Attachment E - Voting and Registration Source and Accuracy Statement

CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY, November 2018
Voting and Registration Supplement
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION
CPS - 18
This file documentation consists of the following materials:
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
Attachment 3
Attachment 4
Attachment 5
Attachment 6
Attachment 7
Attachment 8
Attachment 9
Attachment 10
Attachment 11
Attachment 12
Attachment 13
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Attachment 17

Abstract
Overview - Current Population Survey
Overview – November 2018
Voting and Registration Use Supplement
Glossary
How to Use the Record Layout
Basic CPS Record Layout
Current Population Survey, November 2018
Voting and Registration Use Supplement Record Layout
Current Population Survey, November 2018
Voting and Registration Use Supplement Questionnaire
Industry Classification Codes
Occupation Classification Codes
Specific Metropolitan Identifiers
Topcoding of Usual Hourly Earnings
Tallies of Unweighted Counts
Countries and Areas of the World
Allocation Flags
Source and Accuracy of the November 2018
Voting and Registration Use Supplement Data
User Notes
NOTE

Questions about accompanying documentation should be directed to Center for New Media and
Promotions Division, Promotions Branch, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233.
Phone: (301) 763-4400.
Questions about the CD-ROM should be directed to Marketing Services Office, Customer
Services Center, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. Phone: (301) 763-INFO
(4636).
Questions about the subject matter should be directed to Kevin Schaffner, Demographic Surveys
Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. Phone: (301) 763-5431

ATTACHMENT 1
ABSTRACT
Current Population Survey, November 2018: Voting and Registration Supplement
[machine-readable data file] conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of
Labor Statistics. - Washington: Bureau of the Census [producer and distributor], 2018.

Type of File:
Microdata; unit of observation is individuals within housing units.
Universe Description:
The universe consists of all persons in the civilian noninstitutional population of the United States living in
households. The probability sample selected to represent the universe consists of approximately 54,000
households.
Subject-Matter Description:
Data are provided on labor force activity for the week prior to the survey. Comprehensive data are available
on the employment status, occupation, and industry of persons 15 years old and over. Also shown are
personal characteristics such as age, sex, race, marital status, veteran status, household relationship,
educational background, and Hispanic origin.
The voting and registration questions were asked of all persons who were both U.S. citizens and 18 years or older,
as applicable. Voting and registration data are collected every 2 years to monitor trends in the voting and
nonvoting behavior of U.S. citizens in terms of their different demographic and economic characteristics. The
November CPS supplement is a major source of information regarding national voting and registration.
Geographic Coverage:
States, regions and divisions are identified in their entirety. Within confidentiality restrictions; indicators are
provided for 278 selected core-based statistical areas (CBSA), 30 selected combined statistical areas (CSA),
217 counties, and 76 principal cities in multi-principal city core-based statistical areas or combined statistical
areas. Also within confidentiality restrictions, indicators are provided for metropolitan/non-metropolitan,
principal city/balance metropolitan, and CBSA size.
Technical Description: File
Structure: Rectangular.
File Size: 143,050 logical records; 968 character logical record length.
File Sort Sequence: State rank by CMSA/MSA rank by household identification number by line number.

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Reference Materials:
Current Population Survey, November 2018: Voting and Registration Supplement Technical Documentation.
Documentation contains this abstract, questionnaire facsimiles, and record layouts of the file. One copy
accompanies each file order. Additional copies are available from Marketing Services Office, Customer Services
Center, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 20233.
Bureau of the Census. The Current Population Survey Design and Methodology (Technical Paper 66) describes
in detail the sample design and survey procedures used as well as accuracy of estimates and sampling errors.
Reference copies should be available from most public libraries or Federal Depository Libraries.
For information about the Current Population Survey and other Census Bureau data products, be sure to visit our
online Question & Answer Center on the Census Bureau’s home page at http://www.census.gov/ where you can
search our knowledge base and submit questions.
File Availability:
You can download the file from our FTP site at http://thedataweb.rm.census.gov/ftp/cps_ftp.html.

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ATTACHMENT 2
OVERVIEW
Current Population Survey
Introduction
The Current Population Survey (CPS) is the source of the official government statistics on employment and
unemployment. The CPS has been conducted monthly for over 60 years. Currently, we obtain interviews from
about 54,000 households monthly, scientifically selected on the basis of area of residence to represent the nation as
a whole, individual states, and other specified areas. Each household is interviewed once a month for four
consecutive months one year, and again for the corresponding time period a year later. This technique enables us to
obtain reliable month-to-month and year-to-year comparisons at a reasonable cost while minimizing the
inconvenience to any one household.
Although the main purpose of the survey is to collect information on the employment situation, a very important
secondary purpose is to collect information on demographic characteristics such as age, sex, race, marital status,
educational attainment, family relationship, occupation, and industry. From time to time, additional questions are
included on health, education, income, and previous work experience. The statistics resulting from these questions
serve to update similar information collected once every 10 years through the decennial census, and are used by
government policymakers and legislators as important indicators of our nation's economic situation and for planning
and evaluating many government programs.
The CPS provides current estimates of the economic status and activities of the population of the United States.
Because it is not possible to develop one or two overall figures (such as the number of unemployed) that would
adequately describe the whole complex of labor market phenomena, the CPS is designed to provide a large amount
of detailed and supplementary data. Such data are made available to meet a wide variety of needs on the part of
users of labor market information.
Thus, the CPS is the only source of monthly estimates of total employment (both farm and nonfarm); nonfarm selfemployed persons, domestics, and unpaid helpers in nonfarm family enterprises; wage and salaried employees; and,
finally, estimates of total unemployment.
It provides the only available distribution of workers by the number of hours worked (as distinguished from
aggregate or average hours for an industry), permitting separate analyses of part-time workers, workers on overtime,
etc. The survey is also the only comprehensive current source of information on the occupation of
workers and the industries in which they work. Information is available from the survey not only for persons
currently in the labor force but also for those who are outside the labor force. The characteristics of such persons whether married women with or without young children, disabled persons, students, older retired workers, etc., can
be determined. Information on their current desire for work, their past work experience, and their intentions as to
job seeking are also available.
For a more detailed discussion about the basic labor force data gathered on a monthly basis in the CPS survey, see
"Explanatory Notes and Estimates of Error" in any recent issue of the Employment and Earnings, a Bureau of Labor
Statistics periodical. This source is referred to on the next page.

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CPS Sample Design
The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly survey designed primarily to produce national and state estimates
of labor force characteristics of the civilian noninstitutional population (CNP) 16 years of age and older. It is
conducted in approximately 60,000 eligible housing units throughout the United States. (Note: ‘Eligible’can be
simplistically defined as an occupied housing unit having at least one person in the CNP.) This sample includes
10,000 eligible housing units from the monthly supplementary sample to improve state-level estimates of health
insurance coverage for low-income children, also known as the CHIP expansion. This supplementary sample has
been part of the official CPS since July 2001. Thirty-two states plus the District of Columbia contain this
supplementary sample each month.
The CPS sample is based on information from the 2010 Decennial Census, in accordance with usual practice.
Historically, the CPS sample has been redesigned after each Decennial Census.
The CPS sample is a probability sample based on a stratified two-stage sampling scheme: selection of sample
primary sampling units (PSUs) and selection of sample housing units within those PSUs. In general, the CPS sample
is selected from lists of addresses obtained from the Master Address File (MAF) with updates from the United States
Postal Service (USPS) twice a year. The MAF is the Census Bureau’s permanent list of addresses, including their
geographic locations, for individual living quarters. It is continuously maintained through partnerships with the
USPS; with Federal, State, regional, and local agencies; and with the private sector, and it is used as a sample frame
by many Census Bureau demographic surveys.
Approximately 72,000 housing units are assigned for interview each month, of which about 60,000 are occupied
and thus eligible for interview. The remainder are units found to be destroyed, vacant, converted to nonresidential
use, containing persons whose usual place of residence is elsewhere, or ineligible for other reasons. Of the 60,000
occupied housing units, approximately 10 percent are not interviewed in a given month due to temporary absence
(vacation, etc.), the residents are not found at home after repeated attempts, inability of persons contacted to
respond, unavailability for other reasons, and refusals to cooperate. The interviewed households contain
approximately 108,000 persons 15 years old and over, approximately 27,000 children 0-14 years old, and about
450 Armed Forces members living with civilians either on or off base within these households. A more precise
explanation regarding the CPS sample design is provided in "Explanatory Notes and Estimates of Error:
Household Data - Sampling" in any issue of Employment and Earnings.

Relationship of Current Population Survey Files to Publications
Each month, a significant amount of information about the labor force is published by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics in the Employment and Earnings and Monthly Labor Review reports.
As mentioned previously, the CPS also serves as a vehicle for supplemental inquiries on subjects other than
employment, which are periodically added to the questionnaire. From the basic and supplemental data, the Bureau
of the Census issues three series of publications under the general title Current Population Reports:
P-20 Population Characteristics
P-23 Special Studies
P-60 Consumer Income
All Current Population Reports, including the other series for population estimates and projections and special
censuses, may be obtained by subscription from the U.S. Government Printing Office at 202-783-3238.
Subscriptions are available as follows: Population Characteristics, Special Studies, and Consumer Income series
(P-20, P-23, P-60) combined, $101 per year (sold as a package only); Population Estimates and Projections, (P-25),
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$27 per year. Single issues may be ordered separately; ordering information and prices are provided in the Bureau
of the Census Catalog and Guide, the Monthly Product Announcement (MPA), and in Census and You. Selected
reports also may be accessed on the INTERNET at http://census.gov/library/publications.html.

Geographic Limitations
The CPS sample was selected so that specific reliability criteria were met nationally, for each of the 50 States and for
the District of Columbia. Since 1985, these reliability criteria have been maintained through periodic additions
and deletions in the State samples. Estimates formed for geographic areas identified on the microdata file which are
smaller than states are not as reliable.

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Weights
Under the estimating methods used in the CPS, all of the results for a given month become available simultaneously
and are based on returns for the entire panel of respondents. The CPS estimation procedure involves weighting the
data from each sample person. The base weight, which is the inverse of the probability of the person being in the
sample, is a rough measure of the number of actual persons that the sample person represents. Almost all sample
persons in the same state have the same base weight, but the weights across states are different. Selection
probabilities may also differ for some sample areas due to field subsampling, which is done when areas selected for
the sample contain many more households than expected. The base weights are then adjusted for noninterview, and
the ratio estimation procedure is applied.
1.

Noninterview adjustment. The weights for all interviewed households are adjusted to the extent needed
to account for occupied sample households for which no information was obtained because of absence,
impassable roads, refusals, or unavailability of the respondent for other reasons. This noninterview
adjustment is made separately for clusters of similar sample areas that are usually, but not necessarily,
contained within a state. Similarity of sample areas is based on Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) status
and size. Within each cluster, there is a further breakdown by residence. Each CBSA cluster is split by
"principal city" and "balance of the CBSA." The proportion of occupied sample households not
interviewed fluctuates around 8 percent depending on weather, vacations, etc.

2.

Ratio estimates. The distribution of the population selected for the sample may differ somewhat, by
chance, from that of the population as a whole in such characteristics as age, race, sex, and state of
residence. Because these characteristics are closely correlated with labor force participation and other
principal measurements made from the sample, the survey estimates can be substantially improved when
weighted appropriately by the known distribution of these population characteristics. This is accomplished
through two stages of ratio adjustment as follows:
a. First-stage ratio estimate. The purpose of the first-stage ratio adjustment is to reduce the contribution
to variance that results from selecting a sample of PSUs rather than drawing sample households from
every PSU in the nation. This adjustment is made to the CPS weights in two race cells: black and
nonblack; it is applied only to PSUs that are nonself-representing and for those states that have a
substantial number of black households. The procedure corrects for differences that existed in each
state cell at the time of the 2000 census between 1) the race distribution of the population in sample
PSUs and 2) the race distribution of all PSUs (both 1 and 2 exclude self-representing PSUs).
b. Second-stage ratio estimate. This procedure substantially reduces the variability of estimates and
corrects, to some extent, for CPS undercoverage. The CPS sample weights are adjusted to ensure that
sample-based estimates of population match independent population controls. Three sets of controls
are used:
1)

51 state controls of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and older

2)

national civilian noninstitutional population controls for 14 hispanic and 5 nonhispanic age-sex
categories

3)

national civilian noninstitutional population controls for 66 white, 42 black, and 10 "other" agesex categories

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The independent population controls are prepared by projecting forward the resident population as
enumerated on April 1, 2000. The projections are derived by updating demographic census data
with information from a variety of other data sources that account for births, deaths, and net
migration. Estimated numbers of resident Armed Forces personnel and institutionalized persons
reduce the resident population to the civilian noninstitutional population. Estimates of net census
undercount, determined from the Post Enumeration Survey, are added to the population
projections. Prior to January 2003, the projections were based on earlier censuses, and prior to
January 1994, there was no correction for census undercount. A summary of the current
procedures used to make population projections is given in “Revisions in the Current Population
Survey Effective January 2003" in the January 2003 issue of Employment and Earnings.

Comparability of CPS from Microdata Files with Published Sources
Although total estimates of the total population will equal published estimates, labor force estimates produced from
a microdata file may not be directly comparable or identical with the published nonseasonally adjusted labor force
data. The official labor force statistics published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) are calculated using the
CPS composite weight (PWCMPWGT). Anyone wanting to replicate not seasonally adjusted BLS estimates should
use this weight. However, not all estimates made from a public use file will match such weighted published
estimates. This is because of various steps taken in the creation of CPS public use files to protect the confidentiality
of CPS respondents. Top side estimates for most major demographic and economic categories such as age, race,
gender and major labor force status will agree with the published totals; however, estimates for small
groups/combinations of these characteristics will differ. The same is true for any estimates for any demographic or
labor force characteristic not listed above. Such estimates will be similar but not identical.
Another factor also inhibits microdata comparison with published labor force data. This is the seasonal adjustment
that is applied to many published statistics. This adjustment is used to adjust for normal seasonal variations to help
distinguish the underlying economic situation in month-to-month changes and is not reflected in any of the weights
or variables included on the public use files.
Shown below are data from January and July 2015 which demonstrate how estimates compiled using the final
weights from the microdata file may differ from the published composited estimates, with and without seasonal
adjustment. Note that the composite estimation procedure was not used for estimates published from January 1994
to May 1994. For a further description of both the composite estimator and seasonal adjustment, see the most recent
of the CPS Technical Paper (66 or 77).

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Comparison of CPS Estimates from Microdata Files with Published Sources
Civilian
Civilian
Not in
Noninstitutional
Labor
Labor
Population
Force
Employed
Unemployed
Force
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------January 2015
Data (000's)
Final Weights

249,723

156,311

146,658

9,653

93,412

Composited
(Not Seasonally
Adjusted)

249,723

156,050

146,552

9,498

93,674

Composited
(Seasonally
Adjusted)

249,723

157,180

148,201

8,979

92,544

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------July 1993
Data (000's)
Final Weights

250,876

159,112

150,176

8,936

91,764

Composited
(Not Seasonally
Adjusted)

250,876

158,527

149,722

8,805

92,349

Composited
(Seasonally
250,876
157,106
148,840
8,266
93,770
Adjusted)
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ATTACHMENT 3
OVERVIEW
November 2018 Voting and Registration Supplement
General
Census Bureau staff conducted the November 2018 Voting and Registration Survey as a supplement to that
month's Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS is a monthly labor force survey in which interviews are
conducted in approximately 54,000 households across the country. Attachment 8 contains a copy of the labor
force questions asked each month as part of the basic CPS questions. Attachment 9 contains the November 2018
Voting and Registration supplement questions asked of all applicable persons 18 years old or older.
Attachment 2 comprises a description of the CPS entitled "Overview--Current Population Survey." A
description of the November 2018 Voting and Registration Survey follows.
Data Collection
Census Bureau staff conducted interviews during the period of November 11-20, 2018. Self or proxy responses
were allowed for this supplement, that is, a single respondent could provide answers for themselves or provide
answers for all eligible households members, provided the respondents him/herself was a household member 15
years of age or older.
The voting and registration questions were asked of all persons who were both U.S. citizens and 18 years of age or
older, as applicable. The CPS instrument determined who was eligible for the Voting and Registration supplement
through the use of check items that referred to basic CPS items, including age and citizenship.
Item S1 asked respondents if they voted in the November 6 election; if they responded "Yes," they were skipped
to Item S5. Otherwise, they were asked if they were registered to vote in the November 6 election (Item S2).
The questions concluded with each respondent being asked Item S8, "How long have you lived at this address?"
The interviewer filled Item SCK4, "Who reported for this person," depending upon whether it was a self or
proxy response.
Interviewers received a 1 1/2 hour self-study that contained exercises on the basic labor force questions,
item-by-item instructions for the supplement, supplement exercises and practice interviews.

Data Processing
The data processing involved a consistency edit of all supplement items. The consistency edit mainly ensured that
the entries within an individual record followed the correct skip patterns; items with off-path entries were blanked
whenever appropriate. In addition, age and citizenship were verified.
There is no supplement weight associated with the November 2018 Voting and Registration supplement. Use the
basic CPS weight, PWSSWGT (located in positions 613-622), for tallying the supplement items.

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The values for each variable are defined in the supplement record layout (Attachment 8).
November 2018 Voting and Registration Computer File
The CPS Labor Force Data. The November 2018 CPS file contains 143,050 records. The first 950 characters
contain the labor force and disability data for each record. Attachment 6 contains the CPS Basic Items Record
Layout, which includes the variable name, character size, location on the record, universe, and the values of each
basic CPS variable included on the file.
The variable PRPERTYP (located in positions 161-162 on the CPS Basic Items Record Layout)
determines the type of person as follows:
PRPERTYP
1=

Child household member (0-14 years old)

2=

Adult civilian household member (15+ years old)

3=

Adult Armed Forces household member (15+ years old)

The variable HRINTSTA (located in positions 57-58 on the CPS Basic Items Record Layout)
determines the interview status of the household.
HRINTSTA
1=

Interview

2=

Type A Noninterview (These records represent households that were eligible
for the November CPS interview but were not interviewed because no one was
home, household members were temporarily absent, etc.)

3=

Type B Noninterview (These records represent sample addresses determined to
be ineligible for the CPS by virtue of a temporary situation, such as being
vacant, nonresidential, etc. These households could become eligible for a CPS
interview.)

4=

Type C Noninterview (These records represent sample addresses determined to be
ineligible for CPS by virtue of a permanent change such as demolished,
condemned, etc. These addresses will not be visited again for CPS interviews.)

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By combining the values of PRPERTYP (1-3) and HRINTSTA (2-4), the number of records can be
determined.
The values of PRPERTYP are:
Unweighted Counts
1 = Child

22,352

2 = Adult Civilian, 15+

99,942

3 = Adult, Armed Forces

450

The values of HRINTSTA are:
2 = Type A Noninterview

9,642

3 = Type B Noninterview

10,141

4 = Type C Noninterview

523

November 2018 CPS Voting and Registration Supplement Data. The November 2018 Voting
and Registration supplement data are in locations 1001-1018. (See Attachment 7)
Tallying the November 2018 Voting and Registration Supplement File. The November 2018 Voting
and Registration supplement universe represented the full CPS sample comprised of all persons 18 years
of age or older.
Unweighted Counts. Attachment 13 is a tally listing of unweighted counts from selected supplement
items. Use these totals to ensure that the file is being accessed properly.
Data Contact. For questions regarding the November 2018 Voting and Registration data, call the
Census Bureau CPS Staff on (301) 763-3806.

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ATTACHMENT 4
GLOSSARY
Current Population Survey

Age Age classification is based on the age of the person at his/her last birthday. The adult universe (i.e.,
population of marriageable age) is comprised of persons 15 years and over for CPS labor force data.
Allocation Flag Each edited item has a corresponding allocation flag indicating the nature of the edit. See the
attachment on allocation flags for more information. The second character of the item name is always "X".
Armed Forces Demographic information for Armed Forces members (enumerated in off-base housing or on-base
with their families) is included on the CPS data files. No labor force information is collected of Armed Forces
members in any month. In March, supplemental data on income are included for Armed Forces members. This is
the only month that non-demographic information is included for Armed Forces members.
Civilian Labor Force (See Labor Force.)
Class of Worker This refers to the broad classification of the person's employer. These broad classifications for
current jobs are:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)

Federal government
State government
Local government
Private industry (including self-employed, incorporated)
Self-employed (not incorporated)
Working without pay

Domain The domain for an item is a list or range of its possible values. Note that all unedited items have possible
values of -1 (blank), -2 (don't know), and -3 (refused). Since all items have these possible values, they are not
shown as valid entries for each item.
Duration of Unemployment Duration of unemployment represents the length of time (through the current survey
week) during which persons classified as unemployed are continuously looking for work. For persons on layoff,
duration of unemployment represents the number of full weeks since the termination of their most recent
employment. A period of two weeks or more during which a person is employed or ceased looking for work is
considered to break the continuity of the present period of seeking work.
Earners, Number of The file includes all persons 15 years old and over in the household with $1 or more in wages
and salaries, or $1 or more of a loss in net income from farm or nonfarm self-employment during the preceding
year.
Edited item An edited item is allocated or imputed by the processing system. In most cases this means allocating
a value where the unedited item contains a value of blank, "don't know", or "refused". The second character of the
item name is always "E".
An edited version of an item exists only if that item is processed through the edits. If the edits never deal with a
particular item, then that item only has an unedited version.

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Since the instrument enforces skip patterns and consistency between many items, the edits are left mainly with the
job of allocating missing values. Also, since an interviewer is allowed to "back up" in the interview, there may be
"off-path" items filled in the unedited data. The edits also blank these off-path items if an edited version of the
items exists.
Education (See Level of School Completed.)
Employed (See Labor Force.)
Family A family is a group of two persons or more (one of whom is the householder) residing together and related
by birth, marriage, or adoption. All such persons (including related subfamily members) are considered as
members of one family. Beginning with the 1980 CPS, unrelated subfamilies (referred to in the past as secondary
families) are no longer included in the count of families, nor are the members of unrelated subfamilies included in
the count of family members.
Family Household A family household is a household maintained by a family (as defined above), and may include
among the household members any unrelated persons (unrelated subfamily members and/or secondary individuals)
who may be residing there. The number of family households is equal to the number of families. The count of
family household members differs from the count of family members, however, in that the family household
members include all persons living in the household, whereas family members include only the householder and
his/her relatives. (See the definition of Family).
Family Weight This weight is used only for tallying family characteristics. In March, the weight on the family
record is the March supplement weight of the householder or reference person.
Final Weight Used in tabulating labor force items in all months, including March. The final weight is controlled
to independent estimates for:
1) States
2) Origin, Sex, and Age
3) Age, Race, and Sex
This weight should not be used when tabulating March supplement data.
Full-Time Worker Persons on full-time schedules include persons working 35 hours or more, persons who worked
1-34 hours for noneconomic reasons (e.g., illness) and usually work full-time, and persons "with a job but not at
work" who usually work full-time.
Group Quarters Group quarters are noninstitutional living arrangements for groups not living in conventional
housing units or groups living in housing units containing nine or more persons unrelated to the person in charge.
Head Versus Householder Beginning with the March 1980 CPS, the Bureau of the Census discontinued the use of
the terms "head of household" and "head of family." Instead, the terms "householder" and "family householder" are
used.
Highest Grade of School Attended (See Level of School Completed.)
Hispanic/Non-Hispanic Origin A person’s Hispanic/Non-Hispanic status in this file is determined on the basis of
a question that simply asks “(Is/Are) (Name/you) Hispanic?”

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Hours of Work Hours of work statistics relate to the actual number of hours worked during the survey week. For
example, a person who normally works 40 hours a week but who is off on the Veterans Day holiday is reported as
working 32 hours even though he is paid for the holiday.
For persons working in more than one job, the figures related to the number of hours worked in all jobs during the
week. However, all the hours are credited to the major job.
Household A household consists of all the persons who occupy a house, an apartment, or other group of rooms, or a
room, which constitutes a housing unit. A group of rooms or a single room is regarded as a housing unit when it is
occupied as separate living quarters; that is, when the occupants do not live with any other person in the
structure, and when there is direct access from the outside or through a common hall. The count of households
excludes persons living in group quarters, such as military barracks and institutions. Inmates of institutions (mental
hospitals, rest homes, correctional institutions, etc.) are not included in the survey.
Household Weight The household weight is used for tallying household characteristics. In March, the household
weight is the March Supplement weight of the householder.
Householder The householder refers to the person (or one of the persons) in whose name the housing unit is owned
or rented (maintained) or, if there is no such person, any adult member, excluding roomers, boarders, or paid
employees. If the house is owned or rented jointly by a married couple, the householder may be either the husband
or the wife. The person designated as the householder is the "reference person" to whom the relationship of all other
household members, if any, is recorded.
Householder With No Other Relatives in Household A householder who has no relatives living in the
household. This is the entry for a person living alone. Another example is the designated householder of an
apartment shared by two or more unrelated individuals.
Householder With Other Relatives (Including Spouse) in Household The person designated as householder if
he/she has one or more relatives (including spouse) living in the household.
Industry, Occupation, and Class of Worker (I&O) Current Job (basic data) For the employed, current job is the
job held in the reference week (the week before the survey). Persons with two or more jobs are classified in the job
at which they worked the most hours during the reference week. The unemployed are classified according to their
latest full-time job lasting two or more weeks or by the job (either full-time or part-time). The I & O questions
are also asked of persons not in the labor force who are in the fourth and eighth months in sample and who have
worked in the last five years.
Job Seekers All unemployed persons who made specific efforts to find a job sometime during the 4-week period
preceding the survey week.
Longitudinal Weight Used for gross flows analysis. Only found on adult records matched from month to month.
PEMLR (Major Labor Force Recode) This classification is available for each civilian 15 years old and over
according to his/her responses to the monthly (basic) labor force items.

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Labor Force Persons are classified as in the labor force if they are employed, unemployed, or in the Armed Forces
during the survey week. The "civilian labor force" includes all civilians classified as employed or unemployed.
The file includes labor force data for civilians age 15 and over. However, the official definition of the civilian labor
force is age 16 and over.
1. Employed
Employed persons comprise (1) all civilians who, during the survey week, do any work at all as paid
employees or in their own business or profession, or on their own farm, or who work 15 hours or more
as unpaid workers on a farm in a business operated by a member of the family; and (2) all those who
have jobs but who are not working because of illness, bad weather, vacation, or labor-management
dispute, or because they are taking time off for personal reasons, whether or not they are seeking other
jobs. These persons would have a Monthly Labor Force Recode (MLR) of 1 or 2 respectively in
characters 180-181 of the person record which designates "at work" and "with a job, but not at work."
Each employed person is counted only once. Those persons who held more than one job are counted in
the job at which they worked the greatest number of hours during the survey week. If they worked an
equal number of hours at more than one job, they are counted at the job they held the longest.
2. Unemployed
Unemployed persons are those civilians who, during the survey week, have no employment but are
available for work, and (1) have engaged in any specific job seeking activity within the past 4 weeks
such as registering at a public or private employment office, meeting with prospective employers,
checking with friends or relatives, placing or answering advertisements, writing letters of application, or
being on a union or professional register; (2) are waiting to be called back to a job from which they had
been laid off; or (3) are waiting to report to a new wage or salary job within 30 days. These persons
would have an MLR code of 3 or 4 in characters 180-181 of the person record. The unemployed
includes job leavers, job losers, new job entrants, and job reentrants.
a.

Job Leavers
Persons who quit or otherwise terminate their employment voluntarily and immediately begin
looking for work.

b.

Job Losers
Persons whose employment ends involuntarily, who immediately begin looking for work, and
those persons who are already on layoff.

c.

New Job Entrants
Persons who never worked at a full-time job lasting two weeks or longer.

d.

Job Reentrants
Persons who previously worked at a full-time job lasting two weeks or longer but are out of the
labor force prior to beginning to look for work.

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Finally, it should be noted that the unemployment rate represents the number of persons unemployed as
a percent of the civilian labor force 16 years old and over. This measure can also be computed for
groups within the labor force classified by sex, age, marital status, race, etc. The job loser, job leaver,
reentrant, and new entrant rates are each calculated as a percent of the civilian labor force 16 years old
and over; the sum of the rates for the four groups thus equals the total unemployment rate.
3. Not in Labor Force
All civilians 15 years old and over who are not classified as employed or unemployed. These persons
are further classified by major activity: retired, unable to work because of long-term physical or mental
illness, and other. The "other" group includes, for the most part, students and persons keeping house.
Persons who report doing unpaid work in a family farm or business for less than 15 hours are also
classified as not in the labor force.
For persons not in the labor force, data on previous work experience, intentions to seek work again,
desire for a job at the time of interview, and reasons for not looking for work are asked only in those
households that are in the fourth and eighth months of the sample, i.e., the "outgoing" groups, those
which had been in the sample for three previous months and would not be in for the subsequent month.
Persons classified as NILF have an MLR code of 5-7 in characters 180-181 of the person record.
Layoff A person who is unemployed but expects to be called back to a specific job. If he/she expects to be called
back within 30 days, it is considered a temporary layoff; otherwise, it is an indefinite layoff.
Level of School Completed/Degree Received These data changed beginning with the January 1992 file. A new
question, "What is the highest level of school ... has completed or the highest degree ... has received?" replaced the
old "Highest grade attended" and "Year completed" questions. The new question provides more accurate data on
the degree status of college students. Educational attainment applies only to progress in "regular" school. Such
schools include graded public, private, and parochial elementary and high schools (both junior and senior high),
colleges, universities, and professional schools, whether day schools or night schools. Thus, regular schooling is
that which may advance a person toward an elementary school certificate or high school diploma, or a college,
university, or professional school degree. Schooling in other than regular schools is counted only if the credits
obtained are regarded as transferable to a school in the regular school system.
Looking for Work A person who is trying to get work or trying to establish a business or profession.
Marital Status The marital status classification identifies four major categories: single (never married), married,
widowed, and divorced. These terms refer to the marital status at the time of enumeration.
The category "married" is further divided into "married, civilian spouse present," "married, Armed Force spouse
present," "married, spouse absent," "married, Armed Force spouse absent," and "separated." A person is classified
as "married, spouse present" if the husband or wife is reported as a member of the household even though he or she
may be temporarily absent on business or on vacation, visiting, in a hospital, etc., at the time of the enumeration.
Persons reported as "separated" included those with legal separations, those living apart with intentions of obtaining
a divorce, and other persons permanently or temporarily estranged from their spouses because of marital discord.
For the purpose of this file, the group "other marital status" includes "widowed and divorced," "separated," and
"other married, spouse absent."
Month-In-Sample The term is defined as the number of times a unit is interviewed. Each unit is interviewed eight
times during the life of the sample.

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Never Worked A person who has never held a full-time civilian job lasting two consecutive weeks or more.
Nonfamily Householder A nonfamily householder (formerly called a primary individual) is a person maintaining
a household while living alone or with nonrelatives only.
Nonworker A person who does not do any work in the calendar year preceding the survey.
Nonrelative of Householder With No Own Relatives in Household A nonrelative of the householder who has no
relative(s) of his own in the household. This category includes such nonrelatives as a foster child, a ward, a lodger, a
servant, or a hired hand, who has no relatives of his own living with him in the household.
Nonrelative of Householder With Own Relatives (Including Spouse)in Household Any household member who
is not related to the householder but has relatives of his own in the household; for example, a lodger, his spouse,
and their son.
Other Relative of Householder Any relative of the householder other than his spouse or child; for example,
father, mother, grandson, daughter-in-law, etc.
Out Variable An instrument-created item that stores the results of another item.
Own Child A child related by birth, marriage, or adoption to the family householder.
Part-Time, Economic Reasons The item includes slack work, material shortages, repairs to plant or equipment,
start or termination of job during the week, and inability to find full-time work. (See also Full-Time Worker.)
Part-Time, Other Reasons The item includes labor dispute, bad weather, own illness, vacation, demands of home
housework, school, no desire for full-time work, and full-time worker only during peak season.
Part-Time Work Persons who work between 1 and 34 hours are designated as working "part-time" in the current
job held during the reference week. For the March supplement, a person is classified as having worked part-time
during the preceding calendar year if he worked less than 35 hours per week in a majority of the weeks in which he
worked during the year. Conversely, he is classified as having worked full-time if he worked 35 hours or more per
week during a majority of the weeks in which he worked.
Part-Year Work Part-year work is classified as less than 50 weeks' work.
Population Coverage Population coverage includes the civilian population of the United States plus
approximately one million members of the Armed Forces in the United States living off post or with their families
on post but excludes all other members of the Armed Forces. This file excludes inmates of institutions. The labor
force and work experience data are not collected for Armed Forces members.
Processing Recode An item calculated by the processing system from a combination of other items in the
database. The second character of the item name is always "R".
Race The population is divided into six groups on the basis of race: White, Black or African American, American
Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and Other races. The 2011 CPS uses the
Census 2010 question on race that allows for more than one race reporting, but does not include the Census 2010
"Some Other Race" category.
Reentrants Persons who previously worked at a full-time job lasting two weeks or longer, but who are out of the
labor force prior to beginning to look for work.

