Dynamics of Economic Well-being System (DEWS)

Census Bureau’s replacement for SIPP

DEWS Survey design

Panel survey over 3 years—”a streamlined SIPP” Six weeks of interviewing in-person and phone

(CAPI, CATI programmed in Blaise) for one interview per year

Collect detailed information on previous month Use Event History (as in PSID) to recall each of 12

previous months on selected items Administrative records used to edit and impute DEWS begins in FY2009

DEWS Core content of month interview

Demographics Labor force Assets (holdings as well as income) Program Participation General Income Health Insurance Education

DEWS Reimbursable Supplements

SSA policy analysis models use SIPP for retirement income of the baby boom (MINT), for SSI eligibility and participation (FEM), for Medicare Part D extra help (FEM), and for ad hoc analyses.

Assessed needs for these models not met by Census DEWS interview.

Reviewed topical module information used in models.

SSA Supplemental topics for models

Marital History and Fertility History Citizenship and immigration Health functioning Participation in pension on the job and

pension characteristics IRA, Keogh Account contributions and

accounts

Omitted subjects of interest

Lump sum pension withdrawals Size of firm Material well-being Health conditions, stress, and NAGI

functioning