1980-81 INTERVIEW SURVEY PUBLIC-USE MICRODATA …
1980-81 INTERVIEW SURVEY PUBLIC-USE MICRODATA DOCUMENTATION
Revised and Expanded, June, 1994
Last update: July 7, 1996
Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTION 4
II. DESCRIPTION OF THE SURVEY 4
III. CHANGES FROM THE FORMER 1980-81 TAPE 5
IV. DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING 7
A. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS ACTIVITIES 7
B. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS ACTIVITIES 7
V. SAMPLING STATEMENT 8
A. POPULATION 8
B. SAMPLE DESIGN 8
C. COOPERATION LEVELS 9
D. WEIGHTING 9
VI. ESTIMATION PROCEDURE 10
A. DEFINITION OF TERMS 11
B. ESTIMATION OF AGGREGATE AND MEAN EXPENDITURES 12
1. ANNUAL ESTIMATION BASED ON LESS THAN 12 MONTHS OF DATA 12
2. ANNUAL ESTIMATION BASED ON 12 MONTHS OF DATA 13
C. ESTIMATION OF MEAN INCOME 15
VII. RELIABILITY STATEMENT 15
A. VARIANCE ESTIMATION 15
B. ESTIMATING SAMPLING ERROR 17
VIII. TOPCODING AND OTHER NONDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS 18
A. FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS AND INCOME FILE (FMLY) 18
STATE identifier: suppression and other issues 21
B. MEMBER CHARACTERISTICS AND INCOME FILE (MEMB) 22
C. DETAILED EXPENDITURE FILE (MTAB) 23
D. INCOME FILE (ITAB) 24
E. FILES CONTAINING EXPENDITURE AND DURABLES INFORMATION 25
1. SECTION 11B OWNED VEHICLES 25
2. SECTION 11C DISPOSAL OF VEHICLES 26
3. SECTION 15B (MDB) 26
4. SECTION 15C (MDC) 26
5. SECTION 18B (TRB) 26
IX. FILE INFORMATION 27
A. NAMING CONVENTION 27
B. DATA FLAGS 30
C. RECORD COUNTS PER QUARTER 30
D. FILE CONTENT AND STRUCTURE 31
1. CONSUMER UNIT CHARACTERISTICS AND INCOME (FMLY) 31
2. MEMBER CHARACTERISTICS AND INCOME (MEMB) 73
3. DETAILED EXPENDITURES (MTAB) 83
4. INCOME (ITAB) 85
5. PROCESSING FILES 87
E. FILES CONTAINING DURABLES INFORMATION 88
1. INTRODUCTION 88
2. FILE CONTENT AND STRUCTURE 88
a. SECTION 6 Appliances, Household Equipment and Other Selected Items 90
b. SECTION 1 General Survey Information, Major Household Appliances 93
c. SECTION 11 Owned Vehicles PART B 95
d. SECTION 11 Owned Vehicles PART C 105
e. SECTION 14 Hospitalization and Health Insurance PART B 108
f. SECTION 14 Hospitalization and Health Insurance PART C 112
g. SECTION 15 Medical and Health Expenditures PART B 115
h. SECTION 15 Medical and Health Expenditures PART C 118
i. SECTION 18 PART B Trips and Vacations 121
X. TAPE VERIFICATION AND ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY 136
XI. APPENDICES 1--UNIVERSAL CLASSIFICATION CODE (UCC) TITLES 154
A. EXPENDITURE UCC's (MTAB) 154
B. INCOME AND RELATED UCC's (ITAB) 165
XII. APPENDIX 2--GLOSSARY 167
XIII. APPENDIX 3--UCC AGGREGATION 168
XIV. OTHER PUBLICATIONS ON THE CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY 171
XV. INQUIRIES, SUGGESTIONS, AND COMMENTS 174
I. INTRODUCTION
This public-use tape presents detailed income and expenditure data from the Interview component of the ongoing Consumer Expenditure Survey. These data were published in 1983 in Consumer Expenditure Survey: Interview Survey 1980-81, Bulletin 2225. Data from the Diary component were published in 1983 in Consumer Expenditure Survey: Diary Survey, 1980-81, Bulletin 2173. Data for both components were collected during 1980 and 1981, the first two years of the ongoing survey program. A list of publications containing data from the survey is shown at the end of this documentation.
The Consumer Expenditure Survey program provides a continuous and comprehensive flow of data on the buying habits of American consumers. These data are used widely in economic research and analysis, and in revisions of the Consumer Price Index. To meet the needs of users, BLS makes the data available in news releases, bulletins, articles in the Monthly Labor Review, and public-use computer tapes.
Data on this tape are in the public domain and, with appropriate credit, may be reproduced without permission (U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Consumer Expenditure Survey," Interview Survey, 1980-81).
II. DESCRIPTION OF THE SURVEY
The Consumer Expenditure Survey (CEX) program consists of two separate components: 1) a Quarterly Interview panel survey in which each consumer unit (CU) in the sample is interviewed every 3 months over five consecutive quarters, and 2) a Diary or record keeping survey completed by the sample consumer units for two consecutive 1-week periods. Each component has its own questionnaire and independent sample.
The Quarterly Interview portion of the program is designed to collect data on major items of expense which respondents can be expected to recall for 3 months or longer. Provisions are also made to collect household characteristics and income data. Each consumer unit (See V. A. POPULATION for the definition of a consumer unit.) in the sample is interviewed once per quarter for five consecutive quarters. At BLS, each quarter of data is processed independently from other quarters. Thus the annual estimates produced by BLS are not dependent on the participation of a consumer unit (CU) for the full five quarters. All data collected in both surveys are subject to Census and BLS confidentiality requirements which prevent the disclosure of any respondent's identity.
The initial interview collects demographic and family characteristics data and an inventory of major durable goods for each consumer unit. Expenditures are collected in this interview using a one-month recall. They are used along with the inventory information to bound the expenditure responses for subsequent interviews and to classify the unit for analysis. The bounding of expenditure responses prevents duplicate reporting in subsequent interviews. Because the collected expenditures in this initial interview are used for bounding purposes and not for expenditure estimates, these data are not placed on the tape.
The second through fifth interviews use uniform questionnaires to collect expenditure information in each quarter. Income information, such as wage, salary, unemployment compensation, child support, and alimony, as well as information on the employment of each household member, are collected in the second and fifth interviews only. For new CU members and CU members who started work since the previous interview, wage, salary, and other information on employment are collected in the third and fourth interviews. If there is no new employment information, it is carried over from the second interview to the third and fourth interviews. In the fifth interview, a supplement is used to collect information on stock values and changes in balances of assets and liabilities.
Each quarter, 20 percent of the sample are new households introduced for the first time. They replace one-fifth of the sample that has completed its final interview in the previous quarter. This rotating procedure is designed to improve data collection efficiency. Households which moved away from their sample address between interviews are dropped from the survey. New households which moved into the sample address are screened for eligibility and included in the survey. Students living in college- or university-regulated housing report their own expenditures directly, while at school, rather than being considered part of their parents' household.
The Interview survey collects detailed data on an estimated 60 to 70 percent of total household expenditures. In addition, global estimates are obtained for food and other selected items. These global estimates account for an additional 20 to 25 percent of total expenditures. The Interview survey, by nature, does not collect expenses for housekeeping supplies, personal care products, and nonprescription drugs. Thus, only 90 to 95 percent of total expenditures are covered in the Interview survey.
III. CHANGES FROM THE FORMER 1980-81 TAPE
This public use tape has been redesigned to closely follow the format of the 1989 and 1990 tapes. This will enable comparisons of 1980-81 with the 1989 and 1990 tapes and more recent tapes. The following represents changes from the former 1980-81 tape. Also listed are differences from this tape and the 1989 and 1990 tapes.
1) The 1989 and 1990 topcoding method is used on this tape to allow for useful longitudinal comparisons. Although it should be noted that in the following cases the critical values for both years differ. (see Section VIII for a detailed description of the topcoding rules).
FMLY and MEMB
FMLY and MEMB income variables:
The previous 1980-81 tape topcoded income at $75,000, i.e., total income that exceeded $75,000 was set equal to $75,000. Components of income were suppressed if total income was topcoded.
The current 1980-81 tape topcodes components of income at $75,000, i.e., components that exceed $75,000. The sum of the income components equal total income, which may now exceed $75,000.
Other FMLY variables:
PROPVALX is topcoded at $200,000
RENTEQVX is topcoded at $1,000
MTAB:
MTAB UCC's were topcoded with the 1989 and 1990 rules and critical values, except in the following two cases:
790930 200,000/3
800721 200,000/12
ITAB
ITAB UCC's are topcoded with the 1989 and 1990 rules but the critical value is equal to $75,000/12; i.e., components of income are topcoded.
