Current Population Surveys: Uniform October Files, 1968-1990 (ICPSR 6126)

Principal Investigator(s): Hauser, Robert M.

Summary: This data collection consists of a "uniform" set of Current Population Surveys (CPS) October files. The October files contain the core questions included in every CPS as well as a supplemental series of questions on school enrollment. This extract makes data on school retention and enrollment accessible across all publicly available years. Records contain information for each individual between the ages of 3 and 34 years and for the head of household and the spouse of the ... (more info)

Series: Current Population Survey Series

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Hauser, Robert M. Current Population Surveys: Uniform October Files, 1968-1990. ICPSR06126-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1993. doi:10.3886/ICPSR06126.v1

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06126.v1

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This survey was funded by:

• United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Aging (AG-7604, 91ASPE236A, HD-5876)
• United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (P30 HD005876)
• Spencer Foundation
• Vilas Trust

Summary:   This data collection consists of a "uniform" set of Current Population Surveys (CPS) October files. The October files contain the core questions included in every CPS as well as a supplemental series of questions on school enrollment. This extract makes data on school retention and enrollment accessible across all publicly available years. Records contain information for each individual between the ages of 3 and 34 years and for the head of household and the spouse of the head of household.

Subject Terms:   census data, demographic characteristics, employment, households, labor force, population characteristics, population estimates, unemployment

Geographic Coverage:   United States

Time Period:  

• 1968--1990

Universe:   Civilian noninstitutional population of the United States living in housing units and members of the armed forces living in civilian housing units on a military base or in a household not on a military base. The extract includes all individuals in such households aged 3-34 years.

Data Types:   survey data

Data Collection Notes:

Machine-readable appendices include an SPSSX dictionary, variable names, and variable labels.

Sample:   Probability sample.

Data Source:

United States Bureau of the Census annual Current Population Surveys October files

Original ICPSR Release:  1994-05-20

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