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Related Children Related children in a family include own children and all other children in the household who
are related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption. For each type of family unit identified in the CPS, the
count of own children under 18 years old is limited to single (never married) children; however, "own children under
25" and "own children of any age," include all children regardless of marital status. The totals include nevermarried children living away from home in college dormitories.
Related Subfamily A related subfamily is a married couple with or without children, or one parent with one or
more own single (never married) children under 18 years old, living in a household and related to, but not including,
the householder or spouse. The most common example of a related subfamily is a young married couple
sharing the home of the husband's or wife's parents. The number of related subfamilies is not included in the
number of families.
School, Major Activity A person who spent most of his time during the survey week attending any kind of public
or private school, including trade or vocational schools in which students receive no compensation in money or
kind.
Secondary Individual A secondary individual is a person in a household or group quarters such as a guest, roomer,
boarder, or resident employee (excluding nonfamily households and inmates of institutions) who is not related to
any other person in the household or group quarters.
Self-Employed Self-employed persons are those who work for profit or fees in their own business, profession or
trade, or operate a farm.
Stretches of Unemployment A continuous stretch is one that is not interrupted by the person getting a job or
leaving the labor market to go to school, to keep house, etc. A period of two weeks or more during which a person
is employed or ceased looking for work is considered to break the continuity of the period of seeking work.
Unable to Work A person is classified as unable to work because of long-term physical or mental illness, lasting
six months or longer.
Unedited item An item that is produced by the computer automated instrument, either collected during the
interview or created by the instrument. The second character of the item name is always "U".
Unemployed (See Labor Force.)
Unpaid Family Workers Unpaid family workers are persons working without pay for 15 hours a week or more on
a farm or in a business operated by a member of the household to whom they are related by birth or marriage.
Unrelated Individuals Unrelated individuals are persons of any age (other than inmates of institutions) who are
not living with any relatives. An unrelated individual may be (1) a nonfamily householder living alone or with
nonrelatives only, (2) a roomer, boarder, or resident employee with no relatives in the household, or (3) a group
quarters member who has no relatives living with him/her. Thus, a widow who occupies her house alone or with
one or more other persons not related to her, a roomer not related to anyone else in the housing unit, a maid living
as a member of her employer's household but with no relatives in the household, and a resident staff member in a
hospital living apart from any relatives are all examples of unrelated individuals.
Unrelated Subfamily An unrelated subfamily is a family that does not include among its members the householder
and relatives of the householder. Members of unrelated subfamilies may include persons such as guests, roomers,
boarders, or resident employees and their relatives living in a household. The number of unrelated subfamily
members is included in the number of household members but is not included in the count of family members.

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Persons living with relatives in group quarters were formerly considered as members of families. However, the
number of such unrelated subfamilies became so small (37,000 in 1967) that beginning with the data for 1968 (and
beginning with the census data for 1960) the Bureau of the Census includes persons in these unrelated subfamilies
in the count of secondary individuals.
Veteran Status If a person served at any time during the four most recent wartime periods, the codes for all periods
of service are entered. A person can report up to 4 periods of service. The following codes are used:
0 Children under 15
1 September 2001 or later
2 August 1990 to August 2001
3 May 1975 to July 1990
4 Vietnam era (Aug 1964 to Apr 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
Wage and Salary Workers Wage and salary workers receive wages, salary, commission, tips, or pay in kind from
a private employer or from a governmental unit. Also included are persons who are self-employed in an
incorporated business.
Workers (See Labor Force--Employed.)
Work Experience Includes those persons who during the preceding calendar year did any work for pay or profit or
worked without pay on a family-operated farm or business at any time during the year, on a part-time or full-time
basis.
Year-Round Full-Time Worker A year-round full-time worker is one who usually worked 35 hours or more per
week for 50 weeks or more during the preceding calendar year.

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ATTACHMENT 5
HOW TO USE THE RECORD LAYOUT

Data users familiar with the CPS data files in prior years will see many similarities between the
format of this file and those files released before January 1994. As in the past, there are numeric
locations on the file which correspond to each variable. There is only one record layout which
contains the variables for children, adults, and armed forces members. In prior years, each type
of person had a separate record layout.
Item Naming Conventions
⊄

The first character of each variable name is one of the following:
H - Household item
G - Geography item
* P - Person item (includes adult items, child items, and armed forces items)
* There is no need to distinguish adult, child, and armed forces items in the variable
names in the new system. The recode PRPERTYP (located in positions 161-162) tells
you what category the person is in.

⊄

The second character of each variable name is one of the following:
E - Edited item
U - Unedited item
X- Allocation flag (see Attachment 15 for more information) W
W- Weight
R - Recode

⊄

The remaining characters describe the variable.

⊄

For multiple entry items, the file contains a separate variable for each possible response.
Each item has the same descriptive name but a number is added as the last digit. For
example, Question 22A allows separate entries for up to 6 job search methods. The item
names are PELKM1 (this item is edited), PULKM2, (this item is unedited), PULKM3, etc.
These items are located in positions 296-307 of the record layout.

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ATTACHMENT 6
CPS RECORD LAYOUT FOR BASIC LABOR FORCE ITEMS
STANDARD PUBLIC USE FILES
A1. HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION
***********************************
* STARTING JANUARY 2017 *
***********************************
NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

HRHHID

15

HOUSEHOLD IDENTIFIER
EDITED UNIVERSE:

(Part 1)

1- 15

ALL HHLD's IN SAMPLE

Part 1. See Characters 71-75 for Part 2 of the Household Identifier.
Use Part 1 only for matching backward in time and use in combination
with Part 2 for matching forward in time.
HRMONTH

2

MONTH OF INTERVIEW
EDITED UNIVERSE:

16-17

ALL HHLDs IN SAMPLE

VALID ENTRIES
01
12
HRYEAR4

4

MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

YEAR OF INTERVIEW
EDITED UNIVERSE:

18-21
ALL HHLDs IN SAMPLE

VALID ENTRIES
1998 MIN VALUE
2999 MAX VALUE
HURESPLI

2

LINE NUMBER OF THE CURRENT
RESPONDENT

6-1

22 - 23

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
0
99
HUFINAL

3

MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

FINAL OUTCOME CODE

24 - 26

OUTCOME CODES BETWEEN 001 AND 020 ARE FOR CATI.
ALL OTHER OUTCOME CODES ARE FOR CAPI.
VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
020
201
202
203
204
205
213
214
216
217
218
219
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
240
241
242
243

FULLY COMPLETE CATI INTERVIEW
PARTIALLY COMPLETED CATI INTERVIEW
COMPLETE BUT PERSONAL VISIT REQUESTED NEXT MONTH
PARTIAL, NOT COMPLETE AT CLOSEOUT
LABOR FORCE COMPLETE, SUPPLEMENT INCOMPLETE - CATI
LF COMPLETE, SUPPLEMENT DK ITEMS INCOMPLETE AT
CLOSEOUT–ASEC ONLY
HH OCCUPIED ENTIRELY BY ARMED FORCES MEMBERS
OR ALL UNDER 15 YEARS OF AGE
CAPI COMPLETE
CALLBACK NEEDED
SUFFICIENT PARTIAL - PRECLOSEOUT
SUFFICIENT PARTIAL - AT CLOSEOUT
LABOR FORCE COMPLETE, - SUPPL. INCOMPLETE - CAPI
LANGUAGE BARRIER
UNABLE TO LOCATE
NO ONE HOME
TEMPORARILY ABSENT
REFUSED
OTHER OCCUPIED - SPECIFY
ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD ARMED FORCES
ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD UNDER 15
TEMP. OCCUPIED W/PERSONS WITH URE
VACANT REGULAR
VACANT - STORAGE OF HHLD FURNITURE
UNFIT, TO BE DEMOLISHED
UNDER CONSTRUCTION, NOT READY
CONVERTED TO TEMP BUSINESS OR STORAGE
UNOCCUPIED TENT OR TRAILER SITE
PERMIT GRANTED - CONSTRUCTION NOT STARTED
OTHER - SPECIFY
DEMOLISHED
HOUSE OR TRAILER MOVED
OUTSIDE SEGMENT
CONVERTED TO PERM. BUSINESS OR STORAGE
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NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION
244
245
246
247
248
256
257

HUSPNISH

2

LOCATION

MERGED
CONDEMNED
BUILT AFTER APRIL 1, 2000
UNUSED SERIAL NO./LISTING SHEET LINE
OTHER - SPECIFY
REMOVED DURING SUB-SAMPLING
UNIT ALREADY HAD A CHANCE OF SELECTION

IS SPANISH THE ONLY LANGUAGE SPOKEN
BY ALL MEMBERS OF THIS HOUSEHOLD
WHO ARE 15 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER?

27 - 28

VALID ENTRIES
1
HETENURE

2

SPANISH ONLY LANGUAGE SPOKEN

ARE YOUR LIVING QUARTERS...
(READ ANSWER CATEGORIES)
EDITED UNIVERSE:

29 - 30

HRINTSTA = 1 OR HUTYPB = 1-3

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3

OWNED OR BEING BOUGHT BY A HH MEMBER
RENTED FOR CASH
OCCUPIED WITHOUT PAYMENT OF CASH RENT

NOTE: May be missing on the Basic CPS microdata files.
This will be updated on later releases of the same month’s data.
HEHOUSUT

2

TYPE OF HOUSING UNIT
EDITED UNIVERSE:

31 - 32

ALL HHLDs IN SAMPLE

VALID ENTRIES
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

OTHER UNIT
HOUSE, APARTMENT, FLAT
HU IN NONTRANSIENT HOTEL, MOTEL, ETC.
HU PERMANENT IN TRANSIENT HOTEL, MOTEL
HU IN ROOMING HOUSE
MOBILE HOME OR TRAILER W/NO PERM. ROOM ADDED
MOBILE HOME OR TRAILER W/1 OR MORE PERM. ROOMS ADDED
HU NOT SPECIFIED ABOVE
QUARTERS NOT HU IN ROOMING OR BRDING HS
UNIT NOT PERM. IN TRANSIENT HOTL, MOTL
UNOCCUPIED TENT SITE OR TRLR SITE
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NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION
11
12

HETELHHD

2

LOCATION

STUDENT QUARTERS IN COLLEGE DORM
OTHER UNIT NOT SPECIFIED ABOVE

IS THERE A TELEPHONE IN THIS
HOUSE/APARTMENT?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

33 - 34

HRINTSTA = 1

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
HETELAVL

2

YES
NO

IS THERE A TELEPHONE ELSEWHERE ON
WHICH PEOPLE IN THIS HOUSEHOLD CAN
BE CONTACTED?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

35 - 36

HETELHHD = 2

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
HEPHONEO

2

YES
NO

IS A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW ACCEPTABLE?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

37 - 38

HETELHHD = 1 OR HETELAVL = 1

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
HEFAMINC

2

YES
NO

FAMILY INCOME
(COMBINED INCOME OF ALL FAMILY MEMBERS
DURING THE LAST 12 MONTHS. INCLUDES MONEY
FROM JOBS, NET INCOME FROM BUSINESS, FARM
OR RENT, PENSIONS, DIVIDENDS, INTEREST,
SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS AND ANY OTHER
MONEY INCOME RECEIVED BY FAMILY MEMBERS
WHO ARE 15 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.)

39 - 40

Edited beginning January 2010
Note: Caution should be used when using this variable since it
has an allocation rate of approximately 20 percent.
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NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
HUTYPEA

2

LESS THAN $5,000
5,000 TO 7,499
7,500 TO 9,999
10,000 TO 12,499
12,500 TO 14,999
15,000 TO 19,999
20,000 TO 24,999
25,000 TO 29,999
30,000 TO 34,999
35,000 TO 39,999
40,000 TO 49,999
50,000 TO 59,999
60,000 TO 74,999
75,000 TO 99,999
100,000 TO 149,999
150,000 OR MORE

TYPE A NONINTERVIEW REASON

41 - 42

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
HUTYPB

2

NO ONE HOME (NOH)
TEMPORARILY ABSENT (TA)
REFUSED (REF)
LANGUAGE BARRIER
UNABLE TO LOCATE
OTHER OCCUPIED - SPECIFY

TYPE B NON-INTERVIEW REASON

43 - 44

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
HUTYPC

2

VACANT REGULAR
TEMPORARILY OCCUPIED BY PERSONS W/ URE
VACANT-STORAGE OF HHLD FURNITURE
UNFIT OR TO BE DEMOLISHED
UNDER CONSTRUCTION, NOT READY
CONVERTED TO TEMP BUSINESS OR STORAGE
UNOCCUPIED TENT SITE OR TRAILER SITE
PERMIT GRANTED CONSTRUCTION NOT STARTED
OTHER TYPE B - SPECIFY

TYPE C NON-INTERVIEW REASON

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45 - 46

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
9
HWHHWGT

10

DEMOLISHED
HOUSE OR TRAILER MOVED
OUTSIDE SEGMENT
CONVERTED TO PERM. BUSINESS OR STORAGE
MERGED
CONDEMNED
UNUSED LINE OF LISTING SHEET
OTHER - SPECIFY

HOUSEHOLD WEIGHT
(4 IMPLIED DECIMAL PLACES)
USED FOR TALLYING HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
EDITED UNIVERSE:

HRINTSTA

2

HRINTSTA = 1

INTERVIEW STATUS
EDITED UNIVERSE:

47 - 56

57 - 58
ALL HHLDs IN SAMPLE

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
HRNUMHOU

2

INTERVIEW
TYPE A NON-INTERVIEW
TYPE B NON-INTERVIEW
TYPE C NON-INTERVIEW

TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS LIVING
IN THE HOUSEHOLD (HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS).
EDITED UNIVERSE:

59 - 60

ALL HHLDs IN SAMPLE

VALID ENTRIES
0
16
HRHTYPE

2

MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

HOUSEHOLD TYPE
EDITED UNIVERSE:

61 - 62
ALL HHLDs IN SAMPLE

6-6

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
HRMIS

2

NON-INTERVIEW HOUSEHOLD
HUSBAND/WIFE PRIMARY FAMILY (NEITHER AF)
HUSB/WIFE PRIM. FAMILY (EITHER/BOTH AF)
UNMARRIED CIVILIAN MALE-PRIM. FAM HHLDER
UNMARRIED CIV. FEMALE-PRIM FAM HHLDER
PRIMARY FAMILY HHLDER-RP IN AF, UNMAR.
CIVILIAN MALE PRIMARY INDIVIDUAL
CIVILIAN FEMALE PRIMARY INDIVIDUAL
PRIMARY INDIVIDUAL HHLD-RP IN AF
GROUP QUARTERS WITH FAMILY
GROUP QUARTERS WITHOUT FAMILY

MONTH-IN-SAMPLE
EDITED UNIVERSE:

63 - 64
ALL HHLDs IN SAMPLE

VALID ENTRIES
1
8
HUINTTYP

2

MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

TYPE OF INTERVIEW

65 - 66

VALID ENTRIES
0
1
2
HUPRSCNT

2

NONINTERVIEW/INDETERMINATE
PERSONAL
TELEPHONE

NUMBER OF ACTUAL AND
ATTEMPTED PERSONAL CONTACTS

67 - 68

VALID ENTRIES
1
9
HRLONGLK

2

MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

LONGITUDINAL LINK INDICATOR
EDITED UNIVERSE:
ALL HHLDs IN SAMPLE
VALID ENTRIES
10
2
3

MIS 1 OR REPLACEMENT HH (NO LINK)
MIS 2-4 OR MIS 6-8
MIS 5
6-7

69 - 70

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

HRHHID2

5

HOUSEHOLD IDENTIFIER (part 2)

71 - 75

EDITED UNIVERSE:

ALL HHLD's IN SAMPLE

Part 1 of this number is found in columns 1-15 of the record.
Concatenate this item with Part 1 for matching forward in time.
The component parts of this number are as follows:
71-72
Numeric component of the sample number (HRSAMPLE)
73-74
Serial suffix-converted to numerics (HRSERSUF)
75
Household Number (HUHHNUM)
HWHHWTLN

2

Line Number (PULINENO) of the person whose PWSSWGT
was donated as HWHHWGT for the household

76-77

EDITED UNIVERSE: HRINTSTA = 1
VALID ENTRIES
0
16
FILLER

1

HUBUS

2

MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE
78 - 78

DOES ANYONE IN THIS HOUSEHOLD
HAVE A BUSINESS OR A FARM?

79 - 80

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
HUBUSL1

2

YES
NO

ENTER LINE NUMBER
FOR HUBUS = 1

81 - 82

VALID ENTRIES
01
99
HUBUSL2

2

MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE
83 - 84

See BUSL1
VALID ENTRIES
1
99

MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE
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NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

HUBUSL3

2

See BUSL1

85 - 86

VALID ENTRIES
1
99
HUBUSL4

2

MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

See BUSL1

87 - 88

VALID ENTRIES
1
99

MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

A2. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
GEREG

2

REGION
EDITED UNIVERSE:

89 - 90
ALL HHLD's IN SAMPLE

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
GEDIV

1

NORTHEAST
MIDWEST (FORMERLY NORTH CENTRAL)
SOUTH
WEST

DIVISION
EDITED UNIVERSE:

91 - 91
ALL HHLD's IN SAMPLE

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
FILLER

NEW ENGLAND
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
EAST NORTH CENTRAL
WEST NORTH CENTRAL
SOUTH ATLANTIC
EAST SOUTH CENTRAL
WEST SOUTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN
PACIFIC

1

92 – 92

6-9

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

GESTFIPS

2

FEDERAL INFORMATION
PROCESSING STANDARDS
(FIPS) STATE CODE

93 - 94

EDITED UNIVERSE:

ALL HHLD's IN SAMPLE

VALID ENTRIES
01
02
04
05
06
08
09
10
11
12
13
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
FILLER

1

GTCBSA

5

AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
DC
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO

30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
53
54
55
56

MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY

95 - 95
SPECIFIC METROPOLITAN CBSA CODE
(SEE GEOGRAPHIC ATTACHMENT)
EDITED UNIVERSE:

ALL HHLD's IN SAMPLE

VALID ENTRIES
00000
10180
49740

NOT IDENTIFIED OR NONMETROPOLITAN
MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE
6-10

96 - 100

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

GTCO

3

FIPS COUNTY CODE

101 - 103

EDITED UNIVERSE:

ALL HHLD's IN SAMPLE

VALID ENTRIES
000
001-810

GTCBSAST

1

NOT IDENTIFIED
SPECIFIC COUNTY CODE
(SEE GEOGRAPHIC ATTACHMENT)
NOTE: THIS CODE MUST BE USED IN COMBINATION
WITH A STATE CODE (GESTFIPS or GESTCEN) IN
ORDER TO UNIQUELY IDENTIFY A COUNTY. ALSO,
MOST COUNTIES ARE NOT IDENTIFIED.

PRINCIPAL CITY/BALANCE STATUS
EDITED UNIVERSE:

104 - 104

ALL HHLD's IN SAMPLE

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
GTMETSTA

1

PRINCIPAL CITY
BALANCE
NONMETROPOLITAN
NOT IDENTIFIED

METROPOLITAN STATUS
EDITED UNIVERSE:

105 - 105

ALL HHLD's IN SAMPLE

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
GTINDVPC

1

METROPOLITAN
NONMETROPOLITAN
NOT IDENTIFIED

INDIVIDUAL PRINCIPAL CITY
EDITED UNIVERSE:

ALL HHLD's IN SAMPLE

VALID ENTRIES
0

NOT IDENTIFIED, NONMETROPOLITAN,
or NOT A CENTRAL CITY
1-7 SPECIFIC PRINCIPAL CITY CODE
(SEE GEOGRAPHIC ATTACHMENT)
NOTE: WHENEVER POSSIBLE THIS CODE
6-11

106 - 106

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

IDENTIFIES SPECIFIC PRINCIPAL CITIES IN
A METROPOLITAN AREA THAT HAS MULTIPLE
PRINCIPAL CITIES. THIS CODE MUST BE
USED IN COMBINATION WITH THE CBSA
FIPS CODE (GTCBSA) IN ORDER TO
UNIQUELY IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC CITY.
GTCBSASZ

1

Metropolitan Area (CBSA) SIZE
EDITED UNIVERSE:

107 - 107

ALL HHLD's IN SAMPLE

VALID ENTRIES
0
2
3
4
5
6
7
GTCSA

3

NOT IDENTIFIED OR NONMETROPOLITAN
100,000 - 249,999
250,000 - 499,999
500,000 - 999,999
1,000,000 - 2,499,999
2,500,000 - 4,999,999
5,000,000+

Consolidated Statistical Area (CSA) FIPS CODE
(SEE GEOGRAPHIC ATTACHMENT)
EDITED UNIVERSE:

108-110

ALL HHLD's IN SAMPLE

VALID ENTRIES
000 NOT IDENTIFIED OR NONMETROPOLITAN
104 MIN VALUE
548 MAX VALUE
FILLER

3

111 - 113
A3. PERSONS INFORMATION DEMOGRAPHIC ITEMS

FILLER

2

Starting January 2014

114 - 117

PERRP

2

RELATIONSHIP TO REFERENCE
PERSON

118 - 119

EDITED UNIVERSE:

PRPERTYP = 1, 2, OR 3

6-12

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
EXPANDED RELATIONSHIP CATEGORIES
1
REFERENCE PERSON W/RELS.
2
REFERENCE PERSON W/O RELS.
3
SPOUSE
4
CHILD
5
GRANDCHILD
6
PARENT
7
BROTHER/SISTER
8
OTHER REL. OR REF. PERSON
9
FOSTER CHILD
10 NONREL. OF REF. PERSON W/RELS.
11 NOT USED
12 NONREL. OF REF. PERSON W/O RELS.
13 UNMARRIED PARTNER W/RELS.
14 UNMARRIED PARTNER W/OUT RELS.
15 HOUSEMATE/ROOMMATE W/RELS.
16 HOUSEMATE/ROOMMATE W/OUT RELS.
17 ROOMER/BOARDER W/RELS.
18 ROOMER/BOARDER W/OUT RELS.
SEE LOCATION 114 - 115 FOR THE
COLLAPSED VERSION
PEPARENT

2

LINE NUMBER OF PARENT
EDITED UNIVERSE:

120 - 121

EVERY PERSON

VALID ENTRIES
-1
01
99
PRTAGE

2

NO PARENT
MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

PERSONS AGE

122 - 123

Note: This variable was labeled as PEAGE in prior versions of this documentation even
though it contained the public use version of age that was topcoded and underwent
further masking steps to protect the confidentiality of individuals in sample.
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PRPERTYP = 1, 2, 0R 3

6-13

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
00-79
80
85
PRTFAGE

1

Age in Years
80-84 Years Old
85+ Years Old

TOP CODE FLAG FOR AGE

124 - 124

VALID ENTRIES
0
1
PEMARITL

2

NO TOP CODE
TOP CODED VALUE FOR AGE

MARITAL STATUS
EDITED UNIVERSE:

125 - 126
PRTAGE >= 15

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
PESPOUSE

2

MARRIED - SPOUSE PRESENT
MARRIED - SPOUSE ABSENT
WIDOWED
DIVORCED
SEPARATED
NEVER MARRIED

LINE NUMBER OF SPOUSE
EDITED UNIVERSE:

127 - 128

PEMARITL = 1

VALID ENTRIES
-1
01
99
PESEX

2

NO SPOUSE
MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

SEX

129 - 130

EDITED UNIVERSE:

PRPERTYP = 1, 2, 0R 3

VALID ENTRIES
1
2

MALE
FEMALE

6-14

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

PEAFEVER

2

DID YOU EVER SERVE ON ACTIVE
DUTY IN THE U.S. ARMED FORCES?

131 - 132

EDITED UNIVERSE:

PRTAGE >=17

VALID ENTRIES
1
2

YES
NO

FILLER

2

Starting August 2005

133 - 134

PEAFNOW

2

ARE YOU NOW IN THE ARMED FORCES

135 - 136

EDITED UNIVERSE:

PRPERTYP = 2 or 3

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PEEDUCA

2

YES
NO

HIGHEST LEVEL OF SCHOOL
COMPLETED OR DEGREE RECEIVED
EDITED UNIVERSE:

137 - 138

PRPERTYP = 2 0R 3

VALID ENTRIES
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46

LESS THAN 1ST GRADE
1ST, 2ND, 3RD OR 4TH GRADE
5TH OR 6TH GRADE
7TH OR 8TH GRADE
9TH GRADE
10TH GRADE
11TH GRADE
12TH GRADE NO DIPLOMA
HIGH SCHOOL GRAD-DIPLOMA OR EQUIV (GED)
SOME COLLEGE BUT NO DEGREE
ASSOCIATE DEGREE-OCCUPATIONAL/VOCATIONAL
ASSOCIATE DEGREE-ACADEMIC PROGRAM
BACHELOR'S DEGREE (EX: BA, AB, BS)
MASTER'S DEGREE (EX: MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW)
PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL DEG (EX: MD, DDS, DVM)
DOCTORATE DEGREE (EX: PhD, EdD)

6-15

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

PTDTRACE

2

RACE

139 – 140

EDITED UNIVERSE:

PRPERTYP = 1, 2, 0R 3

VALID ENTRIES

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
PRDTHSP

2

White Only
Black Only
American Indian, Alaskan Native Only
Asian Only
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Only
White-Black
White-AI
White-Asian
White-HP
Black-AI
Black-Asian
Black-HP
AI-Asian
AI-HP
Asian-HP
W-B-AI
W-B-A
W-B-HP
W-AI-A
W-AI-HP
W-A-HP
B-AI-A
W-B-AI-A
W-AI-A-HP
Other 3 Race Combinations
Other 4 and 5 Race Combinations

DETAILED HISPANIC

ORIGIN GROUP

6-16

141 - 142

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

Revised January 2014
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PEHSPNON = 1

VALID ENTRIES

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
PUCHINHH

2

Mexican
Puerto Rican
Cuban
Dominican
Salvadoran
Central American, excluding Salvadoran
South American
Other Spanish

CHANGE IN HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION

143 – 144

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
9
FILLER

2

PULINENO

2

PERSON ADDED
PERSON ADDED - URE
PERSON UNDELETED
PERSON DIED
DELETED FOR REASON OTHER THAN DEATH
PERSON JOINED ARMED FORCES
PERSON NO LONGER IN AF
CHANGE IN DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
145 - 146

PERSON'S LINE NUMBER

147 – 148

VALID ENTRIES
01
99
FILLER

2

PRFAMNUM

2

MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE
149 - 150

FAMILY NUMBER RECODE
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PRPERTYP = 1, 2, 0R 3

6-17

151 - 152

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
PRFAMREL

2

NOT A FAMILY MEMBER
PRIMARY FAMILY MEMBER ONLY
SUBFAMILY NO. 2 MEMBER
SUBFAMILY NO. 3 MEMBER
SUBFAMILY NO. 4 MEMBER
SUBFAMILY NO. 5 MEMBER
SUBFAMILY NO. 6 MEMBER
SUBFAMILY NO. 7 MEMBER
SUBFAMILY NO. 8 MEMBER
SUBFAMILY NO. 9 MEMBER
SUBFAMILY NO. 10 MEMBER
SUBFAMILY NO. 11 MEMBER
SUBFAMILY NO. 12 MEMBER
SUBFAMILY NO. 13 MEMBER
SUBFAMILY NO. 14 MEMBER
SUBFAMILY NO. 15 MEMBER
SUBFAMILY NO. 16 MEMBER
SUBFAMILY NO. 17 MEMBER
SUBFAMILY NO. 18 MEMBER
SUBFAMILY NO. 19 MEMBER

FAMILY RELATIONSHIP RECODE
EDITED UNIVERSE:

153 - 154

PRPERTYP = 1, 2, 0R 3

VALID ENTRIES
0
1
2
3
4
PRFAMTYP

2

NOT A FAMILY MEMBER
REFERENCE PERSON
SPOUSE
CHILD
OTHER RELATIVE (PRIMARY FAMILY & UNREL)

FAMILY TYPE RECODE
EDITED UNIVERSE:

155 - 156

PRPERTYP = 1, 2, 0R 3

6-18

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
PEHSPNON

2

PRIMARY FAMILY
PRIMARY INDIVIDUAL
RELATED SUBFAMILY
UNRELATED SUBFAMILY
SECONDARY INDIVIDUAL

HISPANIC OR NON-HISPANIC
EDITED UNIVERSE:

157 - 158

PRPERTYP = 1, 2, 0R 3

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PRMARSTA

2

HISPANIC
NON-HISPANIC

MARITAL STATUS BASED ON
ARMED FORCES PARTICIPATION EDITED
UNIVERSE:

159 - 160

PRPERTYP = 2 0R 3

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
PRPERTYP

2

MARRIED, CIVILIAN SPOUSE PRESENT
MARRIED, ARMED FORCES SPOUSE PRESENT
MARRIED, SPOUSE ABSENT (EXC. SEPARATED)
WIDOWED
DIVORCED
SEPARATED
NEVER MARRIED

TYPE OF PERSON RECORD RECODE
EDITED UNIVERSE:

161 - 162

ALL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
PENATVTY

3

CHILD HOUSEHOLD MEMBER
ADULT CIVILIAN HOUSEHOLD MEMBER
ADULT ARMED FORCES HOUSEHOLD MEMBER

COUNTRY OF BIRTH
EDITED UNIVERSE:

163 - 165
PRPERTYP = 1, 2, 0R 3
6-19

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
057 UNITED STATES
066 GUAM
073 PUERTO RICO
078 U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
096 OTHER U. S. ISLAND AREA
100-554 FOREIGN COUNTRY (SEE APPENDIX)
555 ELSEWHERE
PEMNTVTY

3

MOTHER'S COUNTRY OF BIRTH
EDITED UNIVERSE:

166 - 168

PRPERTYP = 1, 2, 0R 3

VALID ENTRIES
057 UNITED STATES
066 GUAM
073 PUERTO RICO
078 U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
096 OTHER U. S. ISLAND AREA
100-554 FOREIGN COUNTRY (SEE APPENDIX)
555 ELSEWHERE
PEFNTVTY

3

FATHER'S COUNTRY OF BIRTH
EDITED UNIVERSE:

169 - 171

PRPERTYP = 1, 2, 0R 3

VALID ENTRIES
057 UNITED STATES
066 GUAM
073 PUERTO RICO
078 U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
096 OTHER U. S. ISLAND AREA
100-554 FOREIGN COUNTRY (SEE APPENDIX)
555 ELSEWHERE
PRCITSHP

2

CITIZENSHIP STATUS
EDITED UNIVERSE:

172 - 173
PRPERTYP = 1, 2, 0R 3

6-20

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
PRCITFLG

2

NATIVE, BORN IN THE UNITED STATES
NATIVE, BORN IN PUERTO RICO OR OTHER U.S. ISLAND AREAS
NATIVE, BORN ABROAD OF AMERICAN PARENT OR PARENTS
FOREIGN BORN, U.S. CITIZEN BY NATURALIZATION
FOREIGN BORN, NOT A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES

CITIZENSHIP ALLOCATION FLAG
EDITED UNIVERSE:

174 - 175

PRPERTYP = 1, 2, 0R 3

Placed in this position because naming convention is
different from all other allocation flags.
PRINUSYR

2

IMMIGRANT'S YEAR OF ENTRY
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PRCITSHP = 2, 3, 4, OR 5

VALID ENTRIES
-1
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22

NOT IN UNIVERSE (BORN IN U.S.)
NOT FOREIGN BORN
BEFORE 1950
1950-1959
1960-1964
1965-1969
1970-1974
1975-1979
1980-1981
1982-1983
1984-1985
1986-1987
1988-1989
1990-1991
1992-1993
1994-1995
1996-1997
1998-1999
2000-2001
2002-2003
2004-2005
2006-2007
2008-2009
2010-2011
6-21

176 - 177

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION
23

LOCATION

2012-2015

A4. PERSONS INFORMATION LABOR FORCE ITEMS
PUSLFPRX

2

LABOR FORCE INFORMATION COLLECTED
BY SELF OR PROXY RESPONSE

178 - 179

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
PEMLR

2

SELF
PROXY
BOTH SELF AND PROXY

MONTHLY LABOR FORCE RECODE
EDITED UNIVERSE:

180 - 181

PRPERTYP = 2

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
PUWK

2

EMPLOYED-AT WORK
EMPLOYED-ABSENT
UNEMPLOYED-ON LAYOFF
UNEMPLOYED-LOOKING
NOT IN LABOR FORCE-RETIRED
NOT IN LABOR FORCE-DISABLED
NOT IN LABOR FORCE-OTHER

LAST WEEK, DID YOU DO ANY WORK
FOR (EITHER) PAY (OR PROFIT)?

182 - 183

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
PUBUS1

2

YES
NO
RETIRED
DISABLED
UNABLE TO WORK

LAST WEEK, DID YOU DO ANY
UNPAID WORK IN THE FAMILY
BUSINESS OR FARM?