As in the original 1980-81 tape, if UCC 800720 was greater than or equal to $200,000/12, the value was set to $200,000/12 and flagged.
2) The following occupational and industry variables have been recoded from three digit codes to two digit codes to match the variable coding in the 1989 and 1990 tape.
|From the FMLY file: |From the MEMB file: |
| | |
|POCC_REF |OCCUCURR |
|QCURROC2 |OCCUPREV |
|QPREVOCC |QCURRIND |
|QPREVOC2 |QCURROCC |
|QCURRIN1 |QPREVOCC |
|QCURRIN2 | |
|QPREVIN1 | |
|QPREVIN2 | |
3) JOTAXNET and MISCTAXX appear on the 1980-81 tape. JOTAXNET equals MISCTAXX less any Social Security contributions made by self-employed CU members. In the 1980 and 1981 surveys, MISCTAXX was defined as "Other taxes paid in the past 12 months" inclusive of self-employed Social Security contributions. In the later years of the ongoing survey, including 1989 and 1990, MISCTAXX was collected so that it did not include any Social Security contributions, and therefore the later definition of MISCTAXX matched the definition of JOTAXNET used in 1980-81. Consequently, when comparing MISCTAXX from the 1989 and 1990 tapes with the 1980-81 data, the user should use JOTAXNET.
4) The 1980-81 MEMB variable RRRETIRX matches the 1989 and 1990 variable. They are in the same position on the tape. SS_RRQ and RRRETIRX have been left blank.
5) There are 9 Rectype files that are placed on this redesigned tape:
A. APA Inventory and Purchases of household appliances
B. APL Inventory of household appliances (first quarter 1982, only)
C. OVB Inventory and purchases of owned vehicles
D. OVC Disposal of owned vehicles
E. IHB Hospitalization and health insurance, detailed questions
F. IHC Hospitalization and health insurance, medicare and medicaid
G. MDB Medical and health expenditures, payments for medical expenses
H. MDC Medical and health expenditures, reimbursements for expenses
I. TRB Trips and Vacations
See Section (IX E) for a description of these files. Note that the medical files, that do not appear on the 1989 or 1990 Interview tapes, are on the EXPN public-use tapes for these years.
6) MKMDLY is formatted using 1980/81 MKMDLY codes.
7) PROPVALX on the FMLY file represents the “approximate value the sample unit would sell for on today's market.” Starting in collection quarter 821 (first quarter, 1982), this variable was assigned to the EXPN OWB file (a Rectype file not placed on this tape). In order to have a value for PROPVALX in all quarters (801 through 821), the EXPN value of PROPVALX for the sample unit has been copied to the FMLY file.
8) State identifier codes have been included in the FMLY files. The state identifier codes will allow tape users to identify the state in which participating CU's reside. Because of confidentiality restrictions, however, not all participating CU's will have a state assigned code. See STATE IDENTIFIIER Suppression and Other Issues placed under "Topcoding and Other Nondisclosure Requirements".
9) Summary Level Variables have been added to the FMLY file and are defined using 1989 and 1990 publication definitions. Because there have been definitional changes in these variables over the years (i.e., the UCC's included in each Summary Level Variable), users will not always be able to match their estimates using these variables with the 1980-81 bulletin publication.
IV. DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING
Data collection was conducted by the Census Bureau under contract with BLS. In addition to its collection duties, the Census Bureau was responsible for field editing and coding, consistency checking, quality control, and transmitting the data to BLS. BLS performed additional review and editing procedures in preparing the data for publication.
A. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS ACTIVITIES
Data collection activities have been conducted by the Census Bureau on a continuing basis since October 1979 for the Consumer Expenditure Surveys. Due to differences in format and design, the Interview Survey and the Diary Survey data are collected and processed separately.
Upon completion by the interviewers, the Interview questionnaires are returned to the regional offices, where codes are applied to identify demographic characteristics, expenditures, income and assets, and other items such as make and model of automobile and trip destination.
After clerical processing, the data are keyed and transmitted to the Census Processing Center in Washington, D.C., where they pass through a detailed preliminary computer edit. Information on missing sections of questionnaires, inconsistencies, and errors are transmitted back to the regional offices for reconciliation by the field staff through office review or interviewer follow-up. Corrections are keyed and transmitted to Washington, and again cycled through the preliminary computer edit. This continues until errors identified by the preliminary edit no longer appear.
Once a panel month's preliminary edit is complete, selected data are transcribed to the next quarter's questionnaire. The current quarter's questionnaire is sent to the Data Preparation Division in Jeffersonville, Indiana, for microfilming and storage. The data then undergo a series of computer edits that identify and correct data irregularities and inconsistencies.
Other adjustments separate mortgage and vehicle payments into principal and interest components using associated data on the interest rate and term of the loan, eliminate business and other reimbursed expenses, apply appropriate sales taxes, and derive weights for individual consumer units. In addition, demographic and work experience items (except income) are imputed when missing or invalid. All data changes and imputations are identified with flags on the Interview data file. Final tapes of the edited and coded data are then transmitted to BLS on a monthly basis.
B. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS ACTIVITIES
The Bureau of Labor Statistics, upon receipt of the data from the Bureau of the Census, conducts an extensive review to ensure that severe data aberrations are corrected. The review takes place in several stages: a review of counts and means by region; a review of family relationship coding inconsistencies; a review of selected extreme values for expenditure and income categories; and a verification of the various data transformations.
Cases of extreme data values are investigated by viewing questionnaires on microfilm. Errors discovered through this procedure are corrected prior to release of the data for public use. However, the system is not designed to detect all errors, only the most extreme outliers.
Three major types of data adjustment routines--imputation, allocation, and time adjustment--are carried out to improve and classify the estimates derived from the Interview Survey. Data imputation routines correct for missing or invalid entries. All fields except income and assets are subject to imputation. Allocation routines are applied when respondents provided insufficient expenditure detail to meet tabulation requirements. For example, reports of combined expenditures for fuels and utilities are allocated among gas, electricity, and other items in this group. Time adjustment routines are used to classify expenditures by month prior to aggregation of the data to calendar-year estimates. To analyze the effects of these adjustments, tabulations are made before and after the data adjustments.
V. SAMPLING STATEMENT
A. POPULATION
The population of interest is the total U.S. civilian population. Within this framework, the eligible population is composed of all civilian noninstitutional persons (for example, those living in houses, condominiums, or apartments) and all people residing in the following group quarters:
Boarding houses; housing facilities for students and workers; staff units in hospitals and homes for the aged, infirm, or needy; permanent-type living quarters in hotels and motels; and mobile home parks.
Patients and inmates are eliminated before sampling. The remaining ineligible persons in group quarters and housing units on military reservations are eliminated by later screening. These include:
Camps; communes; convents; monasteries; flophouses; halfway houses; nonstaff units in homes for the aged, infirm, or needy; transient quarters in hotels or motels; and missions.
The unit of analysis, or the unit for which expenditure reports are collected is the set of eligible individuals comprising a "consumer unit." A consumer unit consists of all members of a particular housing unit or other type of living quarters who are related by blood, marriage, adoption, or some other legal arrangement, such as foster children. Consumer unit determination for unrelated persons is based on financial independence. To be considered financially independent, at least two of the three major expense categories (food, housing, and other living expenses) have to be provided by the respondent.
B. SAMPLE DESIGN
The Consumer Expenditure Survey is a national probability sample of households designed to represent the total civilian noninstitutional population. The selection of households begins with primary sampling units (PSU's), which consists of counties (or parts thereof), groups of counties, or independent cities.
The 1980-81 Interview Survey samples a set of 101 PSU's which includes 85 urban PSU's selected by BLS for the Consumer Price Index program. Urban, as defined in this survey, includes the rural populations within metropolitan statistical areas. These urban PSU's are classified by the following four categories:
1. 27 "A" certainty PSU's (that is they are self-representing), which are Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA's) with nonfarm population greater than 1.2 million;
2. 20 "B" PSU's, which are medium-sized MSA's;
3. 22 "C" PSU's, which are small MSA's; and
4. 16 "D" PSU's, which are urban nonmetropolitan areas.
Since these PSU's were selected with probability proportional to urban population and therefore do not represent the rural population outside of MSA's, it was necessary to supplement this design with 16 additional PSU's (denoted as "E" PSU's) representing the rural population of the country. The B, C, and D PSU's were selected using a controlled selection procedure to insure a distribution across states and strata. Due to budget cuts, the rural area's (E PSU's) of the sample were temporarily discontinued in the last quarter of 1981. Consequently, only urban population estimates can be computed for 1981.
