Current Population Survey, March/April 1984 Match Files: Alimony and Child Support (ICPSR 4374)

Version Date: Aug 9, 2006

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United States. Bureau of the Census

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https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04374.v1

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Alternate Title

CPS, March/April 1984

Summary

The file comprises records for the six rotation groups common to the March and April 1984 Current Population Surveys. For females aged 18 years and over, data are provided on alimony and child support collected from the April supplement. These data highlight alimony and child support arrangements made at the time of separation or divorce, amount of payments actually received, and value and type of any property settlement. This file also provides the usual monthly labor force data plus data on work experience, income, and migration. Comprehensive information is given on the employment status, occupation, and industry of persons aged 14 years and over. Additional data for persons aged 15 years and older are available concerning weeks worked and hours per week worked, reason not working full time, total income and income components, and residence on March 1, 1983. Characteristics such as age, sex, race, household relationship, and Spanish origin are shown for each person in the household enumerated. The data on employment and income refer to the preceding year, although demographic data refer to the time of the survey. This file also contains data covering nine noncash income sources: food stamps, school lunch program, employer-provided group health insurance, employer-provided pension plan, personal health insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, CHAMPUS or military health care, and energy assistance.

Citation

United States. Bureau of the Census. Current Population Survey, March/April 1984 Match Files: Alimony and Child Support . [distributor], 2006-08-09. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04374.v1

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Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

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Time Period(s)

1983-03 -- 1984-03

Date of Collection

1984-03 -- 1984-04

Data Collection Notes

  1. In this hierarchical dataset, there are three record types. The first is Household, with 59 variables, the Family record type has 78 variables, and the Person record type has 246 variables.

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Sample

A probability sample is used in selecting housing units.

Universe

The universe is the civilian noninstitutional population of the United States living in housing units and male members of the Armed Forces living in civilian housing units on a military base or in a household not on a military base.

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Original Release Date

2006-08-09

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • United States. Bureau of the Census. CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY, MARCH/APRIL 1984 MATCH FILES: ALIMONY AND CHILD SUPPORT. ICPSR04374-v1. Washington, DC: United States. Bureau of the Census [producer], 1986. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-08-09. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04374.v1
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