Basic CPS Items Booklet

Demographic Items

PERSTAT

(Are all of these persons still living here? / Person status) 

1	Person deceased 
2	Person moved out 
3	Person left - was a URE last month 
4	Delete person - to correct previous mistake 
5	Person is a URE this month 
9	Reinstate person 

FNAME

(What are the names of all persons living or staying here? / What is the name of the next person) 

Enter 999 if no more persons 

LNAME 

Enter Last Name 

S_HHMEM 

Is this (name of person talking about)’s usual place of residence? 

1	Yes 
2	No 
3	Proxy 

URE 

Does (name of person talking about) have a usual place of residence elsewhere? 

1	Yes 
2	No 

SEX 

Ask only if necessary 
What is (name of person talking about)’s sex? 

1	Male 
2	Female 

NROS2B 

16 Persons in household roster
At this point count additional people. You will interview only those household members 15 years old or older who are listed.
Are there any other persons 15 years old or older now living or staying there? (Who have not been listed.)

1	Yes 
2	No 

CNT2BG

How many other? 

Enter number 

MCHILD 

I have listed . . . READ NAMES 
Have I missed any babies or small children?

1	Yes 
2	No 

MAWAY

Have I missed anyone who usually lives here but is away now -traveling, at school, or in a hospital?
 
1	Yes 
2	No 

MLODGE 

Have I missed any lodgers, boarders, or persons you employ who live here?
 
1	Yes 
2	No 

MELSE 

Have I missed anyone else staying here? 

1	Yes 
2	No 

OWNREN1 

What is the name of the person or one of the persons who owns or rents that home? 

Enter line number (1-16) if current HH member Enter (0) if owner(s)/renter(s) not a household member 

1	Owner/Renter not a HH member 
2	Person 1's name 
3	Person 2's name 
4	Person 3's name 
5	Person 4's name 
6	Person 5's name 
7	Person 6's name 
8	Person 7's name 
9	Person 8's name 
10	Person 9's name 
11	Person 10's name 
12	Person 11's name 
13	Person 12's name 
14	Person 13's name 
15	Person 14's name 
16	Person 15's name 
17	Person 16's name 

HHRESP 

Ask if necessary
 With whom am I speaking? 
Respondent must be a household member and 15+ or a proxy. 

1.	Under_15 
2.	Person 1's name 
3.	Person 2's name 
4.	Person 3's name 
5.	Person 4's name 
6.	Person 5's name 
7.	Person 6's name 
8.	Person 7's name 
9.	Person 8's name 
10.	Person 9's name 
11.	Person 10's name 
12.	Person 11's name 
13.	Person 12's name 
14.	Person 13's name 
15.	Person 14's name 
16.	Person 15's name 
17.	Person 16's name 

HHRESP_VERIFY

Are all persons –
1	Under 15 years of age 
2	Non-household members 
 
S_RRP 

How (are / is) (name/you) related to (reference person's name/you)? 

18	Opposite-sex husband/wife/spouse
19	Opposite-sex unmarried partner
20	Same-sex husband/wife/spouse
21	Same-sex unmarried partner
22	Child 
23	Grandchild 
24	Parent  (Mother/Father)
25	Brother/Sister
26	Other relative  (Aunt, Cousin, Nephew, Mother-in-law, etc.)
27	Foster_Child 
28	Housemate/Roommate
29	Roomer/Boarder
30	Other nonrelative
S_SUBFAM 

Earlier you said that (name of person talking about) (was/were) not related to (reference person's name/you). (Are / Is) (name of person talking about) related to anyone else in this household? 

1	Yes 
2	No 

SUBFAM_WHO 

Who (are / is) (name of person talking about) related to? 

PROBE: Anyone else? 

Enter line number(s), separate with commas 

1	Person 1's name 
2	Person 2's name 
3	Person 3's name 
4	Person 4's name 
5	Person 5's name 
6	Person 6's name 
7	Person 7's name 
8	Person 8's name 
9	Person 9's name 
10	Person 10's name 
11	Person 11's name 
12	Person 12's name 
13	Person 13's name 
14	Person 14's name 
15	Person 15's name 
16	Person 16's name 

LNPAR1 

Does…..have a parent in the household?   Who is that?