The sample frame (that is the list from which housing units are chosen) for this survey is generated from the 1970 Census 100-percent detail file, which is augmented by a sample drawn from new construction permits and coverage improvement techniques to eliminate recognized deficiencies in the Census. All Enumeration District (ED's) from the 1970 Census that failed to meet the criterion for good addresses and all ED's in nonpermit issuing areas are grouped into the area segment frame.
The Interview Survey is a rotating panel survey in which approximately 8,400 addresses are contacted in each of the five calendar quarters. Allowing for bounding interviews, which are not included on this tape, and for nonresponse (including vacancies), the number of completed interviews per quarter is targeted at 4,800. Each quarter, one-fifth of the units interviewed are new to the survey. This panel is interviewed for five consecutive quarters and then dropped from the survey.
C. COOPERATION LEVELS
The response rate for the 1980-81 Interview Survey is 84% as shown below. The totals refer to housing unit interviews when a given unique housing unit address is interviewed in a quarter.
Response Data for 1980-81 Interview Survey
Housing Units Eligible Housing Unit Interviews
Designated for Type B or C Total Units Type A Total Units
The survey Nonresponse Less B & C Nonresponse Responded
58,898 7,772 51,126 8,296 42,830
Type B or C nonresponses are housing units that are vacant, nonexistent, or ineligible for interview. Type A nonresponses are housing units which the interviewers were unable to contact, or the respondents refused to participate in the survey. The response rates stated above are based only on the eligible housing units (i.e., the designated sample cases less type B and type C nonresponses).
D. WEIGHTING
Each family included in the CEX represents a given number of families in the U.S. population, which is considered to be the universe. The translation of sample families into the universe of families is known as weighting. However, since the unit of analysis for the CEX is a consumer unit, the weighting was performed at the consumer unit level. Several factors are involved in determining the weight for each consumer unit for which an interview is obtained.
There are five basic steps in the weighting procedure:
1. The basic weight assignment is given to an address and is the inverse of the probability of selection of the housing unit.
2. A weight control factor is given to each interview if subsampling is performed in the field.
3. A noninterview adjustment is made for units where data could not be collected from occupied housing units because of refusals or because no one was home. The adjustment is performed as a function of region, housing tenure, family size and race.
4. A ratio adjustment is made at the national level to adjust for 13 age, 2 sex, and 2 race levels. Thus, there are a maximum of 52 separate ratio adjustments, one for each of the 52 age-sex-race cells. Insufficient cells are collapsed to insure the factors are based upon a minimal number of interviews.
5. A final weight adjustment is made to account for the CU composition.
NOTE: The weight for a consumer unit can be different for each quarter in which they participate in the survey because in each quarter an interviewed CU represents a different number of CU's with similar characteristics.
For more details on the weighting procedures, contact the Division of Price Statistical Methods at (202) 606-6897.
VI. ESTIMATION PROCEDURE
This section provides users of the CEX Interview public-use tape with procedures for estimating means and variances of data associated with any U.S. subpopulation. Sufficient details are given to allow non-statistical users of the Public Use Tape to carry out any required calculations.
Sample means are derived by computing an aggregate weighted expenditure and dividing it by the average population over the time period being estimated. The sum of the weights for all consumer units reporting expenditures for a particular calendar month would equal the national population. Over an annual period this would yield 12 such populations. This amount would have to be divided by 12 to arrive at an average annual population.
To compute average population properly, one must "weight" the weights of the CU's, adjusting them in relation to the CU's contribution to total expenditures. This is necessary due to the data collection method where respondents report their expenditures using a three month recall. A variable based on QINTRVMO (month of the interview), called MO_SCOPE at BLS, ascertains the number of months a CU's expenditures are in scope (i.e., within the time period being estimated).
For example, if the calendar year 1980-81 is being processed and a CU is interviewed in January of 1980, their MO_SCOPE would equal zero because they are reporting expenditures for October, November, and December of 1979. Similarly, if the CU was interviewed in February of 1980, their MO_SCOPE would equal one because they are reporting expenditures for November and December of 1979, and January of 1980. January is the only "month-in-scope" for that CU. The first quarter of 1982 is on this tape because it includes data reported for 1981.
Five quarters of data are needed to process calendar year estimates. Average annual population is derived by summing the weight of each CU (FINLWT21 in the Family Characteristics and Income or FMLY file) multiplied by the number of months the CU was in scope within the quarter, and then dividing by 12. The division by 12 is necessary for two reasons: 1) the sum of all FINLWT21 in each quarter represents one national population, thus four quarters of data would represent four such population estimates, and 2) the weight for a CU may be multiplied by a factor of up to 3 using MO_SCOPE. The product of 4 times 3 is 12.
The aggregate expenditure is derived by first selecting costs which were incurred in the applicable period. The variables REF_MO and REF_YR in the MTAB (Detailed Expenditures) and ITAB (Income) files indicate which month and year expenditures were made. The aggregate expenditure is calculated by multiplying each selected cost by the applicable CU weight and then summing these weighted cost across all CU's. The average annual expenditure is obtained by dividing the aggregate expenditure by the average population. The procedure can be summarized in the following steps:
Step 1: Calculate MO_SCOPE variable:
if QINTRVYR (year of the interview) is equal to the
calendar year being processed, then
if QINTRVMO is 1 then MO_SCOPE is 0
if QINTRVMO is 2 then MO_SCOPE is 1
if QINTRVMO is 3 then MO_SCOPE is 2
if QINTRVMO is 4-12 then MO_SCOPE is 3
else if QINTRVYR is equal to calendar year + 1, then
if QINTRVMO is 1 then MO_SCOPE is 3
if QINTRVMO is 2 then MO_SCOPE is 2
if QINTRVMO is 3 then MO_SCOPE is 1
Step 2: Calculate weighted average annual population:
AVERAGE ANNUAL POPULATION = SUM (FINLWT21 * MO_SCOPE) / 12
CUQ
Step 3: Calculate weighted aggregate annual expenditure:
AGGREGATE ANNUAL EXPENDITURE = SUM (FINLWT21 * COST )
CUQ UCC
Step 4: Calculate average annual expenditure:
AVERAGE ANNUAL EXPENDITURE =
AGGREGATE ANNUAL EXPENDITURE / AVERAGE ANNUAL POPULATION
where:
CUQ = number of consumer units in any of the five quarters
UCC = Universal Classification Code(s) for the expenditure/income item(s) being processed
To calculate an annual estimate based on one quarter of data, multiply the cost for the UCC by the FINLWT21 of the consumer unit and multiply this result by 4. Divide the resulting value by the sum of the FINLWT21 of all consumer units after adjusting with MO_SCOPE. More detailed examples are offered below.
A. DEFINITION OF TERMS
A typical use of CEX data would be to estimate expenditures on specific items by a subpopulation of consumer units, for example, expenditures on color televisions by all CU's residing in the Northeast. The following definitions will be helpful in formulating the above type of estimate.
Let:
S = all CU's in subpopulation of interest
k = expenditure item(s) of interest
q = number of months for which expenditure estimate is desired
r = number of months of expenditure data to be used in calculating the estimate
j = individual CU in subpopulation S
t = month in which expenditure data is available
Then:
E(j,k,t) = expenditure by CU(j) on item k during month t.
W(j,t,45) = weight assigned to CU(j) during month t. The 45 denotes the 45th set of replicate weights on the tape (FINLWT21).
CEX weighting is performed monthly based on the month of interview (collection month). While each CU reports expenditures for the preceding three calendar months, the weight used for estimation is that derived for the interview month. In addition, the weights have been adjusted so that the sum of all CU weights for CU's interviewed in one month approximates one-third of the U.S. population. Since each month's expenditures come from three groups of CU's, the sum of all weights for these CU's approximates the total U.S. population.
X(S,k,q,r) = an estimate of aggregate expenditures by CU's in subpopulation S on item k over a period of q months, and where data collected over r months is used.
XBAR(S,k,q,r) = an estimate of the mean expenditure by CU's in subpopulation S on item k over a period of q months, and where data collected over r months is used.
B. ESTIMATION OF AGGREGATE AND MEAN EXPENDITURES
1. ANNUAL ESTIMATION BASED ON LESS THAN 12 MONTHS OF DATA
The following example will clarify general formulas given in this and succeeding paragraphs. The objective is to estimate aggregate expenditures on color televisions (CTV) by CU's in the Northeast (NE) over a 12 month period. Data collected over 6 months will be used to make the estimate. Employing the notation described above:
X(NE,CTV,12,6) = 12/6 (SUM(W(j,1,45) E(j,CTV,1))
+ SUM(W(j,2,45) E(j,CTV,2))
+ SUM(W(j,3,45) E(j,CTV,3))
.
