Contingent Work Supplement to the Current Population Survey
Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection
No
Regular
Approved without change
04/27/2017
03/03/2017
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2018
12 Months From Approved
47,000
0
0
7,050
0
0
0
0
0
The 2017 Contingent Worker Supplement (CWS) will provide information on the characteristics of workers in contingent jobs--that is, jobs that are structured to last only a limited period of time. The CWS will also provide information about workers in several alternative employment arrangements, including independent contractors, on-call workers, temporary help agency workers, and workers provided by contract companies. The CWS was fielded every 2 years from 1995 to 2005; however, since then, there have been no reliable and comparable statistics to show how the number and characteristics of these workers have changed over time. In order to maintain data comparability, the 2017 CWS questionnaire will be largely the same as that used in 2005. However, because new types of work have emerged since the last collection of the CWS, BLS is proposing to add 4 new questions to the end of the CWS. These new questions will explore how the Internet and mobile device applications have changed the type of work people do and how they are paid.
US Code:
29 USC 1 - 9
Name of Law: BLS Authorizing Statute
The 2017 CWS is a reinstatement of the 2005 CWS. The supplement is administered primarily to households in which there is an employed person, although a small number of the unemployed are also eligible. Total respondent burden for the collection of the 2017 CWS is estimated to be 7,050 hours, an increase of 1,250 hours from the previous collection. The increase is due to an increase in the overall sample size, as the 2005 CWS was administered to three-fourths of the CPS sample rather than the full CPS sample. In 2017, the number of eligible respondents per month is approximately 47,000. Also, as a result of the new questions, there is an increase in the estimated average response time for these households, from 8 to 9 minutes.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form 2017 CPS CWS Quest 2017 CPS CWS Questionnaire (CATI/CAPI)
Supporting Statement B CPS Contingent Worker_2016.docx
Etsy Comments on CWS_11-29-2016.pdf
Contingent Work Supplement to the CPS