6-22

184 - 185

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PUBUS2OT

2

YES
NO

DO YOU RECEIVE ANY PAYMENTS
OR PROFITS FROM THE BUSINESS?

186 - 187

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PUBUSCK1

2

YES
NO

CHECK ITEM 1
FILTER FOR QUESTIONS ON UNPAID WORK

188 - 189

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PUBUSCK2

2

GOTO PUBUS1
GOTO PURETCK1

CHECK ITEM 2
SKIPS OWNERS OF FAMILY BUSINES WHO DID
NOT WORK LAST WEEK

190 - 191

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PUBUSCK3

2

GOTO PUHRUSL1
GOTO PUBUS2

CHECK ITEM 3

192 - 193

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PUBUSCK4

2

GOTO PUABSRSN
GOTO PULAY

CHECK ITEM 4

194 - 195

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PURETOT

2

GOTO PUHRUSL1
GOTO PUABSPD

RETIREMENT STATUS
(LAST MONTH YOU WERE REPORTED TO BE
RETIRED, ARE YOU STILL RETIRED THIS MONTH?)
6-23

196 - 197

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
PUDIS

2

YES
NO
WAS NOT RETIRED LAST MONTH

DISABILITY STATUS
198 - 199
(LAST MONTH YOU WERE REPORTED TO
HAVE A DISABILITY.) DOES YOUR DISABILITY
CONTINUE TO PREVENT YOU FROM DOING ANY KIND
OF WORK FOR THE NEXT 6 MONTHS?
VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3

PERET1

2

YES
NO
DID NOT HAVE DISABILITY LAST MONTH

DO YOU CURRENTLY WANT A JOB, EITHER
FULL OR PART-TIME?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

200 - 201

PEMLR = 5 AND (PURETOT = 1 OR
(PUWK = 3 AND PRTAGE >= 50) OR
(PUABS = 3 AND PRTAGE >= 50) OR
(PULAY = 3 AND PRTAGE >= 50))

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
PUDIS1

2

YES
NO
HAS A JOB

DOES YOUR DISABILITY PREVENT YOU FROM
ACCEPTING ANY KIND OF WORK DURING
THE NEXT SIX MONTHS?

202 - 203

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PUDIS2

2

YES
NO

DO YOU HAVE A DISABILITY THAT PREVENTS
YOU FROM ACCEPTING ANY KIND OF WORK
DURING THE NEXT SIX MONTHS?

6-24

204 - 205

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PUABSOT

2

YES
NO

LAST WEEK DID YOU HAVE A JOB
EITHER FULL OR PART-TIME?

206 - 207

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
PULAY

2

YES
NO
RETIRED
DISABLED
UNABLE TO WORK

LAST WEEK, WERE YOU ON LAYOFF
FROM A JOB?

208 - 209

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
PEABSRSN

2

YES
NO
RETIRED
DISABLED
UNABLE TO WORK

WHAT IS THE MAIN REASON YOU
WERE ABSENT FROM WORK LAST WEEK?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PEMLR = 2

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

ON LAYOFF
SLACK WORK/BUSINESS CONDITIONS
WAITING FOR A NEW JOB TO BEGIN
VACATION/PERSONAL DAYS
OWN ILLNESS/INJURY/MEDICAL PROBLEMS
CHILD CARE PROBLEMS
OTHER FAMILY/PERSONAL OBLIGATION
MATERNITY/PATERNITY LEAVE
LABOR DISPUTE
WEATHER AFFECTED JOB
SCHOOL/TRAINING
CIVIC/MILITARY DUTY
DOES NOT WORK IN THE BUSINESS
OTHER (SPECIFY)
6-25

210 - 211

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

PEABSPDO

2

ARE YOU BEING PAID BY YOUR
EMPLOYER FOR ANY OF THE
TIME OFF LAST WEEK?

212 - 213

EDITED UNIVERSE:

PEABSRSN = 4-12, 14

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PEMJOT

2

YES
NO

DO YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE JOB?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

214 - 215

PEMLR = 1, 2

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PEMJNUM

2

YES
NO

ALTOGETHER, HOW MANY JOBS
DID YOU HAVE?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

216 - 217

PEMJOT = 1

VALID ENTRIES
2
3
4
PEHRUSL1

2

2 JOBS
3 JOBS
4 OR MORE JOBS

HOW MANY HOURS PER WEEK DO YOU
USUALLY WORK AT YOUR MAIN JOB?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

218 - 219

PEMJOT = 1 OR 2 AND PEMLR = 1 OR 2

VALID ENTRIES
-4
0
99
PEHRUSL2

2

HOURS VARY
MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

HOW MANY HOURS PER WEEK DO YOU
USUALLY WORK AT YOUR OTHER (JOB/JOBS)?

6-26

220 - 221

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION
EDITED UNIVERSE:

LOCATION
PEMJOT = 1 AND PEMLR = 1 OR 2

VALID ENTRIES
-4
0
99
PEHRFTPT

2

HOURS VARY
MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

DO YOU USUALLY WORK 35 HOURS OR
MORE PER WEEK?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

222 - 223

PEHRUSL1 = -4 OR PEHRUSL2 = -4

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
PEHRUSLT

3

YES
NO
HOURS VARY

SUM OF HRUSL1 AND HRUSL2.
EDITED UNIVERSE:

224 - 226

PEMLR = 1 OR 2

VALID ENTRIES
-4 VARIES
0
MIN VALUE
198 MAX VALUE
PEHRWANT

2

DO YOU WANT TO WORK A FULL-TIME
WORK WEEK OF 35 HOURS OR MORE PER WEEK?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

227 - 228

PEMLR = 1 AND (PEHRUSLT = 0-34
PEHRFTPT = 2)

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
PEHRRSN1

2

YES
NO
REGULAR HOURS ARE FULL-TIME

WHAT IS YOUR MAIN REASON FOR
WORKING PART-TIME?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

229 - 230

PEHRWANT = 1 (PEMLR = 1 AND PEHRUSLT < 35)
6-27

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
PEHRRSN2

2

SLACK WORK/BUSINESS CONDITIONS
COULD ONLY FIND PART-TIME WORK
SEASONAL WORK
CHILD CARE PROBLEMS
OTHER FAMILY/PERSONAL OBLIGATIONS
HEALTH/MEDICAL LIMITATIONS
SCHOOL/TRAINING
RETIRED/SOCIAL SECURITY LIMIT ON EARNINGS
FULL-TIME WORKWEEK IS LESS THAN 35 HRS
OTHER - SPECIFY

WHAT IS THE MAIN REASON YOU DO NOT
WANT TO WORK FULL-TIME?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

231 - 232

PEHRWANT = 2 (PEMLR = 1 AND PEHRUSLT < 35)

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
PEHRRSN3

2

CHILD CARE PROBLEMS
OTHER FAMILY/PERSONAL OBLIGATIONS
HEALTH/MEDICAL LIMITATIONS
SCHOOL/TRAINING
RETIRED/SOCIAL SECURITY LIMIT ON EARNINGS
FULL-TIME WORKWEEK LESS THAN 35 HOURS
OTHER - SPECIFY

WHAT IS THE MAIN REASON YOU WORKED
LESS THAN 35 HOURS LAST WEEK?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PEHRACTT = 1-34 AND PUHRCK7 NE 1, 2
(PEMLR = 1 AND PEHRUSLT = 35+)

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

233 - 234

SLACK WORK/BUSINESS CONDITIONS
SEASONAL WORK
JOB STARTED OR ENDED DURING WEEK
VACATION/PERSONAL DAY
OWN ILLNESS/INJURY/MEDICAL APPOINTMENT
HOLIDAY (LEGAL OR RELIGIOUS)
CHILD CARE PROBLEMS
OTHER FAMILY/PERSONAL OBLIGATIONS

6-28

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION
9
10
11
12
13

PUHROFF1

2

LOCATION

LABOR DISPUTE
WEATHER AFFECTED JOB
SCHOOL/TRAINING
CIVIC/MILITARY DUTY
OTHER REASON

LAST WEEK, DID YOU LOSE OR TAKE
OFF ANY HOURS FROM YOUR JOB, FOR
ANY REASON SUCH AS ILLNESS, SLACK WORK,
VACATION, OR HOLIDAY?

235 - 236

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PUHROFF2

2

YES
NO

HOW MANY HOURS DID YOU TAKE OFF?

237 - 238

VALID ENTRIES
0
99
PUHROT1

2

MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

LAST WEEK, DID YOU WORK ANY
OVERTIME OR EXTRA HOURS (AT YOUR MAIN JOB)
THAT YOU DO NOT USUALLY WORK?

239 - 240

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PUHROT2

2

YES
NO

HOW MANY ADDITIONAL HOURS
DID YOU WORK?

241 - 242

VALID ENTRIES
0
99
PEHRACT1

2

MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

LAST WEEK, HOW MANY HOURS DID YOU
ACTUALLY WORK AT YOUR JOB?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PEMLR = 1

6-29

243 - 244

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
0
99
PEHRACT2

2

MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

LAST WEEK, HOW MANY HOURS DID
YOU ACTUALLY WORK AT YOUR OTHER (JOB/JOBS)
EDITED UNIVERSE:

245 - 246

PEMLR = 1 AND PEMJOT = 1

VALID ENTRIES
0
99
PEHRACTT

3

MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

SUM OF PEHRACT1 AND PEHRACT2.
EDITED UNIVERSE:

247 - 249

PEMLR = 1

VALID ENTRIES
0
MIN VALUE
198 MAX VALUE
PEHRAVL

2

LAST WEEK, COULD YOU HAVE WORKED
FULL-TIME IF THE HOURS HAD BEEN AVAILABLE?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

250 - 251

PEHRACTT = 1-34 (PEMLR = 1 AND
PEHRUSLT < 35 AND PEHRRSN1 = 1, 2, 3)

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
FILLER

5

PUHRCK1

2

YES
NO
252 - 256

CHECK ITEM 1

257 - 258

VALID ENTRIES
1
2

GOTO PUHRUSL2
GOTO PUHRUSLT

6-30

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

PUHRCK2

2

CHECK ITEM 2
SKIPS PERSONS RESPONDING YES TO
HRFTPT OUT OF PT SERIES

259 - 260

VALID ENTRIES
1

2

3

4

5
PUHRCK3

2

IF ENTRY OF 1 IN MJ AND
ENTRY OF D, R OR V IN HRUSL1
AND ENTRY OF D, R, V OR 0-34
IN HRUSL2 GOTO HRFTPT
IF ENTRY OF 1 IN MJ AND ENTRY
OF D, R OR V IN HRUSL2 AND
ENTRY OF D, R V OR 0-34 IN
HRUSL1 GOTO HRFTPT
IF ENTRY OF 2, D OR R IN MJ
AND ENTRY OF D, R OR V IN HRUSL1
GOTO HRFTPT
IF ENTRY OF 1 IN BUS1 AND ENTRY
OF D, R OR V IN HRUSL1 THEN
GOTO HRFTPT
ALL OTHERS GOTO HRCK3-C

CHECK ITEM 3

261 - 262

VALID ENTRIES
1

2
3
4
5
6
PUHRCK4

2

IF ENTRY OF 1 IN ABSOT OR
(ENTRY OR 2 IN ABSOT AND
ENTRY OF 1 IN BUS AND CURRENT
R_P EQUALS BUSLST) THEN GOTO HRCK8
IF ENTRY OF 3 IN RET1 GOTO HRCK8
IF ENTRY IN HRUSLT IS 0-34 HOURS GOTO HRCK4-C
IF ENTRY IN HRUSLT IS 35+ GOTO HROFF1
ALL OTHERS GOTO HRCK4-C
GOTO PUHRCK4

CHECK ITEM 4

263 - 264

6-31

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
PUHRCK5

2

IF ENTRY OF 1, D, R OR V
IN HRFTPT THEN GOTO HRACT1
IF ENTRY OF 2, D OR R IN BUS2 THEN GOTO HROFF1
IF HRUSLT IS 0-34 THEN GOTO HRWANT
IF ENTRY OF 2 IN HRFTPT THEN GOTO HRWANT
ALL OTHERS GOTO HRACT1

CHECK ITEM 5

265 - 266

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PUHRCK6

2

IF ENTRY OF 1 IN MJOT GOTO HRACT2
ALL OTHERS GOTO HRCK6-C

CHECK ITEM 6

267 - 268

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
PUHRCK7

2

IF HRACT1 AND HRACT2 EQ 0 AND
ENTRY OF 2, D, R IN BUS2 THEN GOTO LK
IF HRACT1 AND HRACT2 EQ 0 THEN
STORE 1 IN ABSOT AND GOTO ABSRSN
ALL OTHERS GOTO HRACTT-C

CHECK ITEM 7

269 - 270

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3

4
5
PUHRCK12

2

(IF ENTRY OF 2, D OR R IN BUS2) AND
(HRACT1 LESS THAN 15 OR D) GOTO HRCK8
(IF ENTRY OF 2, D OR R IN BUS2) AND
(HRACT1 IS 15+) GOTO HRCK8
(IF HRUSLT IS 35+ OR IF ENTRY OF 1 IN HRFTPT)
AND (HRACTT < 35) AND ENTRY IN HRACT1 OR HRACT2
ISN'T D OR R THEN GOTO HRRSN3
IF ENTRY OF 1 IN HRWANT AND HRACTT < 35
AND (ENTRY OF 1, 2, 3 IN HRRSN1) GOTO HRAVL
ALL OTHERS GOTO HRCK8

CHECK ITEM 12

271 – 272

6-32

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1

2
PULAYDT

2

IF ENTRY OF 2, D OR R IN BUS2
AND HRACTT IS LESS THAN 15
OR D GOTO LK
ALL OTHERS GOTO IOCK1

HAS YOUR EMPLOYER GIVEN YOU A DATE
TO RETURN TO WORK?

273 - 274

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PULAY6M

2

YES
NO

HAVE YOU BEEN GIVEN ANY INDICATION
THAT YOU WILL BE RECALLED TO WORK WITHIN
THE NEXT 6 MONTHS?

275 - 276

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PELAYAVL

2

YES
NO

COULD YOU HAVE RETURNED TO WORK
LAST WEEK IF YOU HAD BEEN RECALLED?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

277 - 278

PEMLR = 3

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PULAYAVR

2

YES
NO

WHY IS THAT?

279 - 280

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
PELAYLK

2

OWN TEMPORARY ILLNESS
GOING TO SCHOOL
OTHER

EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE TO BE CALLED BACK
TO WORK, HAVE YOU BEEN LOOKING FOR WORK
DURING THE LAST 4 WEEKS.
6-33

281 - 282

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION
EDITED UNIVERSE:

LOCATION
PELAYAVL= 1, 2

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PELAYDUR

3

YES
NO

DURATION OF LAYOFF
EDITED UNIVERSE:

283 - 285

PELAYLK = 1, 2

VALID ENTRIES
01-51
Weeks on layoff
52
52 weeks or more
Topcoded at 52 weeks starting April 2011
PELAYFTO

2

FT/PT STATUS OF JOB FROM WHICH
SAMPLE PERSON WAS ON LAYOFF FROM

286 - 287

EDITED UNIVERSE: PELAYDUR = 0-120
VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PULAYCK1

2

YES
NO

CHECK ITEM 1

288 - 289

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
PULAYCK2

2

GOTO PULAYCK3
GOTO PULAYFT
GOTO PULAYDR

CHECK ITEM 2
SCREEN FOR DEPENDENT LAYOFF
VALID ENTRIES
1
2

GOTO PULAYDR3
GOTO PULAYFT

6-34

290 - 291

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

PULAYCK3

2

CHECK ITEM 3
FILTER FOR DEPENDENT I & O

292 - 293

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
PULK

2

MISCK = 5 GOTO IO1INT
I-ICR = 1 OR I-OCR = 1, GOTO IO1INT
ALL OTHERS GOTO SCHCK

HAVE YOU BEEN DOING ANYTHING TO FIND
WORK DURING THE LAST 4 WEEKS?

294 - 295

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
PELKM1

2

YES
NO
RETIRED
DISABLED
UNABLE TO WORK

WHAT ARE ALL OF THE THINGS YOU HAVE
DONE TO FIND WORK DURING THE LAST
4 WEEKS? (FIRST METHOD)
EDITED UNIVERSE:

296 - 297

PEMLR = 4

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
PULKM2

2

CONTACTED EMPLOYER DIRECTLY/INTERVIEW
CONTACTED PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED FRIENDS OR RELATIVES
CONTACTED SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY EMPL CENTER
SENT OUT RESUMES/FILLED OUT APPLICATION
CHECKED UNION/PROFESSIONAL REGISTERS
PLACED OR ANSWERED ADS
OTHER ACTIVE
LOOKED AT ADS
ATTENDED JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS/COURSES
NOTHING
OTHER PASSIVE

ANYTHING ELSE? (SECOND METHOD)

6-35

298 - 299

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
13
PULKM3

2

CONTACTED EMPLOYER DIRECTLY/INTERVIEW
CONTACTED PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED FRIENDS OR RELATIVES
CONTACTED SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY EMPL CENTER
SENT OUT RESUMES/FILLED OUT APPLICATION
CHECKED UNION/PROFESSIONAL REGISTERS
PLACED OR ANSWERED ADS
OTHER ACTIVE
LOOKED AT ADS
ATTENDED JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS/COURSES
OTHER PASSIVE

SAME AS PULKM2 (THIRD METHOD)

300 - 301

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
13
PULKM4

2

CONTACTED EMPLOYER DIRECTLY/INTERVIEW
CONTACTED PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED FRIENDS OR RELATIVES
CONTACTED SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY EMPL CENTER
SENT OUT RESUMES/FILLED OUT APPLICATION
CHECKED UNION/PROFESSIONAL REGISTERS
PLACED OR ANSWERED ADS
OTHER ACTIVE
LOOKED AT ADS
ATTENDED JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS/COURSES
OTHER PASSIVE

SAME AS PULKM2 (FOURTH METHOD)
VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

CONTACTED EMPLOYER DIRECTLY/INTERVIEW
CONTACTED PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED FRIENDS OR RELATIVES
CONTACTED SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY EMPL CENTER
SENT OUT RESUMES/FILLED OUT APPLICATION
CHECKED UNION/PROFESSIONAL REGISTERS

6-36

302 - 303

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION
8
9
10
11
13

PULKM5

2

LOCATION

PLACED OR ANSWERED ADS
OTHER ACTIVE
LOOKED AT ADS
ATTENDED JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS/COURSES
OTHER PASSIVE

SAME AS PULKM2 (FIFTH METHOD)

304 - 305

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
13
PULKM6

2

CONTACTED EMPLOYER DIRECTLY/INTERVIEW
CONTACTED PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED FRIENDS OR RELATIVES
CONTACTED SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY EMPL CENTER
SENT OUT RESUMES/FILLED OUT APPLICATION
CHECKED UNION/PROFESSIONAL REGISTERS
PLACED OR ANSWERED ADS
OTHER ACTIVE
LOOKED AT ADS
ATTENDED JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS/COURSES
OTHER PASSIVE

SAME AS PULKM2 (SIXTH METHOD)

306 - 307

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
13
PULKDK1

2

CONTACTED EMPLOYER DIRECTLY/INTERVIEW
CONTACTED PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED FRIENDS OR RELATIVES
CONTACTED SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY EMPL CENTER
SENT OUT RESUMES/FILLED OUT APPLICATION
CHECKED UNION/PROFESSIONAL REGISTERS
PLACED OR ANSWERED ADS
OTHER ACTIVE
LOOKED AT ADS
ATTENDED JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS/COURSES
OTHER PASSIVE

YOU SAID YOU HAVE BEEN TRYING TO
FIND WORK. HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT LOOKING?
(FIRST METHOD)

6-37

308 - 309

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
PULKDK2

2

CONTACTED EMPLOYER DIRECTLY/INTERVIEW
CONTACTED PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED FRIENDS OR RELATIVES
CONTACTED SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY EMPL CENTER
SENT OUT RESUMES/FILLED OUT APPLICATION
CHECKED UNION/PROFESSIONAL REGISTERS
PLACED OR ANSWERED ADS
OTHER ACTIVE
LOOKED AT ADS
ATTENDED JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS/COURSES
NOTHING
OTHER PASSIVE

ANYTHING ELSE? (SECOND METHOD)

310 - 311

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
13
PULKDK3

2

CONTACTED EMPLOYER DIRECTLY/INTERVIEW
CONTACTED PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED FRIENDS OR RELATIVES
CONTACTED SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY EMPL CENTER
SENT OUT RESUMES/FILLED OUT APPLICATION
CHECKED UNION/PROFESSIONAL REGISTERS
PLACED OR ANSWERED ADS
OTHER ACTIVE
LOOKED AT ADS
ATTENDED JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS/COURSES
OTHER PASSIVE

SAME AS PULKDK2 (THIRD METHOD)
VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

CONTACTED EMPLOYER DIRECTLY/INTERVIEW
CONTACTED PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED FRIENDS OR RELATIVES
CONTACTED SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY EMPL CENTER
SENT OUT RESUMES/FILLED OUT APPLICATION
CHECKED UNION/PROFESSIONAL REGISTERS

6-38

312 - 313

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION
8
9
10
11
13

PULKDK4

2

LOCATION

PLACED OR ANSWERED ADS
OTHER ACTIVE
LOOKED AT ADS
ATTENDED JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS/COURSES
OTHER PASSIVE

SAME AS PULKDK2 (FOURTH METHOD)

314 - 315

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
13
PULKDK5

2

CONTACTED EMPLOYER DIRECTLY/INTERVIEW
CONTACTED PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED FRIENDS OR RELATIVES
CONTACTED SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY EMPL CENTER
SENT OUT RESUMES/FILLED OUT APPLICATION
CHECKED UNION/PROFESSIONAL REGISTERS
PLACED OR ANSWERED ADS
OTHER ACTIVE
LOOKED AT ADS
ATTENDED JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS/COURSES
OTHER PASSIVE

SAME AS PULKDK2 (FIFTH METHOD)

316 - 317

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
13
PULKDK6

2

CONTACTED EMPLOYER DIRECTLY/INTERVIEW
CONTACTED PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED FRIENDS OR RELATIVES
CONTACTED SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY EMPL CENTER
SENT OUT RESUMES/FILLED OUT APPLICATION
CHECKED UNION/PROFESSIONAL REGISTERS
PLACED OR ANSWERED ADS
OTHER ACTIVE
LOOKED AT ADS
ATTENDED JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS/COURSES
OTHER PASSIVE

SAME AS PULKDK2 (SIXTH METHOD)

6-39

318 – 319

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
13
PULKPS1

2

CONTACTED EMPLOYER DIRECTLY/INTERVIEW
CONTACTED PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED FRIENDS OR RELATIVES
CONTACTED SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY EMPL CENTER
SENT OUT RESUMES/FILLED OUT APPLICATION
CHECKED UNION/PROFESSIONAL REGISTERS
PLACED OR ANSWERED ADS
OTHER ACTIVE
LOOKED AT ADS
ATTENDED JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS/COURSES
OTHER PASSIVE

CAN YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU
DID TO SEARCH FOR WORK?
(FIRST METHOD)

320 - 321

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
PULKPS2

2

CONTACTED EMPLOYER DIRECTLY/INTERVIEW
CONTACTED PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED FRIENDS OR RELATIVES
CONTACTED SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY EMPL CENTER
SENT OUT RESUMES/FILLED OUT APPLICATION
CHECKED UNION/PROFESSIONAL REGISTERS
PLACED OR ANSWERED ADS
OTHER ACTIVE
LOOKED AT ADS
ATTENDED JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS/COURSES
NOTHING
OTHER PASSIVE

ANYTHING ELSE? (SECOND METHOD)
VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6

CONTACTED EMPLOYER DIRECTLY/INTERVIEW
CONTACTED PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED FRIENDS OR RELATIVES
CONTACTED SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY EMPL CENTER
SENT OUT RESUMES/FILLED OUT APPLICATION
6-40

322 - 323

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION
7
8
9
10
11
13

PULKPS3

2

LOCATION

CHECKED UNION/PROFESSIONAL REGISTERS
PLACED OR ANSWERED ADS
OTHER ACTIVE
LOOKED AT ADS
ATTENDED JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS/COURSES
OTHER PASSIVE

SAME AS PULKPS2 (THIRD METHOD)

324 - 325

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
13
PULKPS4

2

CONTACTED EMPLOYER DIRECTLY/INTERVIEW
CONTACTED PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED FRIENDS OR RELATIVES
CONTACTED SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY EMPL CENTER
SENT OUT RESUMES/FILLED OUT APPLICATION
CHECKED UNION/PROFESSIONAL REGISTERS
PLACED OR ANSWERED ADS
OTHER ACTIVE
LOOKED AT ADS
ATTENDED JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS/COURSES
OTHER PASSIVE

SAME AS PULKPS2 (FOURTH METHOD)

326 - 327

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
13
PULKPS5

2

CONTACTED EMPLOYER DIRECTLY/INTERVIEW
CONTACTED PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED FRIENDS OR RELATIVES
CONTACTED SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY EMPL CENTER
SENT OUT RESUMES/FILLED OUT APPLICATION
CHECKED UNION/PROFESSIONAL REGISTERS
PLACED OR ANSWERED ADS
OTHER ACTIVE
LOOKED AT ADS
ATTENDED JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS/COURSES
OTHER PASSIVE

SAME AS PULKPS2 (FIFTH METHOD)

6-41

328 - 329

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
13
PULKPS6

2

CONTACTED EMPLOYER DIRECTLY/INTERVIEW
CONTACTED PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED FRIENDS OR RELATIVES
CONTACTED SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY EMPL CENTER
SENT OUT RESUMES/FILLED OUT APPLICATION
CHECKED UNION/PROFESSIONAL REGISTERS
PLACED OR ANSWERED ADS
OTHER ACTIVE
LOOKED AT ADS
ATTENDED JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS/COURSES
OTHER PASSIVE

SAME AS PULKPS2 (SIXTH METHOD)

330 - 331

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
13
PELKAVL

2

CONTACTED EMPLOYER DIRECTLY/INTERVIEW
CONTACTED PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
CONTACTED FRIENDS OR RELATIVES
CONTACTED SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY EMPL CENTER
SENT OUT RESUMES/FILLED OUT APPLICATION
CHECKED UNION/PROFESSIONAL REGISTERS
PLACED OR ANSWERED ADS
OTHER ACTIVE
LOOKED AT ADS
ATTENDED JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS/COURSES
OTHER PASSIVE

LAST WEEK, COULD YOU HAVE STARTED
A JOB IF ONE HAD BEEN OFFERED?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

332 - 333

PELKM1 = 1 - 13

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PULKAVR

2

YES
NO

WHY IS THAT?

334 - 335

6-42

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
PELKLL1O

2

WAITING FOR NEW JOB TO BEGIN
OWN TEMPORARY ILLNESS
GOING TO SCHOOL
OTHER - SPECIFY

BEFORE YOU STARTED LOOKING FOR WORK,
WHAT WERE YOU DOING: WORKING, GOING
TO SCHOOL, OR SOMETHING ELSE?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

336 - 337

PELKAVL = 1-2

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
PELKLL2O

2

WORKING
SCHOOL
LEFT MILITARY SERVICE
SOMETHING ELSE

DID YOU LOSE OR QUIT THAT JOB, OR WAS IT
A TEMPORARY JOB THAT ENDED?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

338 - 339

PELKLL1O = 1 OR 3

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
PELKLWO

2

LOST JOB
QUIT JOB
TEMPORARY JOB ENDED

WHEN LAST WORKED
EDITED UNIVERSE:

340 - 341
PELKLL1O = 1 - 4

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
PELKDUR

3

WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS
MORE THAN 12 MONTHS AGO
NEVER WORKED

DURATION OF JOB SEEKING
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PELKLWO = 1 - 3

6-43

342 - 344

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
0-118
119

Weeks looking for work
119 or more weeks looking

Topcoded at 119 weeks starting April 2011
PELKFTO

2

FT/PT STATUS OF JOBSEEKER
EDITED UNIVERSE:

345 - 346

PELKDUR = 0-120

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
PEDWWNTO 2

YES
NO
DOESN'T MATTER

DO YOU CURRENTLY WANT A JOB,
EITHER FULL OR PART TIME? EDITED
UNIVERSE:

347 - 348

PUDWCK1 = 3, 4, -1

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
PEDWRSN

2

YES, OR MAYBE, IT DEPENDS
NO
RETIRED
DISABLED
UNABLE

WHAT IS THE MAIN REASON YOU WERE NOT
LOOKING FOR WORK DURING THE LAST 4 WEEKS?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

349 - 350

PUDWCK4 = 4, -1

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

BELIEVES NO WORK AVAILABLE IN AREA OF EXPERTISE
COULDN'T FIND ANY WORK
LACKS NECESSARY SCHOOLING/TRAINING
EMPLOYERS THINK TOO YOUNG OR TOO OLD
OTHER TYPES OF DISCRIMINATION
CAN'T ARRANGE CHILD CARE
FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES

6-44

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION
8
9
10
11

PEDWLKO

2

LOCATION

IN SCHOOL OR OTHER TRAINING
ILL-HEALTH, PHYSICAL DISABILITY
TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS
OTHER - SPECIFY

DID YOU LOOK FOR WORK AT ANY TIME
IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS
EDITED UNIVERSE:

351 - 352

(PUDWCK4 = 1-3) or (PEDWRSN = 1-11)

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PEDWWK

2

YES
NO

DID YOU ACTUALLY WORK AT A JOB OR
BUSINESS DURING THE LAST 12 MONTHS?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

353 - 354

PEDWLKO = 1

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PEDW4WK

2

YES
NO

DID YOU DO ANY OF THIS WORK DURING
THE LAST 4 WEEKS?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

355 - 356

PEDWWK = 1

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PEDWLKWK 2

YES
NO

SINCE YOU LEFT THAT JOB OR
BUSINESS HAVE YOU LOOKED FOR WORK?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PEDW4WK = 2

VALID ENTRIES
1
2

YES
NO

6-45

357 - 358

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

PEDWAVL

2

LAST WEEK, COULD YOU HAVE STARTED
A JOB IF ONE HAD BEEN OFFERED?

359 - 360

EDITED UNIVERSE:

(PEDWWK = 2) or (PEDWLKWK = 1)

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PEDWAVR

2

YES
NO

WHY IS THAT?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

361 - 362
PEDWAVL = 2

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
PUDWCK1

2

OWN TEMPORARY ILLNESS
GOING TO SCHOOL
OTHER

SCREEN FOR DISCOURAGED WORKERS

363 - 364

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
PUDWCK2

2

IF ENTRY OF 2 IN BUS2 GOTO PUSCHCK
IF ENTRY OF 3 ON ABSRSN GOTO PUNLFCK1
IF ENTRY OF 1 IN RET1, STORE 1 IN DWWNTO
AND GOTO PUDWCK4
ALL OTHERS GOTO PUDWWNT

SCREEN FOR DISABLED

365 - 366

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
PUDWCK3

2

IF ENTRY IN DIS1 OR DIS2 GOTO PUJHCK1-C
IF ENTRY OF 4 IN DWWNT GOTO PUDIS1
IF ENTRY OF 5 IN DWWNT GOTO PUDIS2
ALL OTHERS GOTO PUDWCK4

FILTER FOR RETIRED

367 - 368

VALID ENTRIES
1
2

IF AGERNG EQUALS 1-4 OR 9 GOTO PUDWCK4
ALL OTHERS GOTO PUNLFCK2
6-46

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

PUDWCK4

2

FILTER FOR PASSIVE JOB SEEKERS

369 - 370

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
PUDWCK5

2

IF ENTRY OF 10 AND/OR 11 AND/OR 13
ONLY IN LKM1-LKM3 GOTO PUDWCK5
IF ENTRY OF 10 AND/OR 11 AND/OR 13
ONLY IN LKDK1-LKDK3 GOTO PUDWCK5
IF ENTRY OF 10 AND/OR 11 AND/OR 13
ONLY IN LKPS1-LKPS3 GOTO PUDWCK5
ALL OTHERS GOTO PUDWRSN

FILTER FOR PASSIVE JOB SEEKERS

371 - 372

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PEJHWKO

2

IF ENTRY OF 1 IN LK THEN STORE 1
IN DWLKO AND GOTO PUDWWK
ALL OTHERS GOTO PUDWLK

HAVE YOU WORKED AT A JOB OR BUSINESS
AT ANY TIME DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

373 - 374

HRMIS = 4 or 8 AND PEMLR = 5, 6, AND 7

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PUJHDP1O

2

YES
NO

DID YOU DO ANY OF THIS WORK IN
THE LAST 4 WEEKS?

