Abstract
The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) has been used to provide descriptive estimates of the health and disability status of the U.S. population. Comparisons are drawn between SIPP estimates and independent estimates of disability including data from Canada and Britain which shows evidence of the reliability and weaknesses of certain measurements. SIPP is found to substantially underestimate participation in special education programs and fails to measure enrollment of children with disabilities in SS!. It is found that at least 1 million adults with severe functional limitations who are unable to work receive no Social Security disability benefits. It is argued that SIPP could be employed more effectively to see why this situation occurs and to more effectively examine the adequacy of benefits provided to persons with work disabilities. SIPP also provides a unique resource for studying changes in disability status and their socioeconomic impact which has been underutilized. Several recommendations for improving SIPP are provided.
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