.
.
.
+ SUM(W(j,6,45) E(j,CTV,6)))
where the summation is done over all j in NE.
The above example can be generalized as follows:
X(S,k,q,r) = q/r (SUM(W(j,1,45) E(j,k,1))
+ SUM(W(j,2,45) E(j,k,2))
+ SUM(W(j,3,45) E(j,k,3))
.
.
.
.
+ SUM(W(j,r,45) E(j,k,r)))
where the summation is done over all j in S. An estimate for the expenditures for two or more items may be obtained by summing those expenditures at the CU level and then proceeding as before.
The next example will estimate the mean expenditure on color televisions by CU's residing in the Northeast. This can be described as:
XBAR(NE,CTV,12,6) = 12 (SUM(W(j,1,45) E(j,CTV,1))
+ SUM(W(j,2,45) E(j,CTV,2))
+ SUM(W(j,3,45) E(j,CTV,3))
.
.
.
.
+ SUM(W(j,6,45) E(j,CTV,6)))
/ W(NE,6,45)
where W(NE,6,45) = SUM(W(j,1,45)) + SUM(W(j,2,45)) + ... + SUM(W(j,6,45)). The summation is done over all j in NE.
Once again, this can be generalized as:
XBAR(S,k,q,r) = q (SUM(W(j,1,45) E(j,k,1))
+ SUM(W(j,2,45) E(j,k,2))
+ SUM(W(j,3,45) E(j,k,3))
.
.
.
.
+ SUM(W(j,r,45) E(j,k,r)))
/ W(S,r,45)
where W(S,r,45) = SUM(W(j,1,45)) + SUM(W(j,2,45)) + . . . SUM(W(j,r,45)), the summation is done for all j in S.
These formulas can be used in any case where the number of months for which the expenditure estimate is desired is greater than the number of months of expenditure data to be used in calculating the estimate.
2. ANNUAL ESTIMATION BASED ON 12 MONTHS OF DATA
It can be readily seen that if the objective is to estimate annual expenditures using 12 months of data, the formulas for aggregate and mean expenditures can be simplified. Using the example of spending on color televisions by CU's in the Northeast, aggregate and mean expenditures can be described as:
X(NE,CTV,12,12) = (SUM(W(j,1,45) E(j,CTV,1))
+ SUM(W(j,2,45) E(j,CTV,2))
+ SUM(W(j,3,45) E(j,CTV,3))
.
.
.
.
+ SUM(W(j,12,45) E(j,CTV,12)))
where the summation is done for all j in NE.
XBAR(NE,CTV,12,12) = (SUM(W(j,1,45) E(j,CTV,1))
+ SUM(W(j,2,45) E(j,CTV,2))
+ SUM(W(j,3,45) E(j,CTV,3))
.
.
.
.
+ SUM(W(j,12,45) E(j,CTV,12)))
/ W(NE,12,45)
where W(NE,12,45) = SUM(W(j,1,45)) + SUM(W(j,2,45)) + . . . SUM(W(j,12,45)),the summation is done for all j in NE.
These formulas can be generalized and applied to any case where the number of months for which the expenditure estimate is desired matches the number of months of expenditure data to be used in calculating the estimate.
X(S,k,q,r) = (SUM(W(j,1,45) E(j,k,1))
+ SUM(W(j,2,45) E(j,k,2))
+ SUM(W(j,3,45) E(j,k,3))
.
.
.
.
+ SUM(W(j,r,45) E(j,k,r)))
where q = r, and the summation is done for all j in S.
XBAR(S,k,q,r) = (SUM(W(j,1,45) E(j,k,1))
+ SUM(W(j,2,45) E(j,k,2))
+ SUM(W(j,3,45) E(j,k,3))
.
.
.
.
+ SUM(W(j,r,45) E(j,k,r)))
/ W(S,r,45)
where q = r, W(S,r,45) = SUM(W(j,1,45)) + SUM(W(j,2,45)) + ... + SUM(W(j,r,45)), and the summation is done for all j in S.
C. ESTIMATION OF MEAN INCOME
Using data stored in the ITAB files, the estimation of income from various sources for any desired subpopulation is a straightforward application of the formulas employed to estimate expenditures.
It should be noted that income values for some ITAB items have been multiplied by 4. Therefore, to be used at the micro level, they should be divided by 4. For a complete list of these ITAB items, see Appendix I. The following example demonstrates how mean income can be derived.
Specifically, let:
y = income item(s) of interest
I(j,y,t) = income of CU(j) for source y during month t.
IBAR(S,y,q,r) = an estimate of the mean income for CU's in subpopulation S for source y over a period of q months, and where data collected over r months is used.
Then the estimated mean annual dividend (DIV) income for CU's in the Northeast given 6 months of data is:
IBAR(NE,DIV,12,6) = 12 (SUM(W(j,1,45) I(j,DIV,1))
+ SUM(W(j,2,45) I(j,DIV,2))
+ SUM(W(j,3,45) I(j,DIV,3))
.
.
.
.
+ SUM(W(j,6,45) I(j,DIV,6)))
/ W(NE,6,45)
where W(NE,6,45) = SUM(W(j,1,45)) + SUM(W(j,2,45)) + . . . SUM(W(j,6,45)),the summation is done for all j in NE.
VII. RELIABILITY STATEMENT
Sample surveys are subject to two types of errors, nonsampling and sampling. Nonsampling errors can be attributed to many sources, such as definitional difficulties, differences in the interpretation of questions, inability or unwillingness of the respondent to provide correct information, mistakes in recording or coding the data obtained, and other errors of collection, response, processing, coverage, and estimation for missing data. The full extent of the nonsampling error is unknown.
Sampling errors occur because observations are not taken from the entire population. The standard error, which is the accepted measure for sampling error, is an estimate of the difference between the sample data and the data that would have been obtained from a complete census. The sample estimate and its estimated standard error enables one to construct confidence intervals.
A. VARIANCE ESTIMATION
Variance estimation can be done in many ways. The method illustrated below (a pseudo replication technique) is chosen because it is accurate and simple to execute. The basic idea is to construct several artificial "subsamples" from the original sample data. This is done in a manner that preserves the variance information of the original data in the subsamples. The subsamples (or pseudo replications) can then be used to obtain approximate variances for the estimates. Justification for the procedure may be found in references 1 and 2.
The Interview public-use tape contains information to facilitate the use of this variance estimation procedure. Specifically, 45 weights are associated with each CU. As noted in the ESTIMATION PROCEDURE section, the 45th weight (or replicate weight as it is sometimes called), FINLWT21, is used for estimation of aggregate or mean expenditures. The other replicate weights (1 through 44) are used for variance estimation of the aggregates or means at BLS. In this technique only half the CU's are used in each of the 44 pseudo replicates. The weights for those CU's not included in a particular pseudo replicate are assigned a value of missing.
Recall that X(S,k,q,r) is an estimate of the aggregate amount spent by CU's in subpopulation S on item k over a period of q months using r months of data. This notation does not explicitly identify the replicate as a variable because to calculate the aggregate only the 45th replicate, which represents the entire population, can be used.
An estimate for the variance of X(S,k,q,r), denoted by V(X(S,k,q,r)), can be made by generating 44 separate estimates using the other 44 replicate weights and employing the standard formula for computing sample variance. To illustrate the estimation of variance, the notation must first be expanded to include the replicates explicitly.
Let:
a = one of the 45 sets of replicate weights on the FMLY files of the tape
X(S,k,q,r,a) = an estimate of aggregate expenditures by CU's in subpopulation S on item k over a period of q months, using data collected over r months, calculated using the
weights of the ath replicate
Note that an estimate using any one of the first 44 replicate weights uses only part of the expenditure data; hence, X(S,k,q,r,1), X(S,k,q,r,2) ... X(S,k,q,r,44) will not equal X(S,k,q,r,45).
Variance can thus be estimated as follows:
V(X(S,k,q,r) )= 1/44 (SUM(X(S,k,q,r,a) - X(S,k,q,r,45))**2)
where the summation is done over a = 1 to 44.
Similarly, estimates for the variances of XBAR(S,k,q,r) and IBAR(S,y,q,r) can be given as:
V(XBAR(S,k,q,r)) = 1/44 (SUM(XBAR(S,k,q,r,a) - XBAR(S,k,q,r,45))**2)
and
V(IBAR(S,y,q,r)) = 1/44 (SUM(IBAR(S,y,q,r,a) - IBAR(S,y,q,r,45))**2)
where XBAR(S,k,q,r,a) and IBAR(S,y,q,r,a) are estimates calculated using the weights of the ath replicate, and where the summations are done for a = 1 to 44.
