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DISPLACED WORKER, EMPLOYEE TENURE,
AND OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY SUPPLEMENT FILE
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION
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Abstract
Overview - Current Population Survey
Overview - January 2020
Displaced Worker, Employee Tenure, and
Occupational Mobility Supplement
Glossary
How to Use the Record Layout
Basic CPS Record Layout
Current Population Survey, January 2020
Displaced Worker, Employee Tenure, and
Occupational Mobility Supplement Record Layout
Current Population Survey, January 2020
Displaced Worker, Employee Tenure, and
Occupational Mobility 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 January 2020
Displaced Worker, Employee Tenure, and
Occupational Mobility Supplement Data
User Notes
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ATTACHMENT 1
ABSTRACT
Current Population Survey, January 2020: Displaced Worker, Employee Tenure,
and Occupational Mobility 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], 2020.
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 50,000 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 Displaced Worker questions were asked of all persons age 20 years or older who lost a job
involuntarily within the last three years based on operating decisions of a firm, plant, or business
in which the worker was employed. Data are provided on reasons for job displacement, industry
and occupation of the former job, group health insurance coverage, job tenure, and weekly
earnings. Additional data refer to periods of unemployment as well as number of jobs held, use
of unemployment benefits, whether residence was changed to seek work in another area, current
health insurance coverage, and current weekly earnings. The employee tenure and occupational
mobility questions were asked of all persons 15 years and older who were employed during the
reference week.
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 central cities in multi-central city corebased statistical areas or combined statistical areas. Also within confidentiality restrictions,
indicators are provided for metropolitan/nonmetropolitan, central city/balance metropolitan, and
CBSA size.
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Technical Description
File Structure: Rectangular.
File Size: 138,697 logical records; 1,222 character logical record length.
File Sort Sequence: State rank by CBSA/CSA rank by household identification number by line
number.
Reference Materials
Current Population Survey, January 2020: Displaced Worker, Employee Tenure, and Occupation
Mobility Supplement Technical Documentation. Documentation contains this abstract,
questionnaire facsimiles, and record layouts of the file. It is available on the Census Bureau’s
website at http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/technical-documentation/complete.html
U.S. Census Bureau. The Current Population Survey Design and Methodology (Technical
Paper 77) describes in detail the sample design and survey procedures used as well as the
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 FAQs on the Census Bureau’s home page (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 50 years. Currently, we obtain interviews from
about 56,000 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 CPS sample is selected based on 2000 census information. The first stage of the 2000 sample design
created 2,025 geographic areas called primary sampling units (PSUs) in the entire United States. These PSUs were
grouped into strata within each state. Some of these PSUs formed strata by themselves and were in sample with
certainty, which is referred to as self-representing. Of the remaining nonself-representing PSUs, one PSU was
selected from each stratum with the probability of selection proportional to the population of the PSU. A total of
824 PSUs were selected for sampling. The second stage of the sample design selected housing units within these
PSUs.
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 7 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),
$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://www.census.gov/prod/www/subject.html#pop
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 2015
Data (000's)
Final Weights
Composited
(Not Seasonally
Adjusted)
250,876
159,112
150,176
8,936
91,764
250,876
158,527
149,722
8,805
92,349
Composited
(Seasonally
Adjusted)
250,876
157,106
148,840
8,266
93,770
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ATTACHMENT 3
OVERVIEW
January 2020: Displaced Worker, Employee Tenure, and
Occupational Mobility Supplement
General
Census Bureau staff conducted the January 2020 Displaced Worker, Employee Tenure,
and Occupational Mobility 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 50,000 households across the country. Attachment 6
contains a copy of the labor force questions asked each month as part of the basic CPS
questions. Attachment 8 is a copy of the January 2020 Displaced Worker, Employee
Tenure, and Occupational Mobility questionnaire.
Attachment 2 comprises a description of the CPS entitled "Overview--Current Population
Survey." A description of the January 2020 Displaced Workers, Employee Tenure and
Occupational Mobility Survey follows.
Data Collection
Census Bureau staff conducted interviews during the period of January 19-25, 2020.
This was a proxy response supplement; that is, a single respondent could provide answers
for all eligible household members, provided the respondent him/herself was a household
member 15 years of age or older.
All persons eligible for the labor force items were also eligible for the supplement.
Persons 20 years of age and older, who lost or left a job in the last three years for selected
reasons, were eligible for the first part of the supplement, which consists of the displaced
workers items (SD1-SD27, including earnings items SLE1-SLE22 and SCE1-SCE25).
Employed persons 15 years of age and older were eligible for the second part of the
supplement, which consisted of the employee tenure and occupational mobility items
(ST1-ST8 and ST20-ST31).
Interviewers received a 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
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patterns; items with off-path entries were blanked whenever appropriate.
The data processing also involved the full allocation, by demographic characteristics, of
missing earnings data.
There are two supplement weights associated with the January 2020 Displaced Worker
and Employee Tenure supplement. The first weight, PWSUPWGT, should be used to
tally the displaced worker items. The second weight, PWTENWGT, should be used for
tallying the employee tenure section of the supplement. Use the correct supplement
weight for tallying the supplement items.
The values and universe for each variable are defined in the supplement record layout
found in Attachment 7.
January 2020 Displaced Worker and Employee Tenure Computer File
The CPS Labor Force Data. The January 2020 CPS file contains 138,697 records.
The first 1000 characters contain the labor force data for each record. Attachment 6
contains the CPS Basic Items Record Layout, which includes the variable name,
character size, location on 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 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 January 2020 CPS interview but were not interviewed
because no one was home, household members were temporarily
absent, etc.)
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3 = Type B Noninterview (These records represent sample addresses
determined to be ineligible for the CPS by virtue of being vacant,
demolished, nonresidential, etc.)
4 = Type C Noninterview (See explanation for Type B above.)
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
2 = Adult civilian, 15+
3 = Adult, Armed Forces
20,948
95,889
402
The values of HRINTSTA are:
2 = Type A Noninterview
3 = Type B Noninterview
4 = Type C Noninterview
10,982
9,951
525
January 2020 CPS/Displaced Worker and Employee Tenure Supplement File. The
January supplement data are in locations 1001 - 1222. (See Attachment 7.)
Tallying the January 2020 Displaced Worker and Employee Tenure Supplement
File. The January 2020 supplement contains two distinct universes. The first universe
comprises all persons 20 years of age and older who had been displaced from a job in the
past three years. The second universe consists of each household member 15 years of age
and older who was employed during reference week.
The variable PRSUPSAT (located in positions 1189 - 1190 on the supplement
record layout) determines the supplement interview status of each person for the
displaced workers part of the supplement. PRTENSAT (located in positions
1201 - 1202) determines the supplement interview status for each person eligible
for the job tenure and occupational mobility portion of the supplement:
PRSUPSAT
1 = Not Eligible for Displaced Worker Items
2 = Interview - Displaced Worker Supplement
3 = Noninterview - Eligible for Displaced Workers Items, but not
Interviewed
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PRTENSAT
1 = Not Eligible for Job Tenure and Occupational Mobility Items
2 = Interview - Job Tenure and Occupational Mobility Supplement
3 = Noninterview - Eligible for Job Tenure and Occupational Mobility
Items, but not Interviewed
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 January 2020 Displaced Worker and
Employee Tenure data, contact Dorinda Allard at the Bureau of Labor Statistics on
202-691-6378.
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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
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Children under 15
September 2001 or later
August 1990 to August 2001
May 1975 to July 1990
Vietnam era (Aug 1964 to Apr 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
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
U
X
W
R
-
Edited item
Unedited item
Allocation flag (see Attachment 15 for more information)
Weight
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 2020*
***********************************
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
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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
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NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
VALID ENTRIES
10
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 WITHFAMILY
GROUP QUARTERS WITHOUT FAMILY
MONTH-IN-SAMPLE
EDITED UNIVERSE:
ALL HHLDs IN SAMPLE
63 - 64
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)
Serial suffix-converted to numerics (HRSERSUF)
73-74
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
See BUSL1
83 - 84
VALID ENTRIES
1
99
MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE
6-8
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
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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 IDENTIFYA 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 IDENTIFYA 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
FILLER
PRTAGE
2
2
Starting January 2020
120 - 121
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
RevisedJanuary 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
3
CHILD HOUSEHOLD MEMBER
ADULT CIVILIAN HOUSEHOLD MEMBER
ADULT ARMED FORCES HOUSEHOLD MEMBER PENATVTY
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 MAN Y 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
EDITED UNIVERSE:
286 - 287
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 (SIXTHMETHOD)
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 (FIFTHMETHOD)
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 (SIXTHMETHOD)
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 JOBCOMPLETE
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/PATERNITYLEAVE
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/PATERNITYLEAVE
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
CONDITIONALLYINTERESTED
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
AT WORKAT WORKAT WORKAT WORK-
LOCATION
41-47 HRS
48 HRS
49-59 HRS
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-JOBSTARTED/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
INDIVIDUAL CLASS OF WORKER ON
442 - 443
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
NAME
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-AGRICULT URE 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 PUERNHIC < 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
ALLOCATIONFLAGS
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
FILLER
2
STARTING JAN. 2020
6-77
657 - 658
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 schooldiploma?
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
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
17
18
19
20
21
22
PEAFWHN1
2
LOCATION
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
6-85
880 - 881
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
VALID ENTRIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
PEAFWHN4
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?
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
PEPAR2
2
LINE NUMBER OF FATHER
886 - 887
EDITED UNIVERSE:
ALL
VALID ENTRIES
-1
01
16
PEPAR1
2
NO FATHER PRESENT
MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE
LINE NUMBER OF MOTHER
6-86
888 - 889
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
EDITED UNIVERSE: ALL
VALID ENTRIES
-1
01
16
PEPAR2TYP
2
NO MOTHER PRESENT
MIN VALUE
MAX VALUE
TYPE OF FATHER
EDITED UNVERSE:
-1
1
2
3
PEPAR1TYP
2
TYPE OF MOTHER
-1
1
2
3
2
ALL
NO FATHER PRESENT
BIOLOGICAL
STEP
ADOPTED
EDITED UNVERSE:
PECOHAB
890 – 891
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
PXPAR2
2
ALLOCATION FLAG
896 - 897
PXPAR1
2
ALLOCATION FLAG
898 - 899
PXPAR2TYP
2
ALLOCATION FLAG
900 - 901
6-87
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
PXPAR1TYP
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
WEARING GLASSES?
908 - 909
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 UNIVERSE: PRPERTYP = 2
6-88
912 - 913
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
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
VISITING A DOCTOR'S OFFICE OR SHOPPING?
916 - 917
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
6-89
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
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
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?
See location 681-682 for the allocation flag.
6-90
938-939
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?
940 - 941
See location 787-788 for the allocation flag.
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?
See location 950-951 for the allocation flag.
6-91
944 - 945
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?
946 - 947
See location 952-953 for the allocation flag.
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
6-92
ATTACHMENT 7
SUPPLEMENT RECORD LAYOUT
Current Population Survey, January 2020
Displaced Worker, Employee Tenure, and
Occupational Mobility Supplement
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
PESD1
2
During the last 3 calendar years, that is,
January 2017 through December 2019, did
you lose a job, or leave one because: your
plant or company closed or moved, your
position or shift was abolished, insufficient
work or another similar reason?
1001-1002
EDITED UNIVERSE:
All household members 20+ years old
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Yes
2 No
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
PESD2
2
Which of these specific reasons describes
why you are no longer working at that job?
1003-1004
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PESD1 = 1
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Plant or company closed down or moved
Plant or company operating but lost or left job
because of:
2 Insufficient work
3 Position or shift abolished
4 Seasonal job completed
5 Self-operated business failed
6 Some other reason
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
PESD3
2
In what year did you last work at that job?
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PESD2 = 1, 2, or 3
7-1
1005-1006
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
VALID ENTRIES:
1 2017
2 2018
3 2019
4 Other
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PESD4
2
Do you expect to be recalled to that job
within the next 6 months?
1007-1008
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PESD2 = 2 or 3 and PESD3 = 3
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Yes
2 No
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PESD5
2
Had you been given written advance notice
informing you that (fill: the plant or business
would be closed / you would lose your job)?
1009-1010
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PESD3 = 1, 2, 3, -2, -3, or -9
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Yes
2 No
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No Response
PESD6
2
How long before you were to have lost
your job did you receive that notice?
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PESD5 = 1
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Less than 1 month
2 1 to 2 months
3 More than 2 months
-2 Don't Know
7-2
1011-1012
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PESCOW1
2
Class of Worker
1013-1014
EDITED UNIVERSE:
Entry in PUSD7, PUSD8 or PUSD9
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Federal government
2 State government
3 Local government
4 Private for profit
5 Private, nonprofit
6 Self-employed, incorporated
7 Self-employed, unincorporated
8 Without pay
9 Unknown
10 Government, level unknown
11 Self-employed, incorporation status unknown
-9 No response
PES1ICD
4
Industry Code
1015-1018
EDITED UNIVERSE:
Entry in PUSD10, PUSD11, or PUSD12
VALID ENTRIES:
0010-9990 Industry Code
-9 No response
PRSDIND
2
Detailed Industry Recode
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Agriculture
2 Forestry, logging, fishing, hunting, and trapping
3 Mining
4 Construction
5 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
6 Primary metals and fabricated metal products
7 Machinery manufacturing
8 Computer and electronic product manufacturing
9 Electrical equipment, appliance manufacturing
10 Transportation equipment manufacturing
11 Wood products
12 Furniture and fixtures manufacturing
13 Miscellaneous and not specified manufacturing
14 Food manufacturing
15 Beverage and tobacco products
7-3
1019-1020
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
16 Textile, apparel, and leather manufacturing
17 Paper and printing
18 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
19 Chemical manufacturing
20 Plastics and rubber products
21 Wholesale trade
22 Retail trade
23 Transportation and warehousing
24 Utilities
25 Publishing industries (except internet)
26 Motion picture and sound recording industries
27 Broadcasting (except internet)
28 Internet publishing and broadcasting
29 Telecommunications
30 Internet service providers and data processing
31 Other information services
32 Finance
33 Insurance
34 Real estate
35 Rental and leasing services
36 Professional and technical services
37 Management of companies and enterprises
38 Administrative and support services
39 Waste management and remediation services
40 Educational services
41 Hospitals
42 Health care services, except hospitals
43 Social assistance
44 Arts, entertainment, and recreation
45 Accommodation
46 Food services and drinking places
47 Repair and maintenance
48 Personal and laundry services
49 Membership associations and organizations
50 Private households
51 Public administration
52 Armed forces
-9 No response
PES1OCD
4
Occupation Code
1021-1024
EDITED UNIVERSE:
Entry in PUSD13, PUSD14 and PUSD15
VALID ENTRIES:
0030-9890 Occupation code
-9 No response
PRSDOCC
2
Detailed Occupation Recode
7-4
1025-1026
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Management occupations
2 Business and financial operations occupations
3 Computer and mathematical science occupations
4 Architecture and engineering occupations
5 Life, physical, and social science occupations
6 Community and social service occupations
7 Legal occupations
8 Education, training, and library occupations
9 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations
10 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupatio
11 Healthcare support occupations
12 Protective service occupations
13 Food preparation and serving related occupation
14 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations
15 Personal care and service occupations
16 Sales and related occupations
17 Office and administrative support occupations
18 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
19 Construction and extraction occupations
20 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupatio
21 Production occupations
22 Transportation and material moving occupations
23 Armed Forces
-9 No response
PESD16
2
On that job, were you a member of a union
or an employee association similar to a union?
1027-1028
EDITED UNIVERSE:
(PESD5 = 1, 2, -2, -3, or -9) and
(PESCOW1 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, or -9)
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Yes
2 No
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PESD17
2
Did you have health insurance at that job?
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PESD16 = 1, 2, -2, -3, or -9
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Yes
2 No
7-5
1029-1030
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PTSD18A
2
How long had you worked for (fill:
SD10/SD11/that employer) when that
job ended?
(Answer - number)
1031-1032
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PESD17 = 1, 2, -2, -3, or -9
VALID ENTRIES:
01-99 (topcoded to 30 if PESD18B = 4)
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PESD18B
2
How long had you worked for (fill:
SD10/SD11/that employer when that
job ended?
(Answer - Periodicity)
1033-1034
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PESD18A = 0-99, -2, -3, or 9
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Days
2 Weeks
3 Months
4 Years
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No Response
PESD19
2
Did you usually work 35 hours or more per
week at that job?
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PESD18B = 1, 2, 3, 4, -2, -3, or -9
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Yes
2 No
-4 Hours varied
-2 Don't Know
7-6
1035-1036
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PESLE1O
2
Out variable for PUSLE1
1037-1038
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Hourly
2 Weekly
3 Bi-weekly
4 Twice monthly
5 Monthly
6 Annually
7 Other
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PESLE2
2
Did you usually receive overtime pay,
tips, or commissions on that job?
1039-1040
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PUSLE1 = 1-7
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Yes
2 No
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PESENH1O 4
Out variable for hourly pay rate-lost job
(Item PUSLE3, PUSLE3D or PUSLE3C)
Dollar Amount-Two implied decimals
Topcoded
1041-1044
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PUSLE1O = 1
VALID ENTRIES:
PTSENH1O 2
0-9999
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
Lost job hourly rate--topcode
VALID ENTRIES:
7-7
1045-1046
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
-1 NIU
0 No topcode
1 Topcoded value
PTSLE4O
2
Out variable for how many hours did you
usually work per week at that rate? (Topcoded at 55)
1047-1048
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PUSLE1O = 1 and entry in PESENH1O
VALID ENTRIES:
01-48
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PUSLE5
2
On the job you lost or left, how much did
you usually receive JUST in overtime pay,
tips or commissions, before taxes or other
deductions?
1049-1050
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Per hour
2 Per day
3 Per week
4 Per month
5 Per year
6 Other
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PUTSLE6
2
How many hours did you usually work per
week at that rate? (topcoded)
1051-1052
VALID ENTRIES:
00-40 (topcoded)
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PUSLE6D
2
What is your best estimate of the number of
hours per week you usually worked at that
rate?
VALID ENTRIES:
00-99
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
7-8
1053-1054
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
-9 No response
PUSERN
6
Calculated weekly amount of overtime-lost job
Dollar Amount-Two implied decimals
1055-1060
VALID ENTRIES:
0-288461 (topcoded)
PUSERN2
6
Corrected calculated overtime amount-lost job
Dollar Amount--Two implied decimals
1061-1066
VALID ENTRIES:
0-288461 (topcoded)
PTSERN
2
Lost job overtime pay-topcode
(PUSERN)
1067-1068
VALID ENTRIES:
-1 NIU
0 No topcode
1 Topcoded value
PTSERN2
2
Corrected lost job overtime pay-topcode
(PUSERN2)
1069-1070
VALID ENTRIES:
-1 NIU
0 No topcode
1 Topcoded value
PESLE22
2
How many weeks a year did you get
paid for at that job?
1071-1072
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PESLE1O = 6
VALID ENTRIES:
01-52
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PESD20
2
Did you receive unemployment insurance
benefits after that job ended?
7-9
1073-1074
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PESD19 = 1, 2, -2, -3, -4, or -9
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Yes
2 No
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PESD21
2
Did you exhaust your eligibility for
unemployment benefits?
1075-1076
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PESD20 = 1
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Yes
2 No
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PESD22
2
Since that job ended, have you moved to a
different city or county?
1077-1078
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PESD20 = 1, 2, -2, -3. or -9
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Yes
2 No
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PESD23
2
Was the reason for the move to look for
work or to take a different job?
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PESD22 = 1
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Yes
2 No
7-
1079-1080
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PESD24
2
Have you worked for pay since job ended?
1081-1082
EDITED UNIVERSE:
(PESD22 = 1, 2, -2, -3, or -9) and
(PEMLR = 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7)
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Yes
2 No
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No Response
PTSD25
3
After that job ended, how many weeks
went by before you started working
again at another job?
1083-1085
EDITED UNIVERSE:
(PESD24 = 1) or
[(PESD22 = 1, 2, -2, -3, or -9) and
(PEMLR = 1 or 2)]
VALID ENTRIES:
0-52 (topcoded)
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No Response
PESD26
2
How many jobs have you held since
that job ended?
1086-1087
EDITED UNIVERSE:
(PESD24 = -2, -3, or -9) or
(PESD25 = 0-168, -2, -3, or -9)
VALID ENTRIES:
0-99
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No Response
PESD27
2
Other than Medicare or Medicaid, do you
now have health insurance?
7-
1088-1089
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
EDITED UNIVERSE:
(PESD24 = 2) or
(PESD26 = 0-99, -2, -3, or -9)
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Yes
2 No
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PESCE2O
2
An out variable for SCE2
1090-1091
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PEMLR=1 or 2, PESD27 = 1, 2, -2, -3, or -9 and
HUMISCK=1, 2, 3, 5, 6, or 7
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Hourly
2 Weekly
3 Bi-weekly
4 Twice monthly
5 Monthly
6 Annually
7 Other-specify
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PESCE3
2
Do you usually receive overtime pay, tips,
or commissions (?/at your MAIN job?)
1092-1093
EDITED UNIVERSE:
Entry in PUSCE2
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Yes
2 No
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PESEH1OA 4
Out variable for hourly pay rate-current job
Dollar Amount--Two implied decimals
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PUSCE2O=1
7-
1094-1097
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
VALID ENTRIES:
0-9999 (topcoded such that hourly rate is less
than or equal to $2884.61 divided by usual hours
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PTSEH1OA 2
Supplement current job hourly rate-topcoded
1098-1099
VALID ENTRIES:
-1 NIU
0 No topcode
1 Topcoded value
PUTSCE5
2
How many hours do you usually work per
week at this rate? (topcoded)
1100-1101
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PUSCE2O=1 and entry in PESEH1OA
VALID ENTRIES:
01-45 (topcoded)
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PTSCE5O
2
Out variable for usual hours worked-current job (topcoded)
1102-1103
VALID ENTRIES:
01-50 (topcoded)
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PUSCE6
2
(Fill:How/At your MAIN job, how) much
do you usually receive JUST in overtime
pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or
other deductions?
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Per hour
2 Per day
3 Per week
4 Per month
5 Per year
7-13
1104-1105
NAME
SIZE
LOCATION
DESCRIPTION
6 Other
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PUTSCE7
2
How many hours do you usually work per
week at this rate? (topcoded)
1106-1107
VALID ENTRIES:
00-50 (topcoded)
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PUSCE8
2
What is your best estimate of the number of
hours per week you usually work at this rate?
1108-1109
VALID ENTRIES:
00-99
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PUSERN1
6
Calculated weekly amount of overtime-current job
Dollar Amount-Two implied decimals
1110-1115
VALID ENTRIES:
0-288461 (topcoded)
PUSERN2A 6
Corrected calculated weekly overtime
amount--current job
Dollar Amount--2 implied decimals
1116-1121
VALID ENTRIES:
0-288461 (topcoded)
PTSERN1
2
Supplement current job overtime
pay-topcoded (PUSERN1)
1122-1123
VALID ENTRIES:
-1 NIU
0 No topcode
1 Topcoded value
PTSERN2A
2
Supplement current job calculated overtime
pay-topcoded (PUSERN2A)
7-14
1124-1125
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
VALID ENTRIES:
-1 NIU
0 No topcode
1 Topcoded value
PESCE25
2
How many weeks a year do you get
paid for?
1126-1127
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PESCE2O=6
VALID ENTRIES:
01-52
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PRSLWKLY 6
Recode for weekly earnings on lost job
Dollar Amount--Two implied decimals
1128-1133
VALID ENTRIES:
0-288461 (topcoded)
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PTSLWKLY 2
Lost job weekly earnings-topcode
1134-1135
VALID ENTRIES:
-1 NIU
0 No topcode
1 Topcoded value
PRSCWKLY 6
Recode for weekly earnings on current job.
This is allocated if missing, don't know,
refused or no response.
Dollar Amount--Two implied decimals
1136-1141
VALID ENTRIES:
0-288461 (topcoded)
-1 Month-in-sample 4 and 8 cases not eligible
for basic earnings (PEIO1COW = 6-11)
PTSCWKLY 2
Supplement current job weekly earningstopcode
7-15
1142-1143
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
VALID ENTRIES:
-1 NIU
0 No topcode
1 Topcoded value
PESHRY
2
Hourly/Nonhourly Status -- Current Job
Earnings.
1144-1145
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Hourly worker
2 Nonhourly worker
PRSHR
4
Recode for hourly rate -- Current Job Earnings.
(2 implied decimals)
1146-1149
VALID ENTRIES:
0 Minimum Value
9999 Maximum Value
PRSUPERN 2
A flag identifying records where the
earnings information has been obtained from
the Basic CPS portion of the file.
1150-1151
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Eligible
PTST1A
3
How long have you been working
CONTINUOUSLY (fill: for company name
from basic CPS/as a self-employed person/
at your main job/for your present employer)?
(Answer - number)
1152-1154
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PRTAGE = 15+ and PEMLR = 1 or 2
VALID ENTRIES:
0-999 (topcoded to 35 if PEST1B = 4)
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No Response
PEST1B
2
How long have you been working
CONTINUOUSLY (fill: for company name
from basic CPS/as a self-employed person/
at your main job/for your present employer)?
(Answer - Periodicity)
7-16
1155-1156
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PEST1A = 0-999, -2, -3, or -9
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Days
2 Weeks
3 Months
4 Years
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No Response
PEST3
2
Could you please give the exact number
of months?
1157-1158
EDITED UNIVERSE:
(PEST1A = 0,1, or 2) and (PEST1B = 4)
VALID ENTRIES:
0-35
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No Response
PEST7
2
Earlier you told me you lost or left your
job in 2019. Did you work there in
January 2019?
1159-1160
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PESD3 = 3
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Yes
2 No
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No Response
PEST8
2
Were you working a year ago, in
January 2019?
EDITED UNIVERSE:
(PEST7 = -2, -3, -9) or
[(PEST1A = 0 - 51) and
(PEST1B = 2)] or
[(PEST1A = 0 - 11) and
7-17
1161-1162
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
(PEST1B = 3)] or
(PEST3 = 0 - 11)
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Yes
2 No
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No Response
PESCOW2
2
Class of Worker -- Tenure Section
1163-1164
EDITED UNIVERSE:
Entry in PUST25, PUST26, or PUST27
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Federal government
2 State government
3 Local government
4 Private for profit
5 Private, nonprofit
6 Self-employed, incorporated
7 Self-employed, unincorporated
8 Without pay
9 Unknown
10 Government, level unknown
11 Self-employed, incorporation status unknown
-9 No response
PES2ICD
4
Industry Code
1165-1168
EDITED UNIVERSE:
Entry in PEIO1ICD or Entry in PUST30
VALID ENTRIES:
0010-9980 Industry Code
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PRSD2IND
2
Detailed Industry Recode
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Agriculture
2 Forestry, logging, fishing, hunting, and trapping
7-18
1169-1170
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
3 Mining
4 Construction
5 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
6 Primary metals and fabricated metal products
7 Machinery manufacturing
8 Computer and electronic product
manufacturing
9 Electrical equipment, appliance manufacturin
10 Transportation equipment manufacturing
11 Wood products
12 Furniture and fixtures manufacturing
13 Miscellaneous and not specified
manufacturing
14 Food manufacturing
15 Beverage and tobacco products
16 Textile, apparel, and leather manufacturing
17 Paper and printing
18 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
19 Chemical manufacturing
20 Plastics and rubber products
21 Wholesale trade
22 Retail trade
23 Transportation and warehousing
24 Utilities
25 Publishing industries (except internet)
26 Motion picture and sound recording industries
27 Broadcasting (except internet)
28 Internet publishing and broadcasting
29 Telecommunications
30 Internet service providers and data processing
services
31 Other information services
32 Finance
33 Insurance
34 Real estate
35 Rental and leasing services
36 Professional and technical services
37 Management of companies and enterprises
38 Administrative and support services
39 Waste management and remediation services
40 Educational services
41 Hospitals
42 Health care services, except hospitals
43 Social assistance
44 Arts, entertainment, and recreation
45 Accommodation
46 Food services and drinking places
47 Repair and maintenance
48 Personal and laundry services
49 Membership associations and organizations
50 Private households
7-19
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
51 Public administration
52 Armed forces
-9 No response
PES2OCD
4
Occupation Code
1171-1174
EDITED UNIVERSE:
Entry in PEIO1OCD or
Entry in PUST20 and PUST22
VALID ENTRIES:
0030-9980 Occupation code
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No response
PRSD2OCC 2
Detailed Occupation Recode
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Management occupations
2 Business and financial operations occupations
3 Computer and mathematical science
occupations
4 Architecture and engineering occupations
5 Life, physical, and social science occupations
6 Community and social service occupations
7 Legal occupations
8 Education, training, and library occupations
9 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations
10 Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations
11 Healthcare support occupations
12 Protective service occupations
13 Food preparation and serving related
occupations
14 Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations
15 Personal care and service occupations
16 Sales and related occupations
17 Office and administrative support
occupations
18 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
19 Construction and extraction occupations
20 Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations
21 Production occupations
22 Transportation and material moving
occupations
7-20
1175-1176
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
23 Armed Forces
-9 No response
PEST20
2
Earlier you told me that you are now
working as (fill: occupation from basic
CPS). Were you doing the same kind of
work a year ago, in January 2019?
1177-1178
EDITED UNIVERSE:
[(PEST1A = 52 - 99) and (PEST1B = 2)]
or [(PEST1A = 12 - 99) and
(PEST1B = 3)] or [(PEST1A = 2 - 99)
and (PEST1B = 4)] or (PEST3 = 12-35)
or [(PEST5A = 52 - 99) and
(PEST5B = 2) or [(PEST5A = 12 - 99)
and (PEST5B = 3) or
[(PEST5A = 1- 99) and (PEST5B = 4)
or [(PEST7 = 1 or PEST8 = 1) and
PEIO1OCD = 0010 - 9990]
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Yes
2 No
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No Response
PUSD7
2
Were you employed by government, by a private
company, a non-profit organization, or were you
self-employed or working in a family business?
1179-1180
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PESD5 = 1, 2, -2, or -3
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Government
2 Private-for-profit company
3 Non-profit organization (incl. tax exempt
and charitable
4 Self-employed
5 Working in the family business
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
PEST25
2
A year ago, in January 2019, were you employed
by government, by a private company, a non-profit
organization, or were you self-employed or working
in a family business?
7-21
1181-1182
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PEST20 = 2 and PUST22 not or
and tenure less than 1 year
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Government
2 Private-for-profit company
3 Non-profit organization (incl. tax exempt
and charitable
4 Self-employed
5 Working in the family business
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
PEST26
2
Was that the Federal, state, or local government?
1183-1184
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PEST25 = 1
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Federal
2 State
3 Local
-1 Out of universe
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
PEST27
2
(Was/were) (name/you) working for pay?
1185-1186
EDITED UNIVERSE:
PEST25 = 5
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Yes
2 No
-1 Out of universe
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
PEST31
2
Was the business or organization in which
(name/you) worked in January 2019 mainly
manufacturing, retail trade, wholesale trade,
or something else?
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Manufacturing
7-22
1187-1188
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
2 Retail trade
3 Wholesale trade
4 Something else
-1 Out of universe
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
PRSUPSAT 2
Interview Status - Displaced Worker
Supplement
1189-1190
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Not Eligible for Displaced Worker Items Eligible cases had to meet the following criteria
HRINTSTA = 1, PRTAGE = 20+, and
PRPERTYP = 2.
2 Interview - Interviews had to meet the following
criteria: PESD1 = 2 or (PESD1=1 and
PESD2 = 1-6).
3 Noninterview - Cases that met the eligibility
criteria, but did not meet the interview criteria
PWSUPWGT 10
Displaced Worker Supplement Weight
(Length = 10 with 4 implied decimals)
1191-1200
PRTENSAT 2
Interview Status - Job Tenure and
Occupational Nobility Supplement
1201-1202
VALID ENTRIES:
1 Not Eligible for Job Tenure and Occupational
Mobility Items - Eligible cases had to meet the
following criteria: HRINTSTA = 1,
PRTAGE = 15+, PRPERTYP = 2, and
PEMLR = 1 or 2.
2 Interview - Interviews had to meet the
following criteria: PEST1A = 1-99 and
PEST1B = 1-4.
3 Noninterview - Cases that met the eligibility
criteria, but did not meet the interview criter
PWTENWGT 10
Job Tenure and Occupational Mobility
Supplement Weight (Length = 10 with 4 implied
decimals.)
1203-1212
PTST1TN
Recode for employer tenure, expressed in
years, with two implied decimals; this recode
incorporates usable responses from PEST1A,
PEST1B, and (when appropriate) PEST3. A
usable response had to be within the range 1-99
for PEST1A (and 1-35 for PEST3), and had to
have age minus tenure equal to 14+ years. Topcoded
at 3900
1213-1216
4
7-23
NAME
SIZE
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
VALID ENTRIES:
0-3200
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No Response
PTSD18TN
4
Recode for tenure on lost job, expressed in
years, with two implied decimals; this recode
incorporates usable responses from PESD18A and
PESD18B. A usable response had to be within the
range 1-99 for PEST18A, but did not have to have
age minus tenure equal to 14+ years. Topcoded at
2800
1217-1220
VALID ENTRIES:
0-2800
-2 Don't Know
-3 Refused
-9 No Response
PRDISPWK 2
Recode for complete displaced worker
supplement interviews to determine
displaced worker status
EDITED UNIVERSE:
(PESD1 = 2) OR [(PESD1 = 1) and
(PESD2 = 1,2,3,4,5,or 6)]
7-24
1221-1222
ATTACHMENT 8
SUPPLEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE
January 2020 Displaced Worker, Employee Tenure,
and Occupational Mobility Supplement
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PRESUP
This month we have some additional questions about: losing or leaving a job in
the last three years, length of time on a job and, frequency of changing jobs.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD1C
If person is 15 to 19 years old, skip to ST1LCK. Otherwise, ask SD1.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD1
During the last 3 calendar years, that is, January 2017 through December 2019,
did (name/you) lose a job, or leave one because: (your/his/her) plant or company
closed or moved, (your/his/her) position or shift was abolished, insufficient work
or another similar reason?
(1) Yes
(2) No
(Skip to ST1LCK)
[blind] (D) Don't know
[blind] (R) Refused
(Skip to ST1LCK)
(Skip to ST1LCK)
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD2
Which of these specific reasons describes why (name/you)(is/are) no longer
working at that job?
READ IF NECESSARY: If (name/you) lost or left more than one job in the last 3
years, refer to the job (you/he/she) had held the longest when answering this
question and the ones that follow.
(1)
Plant or company closed down or moved
Plant or company operating but lost or left job because of:
(2)
Insufficient work
(3)
Position or shift abolished
(4)
Seasonal job completed
(Skip to ST1LCK)
(5)
Self-operated business failed
(Skip to ST1LCK)
(6)
Some other reason
(Skip to ST1LCK)
8-1
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Don't know
Refused
(Skip to ST1LCK)
(Skip to ST1LCK)
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD3
In what year did (name/you) last work at that job?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
2017
2018
2019
Other
(Skip to ST1LCK)
Don't Know
Refused
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD4C
[If SD2=1 or SD3 = 1, 2, D or R, skip to SD5. Else If SD3 = 3, go to SD4.]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD4
(Do/Does)(name/you) expect to be recalled to that job within the next 6 months?
(1)
(2)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Yes
No
Don't know
Refused
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD5
Had (name/you) been given written advance notice informing (you/him/her) that
(the plant or business would be closed) ((you/he/she) would lose (your/his/her)
job)? [If SD2 = 1, then fill with first (); If SD2 = 2 or 3, then fill with second ().]
(1)
(2)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Yes
No
(go to SD6)
(go to SD7)
Don't know
Refused
(go to SD7)
(go to SD7)
_
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-2
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD6
How long before (name/you)(were/was) to have lost (your/his/her) job did
(you/he/she) receive that notice?
(1)
(2)
(3)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Less than 1 month
1 to 2 months
More than 2 months
Don't know
Refused
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD7
(Were/Was)(you/name) employed by government, by a private company, a nonprofit organization, or (was/were)(you/he/she) self-employed or working in a
business owned or operated by a member of (your/his/her) family?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Government
(go to SD8)
Private for-profit company
(go to SD10)
Non-profit organization (incl. tax exempt and charitable)
(go to SD10)
Self-employed
(Skip to ST1LCK)
Working in the family business
(go to SD9)
Don't know
Refused
(go to SD10)
(go to SD10)
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD8
Was that the federal, state, or local government?
(1)
(2)
(3)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Federal
State
Local
(go to SD11)
(go to SD11)
(go to SD11)
Don't know
Refused
(go to SD11)
(go to SD11)
_
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-3
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD9
(Were/Was)(you/name) working for pay?
(1)
(2)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Yes
No
Don't know
Refused
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD10
[If SD7 = 2, D, or R, fill first (); if SD7 = 3, fill second (); if SD7 = 5, fill third ()]
What was the name of the (company)(nonprofit organization)(business) for which
(name/you) worked?
_
(go to SD12)
[blind] (D)
Don't know
(go to SD12)
[blind] (R)
Refused
(go to SD12)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD11
What was the name of the government agency for which (name/you) worked?
_
(go to SD14)
[blind] (D)
Don't know
(go to SD14)
[blind] (R)
Refused
(go to SD14)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD12
What kind of business or industry was this?
READ IF NECESSARY: (What did they make or do where (name/you)
worked?)
_
[blind] (D)
Don't know
(go to SD14)
[blind] (R)
Refused
(go to SD14)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-4
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ASK IF NECESSARY
SD13
Was this business or organization mainly manufacturing, retail trade, wholesale
trade, or something else?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Manufacturing
Retail trade
Wholesale trade
Something else
Don't know
Refused
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD14
What kind of work did (name/you) do, that is, what was (his/her/your)
occupation? (For example: plumber, typist, farmer.)
[blind] (D)
Don't know
[blind] (R)
Refused
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD15
What were (your/his/her) usual activities or duties at that job? (For example:
typing, keeping account books, filing, selling cars, operating printing press, laying
bricks.)
[blind] (D)
Don't know
[blind] (R)
Refused
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-5
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD16
On that job, (were/was)(name/you) a member of a union or an employee
association similar to a union?
(1)
(2)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Yes
No
Don't know
Refused
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD17
Did (name/you) have health insurance at that job?
(1)
(2)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Yes
No
Don't know
Refused
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD18
How long had (name/you) worked for (fill SD10, SD11, or that employer if none
specified) when that job ended?
Enter amount
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
_
(Range 01-99)
Days
Weeks
Months
Years
_
[blind] (D)
Don't know
[blind] (R)
Refused
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-6
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD19
Did (name/you) usually work 35 hours or more per week at that job?
(1)
(2)
(V)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Yes
No
Hours varied
Don't know
Refused
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE1
What is the easiest way for you to report earnings on the job (name/you) lost or
left, BEFORE taxes or other deductions: hourly, weekly, annually, or on some
other basis?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Hourly
Weekly
Bi-weekly
Twice monthly
Monthly
Annually
Other (specify)
Don't know
Refused
(Skip to SD20)
(Skip to SD20)
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE2
Did (name/you) usually receive overtime pay, tips, or commissions on that job?
(1)
(2)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Yes
No
Don't know
Refused
_
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-7
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE1C
CHECK ITEM
SLE1 is hourly
(Ask SLE3)
SLE1 is weekly or other
(Skip to SLE9)
SLE1 is biweekly
(Skip to SLE12)
SLE1 is monthly or twice monthly
(Skip to SLE10)
SLE1 is annually
(Skip to SLE11)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE3
(If SLE2 is "yes", then fill first parenthetical.)
(EXCLUDING overtime pay, tips, and commissions) (What/what) was the hourly
rate of pay on that job?
Enter dollar amount
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
_ (dollars) .
(cents)
Don't know
Refused
(Skip to SLE4)
(Skip to SLE3D)
(Skip to SD20)
Range check $1.00 to 30.00 (If fails range edit, go to SLE3R)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE3D
What is your best estimate of the hourly rate of pay on that job?
Enter Dollar amount _ (dollars) .
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Don't know
Refused
(cents)
(Skip to SLE4)
(Skip to SD20)
(Skip to SD20)
Range check $1.00 to 30.00 (If fails range edit, go to SLE3R)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-8
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE3R
RANGE CHECK
(If SLE3D has entry then fill parenthetical with SLE3D.
Otherwise, fill with SLE3.)
***DO NOT ASK THE RESPONDENT***
Hourly earnings recorded as: (fill SLE3) hourly
IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?
(1) Yes
(2) No
(Go to SLE4)
(Go to SLE3C)
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE3C
CHECK ITEM
(If SLE3D has entry then fill parenthetical with SLE3D.
Otherwise fill with SLE3.)
***DO NOT ASK THE RESPONDENT***
INCORRECT ENTRY WAS RECORDED AS: (FILL SLE3) hourly
CORRECT ENTRY IS:
$ _ (dollars) . (cents)
(Go to SLE4)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE4
How many hours did (name/you) usually work per week at that rate?
Enter number of hours
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
_
Don't know
Refused
(Go to SLE4C)
(Go to SLE4C)
(Go to SLE4C)
(Range check 01-99)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE4C
CHECK ITEM
SLE2 is "yes". ................................................(Ask SLE5)
All others. .......................................................(Skip to SLE7)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-9
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE5
On the job (name/you) lost or left, how much did (you/he/she) usually receive
JUST in overtime pay, tips or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
per hour
per day
per week
per month
per year
Other
(Skip to SLE5C)
(Skip to SLE5B)
(Skip to SLE5B)
(Skip to SLE5B)
(Skip to SLE5B)
(Skip to SLE5D)
Don't know
Refused
(Skip to SLE5D)
(Skip to SD20)
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE5B
***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT
$ _ .
(Go to SLE5D for per day
entry in SLE5, otherwise go
to SLE7)
(Range Edit If entry is per day - $1 to $240;
If entry is per week - $1 to $1,500;
If entry is per month - $1 to $6,000;
If entry is per year - $1 to $72,000)
(If fails range edit, skip to SLE5R)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE5C
***DO NOT READ TO THE RESPONDENT***
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT
$ _ (dollars) .
(cents)
(Go to SLE6)
(Range Edit If entry is per hour - $1 to $30;
(If fails range edit, skip to SLE5R)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-10
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE5D
What is your best estimate of the usual weekly earnings on that job, JUST in
overtime pay, tips, or commissions, before taxes or other deductions?
Enter Dollar amount _ _ _ _
(Skip to SLE7)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
(Skip to SD20)
(Skip to SD20)
Don't know
Refused
Range Edit ($ 1 to 1500) (If fails range edit, go to SLE5R)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE5R
RANGE CHECK
(If SLE5D has entry, then fill first parenthetical with "weekly" and second
parenthetical with SLE5D.) (Otherwise, fill first parenthetical with periodicity
specified in SLE5 and second parenthetical with amount specified in SLE5B
or SLE5C.)
***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
Usual (hourly/daily/weekly/monthly/annual) earnings in overtime pay, tips or
commissions recorded as: (fill SLE5B, SLE5C, or SLE5D)
IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?
(1)
Yes
(2)
No
[(If fill is hourly - Go to SLE6C)(If fill is daily,
weekly, monthly, or annual - Go to SLE6C)]
[(If fill is hourly - Go to SLE5F)(If fill is daily,
weekly, monthly, annual - Go to SLE5E)]
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE5E
CHECK ITEM
(If SLE5D has entry, then fill parenthetical with SLE5D. Otherwise fill with
SLE5B.)
***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
INCORRECT ENTRY WAS RECORDED AS: (FILL SLE5B)
CORRECT ENTRY IS:
$----.
(Go to SLE6C)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-11
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE5F
CHECK ITEM
(If SLE5D has entry, then fill parenthetical with SLE5D. Otherwise, fill with
SLE5C.)
***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
INCORRECT ENTRY WAS RECORDED AS: (FILL SLE5C)
CORRECT ENTRY IS:
$ _ (dollars) .
(cents)
(Go to SLE6C)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE6C
CHECK ITEM
Entry in SLE5 is "per hour"
(Ask SLE6)
All others
(Skip to SLE7)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE6
How many hours did (name/you) usually work per week at that rate?
Enter number of hours _ _
(01-99)
(Skip to SLE7)
[blind] (D)
Don't know
(Ask SLE6D)
[blind] (R)
Refused
(Skip to SD20)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE6D
What is your best estimate of the number of hours per week (name/you) usually
worked at that rate?
Enter number of hours _
(01-99)
(Ask SLE7)
[blind] (D)
Don't know
(Skip to SD20)
[blind] (R)
Refused
(Skip to SD20)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-12
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE7
I have estimated that (your/his/her) usual WEEKLY earnings on the job
(you/he/she) lost or left were $(amount), before taxes or other deductions.
Does that sound correct?
(1)
(2)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Yes
No
(Skip to SD20)
(Go to SLE7D)
Don't know
Refused
(Ask SLE7D)
(Skip to SD20)
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE7D
In "3." below fill second parenthetical with periodicity specified in SLE5 or
SLE5D.
I have recorded:
1.
(Fill SLE3, SLE3C or SLE3D) as (your/his/her) hourly rate of pay
on the job (you/he/she) lost or left. (If "1" - Go to SLE7E)
2.
(Fill SLE4) as the number of hours (you/he/she) usually worked at
this rate. (If "2" - Go to SLE7F)
3.
(Fill SLE5B, SLE5C or SLE5D) as the amount (you/he/she)
usually earned (fill parenthetical with periodicity specified in
SLE5) in overtime pay, tips and commissions. (If "3" - Go to
SLE7H if fill is hourly, SLE7G for all others.)
4.
If SLE5 is hourly, (Fill SLE6 or SLE6D) as the number of hours
per week (you/he/she) usually work at this rate. (If "4" - Go to
SLE7I.)
Which piece or pieces of information do not seem to be correct?
DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT: Enter number(s) corresponding to line(s)
requiring correction.
All information is correct.
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
(Enter "P" to proceed; go to SLE7J
Enter (N) for no more)
Don't know
Refused
(go to SLE7J)
(go to SD20)
_
_
_
_
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-13
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE7E
What was (your/name's) hourly rate of pay on the job (you/he/she) lost or left,
excluding overtime pay, tips or commissions?
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT
_ (dollars) .
(cents)
(Go to SLE7F, SLE7G,
SLE7H, SLE7I, or SLE8)
[blind] (D)
Don't know
(Go to SD20)
[blind] (R)
Refused
(Go to SD20)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE7F
How many hours did (name/you) usually work per week at the rate of (fill SLE3
or SLE7E)?
ENTER HOURS
(01-99)
__
(Go to SLE7G, SLE7H, SLE7I, or
SLE8)
[blind] (D) Don't Know
(Go to SD20)
[blind] (R) Refused
(Go to SD20)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE7G
How much did (name/you) usually earn (weekly/monthly/annually) just in
overtime pay, tips or commissions on the job (you/he/she) lost or left?
Enter Dollar Amount
_
(Go to SLE7I or SLE8)
[blind] (D)
Don't Know
(Go to SD20)
[blind] (R)
Refused
(Go to SD20)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE7H
How much did (name/you) usually earn hourly just in overtime pay, tips or
commissions on the job (you/he/she) lost or left?
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT
_ (dollars) . (cents)
(Go to SLE7I or SLE8)
[blind] (D)
Don't Know
(Go to SD20)
[blind] (R)
Refused
(Go to SD20)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-14
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE7I
How many hours did (name/you) usually work per week at the rate of (fill
SLE5C)?
ENTER HOURS
(01-99)
_
(Go to SLE8)
[blind] (D)
Don't Know
(Go to SD20)
[blind] (R)
Refused
(Go to SD20)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE7J
Then, including overtime pay, tips, and commissions, what were (name's/your)
usual WEEKLY earnings on that job, before taxes or other deductions?
CORRECT ENTRY IS:
_
(Go to SLE8)
[blind] (D)
Don't Know
(Go to SD20)
[blind] (R)
Refused
(Go to SD20)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE8
I have estimated the total WEEKLY earnings on the job (you/name) lost or left as
$ (amount) WEEKLY before taxes or other deductions.
Does that sound correct?
(1)
(2)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Yes
No (Irreconcilable difference)
(Skip to SD20)
(Skip to SD20)
Don't Know
Refused
(Skip to SD20)
(Skip to SD20)
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE9
(If SLE2 is "yes", then fill first parenthetical.)
(Including overtime pay, tips, and commissions) (What/what) were (name's/your)
usual weekly earnings on that job, before taxes or other deductions?
Enter Dollar amount
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
_
Don't know
Refused
(Skip to SLE16)
(Skip to SLE13)
(Skip to SD20)
Range Edit ($ 1 to 1500) (If fails range edit, skip to SLE14)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-15
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE10
(If SLE2 is "yes", then fill first parenthetical.)
(Including overtime pay, tips, and commissions) (What/what) were (name's/your)
usual monthly earnings on the job (you/he/she) lost or left, before taxes or other
deductions?
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Don't know
Refused
_
(Go to SLE16)
(go to SLE13)
(go to SD20)
Range Edit ($1 to 6000) (If fails range edit, skip to SLE14)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE11
(If SLE2 is "yes", then fill first parenthetical.)
(Including overtime pay, tips, and commissions) (What/what) were (name's/your)
usual annual earnings on the job (you/he/she) lost or left, before taxes or other
deductions?
Enter Dollar amount $ _
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Don't know
Refused
(Go to SLE16)
(Skip to SLE13)
(Skip to SD20)
Range Edit ($1 to 72000) (If fails range edit, skip to SLE14)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE12
(If SLE2 is "yes", then fill first parenthetical)
(Including overtime pay, tips, and commissions,) (What/what) were (name's/your)
usual bi-weekly earnings on the job (you/he/she) lost or left, before taxes or other
deductions?
Enter Dollar amount _
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
(Skip to SLE16)
Don't know
Refused
(Skip to SLE13)
(Skip to SD20)
Range Edit ($ 1 to 3000) (If fails range edit, skip to SLE14)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-16
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE13
What is your best estimate of what (name's/your) usual (weekly/biweekly/monthly/annual) earnings were on the job (you/he/she) lost or left, before
taxes or other deductions?
Enter Dollar amount _
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
(Skip to SLE16)
Don't know
Refused
(Skip to SD20)
(Skip to SD20)
Range Edit
(weekly $ 1 to 1500)
(bi-weekly $1 to 3000)
(monthly $1 to 6000)
(annual $1 to 72000) (If fails range edit, skip to SLE14)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE14
RANGE CHECK
***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
(Weekly/Bi-weekly/Monthly/Annual) earnings recorded as: (fill: SLE9, SLE10,
SLE11, SLE12 or SLE13).
IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?
(1)
(2)
Yes
No
(Go to SLE16)
(Go to SLE15)
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE15
CHECK ITEM
***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
INCORRECT ENTRY WAS RECORDED AS: (FILL SLE9, SLE10, SLE11,
SLE12 or SLE13) (weekly/bi-weekly/monthly/annually)
CORRECT ENTRY IS:
$_
(Go to SLE16)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-17
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE16
I have recorded (name's/your) total earnings on the job (you/he/she) lost or left as
$ (fill SLE9, SLE10, SLE11, SLE12, or SLE15) (weekly/bi-weekly/
monthly/annually) before taxes or other deductions.
Is that correct?
(1)
Yes
(Skip to SD20 unless fill is
annual then skip to SLE22)
(2)
No
(Go to SLE17)
Don't know
Refused
(Skip to SD20)
(Skip to SD20)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE17
(If SLE2 is "yes", then fill first parenthetical.)
(Including overtime pay, tips and commissions) (What/what) were (name's/your)
usual (weekly/bi-weekly/monthly/annual) earnings on the job (you/he/she) lost or
left, before taxes or other deductions?
Enter Dollar amount _
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Don't know
Refused
(Skip to SD20 unless fill is
annual then skip to SLE22)
(Skip to SD20)
(Skip to SD20)
Range Edit
(weekly $1 to 1500)
(bi-weekly $1 to 3000)
(monthly $1 to 6000)
(annually $1 to 72000) (If fails range edit, skip to SLE17R)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-18
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE17R
RANGE CHECK
***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
(Weekly/Bi-weekly/Monthly/Annual) earnings recorded as: (fill SLE17)
IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?
(1)
Yes
(2)
No
(Go to SD20, unless fill is
annual then goto SLE22)
(Go to SLE17C)
Don't Know
Refused
(Go to SD20)
(Go to SD20)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE17C
***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
INCORRECT ENTRY WAS RECORDED AS: (FILL SLE17) (weekly/biweekly/monthly/annually)
CORRECT ENTRY IS:
$_
(Go to SD20, unless fill is
annual then go to SLE22)
[blind] (D)
Don't know
(Go to SD20)
[blind] (R)
Refused
(Go to SD20)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SLE22
How many weeks a year did (name/you) get paid for at that job?
Number of weeks
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
_
Don't know
Refused
Range check 01-52
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-19
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD20
Did (name/you) receive unemployment insurance benefits after that job ended?
(1)
(2)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Yes
No
(go to SD22)
Don't know
Refused
(go to SD22)
(go to SD22)
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD21
Did (name/you) exhaust (your/his/her) eligibility for unemployment benefits?
(1)
(2)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Yes
No
Don't know
Refused
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD22
Since that job ended, (have/has)(you/name) moved to a different city or county?
(1)
(2)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Yes
No
(go to SD24C)
Don't know
Refused
(go to SD24C)
(go to SD24C)
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD23
Was the reason for the move to look for work or to take a different job?
(1)
(2)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Yes
No
Don't know
Refused
_
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-20
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD24C
If employment status in basic CPS = employed or with a job but not at work, skip
to SD25, otherwise ask SD24.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD24
(Have/Has)(name/you) worked for pay since that job ended?
(1)
(2)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Yes
No
(go to SD27)
Don't know
Refused
(go to SD27)
(go to SD27)
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD25
After that job ended, how many weeks went by before (name/you) started
working again at another job?
ENTER NUMBER OF WEEKS
(0 - 168)
___
[blind] (D)
Don't know
[blind] (R)
Refused
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD26
How many jobs (have/has)(name/you) held since that job ended?
ENTER NUMBER OF JOBS _
[blind] (D)
Don't know
[blind] (R)
Refused
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SD27
Other than Medicare or Medicaid, (does/do)(name/you) now have health
insurance?
(1)
(2)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Yes
No
Don't know
Refused
_
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-21
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE1C
(If MLR = 1 or 2 and not in rotation group 4 or 8) or (if MLR = 1 or 2, in rotation
group 4 or 8, and IO1COW = self-employed, unincorporated), go to SCE2.
Otherwise, skip to ST1LCK.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE2
For (name's/your) (MAIN) job now, what is the easiest way for you to report
(his/her/your) total earnings BEFORE taxes or other deductions: hourly, weekly,
annually, or on some other basis?
(READ IF NECESSARY: We use this information to compare the amount people
earn in different types of jobs.)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Hourly
Weekly
Bi-weekly
Twice monthly
Monthly
Annually
Other (specify)
Don't know
Refused
(Skip to ST1LCK)
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE3
(If Q20C in basic CPS is "yes", fill parenthetical.)
(Do/Does)(you/name) usually receive overtime pay, tips, or commissions ((at
your/his/her) MAIN job))?
(1)
(2)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Yes
No
Don't know
Refused
_
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-22
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE3C
CHECK ITEM
SCE2 is hourly
(Ask SCE4)
SCE2 is weekly, other or DK
(Skip to SCE12)
SCE2 is biweekly
(Skip to SCE15)
SCE2 is monthly or twice monthly
(Skip to SCE13)
SCE2 is annually
(Skip to SCE14)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE4
(If SCE3 is "yes", then fill first parenthetical.) (If Q20C in basic CPS is "yes",
then fill second parenthetical.)
(EXCLUDING overtime pay, tips and commissions) (What/what) is
(name's/your) hourly rate of pay on (this/(your/his/her)MAIN) job?
Enter dollar amount
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
_ (dollars) .
Don't know
Refused
(cents)
(Skip to SCE5)
(Skip to SCE4D)
(Skip to ST1LCK)
Range check $1.00 to 30.00 (If fails range edit, go to SCE4R)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE4D
What is your best estimate of (name's/your) hourly rate of pay?
Enter Dollar amount _ (dollars) .
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Don't know
Refused
(cents)
(Skip to SCE5)
(Skip to ST1LCK)
(Skip to ST1LCK)
Range check $1.00 to 30.00 (If fails range edit, go to SCE4R)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-23
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE4R
RANGE CHECK
(If SCE4D has entry then fill parenthetical with SCE4D. Otherwise, fill with
SCE4.)
***DO NOT ASK THE RESPONDENT***
Hourly earnings recorded as: (fill SCE4) hourly
IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?
(1)
(2)
Yes
No
(Go to SCE5)
(Go to SCE4C)
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE4C
CHECK ITEM
(If SCE4D has entry then fill parenthetical with SCE4D. Otherwise fill with
SCE4.)
***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
INCORRECT ENTRY WAS RECORDED AS: (FILL SCE4) hourly
CORRECT ENTRY IS:
$ _ (dollars) .
(cents)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE5
How many hours (do/does)(you/name) usually work per week at this rate?
Enter number of hours
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
_
Don't know
Refused
(Go to SCE5C2)
(Go to SCE5C)
(Go to SCE5C)
(Range check 01-99)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-24
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE5C
CHECK ITEM
If Q20E-a in basic CPS is D, V, or R
All others
(Skip to SCE12)
(Plug SCE5 with Q20E-a
from basic CPS and Skip to
SCE5C2)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE5C2
CHECK ITEM
SCE3 is "yes"
(Ask SCE6)
All others
(Skip to SCE9)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE6
(If Q20C in basic CPS is "yes", fill parenthetical.)
(How/At (name's/your) MAIN job, how) much (do/does)(you/he/she) usually
receive, JUST in overtime pay, tips, or commissions, before taxes or other
deductions?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
per hour
per day
per week
per month
per year
Other
(Skip to SCE6B)
(Skip to SCE6A)
(Skip to SCE6A)
(Skip to SCE6A)
(Skip to SCE6A)
(Skip to SCE6D)
Don't know
Refused
(Skip to SCE6D)
(Skip to ST1LCK)
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE6A
***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT
$ _
Range Edit
.
(Go to SCE7C)
If entry is per day - $1 to $240;
If entry is per week - $1 to $1,500;
If entry is per month - $1 to $6,000;
If entry is per year - $1 to $72,000)
(If fails range edit, skip to SCE6R)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8-25
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE6B
***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
ENTER DOLLAR AMOUNT
$ _
(dollars) .
(cents)
(Go to SCE7C)
(Range Edit If entry is per hour - $1 to $30;
If fails range edit, skip to SCE6R)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE6D
What is your best estimate of how much (name/you) usually (earns/earn) per
week, JUST in overtime pay, tips, or commissions, before taxes or other
deductions?
Enter Dollar amount
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
_
(Skip to SCE7C)
Don't know
Refused
(Skip to ST1LCK)
(Skip to ST1LCK)
Range Edit ($ 1 to 1500) (If fails range edit, go to SCE6R)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE6R
RANGE CHECK
(If SCE6D has entry, then fill first parenthetical with "weekly" and second
parenthetical with SCE6D.)
(Otherwise, fill first parenthetical with periodicity specified in SCE6 and second
parenthetical with amount specified in SCE6A OR SCE6B.)
***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
Usual (hourly/weekly/bi-weekly/monthly/annual) earnings in overtime pay, tips
or commissions recorded as: (fill SCE6A, SCE6B, or SCE6D)
IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?
(1)
(2)
Yes
No
(Go to SCE7C)
(Go to SCE6C1 or SCE6C2
if periodicity is hourly)
_
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE6C1
CHECK ITEM
(If SCE6D has entry, then fill parenthetical with SCE6D. Otherwise fill with
SCE6A or SCE6B.)
***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
INCORRECT ENTRY WAS RECORDED AS: (FILL SCE6A or SCE6B)
CORRECT ENTRY IS:
$ _
(go to SCE7C)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE6C2
CHECK ITEM
***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
INCORRECT ENTRY WAS RECORDED AS: (FILL SCE6B)
CORRECT ENTRY IS:
$ _
(dollars) .
(cents)
(go to SCE7C)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE7C
CHECK ITEM
Entry in SCE6 is "per hour"
(Ask SCE7)
All others
(Skip to SCE9)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE7
How many hours (do/does)(you/name) usually work per week at this rate?
Enter number of hours
_
(Skip to SCE9)
[blind] (D)
Don't know
(Ask SCE8)
[blind] (R)
Refused
(Skip to ST1LCK)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE8
What is your best estimate of the number of hours per week (name/you) usually
(work/works) at this rate?
Enter number of hours
_
(Ask SCE9)
[blind] (D)
Don't know
(Skip to ST1LCK)
[blind] (R)
Refused
(Skip to ST1LCK)
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE9
Calculate weekly earnings variable (HWKRN) by (multiplying entry in SCE5 by
entry in SCE4 or SCE4D) and adding in the entry to SCE6A, SCE6B, or SCE6D).
NOTE: Conversion to "weekly" estimates are necessary for different periodicity
in SCE6A, SCE6B, or SCE6D. Also, for persons responding as "per hour," the
entry must be multiplied by SCE7 or SCE8. The entry of "per month" should be
divided by "4" and the entry of "per year" should be divided by "52."
(Fill parenthetical if Q20C=1 in basic CPS.)
I have estimated (name's/your) usual WEEKLY earnings (for the main job) as $
HWKRN, before taxes or other deductions.
Does that sound correct?
(1)
(2)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Yes
No
(Skip to ST1LCK)
(Go to SCE10)
Don't know
Refused
(Ask SCE10)
(Skip to ST1LCK)
_
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE10
In "3." below fill second parenthetical with periodicity specified in SCE6A,
SCE6B, or SCE6D.
I have recorded:
1.
(Fill SCE4 or SCE4D) as (name's/your) hourly rate of pay.
(If 1, go to SCE10e)
2.
(Fill SCE5) as the number of hours (you/he/she) usually
(work/works) at this rate. (If 2, go to SCE10f)
3.
(Fill SCE6A, SCE6B, or SCE6D) as the amount (you/he/she)
usually (earn/earns) (weekly) in overtime pay, tips and
commissions. (If 3, go to SCE10h) (If SCE3 is (2) No, then
number 3 does not get displayed)
4.
(Fill SCE7 or SCE8) as the number of hours per week (you/he/she)
usually (work/works) at this rate. (If 4, go to SCE10i)
Which piece or pieces of information do not seem to be correct?
DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT: Enter number(s) corresponding to line(s)
requiring correction.
All information is correct.
_
_
_
(Enter "P" to proceed; go to
SCE10J)
_
[blind] (D)
Don't know
(go to SCE10J)
[blind] (R)
Refused
(Skip to ST1LCK)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE10e
What is (your/name's) hourly rate of pay on this job, excluding overtime pay, tips
or commissions?
ENTER AMOUNT
(cents)
(Go to SCE10f, SCE10h,
SCE10i, or SCE11)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE10f
How many hours (do/does)(name/you) usually work per week at the rate of (fill
SCE4)?
ENTER AMOUNT
_ (dollars) .
_
(Go to SCE10h, SCE10i, or
SCE11)
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE10h
How much (do/does)(name/you) usually earn WEEKLY, just in overtime pay,
tips, or commissions?
ENTER AMOUNT _
(Go to SCE10i or SCE11)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE10i
How many hours (do/does)(name/you) usually work per week at the rate of (fill
SCE6A or SCE6B)?
ENTER AMOUNT _
(Go to SCE11)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE10J
Then, (including overtime pay, tips and commissions,) what are (your/name's)
usual WEEKLY earnings on (this/(your/his/her) MAIN) job, before taxes or other
deductions?
Correct entry is:
_
(go to SCE11)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE11
(Fill parenthetical if Q20C=1 in basic CPS.)
I have estimated (name's/your) total WEEKLY earnings (for (his/her/your) main
job) as $ (amount), before taxes or other deductions.
Does that sound correct?
