A Multiple Frame Design to Estimate Economic Distributional Effects

摘要

A multiple frame design was used to study the economic distributional effects in a rural Kentucky area. The objectives, frame construction, sample design and data collection procedures were described as a preface to variable estimation. A combined list and area frame estimator was used to estimate subpopulation means and totals. This estimation technique proved to be a feasible approach and is recommended for future use in surveys of households and establishment traits.