REFERENCES
1. U.S. Department of HEW, NCHS. Replication, as Approach to the Analysis of Data from Complex Surveys, by Philip J. McCarthy. Series 2, No. 14, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office 1966.
2. U.S. Department of HEW, NCHS. Pseudoreplication, Further Evaluation and Application of the Balanced Half-Sample Technique, by Philip J. McCarthy. Series 2, No. 31, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1969.
B. ESTIMATING SAMPLING ERROR
The standard error of the mean is used to obtain confidence intervals. The standard error of the mean is defined as the square root of the variance of the mean, or for terms of notation, s.e. (XBAR). Assuming the normal distribution applies to the means of expenditures, the following statements can be made:
The chances that an estimate from a given sample would differ from a complete census figure by less than one standard error are approximately 68 out of 100. The chances that the difference would be less than 1.6 times the standard error are approximately 90 out of 100. The chances that the difference would be less than two times the standard error are approximately 95 out of 100.
The following examples use 1985 data for illustrative purposes. The mean expenditure for total food by complete income reporters in 1985 was $3,394.44. The standard error for this estimate is $28.89. Hence, the 95 percent confidence interval around this estimate is from $3,336.66 to $3,452.22.
Standard errors may also be used to perform hypothesis testing, a procedure that evaluates population parameters using sample estimates. The most common types of hypotheses are: 1) the population parameters are identical, and 2) they are different.
For example, the mean expenditure for apparel and services for complete income reporters in the $5,000-$9,999 group in 1985 was $523.83 and for complete income reporters in the $10,000-$14,999 group was $710.55. The apparent difference between the two mean expenditures is $710.55-$523.83=186.72. The standard error on the estimate of $523.83 is $35.85 and the estimated standard error for $710.55 is $33.36.
The standard error of a difference is approximately equal to
s.e.(XBAR1-XBAR2) = SQRT[V(XBAR1)+V(XBAR2)] (1)
This assumes XBAR1 and XBAR2 are disjoint subsets of the population. Hence the standard error of the difference in apparel and services expenditures between complete income reporters of $10,000-$14,999 and complete income reporters of $5,000-$9,999 is about
SQRT[(35.85)**2 + (33.36)**2] = 48.97 (2)
This means that the 95 percent confidence interval around the difference is from $88.78 to $284.66. Since this interval does not include zero, we can conclude with 95 percent confidence that the mean apparel and services expenditures for the complete income reporters of $10,000-$14,999 is greater than the mean apparel and services expenditures for complete income reporters of $5,000-$9,000.
Analyses of the difference between two estimates can also be performed on nondisjoint sets of population, where one is a subset of the other. The formula for computing the standard error of the difference between two nondisjoint estimates is
s.e.(XBAR1-XBAR2) = SQRT[V(XBAR1) + V(XBAR2) -
2(corr. coeff.)(s.e.(XBAR1))(s.e.(XBAR2))] (3)
where corr. coeff. is the correlation coefficient between XBAR1 and XBAR2, which generally is no greater than 0.2 for computations in this formulation.
VIII. TOPCODING AND OTHER NONDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
Topcoding refers to the replacement of data where the absolute value of the original data exceeds the allowable limits. The data are replaced with a critical value which represents the limit, retaining the original sign. Topcoding is done to adhere to rules on nondisclosure of consumer unit information designed to maintain respondent confidentiality. A topcode flag has been assigned to topcoded variables. The following topcoding rules were applied to the data on the 1980-81 Interview Survey public-use tape.
A. FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS AND INCOME FILE (FMLY)
If the absolute value of one of the following income variables was greater than the critical value of $75,000, the value of that income variable was set to $75,000 with the original sign retained and flagged as topcoded.
BSINVSTX Investment in own farm or business
CKBKACTX Amount in checking, brokerage and other similar accounts
COMPBNDX Difference in U.S. Savings bonds
COMPCKGX Difference in checking accounts
COMPENSX Workmen's compensation and veteran's payments
COMPOWDX Difference in money owed to CU
COMPSAVX Difference in savings accounts
COMPSECX Difference in stocks, bonds, and other
FEDRFNDX Refund received from federal income tax
FEDTAXX Federal tax paid in addition to that withheld
FININCX Dividends, royalties, estates or trusts
FGOVRETX Government retirement deducted
INCCONTX Regular contributions received
INCLOSSA Net income or loss from roomers or boarders
INCLOSSB Net income or loss from other rental units
INSRFNDX Refund received from insurance policies
INTEARNX Interest on savings accounts or bonds
JFDSTMPA Annual value of food stamps
JOTAXNET MISCTAXX less any self-employed Social Security payments
LUMPSUMX Lump sum receipts
MISCTAXX Other taxes paid in the last 12 months
MONYOWDX Money owed to CU
OTHRFNDX Refund from other sources
OTHRINCX Other money income
PENSIONX Amount received from pensions or annuities
PTAXRFDX Amount received in refund from property taxes
PURSSECX Purchase price of stocks, bonds
SALEINCX Sale of household furnishings, equipment
SAVACCTX Amount in savings accounts
SECESTX Market value of all stocks, bonds
SELLSECX Net received from sales of stocks, bonds
SETLINSX Settlement of any insurance policies
SLOCTAXX State and local tax paid in addition to that withheld
SLRFUNDX Refund received from state and local income tax
SSOVERPX Refund of overpayment on Social security
TAXPROPX Personal property taxes paid
UNEMPLX Amount received in unemployment compensation
USBNDX Amount in U.S. Savings Bonds
WDBSASTX Assets withdrawn from own business
WDBSGDSX Goods or services withdrawn from own business
WELFAREX Public assistance or welfare received
Some income variables are calculated using the values of their component variables. As such, they are not topcoded in the conventional sense of being bounded by a critical value, but rather are flagged as topcoded because one of their component variables is topcoded. Thus, there is no relationship between the value of these variables and whether they are flagged as topcoded. The following illustrates three alternative situations that may occur:
The value for the variable FNONFRMX is computed as the sum of the values reported for the variable NONFARMX from the MEMB file. NONFARMX is subject to standard topcoding at the critical value of $75,000.
| |NONFARMX |FNONFRMX |
| |AS |AFTER TOPCODING | | |
| |REPORTED | |VALUE |TOPCODED? |
|Consumer Unit 1: | | | | |
|MEMB1 |$60,000 |$60,000 | | |
|MEMB2 |60,000 |60,000 |120,000 |No |
| | | | | |
|Consumer Unit 2: | | | | |
|MEMB1 |100,000 |75,000 | | |
|MEMB2 |50,000 |50,000 |125,000 |Yes |
| | | | | |
|Consumer Unit 3: | | | | |
|MEMB1 |70,000 |70,000 | | |
|MEMB2 |55,000 |55,000 |125,000 |No |
| | | | | |
|Consumer Unit 4: | | | | |
|MEMB1 |75,000 |75,000 | | |
|MEMB2 |-30,000 |-30,000 |45,000 |Yes |
While Consumer Units 1 and 2 each originally report $120,000 in NONFARMX, topcoding is done only on the value reported by MEMB1 of CU2. Thus, the value for FNONFRMX for CU2 is lower than for CU1 and is flagged as topcoded while CU1 is not. A variation of this theme can be seen in CU's 2 and 3. The original report of NONFARMX for CU2 is $25,000 greater than that of CU3. Because of topcoding, however, the value for FNONFRMX for CU's 2 and 3 is identical. To distinguish between these two values, one must check the flag variable associated with FNONFRMX. The case of CU4 demonstrates that the value for FNONFRMX can be under $75,000, the critical value in most other topcoding situations, yet still be flagged as topcoded. This is due to the presence of a negative value (loss) for NONFARMX reported by MEMB2.
The following are the income variables which are calculated using values of their component variables:
EARNINCX Family earnings income before taxes
FFRMINCX Income or loss received from own farm
FINCATAX Total amount of family income after taxes
FINCBTAX Total amount of family income before taxes
FINDRETX Contributions to self-employed retirement plan
FJSSDEDX Social security payment
FNONFRMX Income from non-farm business
FRRETIRX Amount received from Railroad Retirement and Social Security
FSALARYX Wage and salary income before deduction
FSSIX Combined supplemental security income checks
NO_EARNX Family income other than earnings before taxes
NONINCMX Other money receipts excluded from family income
TOTTXPDX Total amount personal taxes
If the absolute value of one of the following income variables was greater than the critical value of $75,000, the value of that income variable was set to the critical value, with the original sign retained, and flagged as topcoded. Its component variables were suppressed (set to zero) and also flagged as topcoded. Topcoding the component variables and recalculating the variable would have resulted in misleading values.