(1)
(2)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Yes
No (Irreconcilable difference)
(Skip to ST1LCK)
(Skip to ST1LCK)
Don't know
Refused
(Go to ST1LCK)
(Go to ST1LCK)
_
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE12
(If SCE3 is "yes", then fill first parenthetical.)
(If Q20C in basic CPS is "yes", then fill second parenthetical with "the MAIN".)
(Including overtime pay, tips and commissions) (What/what) are (name's/your)
usual weekly earnings on (this job,/(your/his/her) MAIN job,) before taxes or
other deductions?
Enter Dollar amount
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
_
(Skip to SCE19)
Don't know
Refused
(Skip to SCE16)
(Skip to ST1LCK)
Range Edit ($ 1 to 1500) (If fails range edit, skip to SCE17)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE13
(If SCE3 is "yes", then fill first parenthetical.)
(Fill second parenthetical if Q20C=1 in basic CPS)
(INCLUDING overtime pay, tips and commissions) (What/what) are
(name's/your) usual monthly earnings on (this job/(your/his/her) MAIN job),
before taxes or other deductions?
Enter Dollar amount
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
_
(Skip to SCE19)
Don't know
Refused
(Skip to SCE16)
(Skip to ST1LCK)
Range Edit ($1 to 6000) (If fails Range Edit, go to SCE17)
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE14
(If SCE3 is "yes", then fill first parenthetical.)
(If Q20C in basic CPS is "yes", then fill second parenthetical with "the MAIN".)
(Including overtime pay, tips and commissions) (What/what) are (name's/your)
usual annual earnings on (this/(your/his/her) MAIN) job, before taxes or other
deductions?
Enter Dollar amount
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
_
(Skip to SCE19)
Don't know
Refused
(Skip to SCE16)
(Skip to ST1LCK)
Range Edit ($ 1 to 72,000) (If fails range edit, skip to SCE17)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE15
(If SCE3 is "yes", then fill first parenthetical)
(If Q20C in basic CPS is "yes", then fill second parenthetical with "the MAIN".)
(Including overtime pay, tips and commissions,) (What/what) are (name's/your)
usual bi-weekly earnings on (this job/(your/his/her) MAIN job), before taxes or
other deductions?
Enter Dollar amount
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
_
(Skip to SCE19)
Don't know
Refused
(Skip to SCE16)
(Skip to ST1LCK)
Range Edit ($ 1 to 3000) (If fails range edit, skip to SCE17)
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE16
What is your best estimate of (name's/your) usual (weekly/bi-weekly/
monthly/annual) earnings before taxes or other deductions?
Enter Dollar amount
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
_
(Skip to SCE19)
Don't know
Refused
(Skip to ST1LCK)
(Skip to ST1LCK)
Range Edit
(weekly $ 1 to 1500)
(bi-weekly $1 to 3000)
(monthly $1 to 6000)
(annual $1 to 72000) (If fails range edit, skip to SCE17)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE17
RANGE CHECK
(If SCE16 has entry then fill parenthetical with SCE16. Otherwise, fill with
SCE12, SCE13, SCE14, or SCE15.)
***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
(Weekly/Bi-weekly/Monthly/Annual) earnings recorded as: (fill SCE12, SCE13,
SCE14, or SCE15).
IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?
(1)
(2)
Yes
No
(Go to SCE19)
(Go to SCE18)
_
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE18
CHECK ITEM
(If SCE16 has entry then fill parenthetical with SCE16. Otherwise fill with
SCE12, SCE13, SCE14, or SCE15.)
***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
INCORRECT ENTRY WAS RECORDED AS: (FILL SCE12, SCE13, SCE14,
or SCE15).
CORRECT ENTRY IS:
$ _
(Go to SCE19)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE19
(Fill second parenthetical with "MAIN" if Q20C=1 in basic CPS)
I have recorded (name's/your) total earnings (for (his/her/your) main job) as $(fill
SCE12, SCE13, SCE14, SCE15, or SCE16) (weekly/bi-weekly/monthly/
annually), before taxes or other deductions.
Is that correct?
(1)
(2)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Yes
No
(Skip to ST1LCK)
(Go to SCE20)
Don't know
Refused
(Skip to ST1LCK)
(Skip to ST1LCK)
_
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE20
(If SCE3 is "yes", then fill first parenthetical.)
(Fill second parenthetical if Q20C=1 in basic CPS)
(INCLUDING overtime pay, tips and commissions) (What/what) are
(name's/your) usual (weekly/bi-weekly/monthly/annual) earnings on
(this/(your/his/her) MAIN) job, before taxes or other deductions?
Enter Dollar amount
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
_
(Go to SCE24C)
Don't know
Refused
(Skip to ST1LCK)
(Skip to ST1LCK)
Range Edit
(weekly $1 to 1500)
(bi-weekly $1 to 3000)
(monthly $1 to 6000)
(annually $1 to 72000) (If fails range edit, go to SCE20R)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE20R
***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
(Weekly/Bi-weekly/Monthly/Annual) earnings recorded as (fill SCE20).
IS THIS ENTRY CORRECT?
(1)
(2)
YES
NO
(Go to ST1LCK)
(Go to SCE20C)
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE20C
***DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT***
INCORRECT ENTRY WAS RECORDED AS: (FILL SCE20) (weekly/biweekly/monthly/annually)
CORRECT ENTRY IS:
_
(Go to SCE24C)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE24C
CHECK ITEM
SCE14 has an entry. ...................................................(Ask SCE25)
All others. .................................................................. (Skip to ST1LCK)
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCE25
How many weeks a year (do/does)(you/name) get paid for?
Number of weeks
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
_
Don't know
Refused
Range check 01-52
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ST1LCK
If MLR = 1 or 2, go to ST1L. Otherwise, go to next person in the household.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ST1L
***ONLY READ FOR THE FIRST PERSON IN THE HOUSEHOLD***
Now I have a few questions about the length of time (you/name)(have/has) been
with (your/his/her) current employer.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ST1C
If person is wage and salary worker and provided name of main employer in basic
CPS, fill first parenthetical. If person is self-employed (incorporated or
unincorporated), fill second parenthetical. If person is multiple jobholder but did
not provide main employer name in basic CPS, fill third parenthetical. If wage
and salary worker (1 job) in basic CPS but did not give employer name, fill fourth
parenthetical.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ST1@A
How long (have/has)(you/name) been working CONTINUOUSLY ((for) fill
ST1@B
company name from basic CPS)(as a self-employed person at (his/her/your)
present business)(at (your/his/her) main job)(for (your/his/her) present employer)?
Enter amount
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
_
Days
Weeks
Months
Years
(go to ST1C2)
(go to ST1C2)
(go to ST1C2)
(go to ST1C2)
_
[blind] (D)
Don't know
(go to ST6C)
[blind] (R)
Refused
(go to ST6C)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ST1C2
If person’s age (from basic CPS) minus tenure in ST1 is less than 14 years, go
to ST1R; Otherwise, go to ST2C.
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ST1R
*****DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT*****
Tenure amount entered in ST1 makes this person less than 14 years of age when
they began working. Is this correct?
(1)
(2)
Yes
No
(Go to ST2C)
(Go back to ST1 to amend
answer)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ST2C
If ST1 is 1 or 2 years, go to ST3. If ST1 is 3 years or more, go to ST6C. If ST1 is
days, weeks, or months, go to ST6C.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ST3
Could you please give the exact number of months?
READ IF NECESSARY: We are trying to get precise information about people
who have been with their employer for a relatively short time.
_
Months (01-35)
(go to ST6C)
[blind] (D)
Don't know
(go to ST6C)
[blind] (R)
Refused
(go to ST6C)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ST6C
If occupation not provided in basic CPS, go to next person; if no more persons
END SUPPLEMENT.
If (age = 15-19) AND (ST1 = days < 365, weeks < 52, months < 12, Don't
Know or Refused, or ST3 = months < 12, Don't Know or Refused), go to
ST8.
If (ST1 = days < 365, weeks < 52, months < 12, Don't Know or Refused,
or ST3 = months < 12, Don't Know or Refused) AND (SD1 = 1) AND
(SD2 = 1, 2, or 3) AND (SD3 = 3), go to ST7C.
If (ST1 = days < 365, weeks < 52, months < 12, Don't Know or Refused,
OR ST3 = months < 12, Don't Know or Refused) AND ((SD1 = 1 and
SD2 = 1, 2, or 3 and SD3 3) OR (SD1 = 1 and SD2 = 4, 5, 6, Don't
Know or Refused) OR (SD1 = 2, Don't Know or Refused)), go to ST8.
If (ST1 = days 365, weeks ge 52, months ge 12, years ge 2, or ST3 = months
ge 12, go to ST20.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ST7C
If no employer name provided in SD10 or SD11, do not use fill in ST7.
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ST7
Earlier you told me (name/you) lost or left a job (at employer name in SD10 or
SD11) in 2019. Did (name/you) work at that job in January 2019?
INTERVIEWER ONLY: Enter 1 for "yes" even if the person worked only 1 day
in January 2019.
(1)
Yes
(2)
No
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
(go to next person; if no more
persons END
SUPPLEMENT)
Don't Know
Refused
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ST8
Did (name/you) work at ANY job 1 year ago, in January 2019?
INTERVIEWER ONLY: Enter 1 for "yes" even if person worked only 1 day in
January 2019.
(1)
(2)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Yes
No
(go to ST20)
(go to next person; if no more
persons END
SUPPLEMENT)
Don't Know
Refused
(go to next person; if no
more persons END
SUPPLEMENT)
_
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ST20
Earlier you told me that (name/you) (is/are) now working as (fill occupation from
basic CPS). (Was/Were) (name/you) doing the same kind of work a year ago, in
January 2019?
(1)
Yes
(2)
No
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
(go to next person; if no more
persons END SUPPLEMENT)
(go to ST21)
Don't Know
Refused
(go to next person; if no
more persons END
SUPPLEMENT)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8-38
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ST21
What kind of work did (name/you) do, that is, what was (his/her/your) occupation
in January 2019?
[blind] (D)
Don’t Know
[blind] (R)
Refused
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ST22
What were (his/her/your) usual activities or duties at that job? (For example:
typing, keeping account books, filing, selling cars, operating printing press, laying
bricks)
(go to ST25C)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Don't Know
Refused
(go to next person; if no
more persons END
SUPPLEMENT)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ST25C
If ST1 = days < 365, weeks < 52, months < 12, Don't Know or Refused
OR ST3 = months < 12, Don't Know or Refused, go to ST25.
If ST1 = days 365, weeks ge 52, months ge 12, or years ge 2,
OR ST3 = months ge 12, go to next person; if no more persons END
SUPPLEMENT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ST25
A year ago, in January 2019, (was/were) (name/you) employed by government, a
private company, or a nonprofit organization, or (was/were) (name/you) selfemployed or working in a business owned by a member of (his/her/your) family?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Government
(go to ST26)
Private for-profit company
(go to ST28)
Nonprofit organization
(go to ST28)
Self-employed
(go to ST28)
Working in a family-owned business (go to ST27)
Don't Know
Refused
(go to ST28)
(go to ST28)
_
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[If <2>, SCOW2 = 4; if <3>, SCOW2 = 5; if <4>, SCOW2 = 11]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ST26
Was that the Federal, state, or local government?
(1)
(2)
(3)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Federal
State
Local (county, city, township)
(go to ST29)
(go to ST29)
(go to ST29)
Don't Know
Refused
(go to ST29)
(go to ST29)
_
[If <1>, SCOW2 = 1; if <2>, SCOW2 = 2; if <3>, SCOW2 = 3;
if or , SCOW2 = 10 ]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ST27
(Was/Were) (name/you) working for pay?
(1)
(2)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
_
Yes
No
Don't Know
Refused
[If <1>, SCOW2 = 4; If <2>, SCOW2 = 8; if or , SCOW2 = 9 ;]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ST28
[If ST25 = 2, D, or R, use first ( ); if ST25 = 3, use second ( ); if ST25 = 4 or 5,
use third ( ).]
What was the name of the (company)(nonprofit organization)(business) for which
(name/you) worked in January 2019?
(go to ST30)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Don't Know
Refused
(go to ST30)
(go to ST30)
Store ST28 in S2NAM
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ST29
What was the name of the government agency for which (name/you) worked in
January 2019?
(go to next person; if no more persons END SUPPLEMENT)
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
Don't Know
Refused
(go to next person; if no
more persons END
SUPPLEMENT)
Store ST29 in S2NAM
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ST30
In what kind of business or industry did (name/you) work in January 2019? That
is, what did they make or do where (name/you) worked?
[blind] (D)
Don't Know
[blind] (R)
Refused
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ST31
ASK IF NECESSARY
Was the business or organization in which (name/you) worked in January 2019
mainly manufacturing, retail trade, wholesale trade, or something else?
(1)
Manufacturing
(2)
Retail trade
(3)
Wholesale trade
(4)
Something else
[blind] (D)
[blind] (R)
(go to next person; if no more
persons END SUPPLEMENT)
(go to next person; if no more
persons END SUPPLEMENT)
(go to next person; if no more
persons END SUPPLEMENT)
(go to next person; if no more
persons END SUPPLEMENT)
Don't Know
Refused
(go to next person; if no
more persons END
SUPPLEMENT)
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ATTACHMENT 9
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION
Industry Classification Codes for Detailed Industry (4 digit)
(Starting January 2020)
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 the ASEC files. In the ASEC, these codes
correspond to PEIOIND and INDUSTRY, in positions 219-222 and 297-300 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
CENSUS
CODE
NAICS
CODE
DESCRIPTION
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
1691
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 manf.
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
CENSUS
CODE
NAICS
CODE
DESCRIPTION
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
3291
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. or not specified"
3365
3370
3380
3390
3470
3490
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
3332, 3334,
3339, 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
CENSUS
CODE
NAICS
CODE
DESCRIPTION
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
Household appliances and electrical and electronic 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
CENSUS
CODE
NAICS
CODE
DESCRIPTION
Retail Trade
4670
4680
4690
4770
4780
4795
4870
Automobile dealers
Other motor vehicle dealers
Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores
Furniture and home furnishings stores
Household appliance stores
Electronics stores
Building material and supplies dealers
4880
4890
4971
4972
4980
4990
5070
5080
5090
5170
Hardware stores
Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores
Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
Convenience Stores
Specialty food stores
Beer, wine, and liquor stores
Pharmacies and drug stores
Health and personal care, except drug, stores
Gasoline stations
Clothing and accessories, except shoe, stores
5180
5190
5275
5280
5295
5370
5381
5391
5470
5480
5490
5570
5580
5593
5670
5680
5690
5790
Shoe stores
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores
Sporting goods, and hobby and toy stores
Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores
Musical instrument and supplies stores
Book stores and news dealers
Department stores
General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters
Retail florists
Office supplies and stationery stores
Used merchandise stores
Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops
Miscellaneous retail stores
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses
Vending machine operators
Fuel dealers
Other direct selling establishments
Not specified retail trade
4411
4412
4413
442
443141
443142
4441 exc.
44413
44413
4442
44511
44512
4452
4453
4461
446 exc.44611
447
448 exc.
44821, 4483
44821
4483
45111, 45112
45113
45114
45121
45221
4523
4531
45321
4533
45322
4539
454110
4542
45431
45439
Part of 44, 45
Transportation and Warehousing
6070
6080
6090
6170
6180
Air transportation
Rail transportation
Water transportation
Truck transportation
Bus service and urban transit
6190
Taxi and limousine service
481
482
483
484
4851, 4852,
4854, 4855,
4859
4853
9-5
CENSUS
CODE
6270
6280
6290
6370
6380
6390
NAICS
CODE
DESCRIPTION
Pipeline transportation
Scenic and sightseeing transportation
Services incidental to transportation
Postal Service
Couriers and messengers
Warehousing and storage
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
517311
517 exc.
517311
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
6991
6992
Savings institutions, including credit unions
Non-depository credit and related activities
Securities, commodities, funds, trusts, and other financial investments
Insurance carriers
Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities
521,52211,
52219
52212, 52213
5222, 5223
523, 525
5241
5242
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
7071
7072
7080
7181
Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers
Real estate property managers, offices of real estate appraisers, and other
activities related to real estate
Automotive equipment rental and leasing
Other consumer goods rental
7190
Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing
9-6
5311, 5312
5313
5321
53221, 532281,
532282, 532283
5324, 533
CENSUS
CODE
NAICS
CODE
DESCRIPTION
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
5613
5614
5615
5616
5617 exc.
56173
7770
56173
5611, 5612,
5619
562
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
Offices of physicians
Offices of dentists
6211
6212
9-7
CENSUS
CODE
NAICS
CODE
DESCRIPTION
7990
8070
8080
Offices of chiropractors
Offices of optometrists
Offices of other health practitioners
8090
8170
8180
8191
8192
8270
8290
Outpatient care centers
Home health care services
Other health care services
General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty
(except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals
Psychiatric and substance abuse 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
62131
62132
6213 exc.
62131, 62132
6214
6216
6215, 6219
6221, 6223
6222
6231
6232, 6233,
6239
6241
6242
6243
6244
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, and Food Services
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
8561
8562
8563
8564
8570
8580
8590
Performing arts companies
Spectator sports
Promoters of performing arts, sports, and similar events, agents
and managers for artists, athletes
Independent artists, writers, and performers
Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions
Bowling centers
Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries
7111
7112
7113, 7114
7115
712
71395
713 exc.
71395
Accommodation and Food Service
8660
8670
8680
8690
Traveler accommodation
Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boardinghouses,
dormitories, and workers' camps
Restaurants and other food services
Drinking places, alcoholic beverages
7211
7212, 7213
722 exc. 7224
7224
Other Services (Except Public Administration)
8770
Automotive repair and maintenance
8780
8790
8870
8891
8970
8980
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
Barber shops
Beauty salons
9-8
8111 exc.
811192
811192
8112
8113
8114
812111
812112
CENSUS
CODE
NAICS
CODE
DESCRIPTION
8990
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
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 ASEC. In ASEC, these codes correspond to Item
A-DTIND and are located in positions 243-244.
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
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
9-10
INDUSTRY CODE
0170 - 0180,
0290
0190 - 0280
0370 - 0490
0770
2470 - 2590
2670 - 2990
3070 - 3291
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
CODE
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
DESCRIPTION
INDUSTRY CODE
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
7860 - 7890
8190
7970 - 8180,
8370 - 8470
8560 - 8590
8660, 8670
8680, 8690
8770 - 8890
8970 - 9090
9160 - 9190
9290
9370 - 9590
9890
9-11
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 ASEC. In ASEC, these codes correspond to Item A-MJIND and are located
in positions 211-212.
CODE
DESCRIPTION
1
2
3
4
5
6
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Wholesale and retail trade
Transportation and utilities
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Information
Financial activities
Professional and business services
Educational and health services
Leisure and hospitality
Other services
Public administration
Armed Forces
INDUSTRY CODE
0170-0290
0370-0490
0770
1070-3990
4070-5790
6070-6390,
0570-0690
6470-6780
6870-7190
7270-7790
7860-8470
8560-8690
8770-9290
9370-9590
9890
9-12
APPENDIX 10
OCCUPATION CLASSIFICATION
(Beginning January 2020)
These categories are aggregated into 23 detailed groups and 11 major groups (see pages 10-17 and 10-18).The
codes in the right hand column are the 2018 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 223-226 and 311-314 of the Persons Record. These codes are also applicable
for any other CPS supplements that collect occupation data.
10-1
2018
CENSUS
CODE
DESCRIPTION
2018 SOC
CODE
Management, Business, Science, and Arts Occupations
Management, Business, and Financial Occupations
2018
CENSUS
CODE
DESCRIPTION
2018 SOC
CODE
Management Occupation
0010
0020
0040
0051
0052
0060
0101
0102
0110
0120
0135
0136
0137
0140
0150
0160
0205
0220
0230
0300
0310
0335
0340
0350
0360
0410
0420
0425
0440
0430
Chief executives
General and operations managers
Advertising and promotions managers
Marketing Managers
Sales managers
Public relations and fundraising managers
Administrative services managers
Facilities 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 and childcare administrators
Engineering managers
Food service managers
Entertainment and recreation 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
Managers, all other
Managers, all other
11-1011
11-1021
11-2011
11-2021
11-2022
11-2030
11-3012
11-3013
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
11-9070
11-9081
11-9111
11-9121
11-9141
11-9151
11-9161
11-9199
11-9161
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
0500
0510
0520
0530
0540
0565
0600
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
10-2
13-1011
13-1021
13-1022
13-1023
13-1030
13-1041
13-1051
2018
CENSUS
CODE
0630
0640
0650
0700
0705
0710
0725
0726
0735
0750
0800
0810
0820
0830
0845
0850
0860
0900
0910
0930
0940
0960
DESCRIPTION
Human resource workers
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
Training and development specialists
Logisticians
Project management specialists
Management analysts
Meeting, convention, and event planners
Fundraisers
Market research analysts and marketing specialists
Business operations specialists, all other
Accountants and auditors
Property appraisers and assessors
Budget analysts
Credit analysts
Financial and investment analysts
Personal financial advisors
Insurance underwriters
Financial examiners
Loan counselors and officers
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
Tax prepares
Other financial specialists
2018 SOC
CODE
13-1070
13-1141
13-1151
13-1081
13-1082
13-1111
13-1121
13-1131
13-1161
13-1199
13-2011
13-2020
13-2031
13-2041
13-2051
13-2052
13-2053
13-2061
13-2070
13-2081
13-2082
13-2099
Computer, Engineering, and Science Occupations
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
1005
1006
1007
1010
1021
1022
1031
1032
1050
1065
1105
1106
1108
1200
1220
1240
Computer and information research scientists
Computer systems analysts
Information security analysts
Computer programmers
Software developers
Software quality assurance analysts and testers
Web developers
Web or digital interface designers
Computer support specialists
Database administrators and architects
Network and computer systems administrators
Computer network architects
Computer occupations, all other
Actuaries
Operations research analysts
Other mathematical science occupations
10-3
15-1221
15-1211
15-1212
15-1251
15-1252
15-1253
15-1254
15-1255
15-1230
15-124X
15-1244
15-1241
15-1199
15-2011
15-2031
15-20XX
2018
CENSUS
CODE
DESCRIPTION
2018 SOC
CODE
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
1300
1306
1310
1320
1340
1350
1360
1400
1410
1420
1430
1440
1450
1460
1500
1520
1530
1541
1545
1551
1555
1560
Architects, except landscape and naval
Landscape architects
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
Petroleum engineers
Engineers, all other
Architectural and civil drafters
Other drafters
Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians
Other engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters
Surveying and mapping technicians
17-1011
17-1012
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
17-2171
17-2199
17-3011
17-301X
17-3023
17-302X
17-3031
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
1600
1610
1640
1650
1700
1710
1720
1740
1760
1800
1820
1840
1860
1900
1910
1920
1935
1970
1980
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
Geoscience and environmental science technicians
Other life, physical, and social science technicians
Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians
10-4
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
19-4010
19-4021
19-4031
19-4040
19-40XX
19-5010
2018
CENSUS
CODE
DESCRIPTION
2018 SOC
CODE
Education, Legal, Community Service, Arts, and Media Occupations
Community and Social Services Occupations
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2025
2040
2050
2060
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors
Marriage and family therapists
Mental health counselors
Rehabilitation counselors
Counselors, all other
Child, family, and school social workers
Healthcare social workers
Mental health and substance abuse social workers
Social workers, all other
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
Social and human service assistants
Other community and social service specialists
Clergy
Directors, religious activities and education
Religious workers, all other
21-1011
21-1012
21-1013
21-1014
21-1015
21-1019
21-1021
21-1022
21-1023
21-1029
21-1092
21-1093
21-109X
21-2011
21-2021
21-2099
Legal Occupations
2100
2105
2145
2170
2180
Lawyers
Judicial law clerks
Paralegals and legal assistants
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
Legal support workers, all other
23-1011
23-1012
23-2011
23-2093
23-2099
Educaation Instruction, and Library Occupations
2205
2300
2310
2320
2330
2340
2360
2400
2435
2440
2545
2555
Postsecondary teachers
Preschool and kindergarten teachers
Elementary and middle school teachers
Secondary school teachers
Special education teachers
Tutors
Other teachers and instructors
Archivists, curators, and museum technicians
Librarians and media collections specialists
Library technicians
Teacher assistants
Other educational instruction and library workers
10-5
25-1000
25-2010
25-2020
25-2030
25-2050
25-3041
25-30XX
25-4010
25-4022
25-4031
25-9040
25-90XX
2018
CENSUS
CODE
DESCRIPTION
2018 SOC
CODE
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
2600
2631
2632
2633
2634
2635
2636
2640
2700
2710
2721
2722
2723
2740
2751
2752
2755
2770
2805
2810
2825
2830
2840
2850
2861
2862
2865
2905
2910
2920
2970
Artists and related workers
Commercial and industrial designers
Fashion designers
Floral designers
Graphic designers
Interior designers
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
Other designers
Actors
Producers and directors
Athletes and sports competitors
Coaches and scouts
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
Dancers and choreographers
Music directors and composers
Musicians and singers
Disc jockeys, except radio disc jockeys
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys
News analysts, reporters, and journalists
Public relations specialists
Editors
Technical writers
Writers and authors
Interpreters and translators
Court reporters and simultaneous captioners
Media and communication workers, all other
Broadcast, sound, and lighting technicians
Photographers
Television, video, and film camera operators and editors
Media and communication equipment workers, all other
27-1010
27-1021
27-1022
27-1023
27-1024
27-1025
27-1026
27-10XX
27-2011
27-2012
27-2021
27-2022
27-2023
27-2030
27-2041
27-2042
27-2091
27-2099
27-3011
27-3023
27-3031
27-3041
27-3042
27-3043
27-3091
27-3092
27-3099
27-4010
27-4021
27-4030
27-4099
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
3000
3010
3030
3040
3050
3090
3100
3110
3140
3150
3160
3200
3210
3220
Chiropractors
Dentists
Dietitians and nutritionists
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Other physicians
Surgeons
Physician assistants
Audiologists
Occupational therapists
Physical therapists
Radiation therapists
Recreational therapists
Respiratory therapists
29-1011
29-1020
29-1031
29-1041
29-1051
29-12XX
29-1240
29-1071
29-1181
29-1122
29-1123
29-1124
29-1125
29-1126
10-6
2018
CENSUS
CODE
DESCRIPTION
2018 SOC
CODE
29-1127
3230
3245
3250
3255
3256
3258
3261
3270
3300
3310
3321
3322
3323
3324
3330
3401
3402
3421
3422
3423
3424
3430
3500
3515
3520
3545
3550
Speech-language pathologists
Exercise physiologists and therapists, all other
Veterinarians
Registered nurses
Nurse anesthetists
Nurse practitioners
Acupuncturists
Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
Dental hygienists
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
Diagnostic medical sonographers
Radiologic technologists and technicians
Magnetic resonance imaging technologists
Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists
Emergency medical technicians
Paramedics
Pharmacy technicians
Psychiatric technicians
Surgical technologists
Veterinary technologists and technicians
Dietetic technicians and ophthalmic medical technicians
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
Medical records specialists
Opticians, dispensing
Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians
Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
10-7
29-112X
29-1131
29-1141
29-1151
29-1171
29-1291
29-1299
29-2010
29-1292
29-2031
29-2032
29-2034
29-2035
29-203X
29-2042
29-2043
29-2052
29-2053
29-2055
29-2058
29-205X
29-2061
29-2072
29-2081
29-2090
29-9000
2018
CENSUS
CODE
DESCRIPTION
2018 SOC
CODE
Service Occupations
Healthcare Support Occupations
3601
3602
3603
3605
3610
3620
3630
3640
3645
3646
3647
3648
3649
3655
Home health aides
Personal care aides
Nursing assistants
Orderlies and psychiatric 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
Other healthcare support workers
31-1121
31-1122
31-1131
31-113X
31-2010
31-2020
31-9011
31-9091
31-9092
31-9094
31-9095
31-9096
31-9097
31-909X
Protective Service Occupations
3700
3710
3720
3725
3735
3740
3750
3801
3802
3820
3840
3870
3900
3910
3930
3940
3945
3946
3960
First-line supervisors of correctional officers
First-line supervisors of police and detectives
First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers
First-line supervisors of security workers
First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other
Firefighters
Fire inspectors
Bailiffs
Correctional officers and jailers
Detectives and criminal investigators
Parking enforcement workers
Police officers
Animal control workers
Private detectives and investigators
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers
Crossing guards and flaggers
Transportation security screeners
School bus monitors
Other protective service workers
33-1011
33-1012
33-1021
33-1091
33-1099
33-2011
33-2020
33-3011
33-3012
33-3021
33-3041
33-3050
33-9011
33-9021
33-9030
33-9091
33-9093
33-9094
33-909X
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
4000
4010
4020
4030
4040
4055
Chefs and head cooks
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers
Cooks
Food preparation workers
Bartenders
Fast food and counter workers
10-8
35-1011
35-1012
35-2010
35-2021
35-3011
35-3023
2018
CENSUS
CODE
4110
4120
4130
4140
4150
4160
DESCRIPTION
Waiters and waitresses
Food servers, non-restaurant
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
Dishwashers
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
2018 SOC
CODE
35-3031
35-3041
35-9011
35-9021
35-9031
35-9099
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
4200
4210
4220
4230
4240
4251
4252
4255
First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers
First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and grounds keeping workers
Janitors and building cleaners
Maids and housekeeping cleaners
Pest control workers
Landscaping and grounds keeping workers
Tree trimmers and pruners
Other grounds maintenance workers
37-1011
37-1012
31-201X
37-2012
37-2021
37-3011
37-3013
37-301X
Personal Care and Service Occupations
4330
4340
4350
4400
4420
4435
4461
4465
4500
4510
4521
4522
4523
4530
4540
4600
4610
4621
4622
4640
4655
Supervisors of personal care and service workers
Animal trainers
Animal caretakers
Gaming services workers
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
Other entertainment attendants and related workers
Embalmers, crematory operators and funeral attendants
Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers
Barbers
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
Manicurists and pedicurists
Skincare specialists
Other personal appearance workers
Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges
Tour and travel guides
Child care workers
Personal and home care aides
Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors
Recreation workers
Residential advisors
Personal care and service workers, all other
10-9
39-1010
39-2011
39-2021
39-3010
39-3031
39-30XX
39-40XX
39-4031
39-5011
39-5012
39-5092
39-5094
39-509X
39-6010
39-7010
39-9011
39-9021
39-9031
39-9032
39-9041
39-9099
2018
CENSUS
CODE
DESCRIPTION
2018 SOC
CODE
Sales and Office Occupations
Sales and Related Occupations
4700
4710
4720
4740
4750
4760
4800
4810
4820
4830
4840
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 of services, except advertising, insurance, travel, and
financial services
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
4850
4900
4920
4930
4940
4950
4965
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
5040
5100
5110
5130
5140
5150
5160
5165
5220
5230
5240
5250
5260
5300
5310
5320
5330
5340
5350
5360
5400
First-Line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
Switchboard operators, including answering service
Telephone operators
Communications equipment operators, all other
Bill and account collectors
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
Gaming cage workers
Payroll and timekeeping clerks
Procurement clerks
Tellers
Financial clerks, all other
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
Order clerks
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
Receptionists and information clerks
10-10
43-1011
43-2011
43-2021
43-2099
43-3011
43-3021
43-3041
43-3051
43-3061
43-3071
43-3099
43-4031
43-4041
43-4051
43-4061
43-4071
43-4081
43-4111
43-4121
43-4131
43-4141
43-4151
43-4161
43-4171
2018
CENSUS
CODE
5410
5420
5500
5510
5521
5522
5530
5540
5550
5560
5600
5610
5630
5710
5720
5730
5740
5800
5810
5820
5840
5850
5860
5900
5910
5920
5940
DESCRIPTION
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
Information and record clerks, all other
Cargo and freight agents
Couriers and messengers
Public safety telecommunicators
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
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 inventory clerks
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
Legal secretaries and administrative assistants
Medical secretaries and administrative assistants
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive
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
10-11
2018 SOC
CODE
43-4181
43-4199
43-5011
43-5021
43-5031
43-5032
43-5041
43-5051
43-5052
43-5053
43-5061
43-5071
43-5111
43-6011
43-6012
43-6013
43-6014
43-9011
43-9021
43-9022
43-9041
43-9051
43-9061
43-9071
43-9081
43-9111
43-9199
2018
CENSUS
CODE
DESCRIPTION
2018 SOC
CODE
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance Occupations
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
6005
6010
6020
6040
6050
6115
6120
6130
First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
Agricultural inspectors
Animal breeders
Graders and sorters, agricultural products
Miscellaneous agricultural workers
Fishing and hunting workers
Forest and conservation workers
Logging workers
45-1011
45-2011
45-2021
45-2041
45-2090
45-3031
45-4011
45-4020
Construction Trades
6200
6210
6220
6230
6240
6250
6260
6305
6330
6355
6360
6400
6410
6441
6442
6460
6500
6515
6520
6530
6600
6660
6700
6710
6720
6730
6740
6765
6800
6825
6835
6850
6950
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
Construction equipment operators
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers
Electricians
Glaziers
Insulation workers
Painters 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