375 - 376

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PEJHRSN

2

YES
NO

WHAT IS THE MAIN REASON YOU LEFT
YOUR LAST JOB?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PEJHWKO = 1

6-47

377 - 378

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
PEJHWANT

2

PERSONAL/FAMILY (INCLUDING PREGNANCY)
RETURN TO SCHOOL
HEALTH
RETIREMENT OR OLD AGE
TEMP, SEASONAL OR INTERMITTENT JOB COMPLETE
SLACK WORK/BUSINESS CONDITIONS
UNSATISFACTORY WORK ARRANGEMENTS (HRS, PAY, ETC.)
OTHER - SPECIFY

DO YOU INTEND TO LOOK FOR WORK DURING
THE NEXT 12 MONTHS?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

379 - 380

(PEJHWKO = 2) or (PEJHRSN = 1-8)

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PUJHCK1

2

YES, OR IT DEPENDS
NO

FILTER FOR OUTGOING ROTATIONS

381 - 382

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
PUJHCK2

2

PURET1 = 1, -2, OR -3
THEN GOTO NLFCK2
IF MISCK EQUALS 4 OR 8
THEN GOTO PUJHCK2
ALL OTHERS GOTO PUNLFCK1

FILTER FOR PERSONS GOING THROUGH THE
I AND O SERIES

383 - 384

VALID ENTRIES
1

2
3
PRABSREA

2

IF ENTRY OF 1 IN DWWK AND I-MLR= 3, 4
THEN STORE 1 IN JHWKO, STORE DW4WK
IN JHDP1O AND GOTO PUJHRSN
IF ENTRY OF 2, D OR R IN DWWK THEN STORE DWWK IN
JHWKO AND GOTO PUJHWANT
ALL OTHERS GOTO PUJHWK

REASON NOT AT WORK AND PAY STATUS

6-48

385 - 386

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION
EDITED UNIVERSE:

LOCATION
PEMLR = 2

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40

FT PAID-VACATION
FT PAID-OWN ILLNESS
FT PAID-CHILD CARE PROBLEMS
FT PAID-OTHER FAMILY/PERSONAL OBLIG.
FT PAID-MATERNITY/PATERNITY LEAVE
FT PAID-LABOR DISPUTE
FT PAID-WEATHER AFFECTED JOB
FT PAID-SCHOOL/TRAINING
FT PAID-CIVIC/MILITARY DUTY
FT PAID-OTHER
FT UNPAID-VACATION
FT UNPAID-OWN ILLNESS
FT UNPAID-CHILD CARE PROBLEMS
FT UNPAID-OTHER FAM/PERSONAL OBLIGATION
FT UNPAID-MATERNITY/PATERNITY LEAVE
FT UNPAID-LABOR DISPUTE
FT UNPAID-WEATHER AFFECTED JOB
FT UNPAID-SCHOOL/TRAINING
FT UNPAID-CIVIC/MILITARY DUTY
FT UNPAID-OTHER
PT PAID-VACATION
PT PAID-OWN ILLNESS
PT PAID-CHILD CARE PROBLEMS
PT PAID-OTHER FAMILY/PERSONAL OBLIG.
PT PAID-MATERNITY/PATERNITY LEAVE
PT PAID-LABOR DISPUTE
PT PAID-WEATHER AFFECTED JOB
PT PAID-SCHOOL/TRAINING
PT PAID-CIVIC/MILITARY DUTY
PT PAID-OTHER
PT UNPAID-VACATION
PT UNPAID-OWN ILLNESS
PT UNPAID-CHILD CARE PROBLEMS
PT UNPAID-OTHER FAM/PERSONAL OBLIGATION
PT UNPAID-MATERNITY/PATERNITY LEAVE
PT UNPAID-LABOR DISPUTE
PT UNPAID-WEATHER AFFECTED JOB
PT UNPAID-SCHOOL/TRAINING
PT UNPAID-CIVIC/MILITARY DUTY
PT UNPAID-OTHER

6-49

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

PRCIVLF

2

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

387 - 388

EDITED UNIVERSE:

PEMLR = 1-7

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PRDISC

2

IN CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
NOT IN CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

DISCOURAGED WORKER RECODE
EDITED UNIVERSE:

389 - 390

PRJOBSEA = 1-4

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
PREMPHRS

2

DISCOURAGED WORKER
CONDITIONALLY INTERESTED
NOT AVAILABLE

REASON NOT AT WORK OR HOURS AT WORK
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PEMLR = 1-7

VALID ENTRIES
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

UNEMPLOYED AND NILF
W/JOB, NOT AT WORK-ILLNES
W/JOB, NOT AT WORK-VACATION
W/JOB, NOT AT WORK-WEATHER AFFECTED JOB
W/JOB, NOT AT WORK-LABOR DISPUTE
W/JOB, NOT AT WORK-CHILD CARE PROBLEMS
W/JOB, NOT AT WORK-FAM/PERS OBLIGATION
W/JOB, NOT AT WORK-MATERNITY/PATERNITY
W/JOB, NOT AT WORK-SCHOOL/TRAINING
W/JOB, NOT AT WORK-CIVIC/MILITARY DUTY
W/JOB, NOT AT WORK-DOES NOT WORK IN BUS
W/JOB, NOT AT WORK-OTHER
AT WORK- 1-4 HRS
AT WORK- 5-14 HRS
AT WORK- 15-21 HRS
AT WORK- 22-29 HRS
AT WORK- 30-34 HRS
AT WORK- 35-39 HRS
AT WORK- 40 HRS

6-50

391 - 392

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION
19
20
21
22

PREMPNOT

2

LOCATION

AT WORK- 41-47 HRS
AT WORK- 48 HRS
AT WORK- 49-59 HRS
AT WORK- 60 HRS OR MORE

MLR - EMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYED, OR NILF
EDITED UNIVERSE:

393 - 394

PEMLR = 1-7

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
PREXPLF

2

EMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED
NOT IN LABOR FORCE (NILF)-discouraged
NOT IN LABOR FORCE (NILF)-other

EXPERIENCED LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT
EDITED UNIVERSE:

395 - 396

PEMLR = 1-4 AND
PELKLWO ne 3

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PRFTLF

2

EMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED

FULL TIME LABOR FORCE
EDITED UNIVERSE:

397 - 398

PEMLR = 1-4

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PRHRUSL

2

FULL TIME LABOR FORCE
PART TIME LABOR FORCE

USUAL HOURS WORKED WEEKLY
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PEMLR = 1-2

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4

0-20 HRS
21-34 HRS
35-39 HRS
40 HRS
6-51

399 - 400

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION
5
6
7
8

PRJOBSEA

2

LOCATION

41-49 HRS
50 OR MORE HRS
VARIES-FULL TIME
VARIES-PART TIME

JOB SEARCH RECODE
EDITED UNIVERSE:

401 - 402
PRWNTJOB = 1

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
PRPTHRS

2

LOOKED LAST 12 MONTHS, SINCE COMPLETING PREVIOUS JOB
LOOKED AND WORKED IN THE LAST 4 WEEKS
LOOKED LAST 4 WEEKS - LAYOFF
UNAVAILABLE JOB SEEKERS
NO RECENT JOB SEARCH

AT WORK 1-34 BY HOURS AT WORK
EDITED UNIVERSE:

403 - 404

PEMLR = 1 AND
PEHRACTT = 1-34

VALID ENTRIES
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
PRPTREA

2

USUALLY FT, PT FOR NONECONOMIC REASONS
USUALLY.FT, PT ECON REASONS; 1-4 HRS
USUALLY.FT, PT ECON REASONS; 5-14 HRS
USUALLY.FT, PT ECON REASONS; 15-29 HRS
USUALLY.FT, PT ECON REASONS; 30-34 HRS
USUALLY.PT, ECON REASONS; 1-4 HRS
USUALLY.PT, ECON REASONS; 5-14 HRS
USUALLY.PT, ECON REASONS; 15-29 HRS
USUALLY.PT, ECON REASONS; 30-34 HRS
USUALLY.PT, NON-ECON REASONS; 1-4 HRS
USUALLY.PT, NON-ECON REASONS; 5-14 HRS
USUALLY.PT, NON-ECON REASONS; 15-29 HRS
USUALLY.PT, NON-ECON REASONS; 30-34 HRS

DETAILED REASON FOR PART-TIME
EDITED UNIVERSE:

405 - 406

PEMLR = 1 AND
(PEHRUSLT = 0-34 OR PEHRACTT = 1-34)

6-52

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
PRUNEDUR

3

USU. FT-SLACK WORK/BUSINESS CONDITIONS
USU. FT-SEASONAL WORK
USU. FT-JOB STARTED/ENDED DURING WEEK
USU. FT-VACATION/PERSONAL DAY
USU. FT-OWN ILLNESS/INJURY/MEDICAL APPOINTMENT
USU. FT-HOLIDAY (RELIGIOUS OR LEGAL)
USU. FT-CHILD CARE PROBLEMS
USU. FT-OTHER FAM/PERS OBLIGATIONS
USU. FT-LABOR DISPUTE
USU. FT-WEATHER AFFECTED JOB
USU. FT-SCHOOL/TRAINING
USU. FT-CIVIC/MILITARY DUTY
USU. FT-OTHER REASON
USU. PT-SLACK WORK/BUSINESS CONDITIONS
USU. PT-COULD ONLY FIND PT WORK
USU. PT-SEASONAL WORK
USU. PT-CHILD CARE PROBLEMS
USU. PT-OTHER FAM/PERS OBLIGATIONS
USU. PT-HEALTH/MEDICAL LIMITATIONS
USU. PT-SCHOOL/TRAINING
USU. PT-RETIRED/S.S. LIMIT ON EARNINGS
USU. PT-WORKWEEK <35 HOURS
USU. PT-OTHER REASON

DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR
LAYOFF AND LOOKING RECORDS
EDITED UNIVERSE:

407 - 409

PEMLR = 3-4

VALID ENTRIES
0
MIN VALUE
119 MAX VALUE
Topcoded consistent with PELAYDUR or PELKDUR,
as appropriate, starting April 2011.
FILLER

2

PRUNTYPE

2

410 - 411
REASON FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
EDITED UNIVERSE: PEMLR = 3-4

6-53

412 - 413

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
PRWKSCH

2

JOB LOSER/ON LAYOFF
OTHER JOB LOSER
TEMPORARY JOB ENDED
JOB LEAVER
RE-ENTRANT
NEW-ENTRANT

LABOR FORCE BY TIME
WORKED OR LOST

414 - 415

EDITED UNIVERSE: PEMLR = 1 - 7
VALID ENTRIES
0
1
2
3
4
PRWKSTAT

2

NOT IN LABOR FORCE
AT WORK
WITH JOB, NOT AT WORK
UNEMPLOYED, SEEKS FT
UNEMPLOYED, SEEKS PT

FULL/PART-TIME WORK STATUS

416 - 417

EDITED UNIVERSE: PEMLR = 1-7
VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
PRWNTJOB

2

NOT IN LABOR FORCE
FT HOURS (35+), USUALLY FT
PT FOR ECONOMIC REASONS, USUALLY FT
PT FOR NON-ECONOMIC REASONS, USUALLY FT
NOT AT WORK, USUALLY FT
PT HRS, USUALLY PT FOR ECONOMIC REASONS
PT HRS, USUALLY PT FOR NON-ECONOMIC REASONS
FT HOURS, USUALLY PT FOR ECONOMIC REASONS
FT HOURS, USUALLY PT FOR NON-ECONOMIC
NOT AT WORK, USUALLY PART-TIME
UNEMPLOYED FT
UNEMPLOYED PT

NILF RECODE - WANT A JOB OR OTHER NILF
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PEMLR = 5-7

6-54

418 - 419

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PUJHCK3

2

WANT A JOB
OTHER NOT IN LABOR FORCE

JOB HISTORY CHECK ITEM

420 - 421

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PUJHCK4

2

IF I-MLR EQ 3 OR 4 THEN GOTO PUJHDP1
ALL OTHERS GOTO PUJHRSN

SCREEN FOR DEPENDENT NILF

422 - 423

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
PUJHCK5

2

IF ENTRY OF 2, D OR R IN PUDW4WK OR IN PUJHDP1O
THEN GOTO PUJHCK5
IF ENTRY OF 1 IN PUDW4WK OR IN PUJHDP10
THEN GOTO PUIO1INT
IF I-MLR EQUALS 1 OR 2 AND ENTRY IN
PUJHRSN THEN GOTO PUJHCK5
IF ENTRY IN PUJHRSN THEN GOTO PUIO1INT
ALL OTHERS GOTO PUNLFCK1

SCREEN FOR DEPENDENT NILF

424 - 425

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PUIODP1

2

IF I-IO1ICR EQUALS 1 OR I-IO1OCR
EQUALS 1 THEN GOTO PUIO1INT
ALL OTHERS GOTO PUIOCK5

LAST MONTH, IT WAS REPORTED THAT YOU
WORKED FOR (EMPLOYER'S NAME). DO
STILL WORK FOR (EMPLOYER'S NAME)
(AT YOUR MAIN JOB)?

426 - 427

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PUIODP2

2

YES
NO

HAVE THE USUAL ACTIVITIES AND DUTIES
OF YOUR JOB CHANGED SINCE LAST MONTH?
6-55

428 - 429

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PUIODP3

2

YES
NO

LAST MONTH YOU WERE REPORTED AS (A/AN)
(OCCUPATION) AND YOUR USUAL ACTIVITIES WERE
(DESCRIPTION). IS THIS AN ACCURATE
DESCRIPTION OF YOUR CURRENT JOB?

430 - 431

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PEIO1COW

2

YES
NO

INDIVIDUAL CLASS OF WORKER CODE
ON FIRST JOB

432 - 433

NOTE: A PEIO1COW CODE CAN BE ASSIGNED
EVEN IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS NOT CURRENTLY
EMPLOYED.
EDITED UNIVERSE:

(PEMLR = 1-3) OR
(PEMLR = 4 AND PELKLWO = 1-2) OR
(PEMLR = 5 AND (PENLFJH = 1 OR PEJHWKO = 1))
OR (PEMLR = 6 AND PENLFJH = 1) OR (PEMLR
= 7 AND (PENLFJH = 1 OR PEJHWKO = 1))

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
PUIO1MFG

2

GOVERNMENT - FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT - STATE
GOVERNMENT - LOCAL
PRIVATE, FOR PROFIT
PRIVATE, NONPROFIT
SELF-EMPLOYED, INCORPORATED
SELF-EMPLOYED, UNINCORPORATED
WITHOUT PAY

IS THIS BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION MAINLY
MANUFACTURING, RETAIL TRADE,
WHOLESALE TRADE, OR SOMETHING ELSE?

6-56

434 - 435

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4

MANUFACTURING
RETAIL TRADE
WHOLESALE TRADE
SOMETHING ELSE

PADDING

6

Main Job I & O Codes moved to columns 856 - 863

PEIO2COW

2

442 - 443
INDIVIDUAL CLASS OF WORKER ON
SECOND JOB.
NOTE: FOR THOSE SELF-EMPLOYED UNINCORPORATED
ON THEIR FIRST JOB, THIS SHOULD HAVE A RESPONSE
EVERY MONTH. FOR ALL OTHERS, THIS SHOULD ONLY
HAVE A VALUE IN OUT-GOING ROTATIONS.
EDITED UNIVERSE:

436 - 441

PRIOELG = 1 and PEMJOT = 1 AND HRMIS = 4,8

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

PUIO2MFG

2

GOVERNMENT - FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT - STATE
GOVERNMENT - LOCAL
PRIVATE, FOR PROFIT
PRIVATE, NONPROFIT
SELF-EMPLOYED, INCORPORATED
SELF-EMPLOYED, UNINCORPORATED
WITHOUT PAY

IS THIS BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION MAINLY
444 - 445
MANUFACTURING, RETAIL TRADE, WHOLESALE TRADE,
OR SOMETHING ELSE?
VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4

MANUFACTURING
RETAIL TRADE
WHOLESALE TRADE
SOMETHING ELSE

PADDING

6

Second Job I & O codes moved to columns 864 - 871

446 - 451

PUIOCK1

2

I & O CHECK ITEM 1
SCREEN FOR DEPENDENT I AND O

452 - 453

6-57

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1

2

3
4
PUIOCK2

2

IF (MISCK EQ 1 OR 5)
OR (MISCK EQ 2-4, 6-8 AND I-MLR EQ 3-7) AND
(ENTRY OF 1 IN ABS) THEN GOTO PUIO1INT
IF (MISCK EQ 1 OR 5)
OR (MISCK EQ 2-4, 6-8 AND I-MLR EQ 3-7)
AND (ENTRY OF 1 IN WK OR HRCK7-C IS BLANK, 1-3) GOTO
PUIO1INT
IF I-IO1NAM IS D, R OR BLANK THEN GOTO PUIO1INT
ALL OTHERS GOTO PUIODP1

I & O CHECK ITEM 2
SCREEN FOR PREVIOUS MONTHS I AND O CASES

454 - 455

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
PUIOCK3

2

IF I-IO1ICR EQ 1 THEN GOTO PUIO1IND
IF I-IO1OCR EQ 1 THEN GOTO PUIO1OCC
ALL OTHERS GOTO PUIODP2

I & O CHECK ITEM 3

456 - 457

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3

PRIOELG

2

IF I-IO1OCC EQUALS D, R OR BLANK THEN GOTO PUIO1OCC
IF I-IO1DT1 IS D, R OR BLANK THEN GOTO PUIO1OCC
ALL OTHERS GOTO PUIODP3

INDUSTRY AND OCCUPATION
ELIGIBILITY FLAG
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PEMLR = 1-3,
OR (PEMLR = 4 AND PELKLWO = 1 OR 2)
OR (PEMLR = 5 AND (PEJHWKO
= 1 OR PENLFJH=1), OR
(PEMLR = 6 AND PENLFJH = 1), OR
PEMLR = 7 AND PEJHWKO = 1)

VALID ENTRIES
0
1

458 - 459

NOT ELIGIBLE FOR EDIT
ELIGIBLE FOR EDIT

6-58

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

PRAGNA

2

AGRICULTURE/
NON-AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY

460 - 461

EDITED UNIVERSE:

PRIOELG = 1

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PRCOW1

2

AGRICULTURAL
NON-AGRICULTURAL

CLASS OF WORKER
RECODE - JOB 1
EDITED UNIVERSE:

462 - 463

PRIOELG = 1

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
PRCOW2

2

FEDERAL GOVT
STATE GOVT
LOCAL GOVT
PRIVATE (INCL. SELF-EMPLOYED INCORP.)
SELF-EMPLOYED, UNINCORP.
WITHOUT PAY

CLASS OF WORKER
RECODE - JOB 2
EDITED UNIVERSE:

464 - 465

PRIOELG = 1 AND PEMJOT = 1 AND
HRMIS = 4 OR 8

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
PRCOWPG

2

FEDERAL GOVT
STATE GOVT
LOCAL GOVT
PRIVATE (INCL. SELF-EMPLOYED INCORP.)
SELF-EMPLOYED, UNINCORP.
WITHOUT PAY

COW - PRIVATE OR GOVERNMENT
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PEIO1COW = 1 - 5

6-59

466 - 467

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PRDTCOW1

2

PRIVATE
GOVERNMENT

DETAILED CLASS OF WORKER RECODE - JOB 1
EDITED UNIVERSE:

468 - 469

PRIOELG = 1

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
PRDTCOW2

2

AGRI., WAGE & SALARY, PRIVATE
AGRI., WAGE & SALARY, GOVERNMENT
AGRI., SELF-EMPLOYED
AGRI., UNPAID
NONAG, WS, PRIVATE, PRIVATE HHLDS
NONAG, WS, PRIVATE, OTHER PRIVATE
NONAG, WS, GOVT, FEDERAL
NONAG, WS, GOVT, STATE
NONAG, WS, GOVT, LOCAL
NONAG, SELF-EMPLOYED
NONAG, UNPAID

DETAILED CLASS OF WORKER RECODE - JOB 2
EDITED UNIVERSE:

470 - 471

PRIOELG = 1 AND PEMJOT = 1 AND
HRMIS = 4 OR 8

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
PRDTIND1

2

AGRI., WAGE & SALARY, PRIVATE
AGRI., WAGE & SALARY, GOVERNMENT
AGRI., SELF-EMPLOYED
AGRI., UNPAID
NONAG, WS, PRIVATE, PRIVATE HHLDS
NONAG, WS, PRIVATE, OTHER PRIVATE
NONAG, WS, GOVT, FEDERAL
NONAG, WS, GOVT, STATE
NONAG, WS, GOVT, LOCAL
NONAG, SELF-EMPLOYED
NONAG, UNPAID

DETAILED INDUSTRY RECODE - JOB 1
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PRIOELG = 1

6-60

472 - 473

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40

Agriculture
Forestry, logging, fishing, hunting, and trapping
Mining
Construction
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
Primary metals and fabricated metal products
Machinery manufacturing
Computer and electronic product manufacturing
Electrical equipment, appliance manufacturing
Transportation equipment manufacturing
Wood products
Furniture and fixtures manufacturing
Miscellaneous and not specified manufacturing
Food manufacturing
Beverage and tobacco products
Textile, apparel, and leather manufacturing
Paper and printing
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
Chemical manufacturing
Plastics and rubber products
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Transportation and warehousing
Utilities
Publishing industries (except internet)
Motion picture and sound recording industries
Broadcasting (except internet)
Internet publishing and broadcasting
Telecommunications
Internet service providers and data processing services
Other information services
Finance
Insurance
Real estate
Rental and leasing services
Professional and technical services
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and support services
Waste management and remediation services
Educational services
6-61

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SIZE

DESCRIPTION
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52

PRDTIND2

2

LOCATION

Hospitals
Health care services, except hospitals
Social assistance
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Accommodation
Food services and drinking places
Repair and maintenance
Personal and laundry services
Membership associations and organizations
Private households
Public administration
Armed forces

DETAILED INDUSTRY RECODE - JOB 2
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PRIOELG = 1 AND PEMJOT = 1 AND HRMIS = 4 OR 8

VALID ENTRIES

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23

474 - 475

Agriculture
Forestry, logging, fishing, hunting, and trapping
Mining
Construction
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
Primary metals and fabricated metal products
Machinery manufacturing
Computer and electronic product manufacturing
Electrical equipment, appliance manufacturing
Transportation equipment manufacturing
Wood products
Furniture and fixtures manufacturing
Miscellaneous and not specified manufacturing
Food manufacturing
Beverage and tobacco products
Textile, apparel, and leather manufacturing
Paper and printing
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
Chemical manufacturing
Plastics and rubber products
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Transportation and warehousing
6-62

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52

PRDTOCC1

2

LOCATION

Utilities
Publishing industries (except internet)
Motion picture and sound recording industries
Broadcasting (except internet)
Internet publishing and broadcasting
Telecommunications
Internet service providers and data processing services
Other information services
Finance
Insurance
Real estate
Rental and leasing services
Professional and technical services
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and support services
Waste management and remediation services
Educational services
Hospitals
Health care services, except hospitals
Social assistance
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Accommodation
Food services and drinking places
Repair and maintenance
Personal and laundry services
Membership associations and organizations
Private households
Public administration
Armed forces

DETAILED OCCUPATION RECODE - JOB 1
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PRIOELG = 1

VALID ENTRIES

1
2
3
4
5
6

Management occupations
Business and financial operations occupations
Computer and mathematical science occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Community and social service occupations
6-63

476 - 477

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23

PRDTOCC2

2

LOCATION

Legal occupations
Education, training, and library occupations
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations
Food preparation and serving related occupations
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations
Personal care and service occupations
Sales and related occupations
Office and administrative support occupations
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
Construction and extraction occupations
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Production occupations
Transportation and material moving occupations
Armed Forces

DETAILED OCCUPATION RECODE
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PRIOELG = 1 AND PEMJOT = 1 AND HRMIS = 4 OR 8

VALID ENTRIES

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

478 - 479

Management occupations
Business and financial operations occupations
Computer and mathematical science occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Community and social service occupations
Legal occupations
Education, training, and library occupations
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations
Food preparation and serving related occupations
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations
Personal care and service occupations
Sales and related occupations
6-64

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION
17
18
19
20
21
22
23

PREMP

2

LOCATION

Office and administrative support occupations
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
Construction and extraction occupations
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Production occupations
Transportation and material moving occupations
Armed Forces

EMPLOYED PERSONS (NON-FARM
& NON-PRIVATE HHLD) RECODE
EDITED UNIVERSE:

480 - 481

PEMLR = 1 OR 2
AND PEIO1OCD ne 403-407, 473-484

VALID ENTRY
1
PRMJIND1

2

EMPLOYED PERSONS (EXC. FARM & PRIV HH)

MAJOR INDUSTRY RECODE - JOB 1
EDITED UNIVERSE:

482 - 483

PRDTIND1 = 1-51

VALID ENTRIES

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
PRMJIND2

2

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Wholesale and retail trade
Transportation and utilities
Information
Financial activities
Professional and business services
Educational and health services
Leisure and hospitality
Other services
Public administration
Armed Forces

MAJOR INDUSTRY RECODE - JOB 2
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PRDTIND2 = 1-51

6-65

484 - 485

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
PRMJOCC1

2

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Wholesale and retail trade
Transportation and utilities
Information
Financial activities
Professional and business services
Educational and health services
Leisure and hospitality
Other services
Public administration
Armed Forces

MAJOR OCCUPATION RECODE
- JOB 1
EDITED UNIVERSE:

486 - 487

PRDTOCC1 = 1-46

VALID ENTRIES

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
PRMJOCC2

2

Management, business, and financial occupations
Professional and related occupations
Service occupations
Sales and related occupations
Office and administrative support occupations
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
Construction and extraction occupations
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Production occupations
Transportation and material moving occupations
Armed Forces

MAJOR OCCUPATION RECODE
- JOB 2
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PRDTOCC2 = 1-46

6-66

488 - 489

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
PRMJOCGR

2

Management, business, and financial occupations
Professional and related occupations
Service occupations
Sales and related occupations
Office and administrative support occupations
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
Construction and extraction occupations
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Production occupations
Transportation and material moving occupations
Armed Forces

MAJOR OCCUPATION CATEGORIES
EDITED UNIVERSE:

490 - 491

PRMJOCC = 1-11

VALID ENTRIES

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
PRNAGPWS

2

Management, professional, and related occupations
Service occupations
Sales and office occupations
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
Construction, and maintenance occupations
Production, transportation, and material moving
occupations
Armed Forces

NON-AGRICULTURE, PRIVATE
WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS RECODE
EDITED UNIVERSE:

492 - 493

PRCOW1 = 1 AND
PEIO1ICD ne 0170 - 0890

VALID ENTRY

PRNAGWS

1

NON-AG PRIV WAGE & SALARY

2

NON-AGRICULTURE WAGE AND
SALARY WORKERS RECODE
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PEMLR = 1-4
AND PRCOW = 1-4 AND
PEIO1ICD ne 0170-0290
6-67

494 - 495

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRY

PRSJMJ

1

NON-AG WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS

2

SINGLE/MULTIPLE JOBHOLDER RECODE

EDITED UNIVERSE:

496 - 497

PEMLR = 1 OR 2

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PRERELG

2

SINGLE JOBHOLDER
MULTIPLE JOBHOLDER

EARNINGS ELIGIBILITY FLAG
EDITED UNIVERSE:

498 - 499

PEMLR = 1-2 AND HRMIS = 4 OR 8

VALID ENTRIES
0
1
PEERNUOT

2

NOT ELIGIBLE FOR EDIT
ELIGIBLE FOR EDIT

DO YOU USUALLY RECEIVE OVERTIME PAY,
TIPS, OR COMMISSIONS AT YOUR JOB?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

500 - 501

PRERELG = 1

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PEERNPER

2

YES
NO

PERIODICITY
EDITED UNIVERSE:

502 - 503
PRERELG = 1

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

HOURLY
WEEKLY
BI-WEEKLY
TWICE MONTHLY
MONTHLY
ANNUALLY
OTHER – SPECIFY
6-68

NAME

SIZE

PEERNRT

2

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

EVEN THOUGH YOU TOLD ME IT IS EASIER
TO REPORT YOUR EARNINGS (PERIODICITY);
ARE YOU PAID AT AN HOURLY RATE ON
YOUR (MAIN/THIS) JOB?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

504 - 505

PEERNPER = 2-7

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PEERNHRY

2

YES
NO

HOURLY/NONHOURLY STATUS
EDITED UNIVERSE:

506 - 507

PRERELG = 1

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PUERNH1C

4

HOURLY WORKER
NONHOURLY WORKER

WHAT IS YOUR HOURLY RATE OF PAY ON
THIS JOB, EXCLUDING OVERTIME PAY, TIPS
OR COMMISSION?
DOLLAR AMOUNT - 2 IMPLIED DECIMALS

508 - 511

VALID ENTRIES
0
MIN VALUE
9999
MAX VALUE (Subject to topcoding based on the entry in PEERNHRO
such that PEERNHRO x PUERNH1C < or = 2884.61)
PEERNH2

4

(EXCLUDING OVERTIME PAY, TIPS AND
COMMISSIONS) WHAT IS YOUR HOURLY RATE
OF PAY ON YOUR (MAIN/THIS) JOB?
DOLLAR AMOUNT - 2 IMPLIED DECIMALS
EDITED UNIVERSE:

512 - 515

PEERNRT = 1

VALID ENTRIES
0
MIN VALUE
9999 MAX VALUE (Subject to topcoding based on the in PEERNHRO such
that PEERNHRO x PEERNH2 < or = 2884.61)

6-69

NAME

PEERNH1O

SIZE

4

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

OUT VARIABLE FOR HOURLY
RATE OF PAY (2 IMPLIED DECIMALS)
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PEERNPER = 1

516 - 519

VALID ENTRIES
0
MIN VALUE
9999 MAX VALUE (Subject to topcoding based on the entry in PEERNHRO
such that PEERNHRO x PEERNHLY < or = 2884.61)
PRERNHLY

4

RECODE FOR HOURLY RATE
2 IMPLIED DECIMALS
EDITED UNIVERSE:

520 - 523

PEERNPER = 1 OR PEERNRT = 1

VALID ENTRIES
0
MIN VALUE
9999 MAX VALUE (Subject to topcoding based on the entry in PEERNHRO
such that PEERNHRO x PEERNHLY < or = 2884.61)
PTHR

1

HOURLY PAY - TOP CODE

524 - 524

VALID ENTRIES
0
1
PEERNHRO

2

NOT TOPCODED
TOPCODED

USUAL HOURS
EDITED UNIVERSE:

525 - 526
PEERNH1O = ENTRY

VALID ENTRIES
0
99
PRERNWA

8

MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

WEEKLY EARNINGS RECODE
2 IMPLIED DECIMALS
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PRERELG = 1

6-70

527 - 534

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
0
288461
PTWK

1

WEEKLY EARNINGS - TOP CODE
0
1

FILLER

4

PEERN

8

MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE
535 - 535

NOT TOPCODED
TOPCODED
536 - 539

CALCULATED WEEKLY OVERTIME AMOUNT
2 IMPLIED DECIMALS
EDITED UNIVERSE:

540 - 547

PEERNUOT = 1 AND PEERNPER = 1

VALID ENTRIES
0
288461
PUERN2

8

MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

CALCULATED WEEKLY
OVERTIME AMOUNT
2 IMPLIED DECIMALS

548 - 555

VALID ENTRIES
0
288461
PTOT

1

MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

WEEKLY OVERTIME AMOUNT - TOP CODE

556 - 556

VALID ENTRIES
0
1
FILLER

2

PEERNWKP

2

NOT TOPCODED
TOPCODED
557 - 558

HOW MANY WEEKS A YEAR DO YOU
GET PAID FOR?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PEERNPER = 6

6-71

559 - 560

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
01
52
PEERNLAB

2

MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

ON THIS JOB, ARE YOU A MEMBER OF A
LABOR UNION OR OF AN EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION
SIMILAR TO A UNION?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

561 - 562

(PEIO1COW = 1-5 AND PEMLR = 1-2
AND HRMIS = 4, 8)

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PEERNCOV

2

YES
NO

ON THIS JOB ARE YOU COVERED BY A UNION
OR EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION CONTRACT?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

563 - 564

(PEIO1COW = 1-5 AND PEMLR = 1-2
AND HRMIS = 4, 8)

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PENLFJH

2

YES
NO

WHEN DID YOU LAST WORK AT A JOB
OR BUSINESS?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

565 - 566

HRMIS = 4 OR 8 AND PEMLR = 3-7

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
PENLFRET

2

WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS
MORE THAN 12 MONTHS AGO
NEVER WORKED

ARE YOU RETIRED FROM A JOB
OR BUSINESS?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PRTAGE = 50+ AND PEMLR = 3-7

6-72

567 - 568

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PENLFACT

2

YES
NO

WHAT BEST DESCRIBES YOUR SITUATION AT
THIS TIME? FOR EXAMPLE, ARE YOU DISABLED,
ILL, IN SCHOOL, TAKING CARE OF HOUSE OR
FAMILY, OR SOMETHING ELSE?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