VARIABLE
FAMTFEDX Federal tax deducted from last pay
SUPPRESSED VARIABLES (FILE)
AMTFED (MEMB)
GROSPAYX (MEMB)
SALARYX (MEMB)
FGOVRETX Government retirement deducted
SUPPRESSED VARIABLES (FILE)
GOVRETX (MEMB)
GROSPAYX (MEMB)
SALARYX (MEMB)
FPRIPENX Private pensions deducted from last pay
SUPPRESSED VARIABLES (FILE)
PRIVPENX (MEMB)
GROSPAYX (MEMB)
SALARYX (MEMB)
FRRDEDX Railroad retirement deducted from last pay
SUPPRESSED VARIABLES (FILE)
RRRDEDX (MEMB)
GROSPAYX (MEMB)
SALARYX (MEMB)
FSLTAXX State and local income taxes
SUPPRESSED VARIABLES (FILE)
SLTAXX (MEMB)
GROSPAYX (MEMB)
SALARYX (MEMB)
If either AGE_REF or AGE2 (age variables) were greater than 90, the value was set to 90 and flagged as topcoded.
If RENTEQVX (Rental equivalence of owned home) was greater than $1,000, the value was set to $1,000 and flagged as topcoded.
For all consumer units residing in rural areas, the variable REGION is suppressed. The variable POPSIZE (population size of a PSU) is suppressed for all consumer units residing in the West.
STATE IDENTIFIER: Suppression and Other Issues
The release of the state identifier requires some suppression in order to meet the Census Micro Data Review Panel's criterion for releasing geographic information. This criterion states that the smallest geographically identifiable area has a population size of 100,000 or more. Currently, BLS releases three geographic variables. These are POPSIZE, REGION, and BLS_URBN, which show respectively, the population size of the geographic area that is sampled, the four Census regions, and whether the area is urban or rural. Some suppression of these variables is currently done because, in combination, they could be used to identify areas of 100,000 or less. To release the additional geographic information on STATE requires additional suppression. This suppression results in approximately 17 percent of the FMLY records having the STATE variable blank.
Since the CE is not designed to produce state-level estimates, summing the consumer unit weights by state will not yield state population totals. To understand why, a brief explanation of how CE weights are constructed follows:
A consumer unit's basic weight reflects its probability of selection among a group of primary sampling units of similar characteristics. For example, sample units in an urban nonmetropolitan area in California may represent similar areas in Wyoming and Nevada. Among other adjustments, consumer units are post-stratified nationally by sex-age-race. For example, the weights of consumer units containing a black male, age 16-24 in Alabama, Colorado, or New York, are all adjusted equivalently. Therefore, weighted population state totals will not match population totals calculated from other surveys that are designed to represent state data.
To summarize, the CE sample was not designed to produce estimates for individual states. Although state-level estimates that are unbiased in a repeated sampling sense can be calculated for various statistical measures, such as means and aggregates, these estimates will generally be subject to large variances. Additionally, a particular state-population estimate from the CE sample may be far from the true state-population estimate.
The state codes and suppression indicators are listed below.
STATE ST_NAME
|** |63 |Alabama | | |47 |Kansas | | |21 |New York |
|* |94 |Alaska | |** |61 |Kentucky | |** |56 |North Carolina |
|** |86 |Arizona | |** |72 |Louisiana | |** |31 |Ohio |
|* |71 |Arkansas | |* |11 |Maine | |** |92 |Oregon |
|** |93 |California | |** |52 |Maryland | | |23 |Pennsylvania |
| |84 |Colorado | |** |14 |Massachusetts | |* |15 |Rhode Island |
| |16 |Connecticut | | |34 |Michigan | |* |57 |South Carolina |
| |53 |Dist. of Columbia | |** |41 |Minnesota | | |62 |Tennessee |
|** |59 |Florida | |* |64 |Mississippi | | |74 |Texas |
|** |58 |Georgia | |** |43 |Missouri | |* |87 |Utah |
| |95 |Hawaii | |* |81 |Montana | |** |54 |Virginia |
| |33 |Illinois | |* |46 |Nebraska | | |91 |Washington |
|** |32 |Indiana | |** |22 |New Jersey | | |55 |West Virginia |
| |42 |Iowa | |* |85 |New Mexico | |** |35 |Wisconsin |
A single "*" indicates that the STATE code has been suppressed for all sampled consumer units in that state. A double "**" indicates that the STATE code for some sampled consumer units in that state has been suppressed. The STATE code for all affected consumer units will be blank.
B. MEMBER CHARACTERISTICS AND INCOME FILE (MEMB)
If the absolute value of any of the following income component variables was greater than the critical value of $75,000, the variable was set to the critical value with the sign retained and flagged as topcoded.
|AMTFED |Amount of federal tax deducted from last pay |
|ANFEDTX |Annual amount federal tax deducted from pay |
|ANGOVRTX |Annual amount government retirement |
|ANPRVPNX |Annual amount private pensions |
|ANRRDEDX |Annual amount Railroad retirement |
|ANSLTX |Annual amount state and local income tax |
|FARMINCX |Income or loss received from own farm |
|GOVRETX |Government retirement deducted from last pay |
|GROSPAYX |Amount of last gross pay |
|INDRETX |Self-employment retirement plan contributions |
|JSSDEDX |Estimated annual Social security contribution |
|NONFARMX |Income received from non-farm business |
|PRIVPENX |Private pension deducted from last pay |
|RRRDEDX |Railroad retirement deducted from last pay |
|SOCRRX |Amount from Social Security benefits and Railroad Retirement checks |
|SALARYX |Wage and salary income received before deductions |
|SLFEMPSS |Self-employment Social Security contribution |
|SLTAXX |State and local income tax deducted last pay |
|SSIX |Supplemental security income checks combined |
If AGE was greater than 90, the value was set to 90 and flagged as topcoded.
C. DETAILED EXPENDITURE FILE (MTAB)
If the absolute value of the cost fields for the following UCC's was greater than its critical value, the cost was set to the critical value, with the original sign retained, and flagged as topcoded.
|UCC |Critical Value |
|210110 RENT OF DWELLING |$1,000 |
|210210 LODGING AWAY FROM HOME |$1,000 |
|210310 HOUSING FOR SOMEONE AT SCHOOL |$1,000 |
|210901 GROUND RENT OWNED HOME |$1,000 |
|210902 GROUND RENT OWNED VACATION HOME |$1,000 |
|550330 SUPPORTIVE/CONVAL MED. EQUIP. |$200,000 |
|560110 PHYSICIANS' SERVICES |$200,000 |
|560210 DENTAL SERVICES |$200,000 |
|560310 EYECARE SERVICES |$200,000 |
|560320 SERVICE BY OTH THAN PHYSICIANS |$200,000 |
|560330 LAB TESTS, X-RAYS |$200,000 |
|560900 NURSE/THERAPY/MISC. MEDIC SERV |$200,000 |
|570110 HOSPITAL ROOM |$200,000 |
|570220 NURSING OR CONVAL. HOME CARE |$200,000 |
|570230 OTHER MEDICAL CARE SERVICE |$200,000 |
|570901 RENTAL OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT |$200,000 |
|600132 PURCHASE OF BOAT WITH MOTOR |$200,000 |
|600138 TRADE-IN ALLOW/BOATS WITH MOTORS |$200,000 |
|790710 PURCHASE OTHER PROPERTY EXCL COMMONS |$200,000 |
|790720 PURCHASE COMMONS OTHER PROPERTY |$200,000 |
|790810 SALE PRICE OF OTHER PROPERTY |$200,000 |
|790820 MORT HELD AFTER SALE OTHER PROPERTY |$200,000 |
|790910 SPECIAL/LUMP MORT PAY OTHER PROPERTY |$200,000 |
|790930 ORIGINAL MORTGAGE AMOUNT, OTHER PROPERTY |$200,000/3 |
|800721 MARKET VALUE OF OWNED HOME |$200,000/12 |
|810101 PUR PRICE EXCL COMMONS OWNED HOME |$200,000 |
|810102 PUR PRICE EXCL COMMONS OWNED VACATION HOME |$200,000 |
|820101 SELLING PRICE OWNED HOME |$200,000 |
|820102 SELLING PRICE OWNED VACATION HOME |$200,000 |
|820201 PRIN AMT TRUST HELD OWNED HOME |$200,000 |
|820202 PRIN AMT TRUST HELD OWNED VACATION HOME |$200,000 |
|830101 SPEC/LUMP MORT PAY OWNED HOME |$200,000 |
|830102 SPEC/LUMP MORT PAY OWNED VACATION HOME |$200,000 |
|830201 REDUCTION MORTGAGE PRINCIPAL OWNED HOME |$200,000 |
|830202 REDUCTION MORTGAGE PRINCIPAL OWNED VACATION HOME |$200,000 |
|830301 ORIGINAL MORT AMT OWNED HOME |$200,000 |
|830302 ORIGINAL MORT AMT OWNED VACATION HOME |$200,000 |
|860600 AMT BOAT WITH MOTOR SOLD/REIM |$200,000 |
D. INCOME FILE (ITAB)
If the absolute value of any of the cost fields for the following income UCC's were greater than the critical value of $75,000/12, the cost was set to the critical value, with the original sign retained, and flagged as topcoded.
