Household surveys play a pivotal role in empirical economics. Cross-section and longitudinal surveys are regularly conducted throughout the globe. A description of survey design and sampling methods provides the foundation for discussing survey errors. These include errors associated with sampling, survey coverage and non response (which includes attrition from panel surveys) as well as errors ...

Introduction The National Medical Care Utilization and Expenditure Survey (NMCUES) was conducted to meet the needs of government agencies and health professionals for more comprehensive data on the utilization, costs and sources of payment associated with medical care in the United States. A longitudinal survey design was adopted for the household component in order to provide accurate measurem...