Miscellaneous construction and related workers, including photovoltaic installers
Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil and gas
Earth drillers, except oil and gas
Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
Underground mining machine operators
Other extraction workers
10-12
47-1011
47-2011
47-2020
47-2031
47-2040
47-2050
47-2061
47-2070
47-2080
47-2111
47-2121
47-2130
47-2140
47-2151
47-2152
47-2161
47-2171
47-2181
47-2211
47-2221
47-3010
47-4011
47-4021
47-4031
47-4041
47-4051
47-4061
47-4090
47-5010
47-5023
47-5032
47-5040
47-50XX
2018
CENSUS
CODE
DESCRIPTION
2018 SOC
CODE
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
7000
7010
7020
7030
7040
7100
7120
7130
7140
7150
7160
7200
7210
7220
7240
7260
7300
7315
7320
7330
7340
7350
7360
7410
7420
7430
7510
7540
7560
7610
7640
First-line supervisors 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, industrial and utility
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
Riggers
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers
10-13
49-1011
49-2011
49-2020
49-2091
49-2092
49-209X
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
49-9096
49-9098
49-909X
2018
CENSUS
CODE
DESCRIPTION
2018 SOC
CODE
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations
Production Occupation
7700
7720
7730
7740
7750
7800
7810
7830
7840
7850
7855
7905
7925
7950
8000
8025
8030
8040
8060
8100
8130
8140
8225
8250
8255
8256
8300
8310
8320
8335
8350
8365
8450
8465
8500
8510
8530
8540
8555
8600
8610
8620
8630
8640
First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers
Engine and other machine assemblers
Structural metal fabricators and fitters
Other 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
Food cooking machine operators and tenders
Food processing workers, all other
Computer numerically controlled tool programmers and operators
Forming 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
Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
Machinists
Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders
Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic
Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
Tool and die makers
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers
Other metal workers and plastic workers
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
Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers
Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders
Upholsterers
Other textile, apparel, and furnishings workers
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
Furniture finishers
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
Other woodworkers
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
10-14
51-1011
51-2020
51-2031
51-2041
51-20XX
51-3011
51-3020
51-3091
51-3092
51-3093
51-3099
51-9160
51-4020
51-4031
51-4033
51-403X
51-4041
51-4050
51-4060
51-4070
51-4111
51-4120
51-4XXX
51-5111
51-5112
51-5113
51-6011
51-6021
51-6031
51-6040
51-6050
51-6060
51-6093
51-609X
51-7011
51-7021
51-7041
51-7042
51-70XX
51-8010
51-8021
51-8031
51-8090
51-9010
2018
CENSUS
CODE
8650
8710
8720
8730
8740
8750
8760
8800
8810
8830
8850
8865
8910
8920
8930
8940
8950
8990
DESCRIPTION
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
Dental and ophthalmic laboratory technicians and medical appliance technicians
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
Painting workers
Photographic process workers and processing machine operators
Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders
Other production 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
Other production workers
2018 SOC
CODE
51-9020
51-9030
51-9041
51-9051
51-9061
51-9071
51-9080
51-9111
51-9120
51-9130
51-9191
51-919X
51-9194
51-9195
51-9196
51-9197
51-9198
51-91XX
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Transportation Occupations:
9005
9030
9040
9110
9121
9122
9130
9141
9142
9150
9210
9240
9265
9300
9310
9350
9365
9410
9415
9430
Supervisors of 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, school
Bus drivers, transit and intercity
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers
Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs
Taxi drivers
Motor vehicle operators, all other
Locomotive engineers and operators
Railroad conductors and yardmasters
Other rail transportation workers
Sailors and marine oilers
Ship and boat captains and operators
Parking attendants
Transportation service attendants
Transportation inspectors
Passenger attendants
Other transportation workers
10-15
53-1000
53-2010
53-2020
53-3011
53-3051
53-3052
53-3030
53-3053
53-3054
53-3099
53-4010
53-4031
53-30XX
53-5011
53-5020
53-6021
53-6030
53-6051
53-6061
53-60XX
2018
CENSUS
CODE
DESCRIPTION
2018 SOC
CODE
Material Moving Occupations
9510
9570
9600
9610
9620
9630
9640
9645
9650
9720
9760
Crane and tower operators
Conveyor, dredge, and hoist and winch operators
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
Stockers and order fillers
Pumping station operators
Refuse and recyclable material collectors
Other material moving workers
Military Specific Occupations
9840
Military Occupations
10-16
53-7021
53-70XX
53-7051
53-7061
53-7062
53-7063
53-7064
53-7065
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 245-246.
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
10-17
0010-0440
0500-0960
1005-1240
1305-1560
1600-1980
2001-2060
2100-2180
2205-2550
2600-2970
3000-3550
3600-3655
3700-3960
4000-4160
4200-4255
4300-4655
4700-4965
5000-5940
6005-6130
6200-6950
7000-7640
7700-8990
9005-9760
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
10-18
0010-0960
1005-3550
3601-4655
4700-4965
5000-5940
6005-6130
6200-6950
7000-7640
7700-8990
9005-9760
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.
11-1
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
11-6
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
11-10
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
11-11
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
11-12
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
11-13
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
11-14
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
11-15
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
11-16
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
1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Minneapolis
St. Paul
1
2
Las Vegas-Henderson--Paradise, NV
Las Vegas
Paradise
Henderson
1
2
3
11-18
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
Illinois
097
111
119
163
179
Lake
McHenry
Madison
St. Clair
Tazewell
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
Selected Unweighted Tallies from the January 2020
Displaced Workers, Employee Tenure, and Occupational Mobility Supplement
NOTE: To match items below, use HRINTSTA = 1 and PRPERTYP = 2.
Item
Count
PESD1
1
2
Yes
No
3814
72674
1
2
3
4
5
6
Plant or company closed down or moved
Insufficient work
Position or shift abolished
Seasonal job completed
Self-operated business failed
Some other reason
1
2
3
4
-2
-3
-9
2015
2016
2017
Other
Don't Know
Refused
No Response
488
552
946
67
13
0
0
1
2
-2
-9
Yes
No
Don't Know
No Response
96
564
7
1
PESD2
686
764
616
182
48
1518
PESD3
PESD4
13-1
PESD5
1
2
-2
-3
-9
Yes
No
Don't Know
Refused
No Response
737
1201
55
3
3
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Item
Count
PESD6
1
2
3
-2
-3
-9
Less than 1 month
1 to 2 months
More than 2 months
Don't Know
Refused
No Response
226
242
236
32
0
1
PESD16
1
2
-2
-3
-9
Yes
No
Don't Know
Refused
No Response
123
1760
25
12
15
PESD17
1
2
-2
-3
-9
Yes
No
Don't Know
Refused
No Response
915
953
33
13
21
PESD19
1
2
-4
-2
-3
-9
Yes
No
Hours Varied
Don't Know
Refused
No Response
1507
268
107
18
12
23
PRDISPWK
0
Eligible for Displaced Worker Supplement, but not
a Displaced Worker
1
Displaced Worker
13-3
74638
1850
NOTE: To match items below, use HRINTSTA = 1 and PRPERTYP = 2 and PEMLR = 1,2
Item
Count
PTST1A
Amount
46,610
PEST1B
1
2
3
4
120
702
9473
36315
Days
Weeks
Months
Years
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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
01
02
03
10
11
12
13
20
21
22
23
30
31
32
33
40
41
42
43
50
52
53
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
DON'T KNOW TO ALLOCATED VALUE
REFUSED TO ALLOCATED VALUE
VALUE TO BLANK
DON'T KNOW TO BLANK
REFUSED TO BLANK
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Attachment 16
Source of the Data and Accuracy of the Estimates for the
January 2020 Current Population Survey Microdata File on Displaced
Workers, Employee Tenure, and Occupational Mobility
SOURCE OF THE DATA
The data in this microdata file are from the January 2020 Current Population Survey (CPS).
The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the CPS every month, although this file has only January
data. The January 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 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics also sponsors
the supplemental questions for January.
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 universe, consists primarily of the population in
correctional institutions and nursing homes (98 percent of the 4.0 million institutionalized
people in the 2010 Census). Starting in August 2017, college and university dormitories
were also excluded from the universe because most of the residents had usual residences
elsewhere. Interviewers ask questions concerning labor force participation of each
member 15 years old and older 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 redesigned1 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.
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Approximately 70,000 sampled addresses were selected from the sampling frame in
January. Based on eligibility criteria, nine percent of these sampled addresses were sent
directly to computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI). The remaining sampled
addresses were assigned to interviewers for computer-assisted personal interviewing
(CAPI).3 Of all addresses in sample, about 60,000 were determined to be eligible for
interview. Interviewers obtained interviews at about 49,000 of the housing units at these
addresses. Noninterviews occur when the occupants are not found at home after repeated
calls or are unavailable for some other reason.
January 2020 Supplement. In January 2020, in addition to the basic CPS questions,
interviewers asked supplementary questions about displacement of workers, employee
tenure, and occupational mobility. Questions concerning displaced workers were asked for
persons 20 years of age and older, who lost or left a job in the last three years for selected
reasons. Questions concerning job tenure and occupational mobility were asked of all
employed respondents who were at least 15 years old.
Estimation Procedure. This survey’s estimation procedure adjusts weighted sample
results to agree with independently derived population controls of the civilian
noninstitutionalized population of the United States, each state, and the District of
Columbia. These population controls4 are prepared monthly as part of the Census Bureau’s
Population Estimates 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).
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
controls.
3
4
For further information on CATI and CAPI and the eligibility criteria, please see U.S. Census Bureau
(2019).
For additional information on population controls, including details on the demographic characteristics
used and net international components, please see Chapters 1-3 and Appendix: History of the Current
Population Survey of U.S. Census Bureau (2019).
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The net international migration component of the population controls includes:
•
•
•
•
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
Net movement of the Armed Forces population to and from the United States.
Because the latest available information on these components lags behind 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, the estimation of standard errors 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. Some nonsampling errors,
and examples of each, include:
•
•
•
•
•
Measurement error: 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.
Coverage error: Some individuals who should have been included in the survey
frame were missed.
Nonresponse error: Responses are not collected from all those in the sample or
the respondent is unwilling to provide information.
Imputation error: Values are estimated imprecisely for missing data.
Processing error: Forms may be lost, data may be incorrectly keyed, coded, or
recoded, etc.
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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.
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 January 2020 basic CPS, the
household-level unweighted nonresponse rate was 18.3 percent. The person-level
unweighted nonresponse rate for the Displaced Workers, Employee Tenure, and
Occupational Mobility supplement was an additional 9.1 percent.
Since the basic CPS nonresponse rate is a household-level rate and the Displaced Workers,
Employee Tenure, and Occupational Mobility supplement nonresponse rate is a personlevel 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 Displaced Workers, Employee Tenure, and Occupational Mobility supplement.
Responses are made up of complete interviews and sufficient partial interviews. 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
answer in order to be considered a sufficient partial interview.
As a result of sufficient partial interviews being considered responses, individual
items/questions have their own response and refusal rates. As part of the nonsampling
error analysis, the item response rates, item refusal rates, and edits are reviewed. For the
Displaced Workers, Employee Tenure, and Occupational Mobility supplement, the
unweighted item refusal rates range from 0.0 percent to 4.4 percent. The unweighted item
nonresponse rates range from 0.0 percent to 25.1 percent.
Undercoverage. The concept of coverage with a survey sampling process is defined as 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 January 2020 is estimated
to be about ten 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.
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The CPS weighting procedure mitigates 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 January 2020 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.
Table 1. Current Population Survey Coverage Ratios: January 2020
Total
White alone
Black alone
Residual raceA
HispanicB
Age
All
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
group people
0-15 0.86
0.85
0.87
0.90
0.91
0.72
0.73
0.75
0.81
0.80
0.79
16-19 0.84
0.86
0.82
0.92
0.87
0.64
0.70
0.80
0.72
0.88
0.84
20-24 0.77
0.78
0.75
0.80
0.78
0.67
0.61
0.76
0.76
0.74
0.80
25-34 0.81
0.79
0.82
0.84
0.87
0.60
0.63
0.74
0.77
0.70
0.78
35-44 0.90
0.88
0.92
0.92
0.96
0.72
0.80
0.79
0.82
0.81
0.90
45-54 0.91
0.89
0.92
0.91
0.95
0.78
0.79
0.86
0.89
0.79
0.95
55-64 0.96
0.95
0.97
0.98
0.99
0.82
0.88
0.92
0.90
0.92
0.90
65+
1.00
1.00
0.99
1.02
1.01
0.92
0.92
0.89
0.85
0.92
0.91
15+
0.90
0.89
0.91
0.93
0.95
0.74
0.78
0.82
0.82
0.81
0.87
0+
0.89
0.88
0.90
0.92
0.94
0.73
0.77
0.80
0.82
0.80
0.85
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, January 2020.
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 is due to differences in interviewer training and experience and in
differing survey processes.5 These differences are examples 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 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
5
Survey processes include, but are not limited to, question wording, universe, sampling frame, interview
modes, and weighting.
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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 populations 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,
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 2010
Census files (see “Basic CPS”).6 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 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 (2019) and Brooks & Bailar (1978).
Standard Errors and Their Use. A sample estimate and its standard error enable one to
construct a confidence interval. A confidence interval is a range about a given estimate that
6
The phase-in process using the 2010 Census files began April 2014.
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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.
A particular confidence interval may or may not contain the average estimate derived from
all possible samples, but one can say with the 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 and Displaced Workers, Employee Tenure, and Occupational
Mobility Supplement 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.
There are two ways to calculate standard errors for the CPS microdata file on Displaced
Workers, Employee Tenure, and Occupational Mobility.
1. Direct estimates created from replicate weighting methods;
2. Generalized variance estimates created from generalized variance function
(GVF) parameters a and b.
While replicate weighting methods provide the most accurate variance estimates, this
approach requires more computing resources and more expertise on the part of the user.
The GVF parameters provide a method of balancing accuracy with resource usage as well
as a smoothing effect on standard error estimates. For more information on calculating
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direct estimates, see U.S. Census Bureau (2009). For more information on GVF estimates,
refer to the “Generalized Variance Parameters” section.
Generalized Variance Parameters. While it is possible to estimate 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 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.
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 January 2020
supplement.
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. Table 2 summarizes the relationship between the
race/ethnicity group of interest and the GVF parameters to use in standard error
calculations.
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Table 2. Estimation Groups of Interest and Generalized Variance Parameters
Generalized variance parameters to
use in standard error calculations
Race/ethnicity group of interest
Total population
Total or White
White alone, White alone or in combination (AOIC), or
White non-Hispanic population
Total or White
Black alone, Black AOIC, or Black non-Hispanic population
Black
Asian alone, Asian AOIC, or Asian non-Hispanic population
Asian, American Indian and Alaska
Native (AIAN), Native Hawaiian and
Other Pacific Islander (NHOPI)
AIAN alone, AIAN AOIC, or AIAN non-Hispanic population
Asian, AIAN, NHOPI
NHOPI alone, NHOPI AOIC, or NHOPI non-Hispanic
population
Asian, AIAN, NHOPI
Populations from other race groups
Asian, AIAN, NHOPI
HispanicA population
HispanicA
Two or more racesB – employment/unemployment and
educational attainment characteristics
Two or more racesB – all other characteristics
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
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 Displaced Workers, Employee Tenure, and Occupational Mobility supplement data,
the GVF parameters will come from the Displaced Workers, Employee Tenure, and
Occupational Mobility supplement GVF table (Table 8).
