National Beneficiary Survey–General Waves Round 7 (Volume 2 of 3): Data Cleaning and Identification of Data Problems

National Beneficiary Survey–General Waves Round 7 (Volume 2 of 3): Data Cleaning and Identification of Data Problems

Published: Oct 20, 2021
Publisher: Mathematica

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Associated Project

National Beneficiary Survey

Time frame: 2012-2023

Prepared for:

Social Security Administration

Authors

Aleksandra Wec

Bevin Mory

Leah Pranschke

This report describes the data processing procedures performed for Round 7 of the NBS. It outlines the data coding and cleaning procedures and describes data problems, their origins, and the corrections implemented to create the final data file. The report describes data issues by sections of the interview and concludes with a summary of types of problems encountered and general recommendations.

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