Common Contracts

Agreement across Modes of Collection in the Occupational Requirements Survey: Results from a Pilot Job Observation Test

February 5th, 2016

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  February 5th, 2016

This paper presents the results of an analysis that compares data obtained from observation to those collected through interviewing an establishment representative. The comparisons are performed by survey element and at the occupational level (defined by the eight-digit Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code2). We find relatively high rates of agreement between observed and collected data for most physical requirements.