Current Population Survey, September 2001: Computer and Internet Use Supplement (ICPSR 3669)

Version Date: Sep 19, 2011

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Principal Investigator(s):
United States. Bureau of the Census; United States Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Series:

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03669.v2

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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 Internet and Computer Use in the United States, which was administered as a supplement to the September 2001 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 September 2001 supplement survey queried respondents on whether there was a computer and/or laptop in the household, how many computers or laptops were in the household, if anyone in the household used the Internet, and how the Internet was accessed (i.e., dial-up, DSL, or cable modem). Other Internet specific questions included concerns about providing personal information over the Internet, if household members used the Internet to access e-mail, news, weather, LISTSERVs, play games, take on-line courses, view TV or movies, make telephone calls, or search for information about products and services (like health, government, or financial services). Questions pertaining to computer usage included types of software used by household members (e.g., word processing or desktop publishing, spreadsheet or database, e-mail, or graphic design software) and if the software was used on their home and/or work computer to complete school assignments, manage finances, play games, schedule events, or for other uses.

Demographic variables include age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, marital status, veteran status, educational attainment, occupation, and income.

Citation

United States. Bureau of the Census, and United States Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Population Survey, September 2001:  Computer and Internet Use Supplement. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2011-09-19. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03669.v2

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Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

2001-09

Date of Collection

2001-09-16 -- 2001-09-22

Data Collection Notes

  1. Users are strongly encouraged to refer to the User Guide (produced by the Principal Investigators), which contains not only information about the basic CPS survey, but also detailed technical documentation specific to the Internet and Computer Supplement. In particular, Attachment 9 of the User Guide contains the supplement questionnaire.

  2. The universe statements for each variable are defined in either the basic or supplement record layout, which are located in Attachment 7 and 8, respectively, of the User Guide.

  3. ICPSR removed all FILLER and PADDING variables from the data. As a result, the column locations in any ICPSR-released data product (e.g., codebook and setup files) will have column locations that are not consistent with locations described in the User Guide.

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Sample

A multistage probability sample was selected to represent the universe of approximately 48,000 households.

Universe

The universe for the basic CPS monthly survey consisted of all persons in the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States living in households. The September 2001 supplement universe represented the full CPS sample comprising all households.

Unit(s) of Observation

individuals within housing units

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

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Original Release Date

2003-10-17

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, and United States Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Population Survey, September 2001: Computer and Internet Use Supplement. ICPSR03669-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2011-09-19. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03669.v2

2011-09-19 The ASCII data for this collection have been completely replaced. The data collection has been updated to include SAS, SPSS, and Stata setup files for use with the new data. Also included in the update are a corresponding SAS transport (CPORT) file, SPSS system file, Stata system file, and a tab-delimited version of the new ASCII data.

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Weight

The data contain seven weight variables:

  • Household Weight -- HWHHWGT -- Used for tallying household characteristics.
  • Family Weight -- PWFMWGT -- Used for tallying family characteristics.
  • Longitudinal Weight -- PWLGWGT -- Found only on adult records matched from month to month (used for gross flows analysis).
  • Outgoing Rotation Weight -- PWORWGT -- Used for tallying information collected only in outgoing rotations.
  • Final Weight -- PWSSWGT -- Used for most tabulations, controlled to independent estimates for (1) States; (2) Origin, Sex, and Age; and (3) Age, Race, and Sex.
  • Veteran's Weight -- PWVETWGT -- Used for tallying veteran's data only.
  • Composited Final Weight -- PWCMPWGT -- Used to create BLS's published labor force statistics.

There is no specific supplement weight, so use the basic CPS final weight -- PWSSWGT -- for tallying individuals on the file. Users are strongly encouraged to refer to the User Guide for detailed information on how to use the weights, as well as how they were derived.

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Notes

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