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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 voting and registration in the United States, which was administered as a supplement to the November 2012 CPS questionnaire.

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. 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. Data from the CPS are provided for the week prior to the survey.

The voting and registration supplement data are collected every two years to monitor trends in the voting and nonvoting behavior of United States citizens in terms of their different demographic and economic characteristics. The supplement was designed to be a proxy response supplement, meaning a single respondent could provide answers for all eligible household members. The supplement questions were asked of all persons who were both United States citizens and 18 years of age or older. The CPS instrument determined who was eligible for the voting and registration supplement through the use of check items that referred to basic CPS items, including age and citizenship.

Respondents were queried on whether they were registered to vote in the November 6, 2012 election, main reasons for not being registered to vote, main reasons for not voting, whether they voted in person or by mail, and method used to register to vote. Demographic variables include age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, marital status, veteran status, disability status, educational attainment, occupation, and income.

The 2008 election offers a rare opportunity to analyze a significant event in American history - the election of the first African American president. Because the longitudinal panel series began in 2004, prior to the emergence of President Obama as a serious political candidate and nominee, the results from these surveys provide a rare vehicle for comparing data over time on important demographic, political, and, of particular interest given President Obama's racial background, racial and ethnic issues related to vote choice and political behavior. The wealth of data obtained from this survey will benefit scholars for many years to come.

This report provides a general overview of some of the key findings from the 2008 data collection. Topics covered include: demographic information of the population, work status, home ownership, political ideology, party identification, presidential choice, race relations, feeling thermometer data for a variety of political figures and relevant groups or organizations, and current events such as the Iraq War and same-sex marriage. Because differences among the racial and ethnic groups surveyed in this study are of political significance (Whites, African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, and Caribbean Blacks), much of the data presented here is disaggregated by racial and ethnic group.

The manpower statistics take households as a base and utilize sampling surveys to collect basic data such as quality, quantity, labor force structure, employment, unemployment, reasons of unemployment, and composition of those not in labor force among the civilian population ages 15 and above. The first formal survey was started in January 1978. The geographic scope of this survey covers Taiwan Province and municipalities. A stratified two-stage random sampling is schemed to sample households for this survey: sample units drawn in the first stage of sampling are TSUN/LIs, while those drawn in the second stage are households. Through face-to-face interviews or telephone interviews, the sampled households are surveyed by well-trained interviewers who are recruited and assigned by local governments. Conducted once a month in the week right after a reference week, this survey is to record events occurred in the reference week covering the 15th day of the month.

To meet the requirements of other government agencies in their manpower management and socioeconomic policy enforcement and decision-making, supplementary surveys have been conducted, using the same sample, to collect more detailed data such as "Manpower Utilization Survey" and "Women's Marriage, Fertility and Employment Survey". In addition, Manpower Utilization Survey is a both quasi-longitudinal and cross-sectional study. Because each household is surveyed twice and then replaced, approximate a half of the final sample in two consecutive years can be incorporated. Survey Research Data Archive (SRDA) incorporates the data collecting from the same sample in two consecutive years into another new dataset. In spite of only two time points, an aggregation of the incorporated datasets with the characteristics similar to longitudinal panel study are named as "Manpower Utilization Quasi-Longitudinal Survey Database". The requirements of sample incorporation provided by SRDA include household, same-sex, age at the second wave that equals to the first wave plus one, and education level at second wave that is the same or higher than the first wave.

As baby boomers reach retirement age, demographic pressures on public programs may cause policy makers to cut benefits and encourage employment at later ages. But how much demand exists for older workers? This study focuses on a field experiment to determine hiring conditions for women ages 35 to 62 in entry-level or close to entry-level jobs in Boston, Massachusetts and St. Petersburg, Florida. Pairs of computer-randomized resumes were sent to employers in these two cities. Response rates were measured by age, as indicated on each resume by date of high school graduation. Applicants' working history, job choice, certifications, volunteer experience as well as their education and age have been evaluated in this study. Other questions focused on job advertisement and interviewing process.

This data collection provides information on the jobs and career patterns of 638 male workers aged 16 and older who had worked for pay for six months or longer in the Detroit metropolitan area in 1970. In order to determine the occupational mobility of respondents, detailed questions were asked about job histories. Probed were aspects of the respondents' jobs that were most satisfying to them. Other items assessed the job opportunities that were available to respondents then and in the future, and their feelings about their financial situations relative to the past and the future. Additional items queried respondents about their club memberships and voting behavior, and their views of government. Demographic variables specify age, race, marital status, education, occupation, number of children, religion, political party affiliation, social class status, income, home ownership, and length of residence in the Detroit area.