569 - 570

(PRTAGE = 14-49) or (PENLFRET = 2)

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6

PUNLFCK1

2

DISABLED
ILL
IN SCHOOL
TAKING CARE OF HOUSE OR FAMILY
IN RETIREMENT
SOMETHING ELSE/OTHER

NOT IN LABOR FORCE
CHECK ITEM - 1

571 - 572

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PUNLFCK2

2

IF AGERNG EQUALS 1-4 OR 9
THEN GOTO NLFACT
ALL OTHERS GOT NLFRET

NOT IN LABOR FORCE
CHECK ITEM - 2

573 - 574

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PESCHENR

2

IF MISCK EQUALS 4 OR 8 THEN GOTO NLFJH
ALL OTHERS GOTO LBFR-END

LAST WEEK, WERE YOU ENROLLED IN A
HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, OR UNIVERSITY?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

575 - 576

PRPERTYP = 2 and PRTAGE = 16-54

6-73

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PESCHFT

2

YES
NO

ARE YOU ENROLLED IN SCHOOL AS A
FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME STUDENT?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

577 - 578

PESCHLVL = 1, 2

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PESCHLVL

2

FULL-TIME
PART-TIME

WOULD THAT BE HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE,
OR UNIVERSITY?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

579 - 580

PESCHENR = 1

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PRNLFSCH

2

HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY

NLF ACTIVITY - IN SCHOOL OR
NOT IN SCHOOL
EDITED UNIVERSE:

581 - 582

PENLFACT = -1 OR 1-6 AND PRTAGE = 16-24

VALID ENTRIES
1
2

IN SCHOOL
NOT IN SCHOOL

PERSON'S WEIGHTS
PWFMWGT

10

FAMILY WEIGHT
583 - 592
(4 IMPLIED DECIMALS)
ONLY USED FOR TALLYING FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS.
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PRPERTYP = 1-3

6-74

NAME

SIZE

PWLGWGT

10

DESCRIPTION

LONGITUDINAL WEIGHT
593 - 602
(4 IMPLIED DECIMALS)
ONLY FOUND ON ADULT RECORDS MATCHED FROM MONTH TO MONTH.
(USED FOR GROSS FLOWS ANALYSIS)
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PWORWGT

10

10

10

PRPERTYP = 1-3

VETERANS WEIGHT
623 - 632
(4 IMPLIED DECIMALS)
USED FOR TALLYING VETERAN'S DATA ONLY, CONTROLLED TO
ESTIMATES OF VETERANS SUPPLIED BY VA.
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PRCHLD

PRPERTYP = 2

FINAL WEIGHT
613 - 622
(4 IMPLIED DECIMAL PLACES)
USED FOR MOST TABULATIONS, CONTROLLED TO
INDEPENDENT ESTIMATES FOR 1) STATES; 2) ORIGIN, SEX,
AND AGE; AND 3) AGE, RACE, AND SEX.
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PWVETWGT

PRPERTYP = 2

OUTGOING ROTATION WEIGHT
603 - 612
(4 IMPLIED DECIMALS)
USED FOR TALLYING INFORMATION COLLECTED ONLY IN
OUTGOING ROTATIONS (i.e., EARNINGS, 2nd JOB I & O,
DETAILED NILF)
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PWSSWGT

LOCATION

2

PRPERTYP = 2

PRESENCE OF OWN CHILDREN <18 YEARS
OF AGE BY SELECTED AGE GROUP

633-634

EDITED UNIVERSE: PRFAMREL = 1 or 2
VALID ENTRIES
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6

NIU (Not a parent)
No own children under 18 years of age
All own children 0- 2 years of age
All own children 3- 5 years of age
All own children 6-13 years of age
All own children 14-17 years of age
Own children 0- 2 and 3- 5 years of age (none 6-17)
Own children 0- 2 and 6-13 years of age (none 3- 5 or 14-17)
6-75

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

PRNMCHLD

2

Own children
Own children
Own children
Own children
Own children
Own children
Own children
Own children
Own children

LOCATION
0- 2 and 14-17 years of age (none 3-13)
3- 5 and 6-13 years of age (none 0- 2 or 14-17)
3- 5 and 14-17 years of age (none 0- 2 or 6-13)
6-13 and 14-17 years of age (none 0- 5)
0- 2, 3- 5, and 6-13 years of age (none 14-17)
0- 2, 3- 5, and 14-17 years of age (none 6-13)
0- 2, 6-13, and 14-17 years of age (none 3- 5)
3- 5, 6-13, and 14-17 years of age (none 0- 2)
from all age groups

Number of own children <18 years of age
EDITED UNIVERSE: PRFAMREL = 1 or 2
VALID ENTRIES
-1 NIU (Not a parent)
0:99 Number of own children under 18 years of age
ALLOCATION FLAGS
Unless otherwise noted, the values for all allocation
flags are defined as described below:
VALID ENTRIES
0
1
2
3
10
11
12
13
20
21
22
23
30
31
32
33
40
41

VALUE - NO CHANGE
BLANK - NO CHANGE
DON'T KNOW - NO CHANGE
REFUSED - NO CHANGE
VALUE TO VALUE
BLANK TO VALUE
DON'T KNOW TO VALUE
REFUSED TO VALUE
VALUE TO LONGITUDINAL VALUE
BLANK TO LONGITUDINAL VALUE
DON'T KNOW TO LONGITUDINAL VALUE
REFUSED TO LONGITUDINAL VALUE
VALUE TO ALLOCATED VALUE LONG
BLANK TO ALLOCATED VALUE LONG
DON'T KNOW TO ALLOCATED VALUE LONG
REFUSED TO ALLOCATED VALUE LONG
VALUE TO ALLOCATED VALUE
BLANK TO ALLOCATED VALUE

6-76

635-636

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION
42
43
50
52
53

LOCATION

DON'T KNOW TO ALLOCATED VALUE
REFUSED TO ALLOCATED VALUE
VALUE TO BLANK
DON'T KNOW TO BLANK
REFUSED TO BLANK

PXPDEMP1

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

637-638

PRWERNAL

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

639 - 640

WEEKLY EARNINGS RECODE (PRERNWA)
ALLOCATION FLAG
EDITED UNIVERSE:
1
2

PRHERNAL

2

PRERELG = 1

NO ALLOCATION
ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS OF THE
RECODE ARE ALLOCATED

ALLOCATION FLAG

641 - 642

HOURLY EARNINGS RECODE (PRERNHLY)
ALLOCATION FLAG
EDITED UNIVERSE:
1
2

PRERNHRY = 1

NO ALLOCATION
ONE OR MORE COMPONENT OF THE
RECODE ARE ALLOCATED

HXTENURE

2

ALLOCATION FLAG
See HETENURE note.

643 - 644

HXHOUSUT

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

645 - 646

HXTELHHD

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

647 - 648

HXTELAVL

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

649 - 650

HXPHONEO

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

651 - 652

PXINUSYR

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

653 - 654

PXRRP

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

655 - 656

PXPARENT

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

657 - 658
6-77

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

PXAGE

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

659 - 660

PXMARITL

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

661 - 662

PXSPOUSE

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

663 - 664

PXSEX

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

665 - 666

PXAFWHN1

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

667 - 668

PXAFNOW

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

669 - 670

PXEDUCA

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

671 - 672

PXRACE1

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

673 - 674

PXNATVTY

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

675 - 676

PXMNTVTY

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

677 - 678

PXFNTVTY

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

679 - 680

PXNMEMP1

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

681 - 682

PXHSPNON

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

683 - 684

PXMLR

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

685 - 686

PXRET1

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

687 - 688

PXABSRSN

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

689 - 690

PXABSPDO

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

691 - 692

PXMJOT

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

693 - 694

PXMJNUM

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

695 - 696

PXHRUSL1

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

697 - 698

PXHRUSL2

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

699 - 700

PXHRFTPT

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

701 - 702

PXHRUSLT

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

703 - 704
6-78

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

PXHRWANT

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

705 - 706

PXHRRSN1

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

707 - 708

PXHRRSN2

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

709 – 710

PXHRACT1

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

711 - 712

PXHRACT2

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

713 - 714

PXHRACTT

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

715 - 716

PXHRRSN3

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

717 - 718

PXHRAVL

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

719 - 720

PXLAYAVL

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

721 - 722

PXLAYLK

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

723 - 724

PXLAYDUR

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

725 - 726

PXLAYFTO

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

727 - 728

PXLKM1

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

729 - 730

PXLKAVL

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

731 - 732

PXLKLL1O

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

733 - 734

PXLKLL2O

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

735 - 736

PXLKLWO

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

737 - 738

PXLKDUR

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

739 - 740

PXLKFTO

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

741 - 742

PXDWWNTO

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

743 - 744

PXDWRSN

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

745 - 746

PXDWLKO

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

747 - 748

PXDWWK

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

749 - 750
6-79

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

PXDW4WK

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

751 - 752

PXDWLKWK

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

753 - 754

PXDWAVL

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

755 - 756

PXDWAVR

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

757 - 758

PXJHWKO

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

759 - 760

PXJHRSN

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

761 - 762

PXJHWANT

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

763 - 764

PXIO1COW

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

765 - 766

PXIO1ICD

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

767 - 768

PXIO1OCD

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

769 - 770

PXIO2COW

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

771 - 772

PXIO2ICD

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

773 - 774

PXIO2OCD

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

775 - 776

PXERNUOT

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

777 - 778

PXERNPER

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

779 - 780

PXERNH1O

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

781 - 782

PXERNHRO

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

783 - 784

PXERN

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

785 - 786

PXPDEMP2

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

787 - 788

PXNMEMP2

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

789 - 790

PXERNWKP

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

791 - 792

PXERNRT

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

793 - 794

PXERNHRY

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

795 – 796
6-80

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

PXERNH2

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

797 - 798

PXERNLAB

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

799 - 800

PXERNCOV

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

801 - 802

PXNLFJH

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

803 - 804

PXNLFRET

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

805 - 806

PXNLFACT

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

807 - 808

PXSCHENR

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

809 - 810

PXSCHFT

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

811 - 812

PXSCHLVL

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

813 - 814

QSTNUM

5

Unique household identifier. Valid only within
any specific month.

815 - 819

OCCURNUM

2

Unique person identifier. Valid only within
any specific month.

820 - 821

PEDIPGED

2

How did...get...'s high school diploma?

822 - 823

EDITED UNIVERSE = PEEDUCA = 39
VALID ENTRIES
1
2
PEHGCOMP

2

Graduation from high school
GED or other equivalent

What was the highest grade of regular
school...completed before receiving...'s
GED?
EDITED UNIVERSE = PEDIPGED = 2
VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5

Less than 1st grade
1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade
5th or 6th grade
7th or 8th grade
9th grade
6-81

824 - 825

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION
6
7
8

PECYC

2

LOCATION

10th grade
11th grade
12th grade (no diploma)

How many years of college credit has...completed?

826 - 827

EDITED UNIVERSE: PEEDUCA =40-42
VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5

Less than 1 year (includes 0 years completed)
The first or Freshman year
The second or Sophomore year
The third or Junior year
Four or more years

PADDING

6

828 - 833

PXDIPGED

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

834 - 835

PXHGCOMP

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

836 - 837

PXCYC

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

838 - 839

PADDING

6

PWCMPWGT

10

840 - 845
Composited Final Weight. Used to create
BLS's published labor force statistics (4 implied
decimal places)
EDITED UNIVERSE:

PEIO1ICD

4

PRPERTYP = 2 AND
PRTAGE = 16+

INDUSTRY CODE FOR PRIMARY JOB
EDITED UNIVERSE:

846 - 855

856 - 859

(PEMLR = 1-3)
OR (PEMLR = 4 AND PELKLWO = 1-2)
OR (PEMLR = 5 AND (PENLFJH = 1 OR
PEJHWKO = 1))
OR (PEMLR = 6 AND PENLFJH = 1)
OR (PEMLR = 7 AND PEJHWKO=1)

6-82

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

VALID ENTRIES
0
9999
PEIO1OCD

4

MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

OCCUPATION CODE FOR PRIMARY JOB.
EDITED UNIVERSE:

860 - 863

(PEMLR = 1-3)
OR (PEMLR = 4 AND PELKLWO = 1-2)
OR (PEMLR = 5 AND (PENLFJH = 1 OR
PEJHWKO = 1))
OR (PEMLR = 6 AND PENLFJH = 1)
OR (PEMLR = 7 AND PEJHWKO = 1)

VALID ENTRIES
0
9999
PEIO2ICD

4

MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

INDUSTRY CODE FOR SECOND JOB.
EDITED UNIVERSE:

864 - 867

PEMJOT = 1 AND HRMIS = 4 OR 8

VALID ENTRIES
0
9999
PEIO2OCD

4

MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

OCCUPATION CODE FOR SECOND JOB.
EDITED UNIVERSE:

868 - 871

PEMJOT = 1 AND HRMIS = 4 OR 8

VALID ENTRIES
0
9999
PRIMIND1

2

MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

INTERMEDIATE INDUSTRY RECODE (JOB 1)
EDITED UNIVERSE: PRIOELG = 1
VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3

AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING, and HUNTING
MINING
CONSTRUCTION
6-83

872 - 873

NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22

PRIMIND2

2

LOCATION

MANUFACTURING - DURABLE GOODS
MANUFACTURING - NON-DURABLE GOODS
WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE
TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING
UTILITIES
INFORMATION
FINANCE AND INSURANCE
REAL ESTATE AND RENTAL AND LEASING
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SERVICES
MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE AND WASTE
MANAGEMENT SERVICES
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES
ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, AND RECREATION
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICES
PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS
OTHER SERVICES, EXCEPT PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
ARMED FORCES

INTERMEDIATE INDUSTRY RECODE (JOB 2)

874 - 875

EDITED UNIVERSE: PRIOELG = 1 AND PEMJOT = 1 AND HRMIS = 4 OR 8
VALID ENTRIES
1
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING, and HUNTING
2
MINING
3
CONSTRUCTION
4
MANUFACTURING - DURABLE GOODS
5
MANUFACTURING - NON-DURABLE GOODS
6
WHOLESALE TRADE
7
RETAIL TRADE
8
TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING
9
UTILITIES
10 INFORMATION
11 FINANCE AND INSURANCE
12 REAL ESTATE AND RENTAL AND LEASING
13 PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SERVICES
14 MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE AND WASTE
MANAGEMENT SERVICES
15 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
16 HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES

6-84

17
18
19
20
21
22
PEAFWHN1

2

ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, AND RECREATION
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICES
PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS
OTHER SERVICES, EXCEPT PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
ARMED FORCES

WHEN DID YOU SERVE?
EDITED UNIVERSE:

876 - 877

PEAFEVER = 1

VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
PEAFWHN2

2

SEPTEMBER 2001 OR LATER
AUGUST 1990 TO AUGUST 2001
MAY 1975 TO JULY 1990
VIETNAM ERA (AUGUST 1964 TO APRIL 1975)
FEBRUARY 1955 TO JULY 1964
KOREAN WAR (JULY 1950 TO JANUARY 1955)
JANUARY 1947 TO JUNE 1950
WORLD WAR II (DECEMBER 1941 TO DECEMBER 1946)
NOVEMBER 1941 OR EARLIER

WHEN DID YOU SERVE?

878 - 879

EDITED UNIVERSE: PEAFEVER = 1
VALID ENTRIES

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
PEAFWHN3

2

SEPTEMBER 2001 OR LATER
AUGUST 1990 TO AUGUST 2001
MAY 1975 TO JULY 1990
VIETNAM ERA (AUGUST 1964 TO APRIL 1975)
FEBRUARY 1955 TO JULY 1964
KOREAN WAR (JULY 1950 TO JANUARY 1955)
JANUARY 1947 TO JUNE 1950
WORLD WAR II (DECEMBER 1941 TO DECEMBER 1946)
NOVEMBER 1941 OR EARLIER

WHEN DID YOU SERVE?
EDITED UNIVERSE: PEAFEVER = 1 VALID ENTRIES

1
2
3

SEPTEMBER 2001 OR LATER
AUGUST 1990 TO AUGUST 2001
MAY 1975 TO JULY 1990
6-91

880 - 881

4
5
6
7
8
9
PEAFWHN4

2

VIETNAM ERA (AUGUST 1964 TO APRIL 1975)
FEBRUARY 1955 TO JULY 1964
KOREAN WAR (JULY 1950 TO JANUARY 1955)
JANUARY 1947 TO JUNE 1950
WORLD WAR II (DECEMBER 1941 TO DECEMBER 1946)
NOVEMBER 1941 OR EARLIER

WHEN DID YOU SERVE?

882 - 883

EDITED UNIVERSE: PEAFEVER = 1
VALID ENTRIES

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

SEPTEMBER 2001 OR LATER
AUGUST 1990 TO AUGUST 2001
MAY 1975 TO JULY 1990
VIETNAM ERA (AUGUST 1964 TO APRIL 1975)
FEBRUARY 1955 TO JULY 1964
KOREAN WAR (JULY 1950 TO JANUARY 1955)
JANUARY 1947 TO JUNE 1950
WORLD WAR II (DECEMBER 1941 TO DECEMBER 1946)
NOVEMBER 1941 OR EARLIER

PXAFEVER

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

884 - 885

PELNDAD

2

LINE NUMBER OF FATHER

886 - 887

EDITED UNIVERSE:

ALL

VALID ENTRIES
-1
01
16
PELNMOM

2

NO FATHER PRESENT
MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

LINE NUMBER OF MOTHER

888 – 88

EDITED UNIVERSE: ALL VALID ENTRIES
-1 NO MOTHER PRESENT
01 MIN VALUE
16 MAX VALUE
PEDADTYP

2

TYPE OF FATHER
EDITED UNVERSE:
-1
1

890 – 891
ALL

NO FATHER PRESENT
BIOLOGICAL
6-92

2
3
PEMOMTYP

2

STEP
ADOPTED

TYPE OF MOTHER
EDITED UNVERSE:
-1

1
2
3
PECOHAB

2

892 - 893
ALL

NO MOTHER PRESENT
BIOLOGICAL
STEP
ADOPTED

LINE NUMBER OF COHABITING PARTNER

894 - 895

EDITED UNIVERSE: ALL VALID
ENTRIES
-1
01
16

NO PARTNER PRESENT
MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE

PXLNDAD

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

896 - 897

PXLNMOM

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

898 - 899

PXDADTYP

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

900 - 901

PXMOMTYP

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

902 - 903

PXCOHAB

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

904 – 905

PEDISEAR

2

IS…DEAF OR DOES…HAVE SERIOUS
DIFFICULTY HEARING?

906 - 907

EDITED UNIVERSE: PRPERTYP = 2
VALID ENTRIES

1
2
PEDISEYE

2

Yes
No

IS…BLIND OR DOES…HAVE SERIOUS
DIFFICULTY SEEING EVEN WHEN
6-93

908 - 909

WEARING GLASSES?
EDITED UNIVERSE: PRPERTYP = 2
VALID ENTRIES

1
2
PEDISREM

2

Yes
No

BECAUSE OF A PHYSICAL, MENTAL, OR
EMOTIONAL CONDITION, DOES…HAVE
SERIOUS DIFFICULTY CONCENTRATING,
REMEMBERING, OR MAKING DECISIONS?

910 - 911

EDITED UNIVERSE: PRPERTYP = 2
VALID ENTRIES

1
2
PEDISPHY

2

Yes
No

DOES…HAVE SERIOUS DIFFICULTY
WALKING OR CLIMBING STAIRS? EDITED

912 - 913

UNIVERSE: PRPERTYP = 2 VALID ENTRIES

1
2
PEDISDRS

2

Yes
No

DOES … HAVE DIFFICULTY
DRESSING OR BATHING?

914 - 915

EDITED UNIVERSE: PRPERTYP = 2
VALID ENTRIES

1
2
PEDISOUT

2

Yes
No

BECAUSE OF A PHYSICAL, MENTAL, OR
EMOTIONAL CONDITION DOES…HAVE
DIFFICULTY DOING ERRANDS ALONE SUCH AS
6-94

916 - 917

VISITING A DOCTOR'S OFFICE OR SHOPPING?
EDITED UNIVERSE: PRPERTYP = 2
VALID ENTRIES

1
2
PRDISFLG

2

Yes
No

DOES THIS PERSON HAVE ANY OF
THESE DISABILITY CONDITIONS?

918 - 919

EDITED UNIVERSE: PEDISEAR OR
PEDISEYE OR PEDISREM, PEDISPHY OR
PEDISDRS OR PEDISOUT = 1
VALID ENTRIES:

1
2

Yes
No

PXDISEAR

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

920 - 921

PXDISEYE

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

922 - 923

PXDISREM

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

924 - 925

PXDISPHY

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

926 - 927

PXDISDRS

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

928 - 929

PXDISOUT

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

930 - 931

HXFAMINC

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

932 - 933

PRDASIAN

2

DETAILED ASIAN RACE RECODE

934 – 935

EDITED UNIVERSE: PTDTRACE = 4
VALID ENTRIES

6-95

1 = Asian Indian
2 = Chinese
3 = Filipino
4 = Japanese
5 = Korean
6 = Vietnamese
7 = Other
PEPDEMP1

2

DOES THIS PERSON USUALLY HAVE ANY
PAID EMPLOYEES?

936 - 937

See location 637-638 for the allocation flag.
EDITED UNIVERSE: HRMIS = 3 or 4 and
PEIO1COW = 6 or 7
VALID ENTRIES

1
2
PTNMEMP1

2

YES
NO

EXCLUDING ALL OWNERS, HOW MANY
PAID EMPLOYEES DOES THIS PERSON
USUALLY HAVE?

938-939

See location 681-682 for the allocation flag.
NAME

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

EDITED UNIVERSE: PEPDEMP1 = 1 VALID
ENTRIES
01-74
Number of employees
75
75 or more employees
Note that this item is topcoded at 75 employees.
PEPDEMP2

2

DOES THIS PERSON USUALLY HAVE ANY
PAID EMPLOYEES?
See location 787-788 for the allocation flag.

6-96

940 - 941

EDITED UNIVERSE: HRMIS = 3 or 4 and
PEIO1COW = 6 or 7
VALID ENTRIES

1
2
PTNMEMP2

2

YES
NO

EXCLUDING ALL OWNERS, HOW MANY
PAID EMPLOYEES DOES THIS PERSON
USUALLY HAVE?

942 - 943

See location 789-790 for the allocation flag.
EDITED UNIVERSE: PEPDEMP1 = 1
VALID ENTRIES
01-09
Number of employees
10
10 or more employees
Note that this item is topcoded at 10 employees.

PECERT1

2

DO YOU HAVE A CURRENTLY ACTIVE
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE OR A STATE
OR INDUSTRY LICENSE?

944 - 945

See location 950-951 for the allocation flag.
EDITED UNIVERSE: PRPERTYP = 02
VALID ENTRIES

1
2
PECERT2

2

YES
NO

WERE ANY OF YOUR CERTIFICATIONS OR
LICENSES ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL,
STATE, OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT?

See location 952-953 for the allocation flag.

6-97

946 - 947

EDITED UNIVERSE: PECERT1 = 1
VALID ENTRIES

1
2
PECERT3

2

YES
NO

IS YOUR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR
YOUR JOB? MAIN JOB? JOB FROM WHICH
YOU ARE ON LAYOFF? JOB AT WHICH YOU
LAST WORKED?

948 - 949

See location 954-955 for the allocation flag.
EDITED UNIVERSE: PECERT2 = 1
VALID ENTRIES

1
2

YES
NO

PXCERT1

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

950 - 951

PXCERT2

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

952 – 953

PXCERT3

2

ALLOCATION FLAG

954 - 955

End of Basic CPS Portion of the Record

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ATTACHMENT 7
Supplement Record Layout
November 2018 Current Population Survey
Voting and Registration Supplement
NAME
PES1

SIZE
2

DESCRIPTION
In any election, some people are not able to

LOCATION
1001-1002

vote because they are sick or busy or have
some other reason, and others do not want
to vote. Did (you/name) vote in the election
held on Tuesday, November X, XXXX?
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PRTAGE >=18 and
PRCITSHP = 1, 2, 3, or 4
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Yes
2 No
-1 Not in Universe
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No Response
PES2

2

(Were you/Was name) registered to vote
in the November X, XXXX election?
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PES1 = 2, -2, -3, -9
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Yes
2 No
-1 Not in Universe
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No Response
7-1

1003-1004

PES3

2

Which of the following was the MAIN reason

1005-1006

(you/name) (were/was) not registered to vote?
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PES2 = 2
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Did not meet registration deadlines
2 Did not know where or how to register
3 Did not meet residency requirements/did not live here long enough
4 Permanent illness or disability
5 Difficulty with English
6 Not interested in the election or not involved in politics
7 My vote would not make a difference
8 Not eligible to vote
9 Other reason
-1 Not in Universe
-2 Don't know
-3 Refused
-9 No Response
PES4

2

What was the main reason (you/name)
did not vote?
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PES1 = 2 and PES2 = 1
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Illness or disability (own or family's)
2 Out of town or away from home
3 Forgot to vote (or send in absentee ballot)
4 Not interested, felt my vote wouldn't make a difference
5 Too busy, conflicting work or school schedule
6 Transportation problems
7 Didn't like candidates or campaign issues

7-2

1007-1008

8 Registration problems (i.e. didn't receive absentee ballot,
not registered in current location)
9 Bad weather conditions
10 Inconvenient hours, polling place or hours or lines too
long
11 Other
-1 Not in Universe
-2 Don't know
-3 Refused
-9 No Response
PES5

2

Did (you/he/she) vote in person or did

1009-1010

(you/he/she) vote by mail?
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PES1 = 1
VALID ENTRIES:
1 In person
2 By mail
-1 Not in Universe
-2 Don't know
-3 Refused
-9 No Response
PES6

2

Was that on election day or before election day?
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PES5 = 1,2,-2,-3, -9
VALID ENTRIES:
1 On election day
2 Before election day
-1 Not in Universe
-2 Don't know
-3 Refused
-9 No Response

7-3

1011-1012

PES7

2

There are various places and ways people can

1013-1014

register to vote. The last time (you/name)
registered, how did (you/name) register
to vote?
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PES1 = 1 or PES2 = 1
VALID ENTRIES:
1 At a department of motor vehicles (for example, when
obtaining a driver's license or other identification card)
2 At a public assistance agency (for example, a Medicaid,
AFDC, or Food Stamps office, an office serving disabled
persons, or an unemployment office)
3 Registered by mail
4 Registered using the internet or online
5 At a school, hospital, or on campus
6 Went to a town hall or county/government registration
office
7 Filled out form at a registration drive (library, post office,
or someone came to your door)
8 Registered at polling place (on election or primary day)
9 Other
-1 Not in Universe
-2 Don't know
-3 Refused
-9 No Response
PRS8

2

How long (have you/has name) lived
at this address?
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PRTAGE >= 18 and PRCITSHP = 1, 2, 3, or 4
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Less than 1 year
2 1-2 years
7-4

1015-1016

3 3-4 years
4 5 years or longer
-1 Not in Universe
-2 Don't know
-3 Refused
-9 No Response
PUSCK4

2

INTERVIEWER CHECK ITEM Who reported for this person?
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PES8 = 1-6, -2,-3,-9
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Self
2 Other
-1 Not in Universe

7-5

1017-1018

Attachment 8
SUPPLEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE
November 2018 Voting and Registration Supplement

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCK1
If AGE >= 18 go to SCK2,
Else, go to next person.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCK2
IF PRCITSHP = 1-4, go to PRESUP.
Else, go to next person.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PRESUP This month we have some questions concerning voting and registration.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------S1
In any election, some people are not able to vote because they are sick or busy or have some
other reason, and others do not want to vote. Did (you/name) vote in the election held on
Tuesday, November 6, 2018?
(1) Yes
(2) No

(Go to S5)
(Go to S2)

Blind display:
(D) Don't know
(R) Refused

(Go to S2)
(Go to S2)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------S2
(Were you/Was name) registered to vote in the November 6, 2018 election?
(1) Yes
(2) No

(Go to SCK3)
(Go to S3)

Blind display:
(D) Don't know
(R) Refused

(Go to S8)
(Go to S8)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCK3
If S1 = 2, go to S4.
Else, go to S7.

8-1

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------S3 Which of the following was the MAIN reason (you/name) (was/were) not registered to vote?
[READ EACH ANSWER CATEGORY TO THE RESPONDENT. Enter only ONE answer.]
(1) Did not meet registration deadlines
(2) Did not know where or how to register
(3) Did not meet residency requirements/did not live here long enough
(4) Permanent illness or disability
(5) Difficulty with English
(6) Not interested in the election or not involved in politics
(7) My vote would not make a difference
(8) Not eligible to vote
(9) Other reason
Blind display:
(D) Don't know
(R) Refused
(For entries 1-9, D or R, Go to S8)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------S4
What was the main reason (you/name) did not vote?
[READ EACH ANSWER CATEGORY TO THE RESPONDENT. Enter only ONE
answer.]
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)

Illness or disability (own or family's)
Out of town or away from home
Forgot to vote (or send in absentee ballot)
Not interested, felt my vote wouldn't make a difference
Too busy, conflicting work or school schedule
Transportation problems
Didn't like candidates or campaign issues
Registration problems (i.e. didn't receive absentee ballot, not
registered in current location)
Bad weather conditions
Inconvenient hours, polling place or hours or lines too long
Other

Blind display:
(D) Don't know
(R) Refused
(For entries 1-11, D or R, Go to S7)

8-2

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------S5
Did (you/he/she) vote in person or did (you/he/she) vote by mail?
(1) In person
(2) By mail

(Go to S6)
(Go to S6)

Blind display:
(D) Don't know
(R) Refused

(Go to S6)
(Go to S6)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------S6
Was that on election day or before election day?
(1) On election day
(2) Before election day

(Go to S7)
(Go to S7)

Blind display:
(D) Don't know
(R) Refused

(Go to S7)
(Go to S7)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------S7
There are various places and ways people can register to vote.
The last time (you/name) registered, how did (you/name) register to vote?
[READ EACH ANSWER CATEGORY TO THE RESPONDENT. Enter only ONE
answer.]
(1) At a department of motor vehicles (for example, when obtaining a driver’s license or
other identification card)
(2) At a public assistance agency (for example, a Medicaid, AFDC, or Food Stamps office,
an office serving disabled persons, or an unemployment office)
(3) Registered by mail
(4) Registered using the internet or online
(5) At a school, hospital, or on campus
(6) Went to a town hall or county/government registration office
(7) Filled out form at a registration drive (library, post office, or someone came to your
door)
(8) Registered at polling place (on election or primary day)
(9) Other
Blind display:
(D) Don't know
(R) Refused
(For entries 1-8, D, or R, skip to S8)

8-3

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------S8
How long (have you/has name) lived at this address?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)

Less than 1 month
1-6 months
7-11 months
1-2 years
3-4 years
5 years or longer

Blind display:
(D) Don't know
(R) Refused
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCK4
*** DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT ***
Who reported for this person?
(1) Self
(2) Other
(Go to next person; else, end supplement.)

