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Peer reviewedEvans, David S.; Leighton, Linda S. – Journal of Human Resources, 1995
The Dislocated Worker Survey underestimates the number of displaced for 1979-89 by about one-third. The bias results from the fact that respondents' memory of displacement over time, especially among blacks, people without a college education, and people with short tenure with an employer. (SK)
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Employment Statistics, Memory, Statistical Bias
Peer reviewedBarrett, Nancy S.; Morgenstern, Richard D. – Journal of Human Resources, 1974
Descriptors: Age, Blacks, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics
