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Description & Citation--Study No. 21320

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:21320
 
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR21320
 
Title:Current Population Survey, October 2006: School Enrollment Supplement
 
Alternate Title:CPS, October 2006
 
Principal Investigator(s):United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
 
  United States Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics
 
Series:Current Population Survey Series
 
Bibliographic Citation:United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census, and United States Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Population Survey, October 2006: School Enrollment Supplement [Computer File]. ICPSR21320-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2008-07-23. doi:10.3886/ICPSR21320
 

Scope of Study

Summary:

This data collection is comprised of responses from two sets of survey questionnaires, the basic Current Population Survey (CPS) and a survey on the topic of School Enrollment in the United States, which was administered as a supplement to the October CPS.

The CPS, administered monthly, is a labor force survey providing current estimates of the economic status and activities of the population of the United States, for the week prior to the survey. Specifically, the CPS provides estimates of total employment (both farm and nonfarm), nonfarm self- employed persons, domestics, and unpaid helpers in nonfarm family enterprises, wage and salaried employees, and estimates of total unemployment.

The October supplemental survey queried respondents on school enrollment for all persons in the household aged three and over. Information was collected on current grade at public or private school, whether attending college full- or part-time at a two-or four-year institution, year last attended a regular school, year graduated from high school, grade retention, library use, library accessibility, and resources for people with disabilities. Demographic variables include age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, marital status, veteran status, educational attainment, occupation, and income.

 
Subject Term(s):census data, colleges, community colleges, demographic characteristics, education, educational background, employee benefits, employment, full-time employment, higher education, Hispanic origins, households, income, industry, job change, job satisfaction, labor (work), labor force, occupational status, occupations, part-time employment, population characteristics, population estimates, private schools, public schools, school enrollments, unemployment, work, work experience, working hours
 
Geographic Coverage:United States
 
Time Period:October 2006
 
Date(s) of Collection:October 15, 2006 - October 21, 2006
 
Unit of Observation:individuals within housing units
 
Universe:The CPS universe is made up of all persons in the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States living in households. The October 2006 supplement universe includes the full CPS sample comprised of all people 3 years old or over.
 
Data Type:Survey data
 
Data Collection Notes:(1) These data are distributed exactly as they arrived from the data depositor. ICPSR has not checked or processed the data. Consistency checks and standardization of missing values were performed by the principal investigators. Users should contact the principal investigators if further information is desired. (2) The file is sorted by state rank by core-based statistical area (CBSA) rank by household identification number by line number. (3) The October school supplement data for adults are in locations (951-976). Children's data are in locations (977-988). Recodes are in locations (989-994). Allocation flags for school enrollment supplement variables are in locations (995-1030). The supplement weight appears in 1031-1040. (4) Users are strongly encouraged to read the User Guide, which contains the questionnaire for the supplement and additional technical documentation.
 

Methodology

Sample:A multistage probability sample was selected to represent the universe of approximately 55,000 households.
 
Weight:Supplemental weighting was added to this year's iteration of the School Enrollment data. The basic CPS weight (PWSUPWGT) in location 1031-1040 should be used for tallying individuals on the file. Users are strongly encouraged to refer to the User Guide for more detailed information regarding the weights used.
 
Mode of Data Collection:Computer-assisted personal interview (CAPI)
 
  Computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI)
 

Access and Availability

Note:A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.
 
Original ICPSR Release:2008-07-23
 
Dataset(s):
  • DS1: Current Population Survey, October 2006: School Enrollment Supplement
 

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