8-4

ATTACHMENT 9
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION
Industry Classification Codes for Detailed Industry (4 digit)
(Starting January 2014)
These categories are aggregated into 52 detailed groups and 14 major groups (see pages 10-12 of this
attachment). The codes in the right hand column are the NAICS equivalent.
These codes correspond to Items PEIO1ICD and PEIO2ICD, in positions 856-859 and 864-867 of the
Basic CPS record layout in all months, except March. In the March, these codes correspond to
PEIOIND and INDUSTRY, in positions 168-171 and 292-295 of the Person record.
CENSUS
CODE

NAICS
CODE

DESCRIPTION

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting
0170
0180
0190
0270
0280
0290

Crop production
Animal production
Forestry except logging
Logging
Fishing, hunting, and trapping
Support activities for agriculture and forestry

111
112
1131, 1132
1133
114
115

Mining
0370
0380
0390
0470
0490

Oil and gas extraction
Coal mining
Metal ore mining
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying and not specified type of mining
Support activities for mining

211
2121
2122
Part of 21
213

Utilities
0570
0580
0590
0670
0680
0690

Electric power generation, transmission and distribution
Natural gas distribution
Electric and gas, and other combinations
Water, steam, air-conditioning, and irrigation systems
Sewage treatment facilities
Not specified utilities

9-1

Pt. 2211
Pt. 2212
Pts. 2211, 2212
22131, 22133
22132
Part of 22

CODE

DESCRIPTION

INDUSTRY CODE

Construction
0770

** Construction
(Includes the cleaning of buildings and dwellings is incidental during
construction and immediately after construction)

23

Manufacturing
Nondurable Goods manufacturing
1070
1080
1090
1170
1180
1190
1270

Animal food, grain and oilseed milling
Sugar and confectionery products
Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing
Dairy product manufacturing
Animal slaughtering and processing
Retail bakeries
Bakeries, except retail

1280
1290
1370
1390
1470
1480

Seafood and other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c.
Not specified food industries
Beverage manufacturing
Tobacco manufacturing
Fiber, yarn, and thread mills
Fabric mills, except knitting

1490
1570
1590
1670
1680
1690
1770
1790
1870
1880
1890

Textile and fabric finishing and coating mills
Carpet and rug mills
Textile product mills, except carpets and rugs
Knitting mills
Cut and sew apparel manufacturing
Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing
Footwear manufacturing
Leather tanning and products, except footwear manufacturing
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills
Paperboard containers and boxes
Miscellaneous paper and pulp products

1990
2070
2090
2170
2180
2190
2270
2280
2290
2370
2380
2390

Printing and related support activities
Petroleum refining
Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products
Resin, synthetic rubber and fibers, and filaments manufacturing
Agricultural chemical manufacturing
Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing
Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing B46
Soap, cleaning compound, and cosmetics manufacturing
Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals
Plastics product manufacturing
Tire manufacturing
Rubber products, except tires, manufacturing

9-2

3111, 3112
3113
3114
3115
3116
311811
3118 exc.
311811
3117, 3119
Part of 311
3121
3122
3131
3132 exc.
31324
3133
31411
314 exc. 31411
31324, 3151
3152
3159
3162
3161, 3169
3221
32221
32222, 32223,
32229
3231
32411
32419
3252
3253
3254
3255
3256
3251, 3259
3261
32621
32622, 32629

CODE

DESCRIPTION

INDUSTRY CODE

Durable Goods Manufacturing
2470
2480
2490
2570
2590
2670
2680
2690
2770
2780
2790
2870
2880
2890
2970

Pottery, ceramics, and related products manufacturing
Structural clay product manufacturing
Glass and glass product manufacturing
Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum product manufacturing
Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
Iron and steel mills and steel product manufacturing
Aluminum production and processing
Nonferrous metal, except aluminum, production and processing
Foundries
Metal forgings and stampings
Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing
Structural metals, and tank and shipping container manufacturing
Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut and bolt manufacturing
Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities
Ordnance

2980

Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing

2990

Not specified metal industries

3070
3080
3095
3170
3180
3190
3365
3370
3380
3390
3470
3490

Agricultural implement manufacturing
Construction, mining and oil field machinery manufacturing
Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing
Metalworking machinery manufacturing
Engines, turbines, and power transmission equipment manufacturing
Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c.
Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing
Communications, audio, and video equipment manufacturing
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing
Electronic component and product manufacturing, n.e.c.
Household appliance manufacturing
Electrical lighting, equipment, and supplies manufacturing, n.e.c.

3570

Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment manufacturing

3580

Aircraft and parts manufacturing

3590

Aerospace products and parts manufacturing

3670
3680
3690

Railroad rolling stock manufacturing
Ship and boat building
Other transportation equipment manufacturing

9-3

32711
32712
3272
3273, 3274
3279
3311, 3312
3313
3314
3315
3321
3322
3323, 3324
3327
3328
332992 to
332995
3325, 3326,
3329 exc.
332992, 332993,
332994, 332995
Part of 331
and 332
33311
33312, 33313
3333
3335
3336
Part of 333
3341
3342, 3343
3345
3344, 3346
3352
3351, 3353,
3359
3361, 3362,
3363
336411 to
336413
336414,
336415, 336419
3365
3366
3369

CODE

DESCRIPTION

INDUSTRY CODE

3770
3780
3790

Sawmills and wood preservation
Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products
Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes

3875

Miscellaneous wood products

3895
3960
3970
3980

Furniture and related product manufacturing
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing
Toys, amusement, and sporting goods manufacturing
Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c.

3990

Not specified manufacturing industries

3211
3212
321991,
321992
3219 exc.
321991, 321992
337
3391
33992, 33993
3399 exc.
33992, 33993
Part of 31, 32, 33

Wholesale Trade
Durable Goods Wholesale
4070
4080
4090
4170
4180
4195
4265
4270
4280
4290

Motor vehicles, parts and supplies, merchant wholesalers
Furniture and home furnishing, merchant wholesalers
Lumber and other construction materials, merchant wholesalers
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies, merchant wholesalers
Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers
Electrical goods, merchant wholesalers
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesalers
Machinery, equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesalers
Recyclable material, merchant wholesalers
Miscellaneous durable goods, merchant wholesalers

4231
4232
4233
4234
4235
4236
4237
4238
42393
4239 exc.
42393

Nondurable Goods Wholesale
4370
4380
4390
4470
4480
4490
4560
4570
4580

Paper and paper products, merchant wholesalers
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products, merchant wholesalers
Apparel, fabrics, and notions, merchant wholesalers
Groceries and related products, merchant wholesalers
Farm product raw materials, merchant wholesalers
Petroleum and petroleum products, merchant wholesalers
Alcoholic beverages, merchant wholesalers
Farm supplies, merchant wholesalers
Miscellaneous nondurable goods, merchant wholesalers

4585
4590

Wholesale electronic markets, agents and brokers
Not specified wholesale trade

9-4

4241
4242, 4246
4243
4244
4245
4247
4248
42491
4249 exc.
42491
4251
Part of 42

CODE

DESCRIPTION

INDUSTRY CODE

Retail Trade
4670
4680
4690
4770
4780
4795

Automobile dealers
Other motor vehicle dealers
Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores
Furniture and home furnishings stores
Household appliance stores
Radio, TV, and computer stores

4870

Building material and supplies dealers

4880
4890
4970
4980
4990
5070
5080

Hardware stores
Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores
Grocery stores
Specialty food stores
Beer, wine, and liquor stores
Pharmacies and drug stores
Health and personal care, except drug, stores

5090
5170

Gasoline stations
Clothing and accessories, except shoe, stores

5180
5190
5275

Shoe stores
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores

5280
5295
5370
5380
5390
5470
5480
5490
5570
5580
5590
5591
5592
5670
5680
5690
5790

Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores
Music stores
Book stores and news dealers
Department stores and discount stores
Miscellaneous general merchandise stores
Retail florists
Office supplies and stationery stores
Used merchandise stores
Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops
Miscellaneous retail stores
Electronic shopping
Electronic auctions
Mail order houses
Vending machine operators
Fuel dealers
Other direct selling establishments
Not specified retail trade

9-5

4411
4412
4413
442
443111
443112,
44312
4441 exc.
44413
44413
4442
4451
4452
4453
4461
446 exc.
44611
447
448 exc.
44821, 4483
44821
4483
44313, 45111,
45112
45113
45114, 45122
45121
45211
4529
4531
45321
4533
45322
4539
454111
454112
454113
4542
45431
45439
Part of 44, 45

CODE

DESCRIPTION

INDUSTRY CODE

Transportation and Warehousing
6070
6080
6090
6170
6180

Air transportation
Rail transportation
Water transportation
Truck transportation
Bus service and urban transit

6190
6270
6280
6290
6370
6380
6390

Taxi and limousine service
Pipeline transportation
Scenic and sightseeing transportation
Services incidental to transportation
Postal Service
Couriers and messengers
Warehousing and storage

481
482
483
484
4851, 4852,
4854, 4855,
4859
4853
486
487
488
491
492
493

Information
6470
6480

Newspaper publishers
Publishing, except newspapers and software

6490
6570
6590
6670
6672
6680
6690

Software publishing
Motion pictures and video industries
Sound recording industries
Radio and television broadcasting and cable
Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
Wired telecommunications carriers
Other telecommunications services

6695
6770
6780

Data processing, hosting, and related services
Libraries and archives
Other information services

51111
5111 exc.
51111
5112
5121
5122
515
51913
5171
517 exc.
5171
518
51912
5191 exc.
51912, 51913

Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, and Rental and Leasing
Finance and Insurance
6870

Banking and related activities

6880
6890
6970
6990

Savings institutions, including credit unions
Non-depository credit and related activities
Securities, commodities, funds, trusts, and other financial investments
Insurance carriers and related activities

9-6

521, 52211,
52219
52212, 52213
5222, 5223
523, 525
524

CODE

DESCRIPTION

INDUSTRY CODE

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
7070
7080
7170
7180

Real estate
Automotive equipment rental and leasing
Video tape and disk rental
Other consumer goods rental

7190

Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing

531
5321
53223
53221, 53222,
53229, 5323
5324, 533

Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, and Waste management services
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
7270
7280
7290
7370
7380
7390
7460
7470
7480
7490

Legal services
Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services
Architectural, engineering, and related services
Specialized design services
Computer systems design and related services
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
Scientific research and development services
Advertising and related services
Veterinary services
Other professional, scientific, and technical services

5411
5412
5413
5414
5415
5416
5417
5418
54194
5419 exc.
54194

Management, Administrative and Support, and Waste Management Services
Management of companies and enterprises
7570

Management of companies and enterprises

551

Administrative and support and waste management services
7580
7590
7670
7680
7690

Employment services
Business support services
Travel arrangements and reservation services
Investigation and security services
Services to buildings and dwellings

7770
7780

(except cleaning during construction and immediately after construction)
Landscaping services
Other administrative and other support services

7790

Waste management and remediation services

9-7

5613
5614
5615
5616
5617 exc.
56173
7770
56173
5611, 5612,
5619
562

CODE

DESCRIPTION

INDUSTRY CODE

Educational, Health and Social Services
Educational Services
7860
7870
7880
7890

Elementary and secondary schools
Colleges and universities, including junior colleges
Business, technical, and trade schools and training
Other schools, instruction, and educational services

6111
6112, 6113
6114, 6115
6116, 6117

Health Care and Social Assistance
7970
7980
7990
8070
8080

Offices of physicians
Offices of dentists
Offices of chiropractors
Offices of optometrists
Offices of other health practitioners

8090
8170
8180
8190
8270
8290

Outpatient care centers
Home health care services
Other health care services
Hospitals
Nursing care facilities
Residential care facilities, without nursing

8370
8380
8390
8470

Individual and family services
Community food and housing, and emergency services
Vocational rehabilitation services
Child day care services

6211
6212
62131
62132
6213 exc.
62131, 62132
6214
6216
6215, 6219
622
6231
6232, 6233,
6239
6241
6242
6243
6244

Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, and Food Services
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
8560
8570
8580
8590

Independent artists, performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries
Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions
Bowling centers
Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

711
712
71395
713 exc.
71395

Accommodation and Food Service
8660
8670
8680
8690

Traveler accommodation
Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses
Restaurants and other food services
Drinking places, alcoholic beverages

9-8

7211
7212, 7213
722 exc. 7224
7224

CODE

DESCRIPTION

INDUSTRY CODE

Other Services (Except Public Administration)
8770

Automotive repair and maintenance

8780
8790
8870
8880
8970
8980
8990

Car washes
Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance
Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance
Personal and household goods repair and maintenance and
footwear and leather goods repair
Barber shops
Beauty salons
Nail salons and other personal care services

9070
9080
9090
9160
9170

Dry cleaning and laundry services
Funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematories
Other personal services
Religious organizations
Civic, social, advocacy organizations, and grant making and giving services

9180
9190

Labor unions
Business, professional, political, and similar organizations

9290

Private households

8111 exc.
811192
811192
8112
8113
8114
812111
812112
812113,
81219
8123
8122
8129
8131
8132, 8133,
8134
81393
8139 exc.
81393
814

Public Administration
9370

Executive offices and legislative bodies

9380
9390
9470
9480
9490
9570
9590

Public finance activities
Other general government and support
Justice, public order, and safety activities
Administration of human resource programs
Administration of environmental quality and housing programs
Administration of economic programs and space research
National security and international affairs

92111, 92112,
92114, pt. 92115
92113
92119
922, pt. 92115
923
924, 925
926, 927
925

Armed Forces
9890

Armed Forces

9281

9-9

Detailed Industry Recodes (01-52)
These codes correspond to Items PRDTIND1 and PRDTIND2 in positions 472-475 of the Basic CPS record
layout in all months except March. In March, these codes correspond to Item A-DTIND and are located in
positions 209-210.

CODE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42

DESCRIPTION
Agriculture
Forestry, logging, fishing, hunting, and trapping
Mining
Construction
Nonmetallic mineral products
Primary metals and fabricated metal products
Machinery manufacturing
Computer and electronic products
Electrical equipment, appliance manufacturing
Transportation equipment manufacturing
Wood products
Furniture and fixtures manufacturing
Miscellaneous and not specified manufacturing
Food manufacturing
Beverage and tobacco products
Textile, apparel, and leather manufacturing
Paper and printing
Petroleum and coal products
Chemical manufacturing
Plastics and rubber products
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Transportation and warehousing
Utilities
Publishing industries (except internet)
Motion picture and sound recording industries
Broadcasting (except internet)
Internet publishing and broadcasting
Telecommunications
Internet service providers and data processing services
Other information services
Finance
Insurance
Real estate
Rental and leasing services
Professional and technical services
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and support services
Waste management and remediation services
Educational services
Hospitals
Health care services, except hospitals

9-10

INDUSTRY CODE
0170 - 0180, 0290
0190 - 0280
0370 - 0490
0770
2470 - 2590
2670 - 2990
3070 - 3290
3365 - 3390
3470, 3490
3570 - 3690
3770 - 3875
3895
3960 - 3990
1070 - 1290
1370, 1390
1470 - 1790
1870 - 1990
2070, 2090
2170 - 2290
2370 - 2390
4070 - 4590
4670 - 5790
6070 - 6390
0570 - 0690
6470 - 6490
6570, 6590
6670
6675
6680, 6690
6692, 6695
6770, 6780
6870 - 6970
6990
7070
7080 - 7190
7270 – 7490
7570
7580 - 7780
7790
7860 - 7890
8190
7970 - 8180

CODE
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52

DESCRIPTION
Social assistance
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Accommodation
Food services and drinking places
Repair and maintenance
Personal and laundry services
Membership associations and organizations
Private households
Public administration
Armed forces

9-11

INDUSTRY CODE
8370 - 8470
8560 - 8590
8660, 8670
8680, 8690
8770 - 8890
8970 - 9090
9160 - 9190
9290
9370 - 9590
9890

Major Industry Recodes
(01-14)
These codes correspond to Items PRMJIND1 and PRMJIND2 located in positions 482-485 of the Basic CPS
record layout in all months except March. In March, these codes correspond to Item A-MJIND and are located
in positions 207-208.

CODE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

DESCRIPTION
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Wholesale and retail trade
Transportation and utilities
Information
Financial activities
Professional and business services
Educational and health services
Leisure and hospitality
Other services
Public administration
Armed Forces

9-12

INDUSTRY CODE
0170-0290
0370-0490
0770
1070-3990
4070-5790
6070-6390, 05706470-6780
6870-7190
7270-7790
7860-8470
8560-8690
8770-9290
9370-9590
9890

APPENDIX 10
OCCUPATION CLASSIFICATION
(Beginning May 2012)
These categories are aggregated into 23 detailed groups and 11 major groups (see pages 10-13
and 10-14).The codes in the right hand column are the 2010 SOC equivalent.
These codes correspond to items PEIO1OCD and PEIO2OCD in positions 860-863 and 868-871
of the Basic CPS record layout in all months. In ASEC, these codes correspond to items PEIOOCC and
OCCUP located in positions 172-172 and 296-299 of the Persons Record. These codes are also
applicable for any other CPS supplements that collect occupation data.

2010
CENSUS
CODE

DESCRIPTION

2010
SOC
CODE

Management Occupations
0010
0020
0040
0050
0060
0100
0110
0120
0135
0136
0137
0140
0150
0160
0205
0220
0230
0300
0310
0330
0340
0350
0360
0410
0420
0425

Chief executives
General and operations managers
Advertising and promotions managers
Marketing and sales managers
Public relations managers
Administrative services managers
Computer and information systems managers
Financial managers
Compensation and benefits managers
Human resources managers
Training and development managers
Industrial production managers
Purchasing managers
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers
Construction managers
Education administrators
Engineering managers
Food service managers
Gaming managers
Lodging managers
Medical and health services managers
Natural sciences managers
Property, real estate, and community association managers
Social and community service managers
Emergency management directors
10-1

11-1011
11-1021
11-2011
11-2020
11-2031
11-3011
11-3021
11-3031
11-3111
11-3121
11-3131
11-3051
11-3061
11-3071
11-9013
11-9021
11-9030
11-9041
11-9051
11-9071
11-9081
11-9111
11-9121
11-9141
11-9151
11-9161

2010
CENSUS
CODE DESCRIPTION
0430

2010
SOC
CODE

Managers, all other

11-XXXX

Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Business Operations Specialists
0500
0510
0520
0530
0540
0565
0600
0630
0640
0650
0700
0710
0725
0726
0735
0740

Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators
Compliance officers
Cost estimators
Human resource workers
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
Training and development specialists
Logisticians
Management analysts
Meeting, convention, and event planners
Fundraisers
Market research analysts and marketing specialists
Business operations specialists, all other

13-1011
13-1021
13-1022
13-1023
13-1030
13-1041
13-1051
13-1070
13-1141
13-1151
13-1081
13-1111
13-1121
13-1131
13-1161
13-1199

Financial Specialists
0800
0810
0820
0830
0840
0850
0860
0900
0910
0930
0940
0950

Accountants and auditors
Appraisers and assessors of real estate
Budget analysts
Credit analysts
Financial analysts
Personal financial advisors
Insurance underwriters
Financial examiners
Loan counselors and officers
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
Tax prepares
Financial specialists, all other

13-2011
13-2021
13-2031
13-2041
13-2051
13-2052
13-2053
13-2061
13-2070
13-2081
13-2082
13-2099

Computer and Mathematical Occupations
1005
1006
1007
1010
1020
1030
1050
1060
1105
1106

Computer and information research scientists
Computer systems analysts
Information security analysts
Computer programmers
Software developers, applications and systems software
Web developers
Computer support specialists
Database administrators
Network and computer systems administrators
Computer network architects
10-2

15-1111
15-1121
15-1122
15-1131
15-113X
15-1134
15-1150
15-1141
15-1142
15-1143

1107
1200
1220
1240

Computer occupations, all other
Actuaries
Operations research analysts
Mathematicians, statisticians and miscellaneous mathematical science occupations

15-1199
15-2011
15-20XX

Architecture and Engineering Occupations
1300
1310
1320
1340
1350
1360
1400
1410
1420
1430
1440
1450
1460
1500
1510
1520
1530
1540
1550
1560

Architects, except naval
Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists
Aerospace engineers
Agricultural and biomedical engineers
Chemical engineers
Civil engineers
Computer hardware engineers
Electrical and electronic engineers
Environmental engineers
Industrial engineers, including health and safety
Marine engineers and naval architects
Materials engineers
Mechanical engineers
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
Nuclear engineers
Petroleum engineers
Engineers, all other
Drafters
Engineering technicians, except drafters
Surveying and mapping technicians

17-1010
17-1020
17-2011
17-20XX
17-2041
17-2051
17-2061
17-2070
17-2081
17-2110
17-2121
17-2131
17-2141
17-2151
17-2161
17-2171
17-2199
17-3010
17-3020
17-3031

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
1600
1610
1640
1650
1700
1710
1720
1740
1760
1800
1820
1840
1860
1900
1910
1920
1930
1965

Agricultural and food scientists
Biological scientists
Conservation scientists and foresters
Medical scientists and life scientists, all other
Astronomers and physicists
Atmospheric and space scientists
Chemists and materials scientists
Environmental scientists and geoscientists
Physical scientists, all other
Economists
Psychologists
Urban and regional planners
Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers and sociologists
Agricultural and food science technicians
Biological technicians
Chemical technicians
Geological and petroleum technicians
Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians

10-3

19-1010
19-1020
19-1030
19-10XX
19-2010
19-2021
19-2030
19-2040
19-2099
19-3011
19-3030
19-3051
19-30XX
19-4011
19-4021
19-4031
19-4041

2010
CENSUS
CODE DESCRIPTION

2010
SOC
CODE

Community and Social Services Occupations
2000
2010
2015
2016
2025
2040
2050
2060

Counselors
Social workers
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
Social and human service assistants
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists,
including health educators and community health workers
Clergy
Directors, religious activities and education
Religious workers, all other

21-1010
21-1020
21-1092
21-1093
21-109X
21-2011
21-2021
21-2099

Legal Occupations
2100

Lawyers, Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers

2105
2145
2160

Judicial law clerks
Paralegals and legal assistants
Miscellaneous legal support workers

23-1011
23-1020
23-1012
23-2011
23-2090

Education, Training, and Library Occupations
2200
2300
2310
2320
2330
2340
2400
2430
2440
2540
2550

Postsecondary teachers
Preschool and kindergarten teachers
Elementary and middle school teachers
Secondary school teachers
Special education teachers
Other teachers and instructors
Archivists, curators, and museum technicians
Librarians
Library technicians
Teacher assistants
Other education, training, and library workers

25-1000
25-2010
25-2020
25-2050
25-2040
25-3000
25-4010
25-4021
25-4031
25-9041
25-90XX

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
2600
2630
2700
2710
2720
2740
2750
2760
2800
2810
2825
2830
2840
2850

Artists and related workers
Designers
Actors
Producers and directors
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers
Dancers and choreographers
Musicians, singers, and related workers
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
Announcers
News analysts, reporters and correspondents
Public relations specialists
Editors
Technical writers
Writers and authors
10-4

27-1010
27-1020
27-2011
27-2012
27-2020
27-2030
27-2040
27-2099
27-3010
27-3020
27-3031
27-3041
27-3042
27-3043

2860
2900
2910
2920

Miscellaneous media and communication workers
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators, and media and
communication equipment workers, all other
Photographers
Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors

27-3090
27-40XX
27-4021
27-4030

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
3000
3010
3030
3040
3050
3060
3110
3140
3150
3160
3200
3210
3220
3230
3245
3250
3255
3256
3258
3260
3300
3310
3320
3400
3420
3500
3510
3520
3535
3540

Chiropractors
Dentists
Dietitians and nutritionists
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physicians and surgeons
Physician assistants
Audiologists
Occupational therapists
Physical therapists
Radiation therapists
Recreational therapists
Respiratory therapists
Speech-language pathologists
Exercise physiologists and therapists, all other
Veterinarians
Registered nurses
Nurse anesthetists
Nurse midwives and nurse practitioners
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
Dental hygienists
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
Medical records and health information technicians
Opticians, dispensing
Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians
Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, including podiatrists

29-1011
29-1020
29-1031
29-1041
29-1051
29-1060
29-1071
29-1181
29-1122
29-1123
29-1124
29-1125
29-1126
29-1127
29-112X
29-1131
29-1141
29-1151
29-11XX
29-1199
29-2010
29-2021
29-2030
29-2041
29-2050
29-2061
29-2071
29-2081
29-2090
29-XXXX

Healthcare Support Occupations
3600
3610
3620
3630
3640
3645
3646
3647
3648
3649

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
Occupational therapist assistants and aides
Physical therapist assistants and aides
Massage therapists
Dental assistants
Medical assistants
Medical transcriptionists
Pharmacy aides
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
Phlebotomists
10-5

31-1010
31-2010
31-2020
31-9011
31-9091
31-9092
31-9094
31-9095
31-9096
31-9097

2010
CENSUS
CODE DESCRIPTION
3655

2010
SOC
CODE

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations, including medical equipment preparers

31-909X

Protective Service Occupations
3700
3710
3720
3730
3740
3750
3800
3820
3840
3850
3900
3910
3930
3940
3945
3955

First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
Supervisors, protective service workers, all other
Fire fighters
Fire inspectors
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers
Detectives and criminal investigators
Miscellaneous law enforcement workers
Police officers
Animal control workers
Private detectives and investigators
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers
Crossing guards
Transportation security screeners
Lifeguards and other recreational and all other protective service workers

33-1011
33-1012
33-1021
33-1099
33-2011
33-2020
33-3010
33-3021
33-30XX
33-3050
33-9011
33-9021
33-9030
33-9091
33-9093
33-909X

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
4000
4010
4020
4030
4040
4050
4060
4110
4120
4130
4140
4150

Chefs and head cooks
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
Cooks
Food preparation workers
Bartenders
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
Waiters and waitresses
Food servers, nonrestaurant
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other including dining room and
cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
Dishwashers
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop

35-1011
35-1012
35-2010
35-2021
35-3011
35-3021
35-3022
35-3031
35-3041
35-9011
35-9021
35-9031

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
4200
4210
4220
4230
4240
4250

First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping
workers
Janitors and building cleaners
Maids and housekeeping cleaners
Pest control workers
Grounds maintenance workers

10-6

37-1011
37-1012
31-201X
37-2012
37-2021
37-3010

Personal Care and Service Occupations
4300
4320
4340
4350
4400
4410
4420
4430
4460
4465
4500
4510
4520
4530
4540
4600
4610
4620
4640
4650

First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
Animal trainers
Nonfarm animal caretakers
Gaming services workers
Motion picture projectionists
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers
Embalmers and funeral attendants
Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors
Barbers
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
Miscellaneous personal appearance workers
Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges
Tour and travel guides
Child care workers
Personal and home care aides
Recreation and fitness workers
Residential advisors
Personal care and service workers, all other

39-1010
39-1021
39-2011
39-2021
39-3010
39-3021
39-3031
39-3090
39-40XX
39-4031
39-5011
39-5012
39-5090
39-6010
39-7010
39-9011
39-9021
39-9030
39-9041
39-9099

Sales and Related Occupations
4700
4710
4720
4740
4750
4760
4800
4810
4820
4830
4840
4850
4900
4920
4930
4940
4950
4965

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
Cashiers
Counter and rental clerks
Parts salespersons
Retail salespersons
Advertising sales agents
Insurance sales agents
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
Travel agents
Sales representatives, services, all other
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing
Models, demonstrators, and product promoters
Real estate brokers and sales agents
Sales engineers
Telemarketers
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
Sales and related workers, all other

41-1011
41-1012
41-2010
41-2021
41-2022
41-2031
41-3011
41-3021
41-3031
41-3041
41-3099
41-4010
41-9010
41-9020
41-9031
41-9041
41-9091
41-9099

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
5000
5010
5020
5030

First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
Switchboard operators, including answering service
Telephone operators
Communications equipment operators, all other
10-7

43-1011
43-2011
43-2021
43-2099

2010
CENSUS
CODE DESCRIPTION
5100
5110
5120
5130
5140
5150
5160
5165
5200
5220
5230
5240
5250
5260
5300
5310
5320
5330
5340
5350
5360
5400
5410
5420
5500
5510
5520
5530
5540
5550
5560
5600
5610
5620
5630
5700
5800
5810
5820
5840
5850
5860
5900
5910
5920
5940

2010
SOC
CODE

Bill and account collectors
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
Gaming cage workers
Payroll and timekeeping clerks
Procurement clerks
Tellers
Financial clerks, all other
Brokerage clerks
Court, municipal, and license clerks
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
Customer service representatives
Eligibility interviewers, government programs
File Clerks
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
Library assistants, clerical
Loan interviewers and clerks
New accounts clerks
Correspondence clerks and order clerks
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
Receptionists and information clerks
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
Information and record clerks, all other
Cargo and freight agents
Couriers and messengers
Dispatchers
Meter readers, utilities
Postal service clerks
Postal service mail carriers
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
Production, planning, and expediting clerks
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
Stock clerks and order fillers
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
Secretaries and administrative assistants
Computer operators
Data entry keyers
Word processors and typists
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
Office clerks, general
Office machine operators, except computer
Proofreaders and copy markers
Statistical assistants
Office and administrative support workers, including desktop publishers

10-8

43-3011
43-3021
43-3031
43-3041
43-3051
43-3061
43-3071
43-3099
43-4011
43-4031
43-4041
43-4051
43-4061
43-4071
43-4081
43-4111
43-4121
43-4131
43-4141
43-4XXX
43-4161
43-4171
43-4181
43-4199
43-5011
43-5021
43-5030
43-5041
43-5051
43-5052
43-5053
43-5061
43-5071
43-5081
43-5111
43-6010
43-9011
43-9021
43-9022
43-9041
43-9051
43-9061
43-9071
43-9081
43-9111

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
6005
6010
6040
6050
6100
6120
6130

First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
Agricultural inspectors
Graders and sorters, agricultural products
Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders
Fishing and hunting workers
Forest and conservation workers
Logging workers

45-1011
45-2011
45-2041
45-20XX
45-3000
45-4011
45-4020

Construction Trades
6200
6210
6220
6230
6240
6250
6260
6300
6320
6330
6355
6360
6400
6420
6440
6460
6500
6515
6520
6530
6600
6660
6700
6710
6720
6730
6740
6750
6765

First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
Boilermakers
Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons
Carpenters
Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers
Construction laborers
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
Construction equipment operators, except Paving, surfacing, and tamping
equipment operators
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers
Electricians
Glaziers
Insulation workers
Painters, construction and maintenance and paperhangers
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
Plasterers and stucco masons
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
Roofers
Sheet metal workers
Structural iron and steel workers
Helpers, construction trades
Construction and building inspectors
Elevator installers and repairers
Fence erectors
Hazardous materials removal workers
Highway maintenance workers
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
Miscellaneous construction and related workers, including photovoltaic installers

47-1011
47-2011
47-2020
47-2031
47-2040
47-2050
47-2061
47-2071
47-207X
47-2080
47-2111
47-2121
47-2130
47-214X
47-2150
47-2161
47-2171
47-2181
47-2211
47-2221
47-3010
47-4011
47-4021
47-4031
47-4041
47-4051
47-4061
47-4071

Extraction Workers
6800
6820
6830
6840
6920
6940

Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
Earth drillers, except oil and gas
Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
Mining machine operators
Roustabouts, oil and gas
Other extraction workers, including roof bolters and helpers
10-9

47-5010
47-5021
47-5031
47-5040
47-5071
47-50XX

2010
CENSUS
CODE DESCRIPTION

2010
SOC
CODE

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
7000
7010
7020
7030
7040
7100
7110
7120
7130
7140
7150
7160
7200
7210
7220
7240
7260
7300
7315
7320
7330
7340
7350
7360
7410
7420
7430
7510
7540
7550
7560
7610
7630

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers
Avionics technicians
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
Electrical and electronics repairers, transportation equipment, industrial and utility
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
Security and fire alarm systems installers
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
Automotive body and related repairers
Automotive glass installers and repairers
Automotive service technicians and mechanics
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics
Small engine mechanics
Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers
Control and valve installers and repairers
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
Home appliance repairers
Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics
Maintenance and repair workers, general
Maintenance workers, machinery
Millwrights
Electrical power-line installers and repairers
Telecommunications line installers and repairers
Precision instrument and equipment repairers
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
Locksmiths and safe repairers
Manufactured building and mobile home installers
Riggers
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including wind turbine service
technicians, commercial divers, and signal and train switch repairers

49-1011
49-2011
49-2020
49-2091
49-2092
49-209X
49-2096
49-2097
49-2098
49-3011
49-3021
49-3022
49-3023
49-3031
49-3040
49-3050
49-3090
49-9010
49-9021
49-9031
49-904X
49-9071
49-9043
49-9044
49-9051
49-9052
49-9060
49-9091
49-9094
49-9095
49-9096
49-9098
49-909X

Production Occupations
7700
7710
7720
7730
7740
7750
7800
7810
7830
7840

First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers
Engine and other machine assemblers
Structural metal fabricators and fitters
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators
Bakers
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
Food batchmakers
10-10

51-1011
51-2011
51-2020
51-2031
51-2041
51-2090
51-3011
51-3020
51-3091
51-3092

7850
7855
7900
7920
7940
7950
8000
8010
8030
8040
8100
8130
8140
8200
8210
8220
8250
8255
8256
8300
8310
8320
8330
8350
8400
8410
8420
8450
8460
8500
8510
8530
8540
8550
8600
8610
8620
8630
8640
8650
8710
8720
8730
8740
8750
8760
8800
8810
8830

Food cooking machine operators and tenders
Food processing workers, all other
Computer control programmers and operators
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders and forging machine setters, operators,
and tenders, metal and plastic
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
Machinists
Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders
Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
Tool and die makers
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other
Prepress technicians and workers
Printing press operators
Print binding and finishing workers
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
Sewing machine operators
Shoe and leather workers and repairers
Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators and tenders
Upholsterers
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, except upholsterers
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
Furniture finishers
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
Miscellaneous woodworkers, including model makers and pattern makers
Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers
Stationary engineers and boiler operators
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
Miscellaneous plant and system operators
Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers
Cutting workers
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
Painting workers
Photographic process workers and processing machine operators
10-11

51-3093
51-3099
51-4010
51-4021
51-402X
51-4031
51-4033
51-4034
51-4041
51-4050
51-4070
51-4111
51-4120
51-4193
51-4194
51-4XXX
51-5111
51-5112
51-5113
51-6011
51-6021
51-6031
51-6041
51-6050
51-6062
51-6063
51-6064
51-6093
51-60XX
51-7011
51-7021
51-7041
51-7042
51-70XX
51-8010
51-8021
51-8031
51-8090
51-9010
51-9020
51-9030
51-9041
51-9051
51-9061
51-9071
51-9080
51-9111
51-9120
51-9130

2010
CENSUS
CODE DESCRIPTION
8850
8860
8910
8920
8930
8940
8950
8965

2010
SOC
CODE

Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
Etchers and engravers
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
Tire builders
Helpers--production workers
Production workers, including semiconductor processors and cooling and freezing
equipment operators

51-9191
51-9192
51-9194
51-9195
51-9196
51-9197
51-9198
51-91XX

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
9000
9030
9040
9110
9120
9130
9140
9150
9200
9240
9260
9300
9310
9350
9360
9410
9415
9420
9510
9520
9560
9600
9610
9620
9630
9640
9650
9720
9750

Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
Bus drivers
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
Motor vehicle operators, all other
Locomotive engineers and operators
Railroad brake, signal, switch operators, conductors and yardmasters
Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers
Sailors and marine oilers, and ship engineers
Ship and boat captains and operators
Parking lot attendants
Service station attendants
Transportation inspectors
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants
Other transportation workers, including bridge and lock tenders
Crane and tower operators
Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators
Hoist and winch operators, and conveyor operators and tenders
Industrial truck and tractor operators
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
Machine feeders and offbearers
Packers and packagers, hand
Pumping station operators
Refuse and recyclable material collectors
Material moving workers, including mine shuttle operators and tank car, truck, and
ship loaders
Armed Forces

*9840

Armed Forces

10-12

53-1000
53-2010
53-2020
53-3011
53-3020
53-3030
53-3041
53-3099
53-4010
53-40XX
53-30XX
53-50XX
53-5020
53-6021
53-6031
53-6051
53-6061
53-60XX
53-7021
53-7030
53-70XX
53-7051
53-7061
53-7062
53-7063
53-7064
53-7070
53-7081
53-71XX

Detailed Occupation Recodes
(01-23)
These codes correspond to Items PRDTOCC1 and PRDTOCC2 in positions 476-479 of the Basic CPS
record layout in all months except March. In March, these codes correspond to Item A-DTOCC and are
located in positions 161-162.
CODE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23

CODE DESCRIPTION

OCCUPATION CODE

Management occupations
Business and financial operations occupations
Computer and mathematical science occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Community and social service occupation
Legal occupations
Education, training, and library occupations
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations
Food preparation and serving related occupations
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
Personal care and service occupations
Sales and related occupations
Office and administrative support occupations
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
Construction and extraction occupations
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Production occupations
Transportation and material moving occupations
Armed Forces

10-13

0010-0430
0500-0950
1000-1240
1300-1560
1600-1965
2000-2060
2100-2160
2200-2550
2600-2960
3000-3540
3600-3655
3700-3955
4000-4160
4200-4250
4300-4650
4700-4965
5000-5940
6000-6130
6200-6940
7000-7630
7700-8965
9000-9750
9840

Major Occupation Group Recodes
(01-11)
These codes correspond to Items PRMJOCC1 and PRMJOCC2 located in positions 482-485 of the Basic
CPS record layout in all months except March. In March, these codes correspond to Item A-MJOCC
and are located in positions 159-160.
CODE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

CODE DESCRIPTION

OCCUPATION CODE

Management, business, and financial occupations
Professional and related occupations
Service occupations
Sales and related occupations
Office and administrative support occupations
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
Construction and extraction occupations
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Production occupations
Transportation and material moving occupations
Armed Forces

10-14

0010-0950
1000-3540
3600-4650
4700-4965
5000-5940
6000-6130
6200-6940
7000-7630
7700-8965
9000-9750
9840

ATTACHMENT 11
Specific Metropolitan Identifiers

(Geographic Attachment for
CPS Public Use File Documentation
Beginning August, 2015)

List 1. FIPS Metropolitan Area (CBSA) Codes
List 2. FIPS Consolidated Statistical Area (CSA) Codes
List 3. Individual Principal Cities
List 4: FIPS County Codes

Unless otherwise noted, all definitions for geographic areas on these lists reflect the February 28, 2013
OMB definitions.