1	No_One 
2	Person1 
3	Person2 
4	Person3 
5	Person4 
6	Person5 
7	Person6 
8	Person7 
9	Person8 
10	Person9 
11	Person10 
12	Person11 
13	Person12 
14	Person13 
15	Person14 
16	Person15 
17	Person16 

PAR1TYP 

Is (child) (first parent’s name) biological, step, or adopted child? 

1	Biological 
2	Step 
3	Adopted 

LNPAR2 

Does…have a second parent in the household?  Who is that? 

1	No_One 
2	Person1 
3	Person2 
4	Person3 
5	Person4 
6	Person5 
7	Person6 
8	Person7 
9	Person8 
10	Person9 
11	Person10 
12	Person11 
13	Person12 
14	Person13 
15	Person14 
16	Person15 
17	Person16 

PAR2TYP 

Is (child) (second parent’s name) biological, step, or adopted child?

1	Biological 
2	Step 
3	Adopted 

PARENT2 

(REF_FNAME ^REF_LNAME’s) parent is also (name of person talking about)’s parent, is that correct? 

1	Yes 
2	No 

BIRTHM 

What is (name's/your) date of birth? 
  Enter Birth Month

1	Jan 
2	Feb 
3	Mar 
4	Apr 
5	May 
6	June 
7	July 
8	Aug 
9	Sept 
10	Oct 
11	Nov 
12	Dec 

BIRTHD 

What is (name's/your) date of birth? 
	  Enter Birth Day 

BIRTHY 

What is (name's/your) date of birth?
 	 Enter Birth Year (Enter 4 digit year - ex: 1964) 

VERIFY_AGE 

As of last week, that would make (name/you) (approximately (AGE)/ less than 1 / over 98 / AGE) years old.   Is that correct?

1. 	Yes 
2.	No 

AGEGSS 

Even though you don’t know (name's/your) exact birthdate, what is your best guess as to how old (you/he/she) (was/were) on (your/his/her) last birthday? 

99               99 years or older
 	00 – 98       0 to 98 years old 
AGE2 

Ask if necessary 
(Are / Is) (you/he/she) under 15? 

1	Yes 
2	No 

PREMARTL 

Since our last interview, has any household member had any changes in his or her Marital Status? 

1	Yes 
2	No 

MARITL 

(Are / Is) (name/you) now married, widowed, divorced, separated or never married? 

1	Married - Spouse PRESENT 
2	Married - Spouse ABSENT 
3	Widowed 
4	Divorced 
5	Separated 
6	Never married 

SPOUSE 

Enter line number of spouse of (name of person talking about)
-	-Ask if necessary 

1	No_One 
2	Person1 
3	Person2 
4	Person3 
5	Person4 
6	Person5 
7	Person6 
8	Person7 
9	Person8 
10	Person9 
11	Person10 
12	Person11 
13	Person12 
14	Person13 
15	Person14 
16	Person15 
17	Person16 
 
COHAB 

Do you have a boyfriend, girlfriend or partner in this household? 

If Yes, probe WHO and enter line number 
   If No, enter "0"

1	No 
2	Person 1's name 
3	Person 2's name 
4	Person 3's name 
5	Person 4's name 
6	Person 5's name 
7	Person 6's name 
8	Person 7's name 
9	Person 8's name 
10	Person 9's name 
11	Person 10's name 
12	Person 11's name 
13	Person 12's name 
14	Person 13's name 
15	Person 14's name 
16	Person 15's name 
17	Person 16's name 
AFEVER 

Did (name/you) ever serve on active duty in the U. S. Armed Forces? 

1	Yes 
2	No 

AFWHEN

IF NECESSARY: Previously I was told that (name/you) served on active duty in the U. S. 
		         Armed Forces.

 When did (you/he/she) serve? 

Enter all that apply, separate with commas Mark up to 4 that apply 

1	September 2001 or later
2	August 1990 to August 2001
3	May 1975 to July 1990
4	Vietnam Era   (August 1964 to  April 1975)
5	February 1955 to July 1964
6	Korean War    (July 1950 to January 1955)
7	January 1947 to June 1950
8	World War II (December 1941 to December 1946)
9	November 1941 or earlier

AFNOW 

(Are / Is) (name/you) (now/still) in the Armed Forces? 

1	Yes 
2	No 

EDUCA 

What is the highest level of school (name/you) (have/has) completed or the highest degree (name/you) (have/has) received? 

