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Estimation of dyadic characteristics of family networks using sample survey data

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  • Skinner, Chris J.
  • Steele, Fiona

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We consider the use of sample survey data to estimate dyadic characteristics of family networks, with an application to noncoresident parent–child dyads. We suppose that survey respondents report either from a parent or child perspective about a dyad, depending on their membership of the dyad. We construct separate estimators of common dyadic characteristics using data from both a parent and a child perspective and show how comparisons of these estimators can shed light on data quality issues including differential missingness and reporting error. In our application we find that a simple missingness model explains some striking patterns of discrepancies between the estimators and consider the use of poststratification and a related redefinition of count variables to adjust for these discrepancies. We also develop approaches to combining the separate estimators efficiently to estimate means and frequency distributions within subpopulations.

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  • Skinner, Chris J. & Steele, Fiona, 2020. "Estimation of dyadic characteristics of family networks using sample survey data," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 102338, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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    coresident; network sampling; poststratification; reporting error;
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