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LIST 1: FIPS Metropolitan Area (CBSA) Codes
Metropolitan Areas are defined using February 28, 2013 OMB definitions.
FIPS Code

Metropolitan (CBSA) TITLE

10180
10420
10580
10740
10900
11100
11460
11540
11700
12020
12060
12100
12220
12260
12420
12540
12580
12620
12700
12940
12980
13140
13460
13740
13780
13820
13980
14010
14020
14260
14460
14500
14540
14860

Abilene, TX
Akron, OH
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
Albuquerque, NM
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
Amarillo, TX
Ann Arbor, MI
Appleton, WI
Asheville, NC
Athens-Clarke County, GA
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
Auburn-Opelika, AL
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
Austin-Round Rock, TX
Bakersfield, CA
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
Bangor, ME
Barnstable, MA
Baton Rouge, LA
Battle Creek, MI
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
Bend-Redmond, OR
Billings, MT
Binghamton, NY
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
Blacksburg—Christiansburg-Radford, VA
Bloomington, IL
Bloomington, IN
Boise City, ID
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Boulder, CO
Bowling Green, KY
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

11-2

FIPS Code

Metropolitan (CBSA) TITLE

15180
15380
15500
15540
15680
15940
15980
16060
16300
16540
16580
16620
16700
16740
16820
16860
16980
17020
17140
17300
17420
17460
17660
17780
17820
17900
17980
18140
18580
19100
19300
19340
19380
19660
19740
19780
19820
20100
20500
20700

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
Burlington, NC
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
California-Lexington Park, MD
Canton-Massillon, OH
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
Carbondale-Marion, IL
Cedar Rapids, IA
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
Champaign-Urbana, IL
Charleston, WV
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
Charlottesville, VA
Chattanooga, TN-GA
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Chico, CA
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
Clarksville, TN-KY
Cleveland, TN
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
Coeur d’Alene, ID
College Station-Bryan, TX
Colorado Springs, CO
Columbia, SC
Columbus, GA-AL
Columbus, OH
Corpus Christi, TX
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
Dayton, OH
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Dover, DE
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
East Stroudsburg, PA
11-3

FIPS Code

Metropolitan (CBSA) TITLE

21140
21340
21500
21660
21780
22020
22140
22180
22220
22420
22500
22520
22660
22900
23060
23420
23540
23580
24020
24140
24340
24540
24580
24660
24780
24860
25180
25260
25420
25540
25860
25940
26420
26580
26620
26820
26900
26980
27100
27140

Elkhart-Goshen, IN
El Paso, TX
Erie, PA
Eugene, OR
Evansville, IN-KY
Fargo, ND-MN
Farmington, NM
Fayetteville, NC
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
Flint, MI
Florence, SC
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
Fort Collins, CO
Fort Smith, AR-OK
Fort Wayne, IN
Fresno, CA
Gainesville, FL
Gainesville, GA
Glen Falls, NY
Goldsboro, NC
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
Greeley, CO
Green Bay, WI
Greensboro-High Point, NC
Greenville, NC
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
Huntsville, AL
Idaho Falls, ID
Indianapolis, IN
Iowa City, IA
Jackson, MI
Jackson, MS
11-4

FIPS Code

Metropolitan (CBSA) TITLE

27260
27340
27500
27740
27780
27980
28020
28140
28420
28660
28700
28940
29180
29200
29340
29460
29540
29620
29700
29740
29820
30340
30460
30780
30980
31080
31140
31180
31420
31540
31700
32580
32780
32820
33100
33340
33460
33660
33700
33740

Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville, NC
Janesville-Beloit, WI
Johnson City, TN
Johnstown, PA
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
Kansas City, MO-KS
Kennewick-Richland, WA
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
Knoxville, TN
Lafayette, LA
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
Lake Charles, LA
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
Lancaster, PA
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
Laredo, TX
Las Cruces, NM
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
Lexington-Fayette, KY
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR
Longview, TX
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Louisville, KY-IN
Lubbock, TX
Macon, GA
Madison, WI
Manchester-Nashua, NH
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
Medford, OR
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Mobile, AL
Modesto, CA
Monroe, LA
11-5

FIPS Code

Metropolitan (CBSA) TITLE

33780
33860
34060
34580
34740
34820
34940
34980
35300
35380
35620

Monroe, MI
Montgomery, AL
Morgantown, WV
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN
New Haven-Milford, CT
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
New York-Newark- Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (White Plains central city
recoded to balance of metropolitan)
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
Norwich-New London, CT
Ocala, FL
Odessa, TX
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
Oklahoma City, OK
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
Orlando, FL
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
Panama City, FL
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
Peoria, IL
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Pine Bluff, AR
Pittsburgh, PA
Portland-South Portland, ME
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL
Prescott, AZ
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
Provo-Orem, UT
Racine, WI
Raleigh, NC
Reading, PA

35660
35840
35980
36100
36220
36260
36420
36540
36740
36780
37100
37340
37460
37860
37900
37980
38060
38220
38300
38860
38900
38940
39140
39300
39340
39540
39580
39740

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FIPS Code

Metropolitan (CBSA) TITLE

39820
40060
40140
40220
40380
40420
40900
40980
41100
41180
41420
41500
41540
41620
41700
41740
41860
41940
42020
42100
42140
42200
42220
42340
42540
42660
43300
43340
43620
43780
43900
44060
44100
44140
44180
44700
45060
45220
45300
45460

Redding, CA
Richmond, VA
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Roanoke, VA
Rochester, NY
Rockford, IL
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade–Roseville, CA
Saginaw, MI
St. George, UT
St. Louis, MO-IL
Salem, OR
Salinas, CA
Salisbury, MD
Salt Lake City, UT
San Antonio, TX
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
Santa Fe, NM
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
Savannah, GA
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Sherman-Dennison, TX
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
Sioux Falls, SD
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
Spartanburg, SC
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
Springfield, IL
Springfield, MA
Springfield, MO
Stockton-Lodi, CA
Syracuse, NY
Tallahassee, FL
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Terre Haute, IN
11-7

FIPS Code

Metropolitan (CBSA) TITLE

45780
45820
45940
46060
46140
46340
46520
46540
46700
47220
47260
47300
47380
47580
47900
47940
48060
48140
48620
48660
48700
49020
49180
49340
49620
49660
49740

Toledo, OH
Topeka, KS
Trenton, NJ
Tucson, AZ
Tulsa, OK
Tyler, TX
Urban Honolulu, HI
Utica-Rome, NY
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
Visalia-Porterville, CA
Waco, TX
Warner Robins, GA
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
Wausau, WI
Wichita, KS
Wichita Falls, TX
Williamsport, PA
Winchester, VA-WV
Winston-Salem, NC
Worcester, MA-CT
York-Hanover, PA
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
Yuma, AZ

11-8

LIST 2: FIPS Consolidated Statistical Area (CSA) Codes
The following CSA’s (Combined Statistical Areas) contain 2 or more Metropolitan Statistical
Areas that are in the CPS sample and are individually identified on the public use files.
Micropolitan Statistical Areas are not specifically identified in the CPS and are not used to
identify CSA’s nor are parts of such areas coded as belonging to CSA’s. The component
CBSA’s identified on the CPS Public Use Files are listed for each CSA.

CSA
Code

CBSA
Code

CSA Title
Component Parts (CBSA’s)

10580
24020

Albany-Schenectady, NY
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
Glen Falls, NY

10740
42140

Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM
Albuquerque, NM
Santa Fe, NM

11540
36780

Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
Appleton, WI
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI

12020
12060
23580

Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County—Sandy Springs, GA
Athens-Clarke County, GA
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Gainesville, GA

12700
14460
31700
39300
49340

Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT
Barnstable Town, MA
Boston-Cambridge-Newton-MA-NH
Manchester-Nashua, NH
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
Worcester, MA-CT

15980
34940

Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL
Cape Coral, FL
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL

104

106

118

122

148

162

11-9

CSA
Code

CBSA
Code

CSA Title
Component Parts (CBSA’s)

16300
26980

Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA
Cedar Rapids, IA
Iowa City, IA

16620
26580

Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY
Charleston, WV
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

16860
17420

Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA
Chattanooga, TN-GA
Cleveland, TN

10420
15940
17460

Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH (part)
Akron, OH
Canton-Massillon, OH
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH

12220
17980

Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL
Auburn-Opelika, AL
Columbus, GA

19100
43300

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Sherman-Dennison, TX

14500
19740
24540

Denver-Aurora, CO
Boulder, CO
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Greeley, CO

11460
19820
22420
33780

Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor, MI
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Flint, MI
Monroe, MI

168

170

174

184

194

206

216

220

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CSA
Code

CBSA
Code

CSA Title
Component Parts (CBSA’s)

21340
29740

El Paso-Las Cruses, TX-NM
El Paso, TX
Las Cruses, NM

24340
26100
34740

Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Muskegon, MI
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
Holland-Grand Haven, MI*
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI

15500
24660
49180

Greensboro--Winston-Salem–High Point, NC
Burlington, NC
Greensboro-High Point, NC
Winston-Salem, NC

24860
43900

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
Spartanburg, SC

25420
49620

Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
York-Hanover, PA

25540
35980

Hartford-West Hartford, CT
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
Norwich-New London, CT

27740
28700

Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (part)
Johnson City, TN
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

12980
28020

Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI
Battle Creek, MI
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI

30780
38220

Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
Pine Bluff, AR

238

266

268

273

276

278

304

310

340

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CSA
Code

CBSA
Code

CSA Title
Component Parts (CBSA’s)

31100
37100
40140

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

31420
47580

Macon-Warner Robins-Fort Valley, GA
Macon, GA
Warner Robins, GA

27500
31540

Madison-Janesville-Beloit, WI
Janesville-Beloit, WI
Madison, WI

33100
38940

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL

33340
39540

Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
Racine, WI

19300
33660

Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL
Daphne-Fairhope, AL
Mobile, AL

10900
14860
20700
35300
35620
45940

New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
East Stroudsburg, PA
New Haven-Milford, CT
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Trenton, NJ

19660
36740

Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

348

356

357

370

376

380

408

422

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CSA
Code

CBSA
Code

CSA Title
Component Parts (CBSA’s)

12100
20100
37980
39740
47220

Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
Dover, DE
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Reading, PA
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ

30340
38860

Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
Portland-South Portland, ME

38900
41420

Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Salem, OR

20500
39580

Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
Raleigh, NC

36260
39340
41620

Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
Provo-Orem, UT
Salt Lake City, UT

41860
41940
42100
42220
44700
46700

San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
Santa Rosa, CA
Stockton-Lodi, CA
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA

34580
42660

Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

428

438

440

450

482

488

500

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CSA
Code

CBSA
Code

CSA Title
Component Parts (CBSA’s)

21140
35660
43780

South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI

17660
44060

Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d’Alene, WA-ID
Coeur d’Alene, ID
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

25260
47300

Visalia-Porterville-Hanford, CA
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
Visalia-Porterville, CA

12580
15680
16540
25180
47900
49020

Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
California-Lexington Park, MD
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Winchester, VA-WV

515

518

546

548

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List 3: Individual Principal Cities
Please Note: You must use the CBSA code in combination with the city code to uniquely
identify principal cities. If a county name is provided, you must incorporate the county code
into any algorithm used to tabulate a specific city’s characteristics. The same applies to state
codes for multi-state CBSA’s.

CBSA
Code

Title

38060

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Phoenix
Mesa
Scottsdale
Tempe
Glendale

1
2
3
4
5

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway. AR
Little Rock

1

30780

31080

City

GTINDVPC

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Glendale
Pomona
Torrance
Pasadena
Burbank
Orange County
Santa Ana
Anaheim
Irvine
Orange
Fullerton
Costa Mesa

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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1
2
3
4
5
6

CBSA
Code

Title

37100

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
Oxnard
Thousand Oaks

1
2

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Riverside
San Bernardino
Ontario
Temecula
Victorville

1
2
3
4
5

Sacramento–Roseville-Arden-Arcade, CA
Sacramento
Roseville

1
2

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
San Diego
Carlsbad

1
2

40140

40900

41740

41860

41940

46700

City

GTINDVPC

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
San Francisco
Alameda County
Oakland
Fremont
Hayward
Berkeley

1
1
2
3
4

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
San Jose
Sunnyvale
Santa Clara

1
2
3

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
Vallejo
Fairfield

1
2

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CBSA
Code

Title

19740

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Denver
Lakewood

1
2

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
Bridgeport
Stamford

1
2

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
Hartford

1

14860

25540

33100

36740

37340

45300

12060

16980

City

GTINDVPC

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Broward County
Fort Lauderdale
Miami-Dade County
Miami
1
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
Orlando

1
1

1

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
Palm Bay

1

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
St. Petersburg
Tampa

1
2

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Atlanta

1

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Chicago
Naperville
Joliet
Elgin

1
2
3
4

11-17

CBSA
Code

Title

26900

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson. IN
Indianapolis

28140

35380

12580

14460

19820

33460

29820

City

GTINDVPC

Kansas City, MO-KS
Kansas portion
Kansas City
Overland Park
Missouri portion
Kansas City

1

1
2
1

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
New Orleans
Metairie

1
2

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson. MD
Baltimore

1

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Massachusetts portion
Boston
Cambridge

1
2

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Wayne County
Detroit
Macomb County
Warren

1

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Minneapolis
St. Paul

1
2

Las Vegas-Henderson--Paradise, NV
Las Vegas
Paradise
Henderson

1
2
3

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1

CBSA
Code

Title

35620

New York-Newark- Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
New Jersey portion
Newark
Jersey City
New York portion
New York

15380

16740

38900

City

GTINDVPC

1
2
1

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
Buffalo

1

Charlotte -Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
Charlotte

1

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Portland

1

34980

Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro—Franklin, TN
Nashville-Davidson
1

19100

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Dallas
Fort Worth
Carrollton
Plano
Irving
Arlington

1
2
3
4
5
6

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Houston

1

26420

32580
47260

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
McAllen
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
Virginia portion
Virginia Beach
Norfolk
Newport News

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1

1
2
3

CBSA
Code

Title

47900

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Virginia portion only
Arlington
2

42660

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Seattle
Tacoma
Bellevue
Everett

1
2
3
4

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
Milwaukee

1

33340

City

GTINDVPC

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List 4: FIPS County Codes
Please note that these county codes must be used in conjunction with state codes to
create unique county identifiers as county codes start with 001 in each state. Counties are only
included on this list if the entire county is identified.
FIPS
County
Code

County
Name

State
Alabama

003
081
097

Baldwin
Lee
Mobile
Arizona

013
019
021
025
027

Maricopa
Pima
Pinal
Yavapai
Yuma
California

001
007
019
029
031
037
053
059
067
073
075
079
081

Alameda
Butte
Fresno
Kern
Kings
Los Angeles
Monterey
Orange
Sacramento
San Diego
San Francisco
San Luis Obispo
San Mateo
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FIPS
County
Code

County
Name

083
087
089
095
097
099
107
111

Santa Barbara
Santa Cruz
Shasta
Solano
Sonoma
Stanislaus
Tulare
Ventura

State

Colorado
013
031
059
069
123

Boulder
Denver
Jefferson
Larimer
Weld
Connecticut

001
005
009
011
015

Fairfield
Litchfield*
New Haven
New London
Windham
Delaware

001
003
005

Kent
New Castle
Sussex
District of Columbia

001

District of Columbia

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FIPS
County
Code

County
Name

State
Florida

005
009
011
019
021
033
053
057
069
071
083
085
086
095
099
101
103
105
109
111
113

Bay
Brevard
Broward
Clay
Collier
Escambia
Hernando
Hillsborough
Lake
Lee
Marion
Martin
Miami-Dade
Orange
Palm Beach
Pasco
Pinellas
Polk
St. Johns
St. Lucie
Santa Rosa
Georgia

015
045
057
063
077
097
113
117
135
139
151
223

Bartow
Carroll
Cherokee
Clayton
Coweta
Douglas
Fayette
Forsythe
Gwinnett
Hall
Henry
Paulding
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FIPS
County
Code

County
Name

State
Hawaii

003

Honolulu

097
111
119
163
179

Lake
McHenry
Madison
St. Clair
Tazewell

Illinois

Indiana
019
039
063
081
089
105
141
157

Clark
Elkhart
Hendricks
Johnson
Lake
Monroe
St. Joseph
Tippecanoe
Iowa

103
113
163

Johnson
Linn
Scott
Kansas

091
173

Johnson
Sedgwick
Kentucky

015
067
111
117

Boone
Fayette
Jefferson
Kenton
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FIPS
County
Code

County
Name

State
Louisiana

005
033
051
063
071
073
103

Ascension
East Baton Rouge
Jefferson
Livingston
Orleans
Ouachita
St. Tammany
Maine

001
005
011
019

Androscoggin
Cumberland
Kennebec*
Penobscot
Maryland

003
013
015
017
025
031
033
037
510

Anne Arundel
Carroll
Cecil
Charles
Harford
Montgomery
Prince Georges
St. Mary’s
Baltimore City

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FIPS
County
Code

County
Name

State
Massachusetts

001
005
013
015
017
023
025
027

Barnstable
Bristol
Hampden
Hampshire
Middlesex
Plymouth
Suffolk
Worcester
Michigan

005
021
025
049
075
081
093
099
115
121
125
145
161
163

Allegan*
Berrien
Calhoun
Genesee
Jackson
Kent
Livingston
Macomb
Monroe
Muskegon
Oakland
Saginaw
Washtenaw
Wayne
Minnesota

003
123
139
163
171

Anoka
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Wright

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FIPS
County
Code

County
Name

State
Missouri

071
099
189

Franklin
Jefferson
St. Louis
Montana

111

Yellowstone
Nebraska

055

Douglas
Nevada

003

Clark
New Hampshire

011
013
015
017

Hillsborough
Merrimack*
Rockingham
Strafford
New Jersey

003
005
007
011
013
017
019
021
023
027
031

Bergen
Burlington
Camden
Cumberland
Essex
Hudson
Hunterdon
Mercer
Middlesex
Morris
Passaic
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FIPS
County
Code

County
Name

035
037
039

Somerset
Sussex
Union

State

New Mexico
001
013
045
049

Bernalillo
Dona Ana
San Juan
Santa Fe
New York

005
045
047
055
059
061
067
069
071
081
085
087
091
103
119

Bronx
Jefferson
Kings
Monroe
Nassau
New York
Onondaga
Ontario
Orange
Queens
Richmond
Rockland
Saratoga
Suffolk
Westchester
North Carolina

001
021
057
067
119
133
147

Alamance
Buncombe
Davidson
Forsyth
Mecklenburg
Onslow
Pitt
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FIPS
County
Code

County
Name

155
159
179
191

Robeson*
Rowan
Union
Wayne

State

Ohio
025
057
085
089
095
103
109
113
133
153

Clermont
Greene
Lake
Licking
Lucas
Medina
Miami
Montgomery
Portage
Summit
Oregon

017
029
039

Deschutes
Jackson
Lane
Pennsylvania

003
007
011
017
019
021
029
043
045
049
055
071

Allegheny
Beaver
Berks
Bucks
Butler
Cambria
Chester
Dauphin
Delaware
Erie
Franklin
Lancaster
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FIPS
County
Code

County
Name

081
085
089
091
101
107
125
129
133

Lycoming
Mercer
Monroe
Montgomery
Philadelphia
Schuylkill*
Washington
Westmoreland
York

State

South Carolina
041
051
083
091

Florence
Horry
Spartanburg
York
Tennessee

009
093
125
165
189

Blount
Knox
Montgomery
Sumner
Wilson
Texas

041
061
135
139
181
183
215
251
303
309
423

Brazos
Cameron
Ector
Ellis
Grayson
Gregg
Hidalgo
Johnson
Lubbock
McLennan
Smith

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FIPS
County
Code

County
Name

441
479
485

Taylor
Webb
Wichita

State

Utah
053

Washington
Virginia

013
041
087
107
153
177
179
550
700
710
760
810

Arlington
Chesterfield
Henrico
Loudoun
Prince William
Spotsylvania
Stafford
Chesapeake City
Newport News City
Norfolk City
Richmond City
Virginia Beach City
Washington

057

Skagit
West Virginia

039

Kanawha
Wisconsin

059
073
101
105
139

Kenosha
Marathon
Racine
Rock
Winnebago

* Counties marked with an asterisk (*) are also single county Micropolitan Statistical Areas.
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They are not otherwise identified on the files. A list of such areas on the files is as follows:
CBSA
Code
12300
18180
26090
31300
39060
45860

Title

County
Name

County
Code

Augusta-Waterville, ME
Concord, NH
Holland, MI
Lumberton, NC
Pottsville, PA
Torrington, CT

Kennebec
Merrimack
Allegan
Robeson
Schuylkill
Litchfield

005
011
005
155
107
005

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ATTACHMENT 12
Topcoding of Usual Hourly Earnings
This variable will be topcoded based on an individual’s usual hours worked variable, if the
individual’s edited usual weekly earnings variable is $999. The topcode is computed such that the
product of usual hours times usual hourly wage does not exceed an annualized wage of $150,000
($2,885.00 per week). Below is a list of the appropriate topcode.
Hours

Topcode

Hours

Topcode

Hours

Topcode

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33

None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
$99.48
$96.17
$93.06
$90.16
$87.42

34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66

$84.85
$82.43
$80.14
$77.97
$75.92
$73.97
$72.13
$70.37
$68.69
$67.09
$65.57
$64.11
$62.72
$61.38
$60.10
$58.88
$57.70
$56.57
$55.48
$54.43
$53.43
$52.45
$51.52
$50.61
$49.74
$48.90
$48.08
$47.30
$46.53
$45.79
$45.08
$44.38
$43.71

67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99

$43.06
$42.43
$41.81
$41.21
$40.63
$40.07
$39.52
$38.99
$38.47
$37.96
$37.47
$36.99
$36.52
$36.06
$35.62
$35.18
$34.76
$34.35
$33.94
$33.55
$33.16
$32.78
$32.42
$32.06
$31.70
$31.36
$31.02
$30.69
$30.37
$30.05
$29.74
$29.44
$29.14

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ATTACHMENT 13
CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY
November 2018 Voting and Registration Supplement File
Tallies of Unweighted Counts

NOTE: To match items below, use HRINTSTA = 1 and PRPERTYP = 2 and PRTAGE = 18+.
ITEM

VALUE

PES1

1
2
-2
-3
-9

Yes
No
Don't Know
Refused
No Response

48,337
25,606
1,800
1,380
11,626

PES2

1
2
-2
-3
-9

Yes
No
Don't Know
Refused
No Response

12,012
13,026
2,335
1,296
11,743

PES3

1
2
3

Did not meet registration deadlines
Did not know where or how to register
Did not meet residency requirements/did not
live here long enough
Permanent illness or disability
Difficulty with English
Not interested in the election or not involved
in politics
My vote would not make a difference
Not eligible to vote
Other reason
Don't know
Refused
No Response

4
5
6
7
8
9
-2
-3
-9

DESCRIPTION

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TALLIES

1,434
511
463
738
205
5,385
478
940
2,259
462
137
14

ITEM
PES4

VALUE
1
2
3
4

DESCRIPTION

TALLIES

11
-2
-3
-9

Illness or disability (own or family’s)
Out of town or away from home
Forgot to vote (or send in absentee ballot)
Not interested, felt my vote wouldn’t make
a difference
Too busy, conflicting work or school schedule
Transportation problems
Didn’t like candidates or campaign issues
Registration problems (i.e. didn’t receive
absentee ballot, not registered in
current location)
Bad weather conditions
Inconvenient hours, polling place or hours or
lines too long
Other
Don't know
Refused
No Response

PES5

1
2
-2
-3
-9

In person
By mail
Don't know
Refused
No Response

37,437
10,693
113
71
23

PES6

1
2
-2
-3
-9

On election day
Before election day
Don't know
Refused
No Response

30,524
17,543
149
88
33

5
6
7
8

9
10

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1,576
1,099
654
1,738
2,984
321
639

332
78
351
1,313
262
72
4

ITEM
PES7

VALUE
1

DESCRIPTION

TALLIES

9
-2
-3
-9

At a department of motor vehicles (for example,
when obtaining a driver’s license or other
identification card)
At a public assistance agency (for example, a
Medicaid, AFDC, or Food Stamps office, an
office serving disabled persons, or an
unemployment office)
Registered by mail
Registered using the internet or online
At a school, hospital, or on campus
Went to a town hall or county/government
registration office
Filled out form at a registration drive (library,
post office, or someone came to your door)
Registered at polling place (on election or
primary day)
Other
Don't know
Refused
No Response

PRS8

1
2
3
4
-2
-3
-9

Less than 1 year
1-2 years
3-4 years
5 years or longer
Don't know
Refused
No Response

8,844
10,144
10,024
45,813
0
0
0

PUSCK4

1
2

Self
Other

44,929
32,291

2

3
4
5
6
7
8

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15,369

599
6,072
3,290
2,766
12,044
2,013

4,215
2,983
10,624
316
58

ATTACHMENT 14
COUNTRIES AND AREAS OF THE WORLD
Current Population Survey
Starting May 2012

Code

Name

Code

Name

057
060
066
069
073
078
100
102
103
104
105
106
108
109
110
116
117
118
119
120
126
127
128
129
130
132
134
136
137
138
139
140
142
147
148
149
150
151
152
154
155
156
157

United States
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Marianas
Puerto Rico
U. S. Virgin Islands
Albania
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Azores
Romania
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
England
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Yugoslavia
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Croatia
Macedonia
Serbia
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania

158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
168
200
202
203
205
206
207
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
220
222
223
224
226
228
229
231
233
235
236
238
239
240
242
243
245

Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Georgia
Moldova
Russia
Ukraine
USSR
Europe, not specified
Montenegro
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Myanmar (Burma)
Cambodia
China
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Korea
Kazakhstan
South Korea
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Malaysia
Mongolia
Nepal
Pakistan
Philippines
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syria
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
United Arab Emirates

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Code

Name

Code

Name

246
247
248
249
300
301
303
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
321
323
324
327
328
329
330
332
333
338
339
340
341
343
360
361
362
363
364
365
368
369
370
372

Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen
Asia, not specified
Bermuda
Canada
Mexico
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
St. Kitts--Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
West Indies, not specified
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Columbia
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay

373
374
399
400
407
408
412
414
416
417
421
423
425
427
429
430
436
440
444
447
448
449
451
453
454
457
459
460
461
462
501
508
511
512
515
523
527
555

Venezuela
South America, not specified
Americas, not specified
Algeria
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Congo
Egypt
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Ghana
Guinea
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Liberia
Libya
Morocco
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
Zaire
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Africa, not specified
Australia
Fiji
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
New Zealand
Tonga
Samoa
Elsewhere

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ATTACHMENT 15
ALLOCATION FLAGS
Current Population Survey
For every edited item, there is a corresponding allocation flag with the prefix "PX". The last six
characters of the names are the same. For example, PXMLR is the allocation flag for PEMLR.
All allocation flags have the following list of possible values.

00 VALUE - NO CHANGE
01 BLANK - NO CHANGE
02 DON'T KNOW - NO CHANGE
03 REFUSED - NO CHANGE
10 VALUE TO VALUE
11 BLANK TO VALUE
12 DON'T KNOW TO VALUE
13 REFUSED TO VALUE
20 VALUE TO LONGITUDINAL VALUE
21 BLANK TO LONGITUDINAL VALUE
22 DON'T KNOW TO LONGITUDINAL VALUE
23 REFUSED TO LONGITUDINAL VALUE
30 VALUE TO ALLOCATED VALUE LONG.
31 BLANK TO ALLOCATED VALUE LONG.
32 DON'T KNOW TO ALLOCATED VALUE LONG.
33 REFUSED TO ALLOCATED VALUE LONG.
40 VALUE TO ALLOCATED VALUE
41 BLANK TO ALLOCATED VALUE
42 DON'T KNOW TO ALLOCATED VALUE
43 REFUSED TO ALLOCATED VALUE
50 VALUE TO BLANK
52 DON'T KNOW TO BLANK
53 REFUSED TO BLANK

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Attachment 16
Source of the Data and Accuracy of the Estimates for the
November 2018 Current Population Survey Microdata File on Voting and
Registration
SOURCE OF THE DATA
The data in this microdata file are from the November 2018 Current Population Survey
(CPS). The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the CPS every month, although this file has only
November data. The November survey uses two sets of questions, the basic CPS and a set
of supplemental questions. The CPS, sponsored jointly by the Census Bureau and the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, is the country’s primary source of labor force statistics for the
civilian noninstitutionalized population. The Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics
Division of the Census Bureau sponsors the supplemental questions for November.
Basic CPS. The monthly CPS collects primarily labor force data about the civilian
noninstitutionalized population living in the United States. The institutionalized
population, which is excluded from the population universe, is composed primarily of the
population in correctional institutions and nursing homes (98 percent of the 4.0 million
institutionalized people in Census 2010). Starting August 2017, college and university
dormitories were also excluded from the population universe because the majority of the
residents had usual residences elsewhere. Interviewers ask questions concerning labor
force participation about each member 15 years old and over in sample households.
Typically, the week containing the nineteenth of the month is the interview week. The
week containing the twelfth is the reference week (i.e., the week about which the labor
force questions are asked).