001000 STOCKS, BONDS, MUTUAL FUNDS
001010 SALE PRC STCK/BND/MUT FND, NET
001210 INVESTS TO FARM/BUSINESS
001220 ASSETS TAKEN FR FARM/BUSINESS
002010 CHANGE IN SAVINGS ACCOUNT
002020 CHANGE IN CHECKING ACCOUNT
002030 CHANGE IN AMT US SAVING BONDS
003000 CHANGE IN MONEY OWED TO CU
003100 SURRENDER OF INS POLICIES
800720 MARKET VALUE OF OWNED HOME
800910 DEDUCTIONS FOR GOVT RETIREMENT
800920 DEDUCTIONS FOR RR RETIREMENT
800931 DEDUCTIONS FOR PRIVATE PENSIONS
800940 DEDUCTIONS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY
900001 OCCUPATIONAL EXPENSES
900040 PENSIONS AND ANNUITIES
900050 DIVIDEND/ROYALTY/ESTATE/TRUST
900060 ROOMER AND BOARDER INCOME
900070 OTHER RENTAL INCOME
900080 INTEREST
900100 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
900110 WORKERS'' COMPENSATION
900120 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
900130 ALIMONY AND CHILD SUPPORT
900140 OTHER INCOME
900150 FOOD STAMPS
910000 LUMP SUM PAYMENTS
910010 MONEY FROM SALE HH FURNS ETC
910020 OVERPAYMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY
910030 REFUND FROM INSURANCE POLICIES
910040 REFUNDS FROM PROPERTY TAXES
920010 MARKET VAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
920020 MARKET VAL CHECKING ACCOUNTS
920030 MARKET VAL US SAVINGS BONDS
920040 MARKET VAL ALL SECURITIES
950000 FEDERAL INCOME TAX
950001 FEDERAL INCOME TAX REFUNDS
950010 STATE/LOCAL INCOME TAX
950011 STATE/LOCAL INCOME TAX REFUNDS
950021 OTHER TAXES
950022 PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES
950023 OTHER TAX REFUNDS
NOTE: Data in the ITAB file is selected data from the FMLY file expressed in a monthly form similar to the MTAB structure. This facilitates processing.
For 1980-81, if the market value of owned home, UCC 800720, was greater than or equal to $200,000/12, the value was set to $200,000/12 and flagged.
If the value of the age UCC 980020 was greater than 90/12, it was set to 90/12 and flagged as topcoded.
If the value of 910050 (Rental equivalence of owned home) was greater than $1,000/12, it was set to $1,000/12 and flagged as topcoded.
The following income UCC's were not directly topcoded because their corresponding FMLY variables were not topcoded, but recalculated using their topcoded components (see above in FMLY file). If the FMLY variable was flagged as topcoded due to recalculation, then so was the corresponding UCC.
800932 (FINDRETX) DEDUCTIONS FOR SELF-EMPLOYMENT RETIREMENT
800940 (FJSSDEDX) DEDUCTIONS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY
900000 (FSALARYX) WAGES AND SALARIES
900010 (FNONFRMX) NET BUSINESS INCOME
900020 (FFRMINCX) NET FARM INCOME
900030 (FRRETIRX) SOCIAL SECURITY AND RAILROAD RETIREMENT INCOME
900090 (FSSIX) SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME
980000 (FINCBTAX) INCOME BEFORE TAXES
980070 (FINCATAX) INCOME AFTER TAXES
E. FILES CONTAINING EXPENDITURE AND DURABLES INFORMATION
1. SECTION 11B OWNED VEHICLES
All records containing the purchase of private planes have been deleted for confidentiality reasons.
If VEHICYB=160 (boat with motor) and NETPURX (purchase price net of trade-in) was greater than $200,000 then
NETPURX=$200,000, and the following fields are suppressed and flagged as topcoded:
TRADEX Amount of trade-in allowance
EMPLEXPX Amount of purchase price paid by employer
DNPAYMTX Amount of down payment
PRINCIPX Amount borrowed excluding any interest
PAYMENTX Amount of each payment
QTRADEX Amount paid net of trade-in and employer contribution
QBALNM1X Principal balance outstanding at month 1
QVPRIM1X Principal paid during month 1
QVINTM1X Interest paid during month 1
QADITR1X Interest paid during month 1 adjusted for business
QBALNM2X Principal balance outstanding at month 2
QVPRIM2X Principal paid during month 2
QVINTM2X Interest paid during month 2
QADITR2X Interest paid during month 2 adjusted for business
QBALNM3X Principal balance outstanding at month 3
QVPRIM3X Principal paid during month 3
QVINTM3X Interest paid during month 3
QADITR3X Interest paid during month 3 adjusted for business
QDNPYMTX Downpayment amount adjusted for business
If there was less than 10 observations in all 5 quarters of any one vehicle make, model (MKMDLY) for codes VEHICYB = 100, 110, or 120, then MKMDLY was set to '999' and flagged as topcoded.
If VEHICYB=100, 110, or 120 and CYLQ was greater than zero but not equal to 4, 6, or 8 then CYLQ was set to '99' and flagged as topcoded.
2. SECTION 11C DISPOSAL OF VEHICLES
All records containing the disposal of a private plane have been deleted for confidentiality reasons.
If VEHICYC=160 (boat with motor) and the following fields were greater than $200,000, then they were set to $200,000 and flagged as topcoded.
SALEX Amount vehicle was sold
REIMBURX Amount reimbursed for theft or loss
EXREIMBX Amount expected to be reimbursed
If any of the above three fields were topcoded then suppress FINPAYMX, amount of last payment made on loan
3. SECTION 15B (MDB)
If the variable MEDPCARY is equal to '100', '110', '130', '200'-'240', '300', '320'-'400', '520', '550', or '560', then the following topcoding rule was implemented:
If the value of the variable MEDPMTX (Amount of medical payment) was greater than $200,000, then the value of MEDPMTX was set to $200,000 and flagged as topcoded.
4. SECTION 15C (MDC)
If the variable MEDRCARY is equal to '100', '110', '130', '200'-'240', '300', '320'-'400', '520', '550', or '560', then the following topcoding rule was implemented:
If the value of the variable MEDRMBX (Amount of medical reimbursement) was greater than $200,000, then the value of MEDRMBX was set to $200,000 and flagged as topcoded.
5. SECTION 18B (TRB)
If the value of any of the following variables was greater than the critical value of $1,000, then the value of that variable was set equal to $1,000 and flagged as topcoded.
Variable Flag Description
QADLDGX QADLDGX_ Non-package lodging cost (adjusted for business)
QADLODGX QADL_DGX Package deal lodging cost (adjusted for business)
For all records in which TRPGFTCY= '130' (housing), if the value of TRPGFTCX was greater than the critical value of $1,000, then its value was set to $1,000 and flagged as topcoded.
IX. FILE INFORMATION
This public-use tape is available in two forms: EBCDIC 6250 bpi and ASCII 6250 bpi. The EBCDIC tapes are labeled tapes containing all the files on two tapes. The ASCII tapes are unlabeled, and also contain all files on two tapes. The order of the files on the tapes is given below in the Naming Convention section.
