Montalto, C. P. & Sung, J. (1996). Multiple Imputation in the 1992 Survey of Consumer Finances, Financial Counseling and Planning, 7, 133-146
Multiple Imputation In The 1992 Survey Of Consumer Finances
Catherine Phillips
Montalto,1 The
Jaimie
Sung,2
The
The 1992 Survey of Consumer Finances consists of five complete data sets
because missing data are multiply imputed. The incidence of missing data in the
1992 SCF is addressed and illustrates the difficulty of obtaining financial
information from individuals. The value of using all five data sets and the
risk of using only a single data set in empirical research are explained.
Estimates derived separately from each data set are compared to results using
all five data sets to illustrate the extra variability in the data due to
imputation. Researchers are encouraged to use information from all five data
sets in order to make valid inferences.
KEY WORDS: inference, missing data, multiple imputation,
repeated-imputation inference (RII), Survey of Consumer Finances
SAS
code for RRI scalar estimation
SAS code for RRI
regression estimation
If you use the SAS code files above, you should cite as shown below:
Sung, J. & Montalto, C. P. (1996, November). SAS code for RII scalar estimation [WWW document]. URL http://hec.osu.edu/people/shanna/scf/riiq.htm
Lee, S. & Montalto, C.P. (1996, November). SAS code for RII regression estimation [WWW document]. URL http://hec.osu.edu/people/shanna/scf/riir.htm
1. Catherine Phillips Montalto, Associate Professor, Consumer Sciences Department, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210-1295. Phone: (614) 292-4571. Fax: 614-688-8133. E-mail: montalto.2@osu.edu.
2. Jaimie Sung, Assistant
Professor,