The CPS uses a multistage probability sample based on the results of the decennial census,
with coverage in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The sample is continually
updated to account for new residential construction. When files from the most recent
decennial census become available, the Census Bureau gradually introduces a new sample
design for the CPS.

Every ten years, the CPS first stage sample is redesigned 1 reflecting changes based on the
most recent decennial census. In the first stage of the sampling process, primary sampling
units (PSUs)2 were selected for sample. In the 2010 sample design, the United States was
divided into 1,987 PSUs. These PSUs were then grouped into 852 strata. Within each
stratum, a single PSU was chosen for the sample, with its probability of selection
proportional to its population as of the most recent decennial census. In the case of strata
consisting of only one PSU, the PSU was chosen with certainty.
1
2

For detailed information on the 2010 sample redesign, please see Bureau of Labor Statistics (2014).
The PSUs correspond to substate areas (i.e., counties or groups of counties) that are geographically
contiguous.

Approximately 71,000 housing units were selected for sample from the sampling frame in
November. Based on eligibility criteria, ten percent of these housing units were sent
directly to computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI). The remaining units were
assigned to interviewers for computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI). 3 Of all
housing units in sample, about 60,000 were determined to be eligible for interview.
Interviewers obtained interviews at about 51,000 of these units. Noninterviews occur
when the occupants are not found at home after repeated calls or are unavailable for some
other reason.
November 2018 Supplement. In November 2018, in addition to the basic CPS questions,
interviewers asked supplementary questions of all persons 18 years of age and older on
voting and registration.
Estimation Procedure. This survey’s estimation procedure adjusts weighted sample
results to agree with independently derived population estimates of the civilian
noninstitutionalized population of the United States and each state (including the District
of Columbia). These population estimates, used as controls for the CPS, are prepared
monthly to agree with the most current set of population estimates that are released as
part of the Census Bureau’s population estimates and projections program.
The population controls for the nation are distributed by demographic characteristics in
two ways:
•
•

Age, sex, and race (White alone, Black alone, and all other groups combined).
Age, sex, and Hispanic origin.

The population controls for the states are distributed by race (Black alone and all other
race groups combined), age (0-15, 16-44, and 45 and over), and sex.

The independent estimates by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin, and for states by selected
age groups and broad race categories, are developed using the basic demographic
accounting formula whereby the population from the 2010 Census data is updated using
data on the components of population change (births, deaths, and net international
migration) with net internal migration as an additional component in the state population
estimates.
The net international migration component of the population estimates includes:
•
•
•

3

Net international migration of the foreign born;
Net migration between the United States and Puerto Rico;
Net migration of natives to and from the United States; and

For further information on CATI and CAPI and the eligibility criteria, please see U.S. Census Bureau
(2006).

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•

Net movement of the Armed Forces population to and from the United States.

Because the latest available information on these components lags the survey date, it is
necessary to make short-term projections of these components to develop the estimate for
the survey date.

ACCURACY OF THE ESTIMATES
A sample survey estimate has two types of error: sampling and nonsampling. The accuracy
of an estimate depends on both types of error. The nature of the sampling error is known
given the survey design; the full extent of the nonsampling error is unknown.

Sampling Error. Since the CPS estimates come from a sample, they may differ from figures
from an enumeration of the entire population using the same questionnaires, instructions,
and enumerators. For a given estimator, the difference between an estimate based on a
sample and the estimate that would result if the sample were to include the entire
population is known as sampling error. Standard errors, as calculated by methods
described in “Standard Errors and Their Use,” are primarily measures of the magnitude of
sampling error. However, they may include some nonsampling error.
Nonsampling Error. For a given estimator, the difference between the estimate that
would result if the sample were to include the entire population and the true population
value being estimated is known as nonsampling error. There are several sources of
nonsampling error that may occur during the development or execution of the survey. It
can occur because of circumstances created by the interviewer, the respondent, the survey
instrument, or the way the data are collected and processed. For example, errors could
occur because:
•
•
•
•
•

The interviewer records the wrong answer, the respondent provides incorrect
information, the respondent estimates the requested information, or an unclear
survey question is misunderstood by the respondent (measurement error).
Some individuals who should have been included in the survey frame were
missed (coverage error).
Responses are not collected from all those in the sample or the respondent is
unwilling to provide information (nonresponse error).
Values are estimated imprecisely for missing data (imputation error).
Forms may be lost, data may be incorrectly keyed, coded, or recoded, etc.
(processing error).

To minimize these errors, the Census Bureau applies quality control procedures during all
stages of the production process including the design of the survey, the wording of
questions, the review of the work of interviewers and coders, and the statistical review of
reports.
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Two types of nonsampling error that can be examined to a limited extent are nonresponse
and undercoverage.

Nonresponse. The effect of nonresponse cannot be measured directly, but one indication
of its potential effect is the nonresponse rate. For the November 2018 basic CPS, the
household-level nonresponse rate was 16.0 percent. The person-level nonresponse rate
for the Voting and Registration supplement was an additional 8.6 percent. Since the basic
CPS nonresponse rate is a household-level rate and the Voting and Registration supplement
nonresponse rate is a person-level rate, we cannot combine these rates to derive an overall
nonresponse rate. Nonresponding households may have fewer persons than interviewed
ones, so combining these rates may lead to an overestimate of the true overall nonresponse
rate for persons for the Voting and Registration supplement.
Sufficient Partial Interview. A sufficient partial interview is an incomplete interview in
which the household or person answered enough of the questionnaire for the supplement
sponsor to consider the interview complete. The remaining supplement questions may
have been edited or imputed to fill in missing values. Insufficient partial interviews are
considered to be nonrespondents. Refer to the supplement overview attachment in the
technical documentation for the specific questions deemed critical by the sponsor as
necessary to be answered in order to be considered a sufficient partial interview.

As part of the nonsampling error analysis, the item response rates, item refusal rates, and
edits are reviewed. For the Voting and Registration supplement, the item refusal rates
range from 0.1 percent to 3.2 percent. The item nonresponse rates range from 0.4 percent
to 38.0 percent.
Coverage. The concept of coverage in the survey sampling process is the extent to which
the total population that could be selected for sample “covers” the survey’s target
population. Missed housing units and missed people within sample households create
undercoverage in the CPS. Overall CPS undercoverage for November 2018 is estimated to
be about 10 percent. CPS coverage varies with age, sex, and race. Generally, coverage is
higher for females than for males and higher for non-Blacks than for Blacks. This
differential coverage is a general problem for most household-based surveys.

The CPS weighting procedure partially corrects for bias from undercoverage, but biases
may still be present when people who are missed by the survey differ from those
interviewed in ways other than age, race, sex, Hispanic origin, and state of residence. How
this weighting procedure affects other variables in the survey is not precisely known. All of
these considerations affect comparisons across different surveys or data sources.
A common measure of survey coverage is the coverage ratio, calculated as the estimated
population before poststratification divided by the independent population control. Table
1 shows November 2018 CPS coverage ratios by age and sex for certain race and Hispanic
groups. The CPS coverage ratios can exhibit some variability from month to month.
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Table 1. Current Population Survey Coverage Ratios: November 2018
Total

White only

Black only

Residual raceA

HispanicB

Age
All
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
group people
0.86
0.88
0.85
0.93
0.90
0.68
0.67
0.77
0.81
0.82
0.79
0-15
0.89
0.81
0.93
0.87
0.79
0.64
0.82
0.72
0.93
0.84
16-19 0.85
0.75
0.76
0.80
0.80
0.62
0.59
0.66
0.74
0.79
0.80
20-24 0.76
0.79
0.84
0.84
0.89
0.58
0.69
0.74
0.79
0.72
0.82
25-34 0.82
0.88
0.93
0.91
0.98
0.74
0.73
0.83
0.82
0.79
0.93
35-44 0.90
0.89
0.91
0.91
0.94
0.78
0.78
0.82
0.85
0.81
0.86
45-54 0.90
0.94
0.93
0.96
0.96
0.80
0.85
0.89
0.85
0.81
0.80
55-64 0.94
0.99
0.99
0.98
1.01
0.99
0.93
0.96
0.88
0.87
0.87
0.88
65+
0.90
0.89
0.90
0.92
0.94
0.74
0.77
0.81
0.82
0.80
0.85
15+
0.89
0.88
0.89
0.92
0.93
0.73
0.75
0.79
0.81
0.80
0.84
0+
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, November 2018.
A
The Residual race group includes cases indicating a single race other than White or Black, and cases indicating
two or more races.
B
Hispanics may be any race.
Note: For a more detailed discussion on the use of parameters for race and ethnicity, please see the “Generalized
Variance Parameters” section.

Comparability of Data. Data obtained from the CPS and other sources are not entirely
comparable. This results from differences in interviewer training and experience and in
differing survey processes. This is an example of nonsampling variability not reflected in
the standard errors. Therefore, caution should be used when comparing results from
different sources.

Data users should be careful when comparing the data from this microdata file, which
reflects 2010 Census-based controls, with microdata files from January 2003 through
December 2011, which reflect 2000 Census-based controls. Ideally, the same population
controls should be used when comparing any estimates. In reality, the use of the same
population controls is not practical when comparing trend data over a period of 10 to 20
years. Thus, when it is necessary to combine or compare data based on different controls
or different designs, data users should be aware that changes in weighting controls or
weighting procedures can create small differences between estimates. See the discussion
following for information on comparing estimates derived from different controls or
different sample designs.

Microdata files from previous years reflect the latest available census-based controls.
Although the most recent change in population controls had relatively little impact on
summary measures such as averages, medians, and percentage distributions, it did have a
significant impact on levels. For example, use of 2010 Census-based controls results in
about a 0.2 percent increase from the 2000 census-based controls in the civilian
noninstitutionalized population and in the number of families and households. Thus,
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estimates of levels for data collected in 2012 and later years will differ from those for
earlier years by more than what could be attributed to actual changes in the population.
These differences could be disproportionately greater for certain population subgroups
than for the total population.

Users should also exercise caution because of changes caused by the phase-in of the Census
2010 files (see “Basic CPS”). 4 During this time period, CPS data were collected from sample
designs based on different censuses. Two features of the new CPS design have the potential
of affecting published estimates: (1) the temporary disruption of the rotation pattern from
August 2014 through June 2015 for a comparatively small portion of the sample and (2)
the change in sample areas. Most of the known effect on estimates during and after the
sample redesign will be the result of changing from 2000 to 2010 geographic definitions.
Research has shown that the national-level estimates of the metropolitan and
nonmetropolitan populations should not change appreciably because of the new sample
design. However, users should still exercise caution when comparing metropolitan and
nonmetropolitan estimates across years with a design change, especially at the state level.
Caution should also be used when comparing Hispanic estimates over time. No
independent population control totals for people of Hispanic origin were used before 1985.

A Nonsampling Error Warning. Since the full extent of the nonsampling error is
unknown, one should be particularly careful when interpreting results based on small
differences between estimates. The Census Bureau recommends that data users
incorporate information about nonsampling errors into their analyses, as nonsampling
error could impact the conclusions drawn from the results. Caution should also be used
when interpreting results based on a relatively small number of cases. Summary measures
(such as medians and percentage distributions) probably do not reveal useful information
when computed on a subpopulation smaller than 75,000.
For additional information on nonsampling error, including the possible impact on CPS
data, when known, refer to U.S. Census Bureau (2006) and Brooks & Bailar (1978).

Standard Errors and Their Use. The sample estimate and its standard error enable one
to construct a confidence interval. A confidence interval is a range about a given estimate
that has a specified probability of containing the average result of all possible samples. For
example, if all possible samples were surveyed under essentially the same general
conditions and using the same sample design, and if an estimate and its standard error
were calculated from each sample, then approximately 90 percent of the intervals from
1.645 standard errors below the estimate to 1.645 standard errors above the estimate
would include the average result of all possible samples.
4

The phase-in process using the 2010 Census files began April 2014.

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A particular confidence interval may or may not contain the average estimate derived from
all possible samples, but one can say with specified confidence that the interval includes
the average estimate calculated from all possible samples.

Standard errors may also be used to perform hypothesis testing, a procedure for
distinguishing between population parameters using sample estimates. The most common
type of hypothesis is that the population parameters are different. An example of this
would be comparing the percentage of men who were part-time workers to the percentage
of women who were part-time workers.

Tests may be performed at various levels of significance. A significance level is the
probability of concluding that the characteristics are different when, in fact, they are the
same. For example, to conclude that two characteristics are different at the 0.10 level of
significance, the absolute value of the estimated difference between characteristics must be
greater than or equal to 1.645 times the standard error of the difference.
The Census Bureau uses 90-percent confidence intervals and 0.10 levels of significance to
determine statistical validity. Consult standard statistical textbooks for alternative criteria.

Estimating Standard Errors. The Census Bureau uses replication methods to estimate the
standard errors of CPS estimates. These methods primarily measure the magnitude of
sampling error. However, they do measure some effects of nonsampling error as well.
They do not measure systematic biases in the data associated with nonsampling error. Bias
is the average over all possible samples of the differences between the sample estimates
and the true value.
Generalized Variance Parameters. While it is possible to compute and present an
estimate of the standard error based on the survey data for each estimate in a report, there
are a number of reasons why this is not done. A presentation of the individual standard
errors would be of limited use, since one could not possibly predict all of the combinations
of results that may be of interest to data users. Additionally, data users have access to CPS
microdata files, and it is impossible to compute in advance the standard error for every
estimate one might obtain from those data sets. Moreover, variance estimates are based on
sample data and have variances of their own. Therefore, some methods of stabilizing these
estimates of variance, for example, by generalizing or averaging over time, may be used to
improve their reliability.

Experience has shown that certain groups of estimates have similar relationships between
their variances and expected values. Modeling or generalizing may provide more stable
variance estimates by taking advantage of these similarities. The generalized variance
function (GVF) is a simple model that expresses the variance as a function of the expected
value of the survey estimate. The parameters of the GVF are estimated using direct
replicate variances. These GVF parameters provide a relatively easy method to obtain
approximate standard errors for numerous characteristics.
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In this source and accuracy statement, Tables 3 through 6 provide illustrations for
calculating standard errors. Table 7 provides the GVF parameters for labor force estimates,
and Table 8 provides GVF parameters for characteristics from the November 2018
supplement. Tables 9 through 11 provide GVF parameters for U.S. states, divisions, and
regions. Tables 12 through 14 provide factors and population controls to derive U.S. state,
division, and regional parameters.
The basic CPS questionnaire records the race and ethnicity of each respondent. With
respect to race, a respondent can be White, Black, Asian, American Indian and Alaskan
Native (AIAN), Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (NHOPI), or combinations of two
or more of the preceding. A respondent’s ethnicity can be Hispanic or non-Hispanic,
regardless of race.
The GVF parameters to use in computing standard errors are dependent upon the
race/ethnicity group of interest. The following table summarizes the relationship between
the race/ethnicity group of interest and the GVF parameters to use in standard error
calculations.
Table 2. Estimation Groups of Interest and Generalized Variance Parameters
Race/ethnicity group of interest
Total population

White alone, White alone or in combination (AOIC), or
White non-Hispanic population

Black alone, Black AOIC, or Black non-Hispanic population

Asian alone, Asian AOIC, or Asian non-Hispanic population
AIAN alone, AIAN AOIC, or AIAN non-Hispanic population
NHOPI alone, NHOPI AOIC, or NHOPI non-Hispanic
population
Populations from other race groups
HispanicA population

Two or more racesB – employment/unemployment and
educational attainment characteristics
Two or more racesB – all other characteristics

Generalized variance parameters to
use in standard error calculations
Total or White
Total or White
Black

Asian, American Indian and Alaska
Native (AIAN), Native Hawaiian and
Other Pacific Islander (NHOPI)
Asian, AIAN, NHOPI
Asian, AIAN, NHOPI
Asian, AIAN, NHOPI
HispanicA
Black

Asian, AIAN, NHOPI

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, internal data files.
A
Hispanics may be any race.
B
Two or more races refers to the group of cases self-classified as having two or more races.

When calculating standard errors for an estimate of interest from cross-tabulations
involving different characteristics, use the set of GVF parameters for the characteristic that
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will give the largest standard error. If the estimate of interest is strictly from basic CPS
data, the GVF parameters will come from the CPS GVF table (Table 7). If the estimate is
using Voting and Registration supplement data, the GVF parameters will come from the
Voting and Registration supplement GVF table (Table 8).
Standard Errors of Estimated Numbers. The approximate standard error, 𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥 , of an
estimated number from this microdata file can be obtained by using the formula:
𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥 = √𝑎𝑎𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏

(1)

Here x is the size of the estimate, and a and b are the parameters in Table 7 or 8 associated
with the particular type of characteristic.
Illustration 1
Suppose there were 2,941,000 unemployed men (ages 16 and up) in the civilian labor
force. Use the appropriate parameters from Table 7 and Formula (1) to get
Table 3. Illustration of Standard Errors of Estimated Numbers
Number of unemployed males in the civilian
labor force (x)
a-parameter (a)
b-parameter (b)
Standard error
90-percent confidence interval

2,941,000

-0.000031
2,947
92,000
2,790,000 to 3,092,000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Voting and Registration Supplement, November
2018.

The standard error is calculated as

𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥 = �−0.000031 × 2,941,0002 + 2,947 × 2,941,000,

which, rounded to the nearest thousand, is 92,000. The 90-percent confidence interval is
calculated as 2,941,000 ± 1.645 × 92,000.
A conclusion that the average estimate derived from all possible samples lies within a
range computed in this way would be correct for roughly 90 percent of all possible
samples.

Standard Errors of Estimated Percentages. The reliability of an estimated percentage,
computed using sample data for both numerator and denominator, depends on both the
size of the percentage and its base. Estimated percentages are relatively more reliable than
the corresponding estimates of the numerators of the percentages, particularly if the
percentages are 50 percent or more. When the numerator and denominator of the
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percentage are in different categories, use the parameter from Table 7 or 8 as indicated by
the numerator.

The approximate standard error, 𝑠𝑠𝑦𝑦,𝑝𝑝 , of an estimated percentage can be obtained by using
the formula:
𝑏𝑏

𝑠𝑠𝑦𝑦,𝑝𝑝 = �𝑦𝑦 𝑝𝑝(100 − 𝑝𝑝)

(2)

Here y is the total number of people, families, households, or unrelated individuals in the
base or denominator of the percentage, p is the percentage 100*x/y (0 ≤ p ≤ 100), and b is
the parameter in Table 7 or 8 associated with the characteristic in the numerator of the
percentage.

Illustration 2
In November 2018, out of 248,937,000 people with at least an elementary school
education, 49.1 percent reported voting. Use the appropriate parameter from Table 8 and
formula (2) to get
Table 4. Illustration of Standard Errors of Estimated Percentages
Percentage of people that reported voting (p)
Base (y)
b-parameter (b)
Standard error
90-percent confidence interval

49.1
248,937,000
3,496
0.19
48.8 to 49.4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Voting and Registration Supplement, November
2018.

The standard error is calculated as
𝑠𝑠𝑦𝑦,𝑝𝑝 = �

3,496
× 49.1 × (100.0 − 49.1) = 0.19
248,937,000

The 90-percent confidence interval for the estimated percentage of people with at least an
elementary school education who reported voting is from 48.8 to 49.4 percent (i.e., 49.1 ±
1.645 × 0.19).

Standard Errors of Estimated Differences. The standard error of the difference between
two sample estimates is approximately equal to
𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥1 −𝑥𝑥2 = �𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥1 2 + 𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥2 2
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(3)

where 𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥1 and 𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥2 are the standard errors of the estimates, 𝑥𝑥1 and 𝑥𝑥2 . The estimates can be
numbers, percentages, ratios, etc. This will result in accurate estimates of the standard
error of the same characteristic in two different areas or for the difference between
separate and uncorrelated characteristics in the same area. However, if there is a high
positive (negative) correlation between the two characteristics, the formula will
overestimate (underestimate) the true standard error.

Illustration 3
The November 2018 supplement showed that out of 120,181,000 men who had at least an
elementary school education, 56,944,000, or 47.4 percent, had voted, and of the
128,756,000 women who had at least an elementary school education, 65,268,000, or 50.7
percent, had voted. Use the appropriate parameters from Table 8 and Formulas (2) and (3)
to get
Table 5. Illustration of Standard Errors of Estimated Differences
Difference
Men (x1)
Women (x2)

Percentage that had
voted (p)
Base (y)
b-parameter (b)
Standard error
90-percent confidence
interval

47.4

120,181,000
3,496
0.27
47.0 to 47.8

50.7

128,756,000
3,496
0.26
50.3 to 51.1

3.3

0.37

2.7 to 3.9

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Voting and Registration Supplement, November
2018.

The standard error of the difference is calculated as

𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥1 −𝑥𝑥2 = �0.272 + 0.262 = 0.37

The 90-percent confidence interval around the difference is calculated as 3.3 ± 1.645 ×
0.37. Since this interval does not include zero, we can conclude with 90-percent confidence
that the percentage of women with at least an elementary school education who voted is
greater than the percentage of men with at least an elementary school education who
voted.
Standard Errors for State, Division, and Region Estimates. Standard errors for state,
division, and region estimates may be obtained by using the state, division, and region
parameters. The state, division, and region parameters for Total or White population
voting and registration estimates are included in Tables 9, 10, and 11. The state, division,
and region parameters for other subpopulation groups are determined by multiplying the
a- and b-parameters in Table 8 by the appropriate factor from Tables 12, 13, or 14. The
state factors are contained in Table 12, the division factors in Table 13, and the region
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factors in Table 14. After determining the correct parameter, use the standard error
formulas discussed earlier in the text to calculate standard error estimates.

Illustration 4
About 5,775,000 people (37.3 percent) have completed at least a bachelor’s degree out of
about 15,478,000 people aged 18 and over living in New York. Following the method
mentioned above, obtain the needed state parameter by multiplying the parameter in Table
8 by the state factor in Table 12 for the state of interest. In this example, the educational
attainment parameter for Total or White in New York is calculated as b = 2,530 × 1.19 =
3,011.
Use formula (2) with the new b-parameter, 3,011, to get

Table 6. Illustration of Standard Errors of State Estimates
Percentage of people in New York that
37.3
completed at least a bachelor’s degree (p)
Base (y)
15,478,000
b-parameter (b)
3,011
Standard error
0.67
90-percent confidence interval
36.2 to 38.4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Voting and Registration Supplement, November
2018.

Technical Assistance. If you require assistance or additional information, please contact
the Demographic Statistical Methods Division via e-mail at
[email protected].

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Table 7. Parameters for Computation of Standard Errors for Labor Force
Characteristics: November 2018

Characteristic

Total or White
Civilian labor force, employed
Unemployed
Not in labor force
Civilian labor force, employed, not in labor force, and unemployed
Men
Women
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Black
Civilian labor force, employed, not in labor force, and unemployed
Total
Men
Women
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Asian, American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN), Native
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (NHOPI)
Civilian labor force, employed, not in labor force, and unemployed
Total
Men
Women
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Hispanic, may be of any race
Civilian labor force, employed, not in labor force, and unemployed
Total
Men
Women
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

a

b

-0.000013
-0.000017
-0.000013

2,481
3,244
2,432

-0.000031
-0.000028
-0.000261

2,947
2,788
3,244

-0.000117
-0.000249
-0.000191
-0.001425

3,601
3,465
3,191
3,601

-0.000245
-0.000537
-0.000399
-0.004078

3,311
3,397
2,874
3,311

-0.000087
-0.000172
-0.000158
-0.000909

3,316
3,276
3,001
3,316

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Internal Current Population Survey data files for the 2010 Design.
Notes: These parameters are to be applied to basic CPS monthly labor force estimates. The Total or White, Black,
and Asian, AIAN, NHOPI parameters are to be used for both alone and in combination race group
estimates. For nonmetropolitan characteristics, multiply the a- and b-parameters by 1.5. If the
characteristic of interest is total state population, not subtotaled by race or ethnicity, the a- and bparameters are zero. For foreign-born and noncitizen characteristics for Total and White, the a- and bparameters should be multiplied by 1.3. No adjustment is necessary for foreign-born and noncitizen
characteristics for Black, Hispanic, and Asian, AIAN, NHOPI parameters. For the groups self-classified as
having two or more races, use the Asian, AIAN, NHOPI parameters for all employment characteristics.

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Table 8. Parameters for Computation of Standard Errors for Voting and Registration
Characteristics: November 2018
Characteristics

Total or White

Asian, AIAN,
NHOPIA
a
b

Black

HispanicB

a
b
a
b
a
b
Voting, registration, reasons for not
voting or registering (includes
breakdowns by:
Citizenship, Household relationship,
Family heads by presence of children,
Marital status, Duration of residence,
Tenure, Education level, Family income
of persons, Occupation group)
-0.000014 3,496 -0.000088 5,124 -0.000223 5,586 -0.000200 8,636
CHARACTERISTICS OF ALL PERSONS, VOTING AND NONVOTING
Marital Status
-0.000017 5,564 -0.000105
Education of Persons
-0.000010 2,530 -0.000048
Education of Family Head
-0.000008 2,208 -0.000034
Persons by Family Income
-0.000020 5,233 -0.000100
Duration of Residence Tenure
-0.000017 5,564 -0.000105

7,993
2,861
1,998
5,992
7,993

-0.000238
-0.000089
-0.000077
-0.000230
-0.000238

7,993
2,310
1,998
5,992
7,993

-0.000225
-0.000066
-0.000068
-0.000204
-0.000225

13,471
3,259
3,367
10,097
13,471

HOUSEHOLD RELATIONSHIPS, VOTING AND NONVOTING
Head, Spouse of Head
-0.000008 2,208 -0.000034 1,998 -0.000077 1,998 -0.000068 3,367
Nonrelative or Other Relative of Head -0.000017 5,564 -0.000105 7,993 -0.000238 7,993 -0.000225 13,471

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Internal data from the Voting and Registration Supplement,
November 2018.
A
AIAN is American Indian and Alaska Native, and NHOPI is Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander.
B
Hispanics may be any race.
Notes: These parameters are to be applied to the Voting and Registration Supplement data. The Total or White, Black, and
Asian, AIAN, NHOPI parameters are to be used for both alone and in combination race group estimates. For
nonmetropolitan characteristics, multiply the a- and b-parameters by 1.5. If the characteristic of interest is total state
population, not subtotaled by race or ethnicity, the a- and b-parameters are zero. For foreign-born and noncitizen
characteristics for Total and White, the a- and b-parameters should be multiplied by 1.3. No adjustment is necessary for
foreign-born and noncitizen characteristics for Black, Asian, AIAN, NHOPI, and Hispanic parameters. For the group selfclassified as having two or more races, use the Asian, AIAN, NHOPI parameters for all characteristics except employment,
unemployment, and educational attainment, in which case use Black parameters. For a more detailed discussion on the use
of parameters for race and ethnicity, please see the “Generalized Variance Parameters” section.

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Table 9. Parameters for Computation of State Standard Errors: November 2018
State
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina

a

b

-0.000820
-0.000886
-0.000574
-0.000859
-0.000103
-0.000728
-0.000869
-0.000838
-0.000903
-0.000185
-0.000391
-0.000843
-0.000800
-0.000323
-0.000602
-0.000873
-0.000991
-0.000923
-0.000810
-0.001104
-0.000694
-0.000578
-0.000406
-0.000725
-0.000851
-0.000684
-0.000731
-0.000935
-0.000828
-0.000916
-0.000450
-0.000748
-0.000212
-0.000403

3,950
629
4,055
2,552
4,055
4,090
3,076
804
629
3,916
4,055
1,154
1,398
4,055
3,985
2,727
2,832
4,055
3,706
1,468
4,160
3,950
4,020
4,055
2,482
4,125
769
1,783
2,517
1,224
4,020
1,538
4,160
4,125

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Internal data from the Voting and Registration Supplement,
November 2018.
Notes: These parameters are for use with state-level voting and registration estimates for the Total or White population. For statelevel estimates of subpopulation groups, please use the factors provided in Table 12.

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Table 9. Parameters for Computation of State Standard Errors: November 2018
State
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

a

b

-0.000852
-0.000349
-0.000968
-0.000886
-0.000321
-0.000935
-0.000781
-0.000932
-0.000595
-0.000144
-0.000566
-0.001131
-0.000499
-0.000548
-0.000987
-0.000705
-0.000994

629
4,020
3,741
3,706
4,055
979
3,916
804
3,985
4,090
1,783
699
4,160
4,090
1,748
4,055
559

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Internal data from the Voting and Registration Supplement,
November 2018.
Notes: These parameters are for use with state-level voting and registration estimates for the Total or White
population. For state-level estimates of subpopulation groups, please use the factors provided in Table 12.

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Table 10. Parameters for Computation of Division Standard Errors: November 2018
Divison
a
b
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Central
West North Central
South Atlantic
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific

-0.000197
-0.000099
-0.000087
-0.000154
-0.000060
-0.000201
-0.000098
-0.000121
-0.000074

2,891
4,090
4,020
3,251
3,881
3,776
3,881
2,937
3,916

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Internal data from the Voting and Registration Supplement,
November 2018.
Notes: These parameters are for use with census division-level voting and registration estimates for the Total or
White population. For census division-level estimates of subpopulation groups, please use the factors
provided in Table 13.

Table 11. Parameters for Computation of Region Standard Errors: November 2018
Divison

a

b

Northeast
Midwest
South
West

-0.000068
-0.000056
-0.000032
-0.000047

3,776
3,811
3,881
3,601

All Except South

-0.000019

3,720

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Internal data from the Voting and Registration Supplement,
November 2018.
Notes: These parameters are for use with census region-level voting and registration estimates for the Total or
White population. For census region-level estimates of subpopulation groups, please use the factors
provided in Table 14.

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Table 12. Factors and Populations for State Parameters: November 2018
State

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

Factor
1.13
0.18
1.16
0.73
1.16
1.17
0.88
0.23
0.18
1.12
1.16
0.33
0.40
1.16
1.14
0.78
0.81
1.16
1.06
0.42
1.19
1.13
1.15
1.16
0.71
1.18

Population

4,815,491
709,713
7,059,460
2,971,831
39,335,631
5,616,496
3,539,496
959,821
696,719
21,117,771
10,382,025
1,368,613
1,746,715
12,571,142
6,614,362
3,123,229
2,858,607
4,393,427
4,577,723
1,329,693
5,993,145
6,834,192
9,895,324
5,589,888
2,917,204
6,035,071

State

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Factor
0.22
0.51
0.72
0.35
1.15
0.44
1.19
1.18
0.18
1.15
1.07
1.06
1.16
0.28
1.12
0.23
1.14
1.17
0.51
0.20
1.19
1.17
0.50
1.16
0.16

Population
1,051,514
1,907,628
3,039,174
1,336,691
8,941,707
2,055,451
19,629,001
10,225,112
738,113
11,529,671
3,863,799
4,181,086
12,632,553
1,047,164
5,016,812
862,682
6,701,724
28,358,035
3,152,050
618,208
8,338,354
7,465,229
1,771,334
5,755,102
562,500

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Internal data from the Voting and Registration Supplement,
November 2018.
Notes: These parameters are for use with state-level voting and registration estimates for subpopulation groups.
The state population counts in this table are for the 0+ population. For foreign-born and noncitizen
characteristics for Total and White, the a- and b-parameters should be multiplied by 1.3. No adjustment is
necessary for foreign-born and noncitizen characteristics for Black, Asian, American Indian and Alaska
Native, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and Hispanic.

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Table 13. Factors and Populations for Division Parameters: November 2018
Divison
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Central
West North Central
South Atlantic
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific

Factor

Population

0.83
1.17
1.15
0.93
1.11
1.08
1.11
0.84
1.12

14,705,444
41,203,261
46,365,601
21,115,218
64,501,093
18,827,846
39,771,388
24,283,360
53,060,272

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Internal data from the Voting and Registration Supplement,
November 2018.
Notes: These parameters are for use with census division-level voting and registration estimates for subpopulation
groups. The census division population counts in this table are for the 0+ population. For foreign-born and
noncitizen characteristics for Total and White, the a- and b-parameters should be multiplied by 1.3. No
adjustment is necessary for foreign-born and noncitizen characteristics for Black, Asian, American Indian
and Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and Hispanic.

Table 14. Factors and Populations for Region Parameters: November 2018
Divison

Factor

Population

Northeast
Midwest
South
West

1.08
1.09
1.11
1.03

55,908,705
67,480,819
123,100,327
77,343,632

All Except South

1.06

200,733,156

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Internal data from the Voting and Registration Supplement,
November 2018.
Notes: These parameters are for use with census region-level voting and registration estimates for subpopulation
groups. The census region population counts in this table are for the 0+ population. For foreign-born and
noncitizen characteristics for Total and White, the a- and b-parameters should be multiplied by 1.3. No
adjustment is necessary for foreign-born and noncitizen characteristics for Black, Asian, American Indian
and Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and Hispanic.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 2014, “Redesign of the Sample for the Current Population
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http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/tp-66.pdf
All online references accessed April 3, 2019

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