31	Less than 1st grade
32	1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th grade
33	5th or 6th grade
34	7th or 8th grade
35	9th grade
36	10th grade
37	11th grade
38	12th grade NO DIPLOMA
39	HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE- high school DIPLOMA or the equivalent  (For example:  GED)
40	Some college but no degree
41	Associate degree in college - Occupational/vocational program
42	Associate degree in college -- Academic program
43	Bachelor's degree   (For example: BA, AB, BS)
44	Master's degree (For example:  MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA)
45	Professional School Degree (For example: MD,DDS,DVM,LLB,JD)
46	Doctorate degree  (For example: PhD, EdD)

DIPGED 

People can get a High School diploma in a variety of ways, such as graduating from High School or by getting a GED or other equivalent.  How did (name/you) get (your/his/her) High School diploma?

1	Graduation from High School
2	GED or other equivalent

HGCOMP 

What was the highest grade of regular school (name/you) completed before receiving (your/his/her) GED?
 
1	Less than 1st grade
2	1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th grade
3	5th or 6th grade
4	7th or 8th grade
5	9th grade
6	10th grade
7	11th grade
8	12th grade NO DIPLOMA
CYC 

(Including any time that may have been spent getting as Associate's Degree,/ )
(How/how) many years of college CREDIT (have/has) (name/you) completed?
(Have / Has) (you/he/she) COMPLETED...

1	Less than 1 year (include 0 years completed)?
2	The first, or FRESHMAN year?
3	The second, or SOPHOMORE year?
4	The third, or JUNIOR year?
5	Four or more years?

GRPROF 

Since completing (your/his/her) Bachelor's degree (have/has) (name/you) ever taken any GRADUATE or PROFESSIONAL school courses for credit? 

1	Yes 
2	No 

GR6COR 

Did (name/you) complete SIX or MORE graduate or professional school courses?

1	Yes 
2	No 

MS123 

Was (name's/your) Master's Degree program a 1-year, 2-year, or 3-year program? 

1	1-year program
2	2-year program
3	3-year program (or longer)

HSPNON 

(Are / Is) (name/you) of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin? 

1	Yes 
2	No 

ORISPN
  
(Are / Is) (name/you) Mexican, Mexican American, or Chicano; Puerto Rican; Cuban, Cuban American, or of another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin; for example, Argentinean, Colombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Spaniard, and so on?

If multiple answer, Probe: Which group (do/does) (you/he/she) most closely identify     
          with? 

1	Mexican 
2	Mexican American
3	Chicano 
4	Puerto Rican
5	Cuban 
6	Cuban-American
7	Other 

S_OROTSP

What is that origin? 

OROTSS 

Specify "Other" Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino group 

RACE

I am going to read you a list of race categories.  You may choose one or more races.  For this survey, Hispanic origin is not a race.  Are you:  White; Black or African American; American Indian or Alaska Native; Asian; OR Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander?

Do not probe unless response is Hispanic or a Hispanic origin 
Enter all that apply, separate with commas 

1	White 
2	Black or African American 
3	American Indian or Alaska Native 
4	Asian 
5	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
6	Other - DO NOT READ 

RACEAS  

You may choose one or more Asian groups.  (Are / Is) (you/name) Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, or another Asian group, for example, Hmong, Laotian, Thai, Pakistani, Cambodian, and so on? 

 Read each item 
	 Enter all that apply, separate with commas 

1	Asian Indian 
2	Chinese 
3	Filipino 
4	Japanese 
5	Korean 
6	Vietnamese 
7	Other Asian 

RACEPI 

You may choose one or more Pacific Islander groups.  (Are / Is) (you/name) Native Hawaiian; Guamanian or Chamorro; Samoan; or another Pacific Islander group, for example, Fijian, Tongan, and so on? 

 Read each item 
	 Enter all that apply, separate with commas

1	Native Hawaiian 
2	Guamanian or Chamorro 
3	Samoan 
4	Other Pacific Islander 

S_RACEOT 

Read only if necessary:  What is (your/his/her) race?

RACEOS 

Specify Other race

SCHENR 

(THE WEEK BEFORE LAST/LAST WEEK), (was/were) (you/he/she) enrolled in a high school, college, or university? 
Enter '1' if currently on holiday or seasonal vacation.
   Enter '2' for summer vacation.

1	Yes 
2	No 

SCHLVL

Ask only if necessary: Would that be high school, college or university? 

1	High school 
2	College or university 

SCHFT 

(Are / Is) (you/he/she) enrolled in school as a full time or part time student? 

1	Full-time 
2	Part-time