Standard Errors of Estimated Numbers. The approximate standard error, 𝑠𝑥 , of an
estimated number from this microdata file can be obtained by using the formula:
𝑠𝑥 = √𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥
(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 3,629,000 unemployed men (ages 16 and up) in the civilian labor
force. Table 3 shows how to use the appropriate parameters from Table 7 and Formula (1)
to estimate the standard error and confidence interval.
Table 3. Illustration of Standard Errors of Estimated Numbers
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Number of unemployed males in the civilian labor force (x)
a-parameter (a)
b-parameter (b)
Standard error
90-percent confidence interval
3,629,000
-0.000031
2,947
101,000
3,463,000 to 3,795,000
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Displaced Workers, Employee Tenure, and
Occupational Mobility Supplement, January 2020.
The standard error is calculated as
𝑠𝑥 = √−0.000031 × 3,629,0002 + 2,947 × 3,629,000,
which, rounded to the nearest thousand, is 101,000. The 90-percent confidence interval is
calculated as 3,629,000 ± 1.645 × 101,000.
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
percentage are in different categories, use the parameter from Table 7 or 8 as indicated by
the numerator.
The approximate standard error, 𝑠𝑦,𝑝 , of an estimated percentage can be obtained by using
the formula:
𝑏
𝑠𝑦,𝑝 = √ 𝑝(100 − 𝑝)
𝑦
(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
Suppose of 6,387,000 displaced workers, 2,298,000, or 36.0 percent lost their jobs when a
plant or company closed down or moved. Table 4 shows how to use the appropriate
parameters from Table 8 and Formula (2) to estimate the standard error and confidence
interval.
Table 4. Illustration of Standard Errors of Estimated Percentages
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Percentage of displaced workers who lost their jobs when a
plant or company closed down or moved (p)
Base (y)
b-parameter (b)
Standard error
90-percent confidence interval
36.0
6,387,000
4,014
1.20
34.0 to 38.0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Displaced Workers, Employee Tenure, and
Occupational Mobility Supplement, January 2020.
The standard error is calculated as
𝑠𝑦,𝑝 = √
4,014
× 36.0 × (100.0 − 36.0) = 1.20
6,387,000
and the 90-percent confidence interval for the estimated percentage of displaced workers
who lost their jobs when a plant or company closed down or moved is from 34.0 to 38.0
percent (i.e., 36.0 ± 1.645×1.20).
Standard Errors of Estimated Differences. The standard error of the difference between
two sample estimates is approximately equal to
2
𝑠𝑥1 −𝑥2 = √(𝑠𝑥1 ) + (𝑠𝑥2 )
2
(3)
where 𝑠𝑥1 and 𝑠𝑥2 are the standard errors of the estimates, 𝑥1 and 𝑥2 . 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
Suppose that of the 9,335,000 employed men between 25-29 years of age, 966,000, or
10.3 percent were part-time workers, and of the 8,783,000 employed women between 2529 years of age, 1,592,000, or 18.1 percent were part-time workers. Table 5 shows how to
use the appropriate parameters from Table 7 and Formulas (2) and (3) to estimate the
standard error and confidence interval.
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Table 5. Illustration of Standard Errors of Estimated Differences
Difference
Men (x1)
Women (x2)
Percentage working part-time (p)
Base (y)
b-parameter (b)
Standard error
90-percent confidence interval
10.3
9,335,000
2,947
0.54
9.4 to 11.2
18.1
8,783,000
2,788
0.69
17.0 to 19.2
7.8
0.88
6.4 to 9.2
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Displaced Workers, Employee Tenure, and
Occupational Mobility Supplement, January 2020.
The standard error of the difference is calculated as
𝑠𝑥1 −𝑥2 = √0.542 + 0.692 = 0.88
and the 90-percent confidence interval around the difference is calculated as 7.8 ± 1.645 ×
0.88. Since this interval does not include zero, we can conclude with 90-percent confidence
that the percentage of part-time women workers between 25-29 years of age is greater
than the percentage of part-time men workers between 25-29 years of age.
Standard Errors of Estimated Medians. The sampling variability of an estimated median
depends on the form of the distribution and the size of the base. One can approximate the
reliability of an estimated median by determining a confidence interval about it. (See
“Standard Errors and Their Use” for a general discussion of confidence intervals.)
Estimate the 68-percent confidence limits of a median based on sample data using the
following procedure:
1.
Determine, using Formula (2), the standard error of the estimate of 50 percent from
the distribution.
2.
Add to and subtract from 50 percent the standard error determined in step 1. These
two numbers are the percentage limits corresponding to the 68-percent confidence
interval about the estimated median.
3.
Using the distribution of the characteristic, determine upper and lower limits of the
68-percent confidence interval by calculating values corresponding to the two
points established in step 2.
Note: The percentage limits found in step 2 may or may not fall in the same
characteristic distribution interval.
Use the following formula to calculate the upper and lower limits:
𝑋𝑝 =
where
𝑝∙𝑁−𝑁𝐿
𝑁𝑈 −𝑁𝐿
(𝑈 − 𝐿) + 𝐿
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(4)
Xp = estimated upper and lower limits for the confidence interval (0
≤ p ≤ 1). For purposes of calculating the confidence interval, p
takes on the values determined in step 2. Note that Xp
estimates the median when p = 0.50.
N = for distribution of totals and means: the total number of units
(people, households, etc.) for the characteristic in the
distribution.
= for distribution of percentages: the value 100.
p = the values obtained in Step 2.
L, U = the lower and upper boundaries, respectively, of the interval
containing Xp.
Note: For continuous data, i.e., income, time, etc., the upper
bound of the interval containing Xp and lower bound of the
next interval are essentially the same and will be treated as
such in the illustration.
NL, NU = for distribution of totals and means: the estimated number of
units (people, households, etc.) with values of the
characteristic less than L and U, respectively.
= for distribution of percentages: the estimated percentage of
units (people, households, etc.) having values of the
characteristic less than L and U, respectively.
4.
Divide the difference between the two points determined in step 3 by 2 to obtain the
standard error of the median.
Note: Medians and their standard errors calculated as below may differ from those in
published tables and reports showing medians, if different intervals were used in
those calculations.
Illustration 4
Suppose you want to calculate the standard error of the estimated median of years a
person worked on their lost job for all displaced workers with the following distribution:
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Table 6. Illustration of Standard Errors of Estimated Medians
Years on lost job
Number of persons
<1
1-4.99
5-9.99
10-14.99
15-19.99
20+
Total
1,410,000
2,751,000
849,000
364,000
261,000
355,000
5,990,000
Cumulative
number of persons
1,410,000
4,161,000
5,010,000
5,374,000
5,635,000
5,990,000
Cumulative
percentage of persons
23.54
69.47
83.64
89.72
94.07
100.00
Source: U.S. Census Bureau; Current Population Survey; Displaced Workers, Employee Tenure, and
Occupational Mobility Supplement; January 2020.
1.
Using Formula (2) with b = 4,014 from Table 8, the standard error of 50 percent
with a base of 5,990,000 is 1.29 percent.
2.
To obtain a 68-percent confidence interval on an estimated median, add to and
subtract from 50 percent the standard error found in step 1. This yields percentage
limits of 48.71 and 51.29.
3.
The lower and upper boundaries for the interval in which the percentage limits fall
are L = 1 year to U = 5 years, respectively.
Then the estimated number of displaced workers with years on the lost job between
1 and 5 are NL = 1,410,000 and NU = 4,161,000, respectively.
Using Formula (4), the lower limit for the confidence interval of the median is found
to be about
𝑋0.4871 =
0.4871 ∗ 5,990,000 − 1,410,000
(5 − 1) + 1 = 3.19
4,161,000 − 1,410,000
Similarly, the upper limit is found to be about
𝑋0.5129 =
0.5129 ∗ 5,990,000 − 1,410,000
(5 − 1) + 1 = 3.42
4,161,000 − 1,410,000
Thus, a 68-percent confidence interval for the median number of years on the lost
job for displaced workers is from 3.19 to 3.42.
4.
The standard error of the median is, therefore,
3.42 − 3.19
= 0.115
2
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Standard Errors of Quarterly or Yearly Averages. For information on calculating
standard errors for labor force data from the CPS which involve quarterly or yearly
averages, please see Bureau of Labor Statistics (2006).
Technical Assistance. If you require assistance or additional information, please contact
the Demographic Statistical Methods Division via e-mail at
dsmd.source.and.accuracy@census.gov.
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Table 7. Parameters for Computation of Standard Errors for Labor Force
Characteristics: January 2020
Characteristic
a
b
-0.000013
-0.000017
-0.000013
2,481
3,244
2,432
Civilian labor force, employed, not in labor force, and unemployed
Men
Women
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
-0.000031
-0.000028
-0.000261
2,947
2,788
3,244
Black
Civilian labor force, employed, not in labor force, and unemployed
Total
Men
Women
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
-0.000117
-0.000249
-0.000191
-0.001425
3,601
3,465
3,191
3,601
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
-0.000245
-0.000537
-0.000399
-0.004078
3,311
3,397
2,874
3,311
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
-0.000087
-0.000172
-0.000158
-0.000909
3,316
3,276
3,001
3,316
Total or White
Civilian labor force, employed
Unemployed
Not in labor force
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
b-parameters 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 Displaced Workers, Employee Tenure, and Occupational
Mobility Characteristics: January 2020
Total
Characteristic
ALL PERSONS
Long-Tenured Persons
Age
Total 20 years and over
20 to 24
25 to 54
55 to 64
65 years and over
Gender
Male (Total)
Male 20 to 24
Male 25 to 54
Male 55 to 64
Male 65 years and over
Female (Total)
Female 20 to 24
Female 25 to 54
Female 55 to 64
Female 65 years and over
EMPLOYED PERSONS
Age
Total 20 years and over
20 to 24
25 to 54
55 to 64
65 years and over
Gender
Male (Total)
Female (Total)
White Alone
a
b
Black Alone
a
b
Asian, AIAN, NHOPIA
a
b
HispanicB
a
b
a
b
-0.000017
4,127
-0.000018
3,821
-0.000100
5,437
-0.000226
5,299
-0.000139
5,536
-0.000018
-0.000273
-0.000036
-0.000106
-0.000084
4,492
5,706
4,492
4,492
4,492
-0.000019
-0.000291
-0.000038
-0.000112
-0.000086
4,110
5,190
4,110
4,163
4,163
-0.000105
-0.001321
-0.000180
-0.000601
-0.000576
5,671
7,350
5,671
5,035
5,035
-0.000237
-0.002231
-0.000474
-0.001454
-0.001317
5,544
5,544
6,671
4,729
4,729
-0.000176
-0.001469
-0.000278
-0.001172
-0.001278
6,980
6,980
6,980
6,047
6,047
-0.000040
-0.000506
-0.000075
-0.000194
-0.000163
-0.000036
-0.000508
-0.000071
-0.000185
-0.000137
4,654
5,285
4,654
3,942
3,942
4,543
5,312
4,543
4,047
4,047
-0.000041
-0.000550
-0.000078
-0.000207
-0.000169
-0.000037
-0.000545
-0.000074
-0.000210
-0.000133
4,242
4,924
4,242
3,732
3,732
4,009
4,830
4,009
4,009
3,538
-0.000262
-0.002408
-0.000392
-0.001180
-0.001233
-0.000230
-0.002357
-0.000338
-0.001028
-0.000921
6,568
6,568
5,803
4,519
4,519
6,684
6,684
5,625
4,680
4,680
-0.000490
-0.004373
-0.000803
-0.002443
-0.002343
-0.000431
-0.003869
-0.000657
-0.002061
-0.001783
5,435
5,435
5,435
3,675
3,675
5,316
4,807
4,807
3,605
3,605
-0.000323
-0.002388
-0.000448
-0.001764
-0.001850
-0.000307
-0.002288
-0.000438
-0.001614
-0.001604
6,379
5,715
5,715
4,437
3,828
6,134
5,401
5,401
4,272
4,272
-0.000018
-0.000265
-0.000035
-0.000091
-0.000064
4,413
5,531
4,413
3,857
3,447
-0.000019
-0.000285
-0.000038
-0.000100
-0.000077
4,073
5,070
4,073
3,724
3,724
-0.000111
-0.001299
-0.000190
-0.000568
-0.000496
5,990
7,227
5,990
4,759
4,338
-0.000251
-0.001836
-0.000417
-0.001402
-0.001271
5,875
4,562
5,875
4,562
4,562
-0.000181
-0.001138
-0.000287
-0.000888
-0.000776
7,212
5,408
7,212
4,583
3,673
-0.000039
-0.000036
4,538
4,538
-0.000040
-0.000038
4,158
4,158
-0.000241
-0.000207
6,027
6,027
-0.000431
-0.000388
4,782
4,782
-0.000302
-0.000253
5,956
5,069
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Total
Characteristic
UNEMPLOYED PERSONS
Age
Total 20 years and over
20 to 24
25 to 54
55 to 64
65 years and over
Gender
Male (Total)
Female (Total)
White Alone
Asian, AIAN, NHOPIA
Black Alone
HispanicB
a
b
a
b
a
a
b
a
b
a
-0.000017
-0.000192
-0.000032
-0.000071
-0.000055
4,014
4,014
4,014
2,979
2,979
-0.000016
-0.000192
-0.000031
-0.000083
-0.000063
3,413
3,413
3,413
3,083
3,083
-0.000082
-0.000902
-0.000141
-0.000390
-0.000297
4,447
5,016
4,447
3,271
2,598
-0.000190
-0.002018
-0.000316
-0.001005
-0.000724
4,447
5,016
4,447
3,271
2,598
-0.000112
-0.001055
-0.000177
-0.000634
-0.000549
4,447
5,016
4,447
3,271
2,598
-0.000030
-0.000028
3,473
3,473
-0.000032
-0.000030
3,254
3,254
-0.000192
-0.000165
4,812
4,812
-0.000361
-0.000324
3,998
3,998
-0.000230
-0.000227
4,539
4,539
PERSONS NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE
Age
Total 20 years and over
-0.000024 5,794 -0.000026 5,567 -0.000125
6,763
-0.000235
5,511
-0.000152 6,035
20 to 24
-0.000277 5,794 -0.000312 5,567 -0.001216
6,763
-0.002217
5,511
-0.001086 5,164
25 to 54
-0.000038 4,766 -0.000043 4,690 -0.000215
6,763
-0.000391
5,511
-0.000206 5,164
55 to 64
-0.000094 3,950 -0.000103 3,820 -0.000547
4,583
-0.001122
3,649
-0.001000 5,164
65 years and over
-0.000089 4,766 -0.000096 4,690 -0.000597
5,225
-0.001292
4,638
-0.001091 5,164
Gender
Male (Total)
-0.000038 4,480 -0.000041 4,263 -0.000229
5,747
-0.000418
4,635
-0.000254 5,014
Female (Total)
-0.000036 4,480 -0.000039 4,263 -0.000197
5,747
-0.000376
4,635
-0.000251 5,014
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Internal data from the Displaced Workers, Employee Tenure, and Occupational Mobility Supplement,
January 2020.
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 Displaced Workers, Employee Tenure, and Occupational Mobility Supplement data. The Total, 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 foreignborn and noncitizen characteristics for Total or 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 self-classified 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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All online references accessed November 3, 2020.
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ATTACHMENT 17
USER NOTES
This section will contain information relevant to the Current Population Survey January 2020: Displaced
Worker, Employee Tenure, and Occupational Mobility Supplement File that becomes available after the file is
released. The cover letter to the updated information should be filed behind this page.
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| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY, JANUARY 2020 DISPLACED WORKER, EMPLOYEE TENURE, |
| Subject | CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY, JANUARY 2020 DISPLACED WORKER, EMPLOYEE TENURE,..AND OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY SUPPLEMENT FILE.. |
| Author | U.S Census Bureau |
| File Modified | 2020-11-16 |
| File Created | 2020-11-16 |