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National Institute on Aging

Description & Citation--Study No. 6126

Bibliographic Description

Study No.:

06126

Title:

Current Population Surveys: Uniform October Files, 1968-1990

Principal Investigator(s):

Hauser, Robert M.

Funding:

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

Spencer Foundation

Vilas Trust

Bibliographic Citation:

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

Series:

Current Population Survey Series

Scope of Study

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.

Methodology

Sample:

Probability sample.

Data Source:

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

Access and Availability

Note:

Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.

Original ICPSR Release:

1994-05-20

Version History:

  • 2006-01-12 All files were removed from dataset 46 and flagged as study-level files, so that they will accompany all downloads.

  • 2006-01-12 All files were removed from dataset 45 and flagged as study-level files, so that they will accompany all downloads.

  • 2006-01-12 All files were removed from dataset 44 and flagged as study-level files, so that they will accompany all downloads.

  • 2006-01-12 All files were removed from dataset 43 and flagged as study-level files, so that they will accompany all downloads.

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  • 2006-01-12 All files were removed from dataset 41 and flagged as study-level files, so that they will accompany all downloads.

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  • 2006-01-12 All files were removed from dataset 24 and flagged as study-level files, so that they will accompany all downloads.

Dataset(s):
  • DS1: Year 1968
  • DS2: Year 1969
  • DS3: Year 1970
  • DS4: Year 1971
  • DS5: Year 1972
  • DS6: Year 1973
  • DS7: Year 1974
  • DS8: Year 1975
  • DS9: Year 1976
  • DS10: Year 1977
  • DS11: Year 1978
  • DS12: Year 1979
  • DS13: Year 1980
  • DS14: Year 1981
  • DS15: Year 1982
  • DS16: Year 1983
  • DS17: Year 1984
  • DS18: Year 1985
  • DS19: Year 1986
  • DS20: Year 1987
  • DS21: Year 1988
  • DS22: Year 1989
  • DS23: Year 1990