemployment spells. The guide provides instructions for replicating the study conducted by MPR as well as for modifying the data collection strategy to examine other questions. There are four sections to the guide. Chapter II discusses development of the study design including identifying questions to be addressed, data sources, sample sizes and choice of interviewing method. Chapter III provides a guide to fielding the supplementary interview by telephone or mail. Manual quality control methods are also discussed. Chapter IV explains the creation of an analysis file including the use of computerized quality control checks. The last chapter discusses how to proceed with the analysis, including the choice of analytic technique, explanatory variables and analysis sample, and the analysis of non-response. The appendix contains the telephone and mail interviews and an interviewer training manual.