For each quarter, there are 4 standard files of data: Family characteristics and income (FMLY), Member characteristics and income (MEMB), Monthly expenditures (MTAB), and Monthly income (ITAB). There are an additional 9 files derived directly from questionnaire sections, each containing all 9 quarters of data:
|A. |APA Inventory and Purchases of household appliances |
|B. |APL Inventory of household appliances (first quarter 1982, only) |
|C. |OVB Inventory and purchases of owned vehicles |
|D. |OVC Disposal of owned vehicles |
|E. |IHB Hospitalization and health insurance, detailed questions |
|F. |IHC Hospitalization and health insurance, medicare and medicaid |
|G. |MDB Medical and health expenditures, payments for medical expenses |
|H. |MDC Medical and health expenditures, reimbursements for expenses |
|I. |TRB Trips and Vacations |
Note: In quarters Q801 through Q814, the EXPN rectype file APA, “Inventory and Purchase of Household Appliances” included, as the name suggests, both inventory and purchases of appliances. Beginning in Q821, the APA file included only purchases of appliances, while APL (a new rectype for Q821) included the inventory of appliances collected in Section 1.
NEWID, the consumer units identification number, is the common variable among files by which matching is done.
|FMLY FILES |LRECL = 1968 |BLKSIZE = 11808 |
|MEMB FILES |LRECL = 298 |BLKSIZE = 11920 |
|MTAB FILES |LRECL = 33 |BLKSIZE = 11550 |
|ITAB FILES |LRECL = 33 |BLKSIZE = 11550 |
|APA FILE |LRECL = 52 |BLKSIZE = 11440 |
|APL FILE |LRECL = 28 |BLKSIZE = 12600 |
|IHB FILE |LRECL = 89 |BLKSIZE = 12460 |
|IHC FILE |LRECL = 82 |BLKSIZE = 12300 |
|MDB FILE |LRECL = 41 |BLKSIZE = 12300 |
|MDC FILE |LRECL = 41 |BLKSIZE = 12300 |
|OVB FILE |LRECL = 338 |BLKSIZE = 12168 |
|OVC FILE |LRECL = 66 |BLKSIZE = 12540 |
|TRB FILE |LRECL = 542 |BLKSIZE = 12466 |
|AGGregation FILE |LRECL = 15 |BLKSIZE = 6450 |
|LABel FILE |LRECL = 80 |BLKSIZE = 6400 |
|UCC FILE |LRECL = 80 |BLKSIZE = 6400 |
|VEHicle FILE |LRECL = 80 |BLKSIZE = 6400 |
Note: The records are in fixed block form.
A. NAMING CONVENTION
The data set names on the CD are as follows.
(“X” references the designated drive letter for your CD.)
1. FAMILY FILES
|X:\INTR8081\FMLYI801.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\FMLYI802.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\FMLYI803.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\FMLYI804.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\FMLYI811.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\FMLYI812.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\FMLYI813.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\FMLYI814.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\FMLYI821.TXT |
2. MEMBER FILES
|X:\INTR8081\MEMBI801.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\MEMBI802.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\MEMBI803.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\MEMBI804.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\MEMBI811.TXT |
|X;\INTR8081\MEMBI812.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\MEMBI813.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\MEMBI814.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\MEMBI821.TXT |
3. MTAB FILES
|X:\INTR8081\MTABI801.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\MTABI802.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\MTABI803.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\MTABI804.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\MTABI811.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\MTABI812.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\MTABI813.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\MTABI814.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\MTABI821.TXT |
4. ITAB FILES
|X:\INTR8081\ITABI801.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\ITABI802.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\ITABI803.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\ITABI804.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\ITABI811.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\ITABI812.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\ITABI813.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\ITABI814.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\ITABI821.TXT |
5. EXPN FILES
|X:\INTR8081\EXPAPA80.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\EXPAPL80.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\EXPIHB80.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\EXPIHC80.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\EXPMDB80.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\EXPMDC80.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\EXPOVB80.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\EXPOVC80.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\EXPTRB80.TXT |
6. PROCESSING FILES
|X:\INTR8081\AGGI80.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\LABELI80.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\UCCI80.TXT |
|X:\INTR8081\VEHI80.TXT |
The order of the files is as follows:
FILE NAME LABEL
VOLUME 1
|BLS.INT.FMLY.Q801X |
|BLS.INT.MEMB.Q801X |
|BLS.INT.MTAB.Q801X |
|BLS.INT.ITAB.Q801X |
|BLS.INT.FMLY.Q802 |
|BLS.INT.MEMB.Q802 |
|BLS.INT.MTAB.Q802 |
|BLS.INT.ITAB.Q802 |
|BLS.INT.FMLY.Q803 |
|BLS.INT.MEMB.Q803 |
|BLS.INT.MTAB.Q803 |
|BLS.INT.ITAB.Q803 |
|BLS.INT.FMLY.Q804 |
|BLS.INT.MEMB.Q804 |
|BLS.INT.MTAB.Q804 |
|BLS.INT.ITAB.Q804 |
VOLUME 2
|BLS.INT.FMLY.Q811 |1 |
|BLS.INT.MEMB.Q811 |2 |
|BLS.INT.MTAB.Q811 |3 |
|BLS.INT.ITAB.Q811 |4 |
|BLS.INT.FMLY.Q812 |5 |
|BLS.INT.MEMB.Q812 |6 |
|BLS.INT.MTAB.Q812 |7 |
|BLS.INT.ITAB.Q812 |8 |
|BLS.INT.FMLY.Q813 |9 |
|BLS.INT.MEMB.Q813 |10 |
|BLS.INT.MTAB.Q813 |11 |
|BLS.INT.ITAB.Q813 |12 |
|BLS.INT.FMLY.Q814 |13 |
|BLS.INT.MEMB.Q814 |14 |
|BLS.INT.MTAB.Q814 |15 |
|BLS.INT.ITAB.Q814 |16 |
VOLUME 3
|BLS.INT.FMLY.Q821 |1 |
|BLS.INT.MEMB.Q821 |2 |
|BLS.INT.MTAB.Q821 |3 |
|BLS.INT.ITAB.Q821 |4 |
|BLS.INT.EXPN.APA.Y80 |5 |
|BLS.INT.EXPN.APL.Y80 |6 |
|BLS.INT.EXPN.IHB.Y80 |7 |
|BLS.INT.EXPN.IHC.Y80 |8 |
|BLS.INT.EXPN.MDB.Y80 |9 |
|BLS.INT.EXPN.MDC.Y80 |10 |
|BLS.INT.EXPN.OVB.Y80 |11 |
|BLS.INT.EXPN.OVC.Y80 |12 |
|BLS.INT.EXPN.TRB.Y80 |13 |
|BLS.INT.AGG.Y80 |14 |
|BLS.INT.LAB.Y80 |15 |
|BLS.INT.UCC.Y80 |16 |
|BLS.INT.VEH.Y80 |17 |
B. DATA FLAGS
For characteristic variables, blank data fields are explained in a separate coded field following the data field. The flag names are derived from the names of the data fields they reference. In general the rule is to add an underscore to the last position. However, if the variable is eight characters in length, then the fifth position is replaced with an underscore. If this fifth position is already an underscore, then the fifth position is changed to a zero.
The coded explanations or flags are defined as follows:
A flag value of "A" indicates a valid blank; that is, a blank field where a response is not anticipated.
A flag value of "B" indicates a blank resulting from an invalid nonresponse; that is, a nonresponse that is not consistent with other data reported by the CU.
A flag value of "C" refers to a blank resulting from a "don't know", refusals, or other types of nonresponses.
A flag value of "D" indicates that the characteristics or weight factor field contains a valid or good data value.
A flag value of "T" represents topcoding.
C. RECORD COUNTS PER QUARTER
The following are the number of records in each file:
|BLS.INT.FMLY.Q801X |4683 |
|BLS.INT.MEMB.Q801X |12604 |
|BLS.INT.MTAB.Q801X |411495 |
|BLS.INT.ITAB.Q801X |179988 |
|BLS.INT.FMLY.Q802 |4560 |
|BLS.INT.MEMB.Q802 |12315 |
|BLS.INT.MTAB.Q802 |364910 |
|BLS.INT.ITAB.Q802 |173838 |
|BLS.INT.FMLY.Q803 |4783 |
|BLS.INT.MEMB.Q803 |13147 |
|BLS.INT.MTAB.Q803 |395629 |
|BLS.INT.ITAB.Q803 |180651 |
|BLS.INT.FMLY.Q804 |4934 |
|BLS.INT.MEMB.Q804 |13207 |
|BLS.INT.MTAB.Q804 |413235 |
|BLS.INT.ITAB.Q804 |185535 |
|BLS.INT.FMLY.Q811 |4986 |
|BLS.INT.MEMB.Q811 |13151 |
|BLS.INT.MTAB.Q811 |428858 |
|BLS.INT.ITAB.Q811 |187500 |
|BLS.INT.FMLY.Q812 |4906 |
|BLS.INT.MEMB.Q812 |13094 |
|BLS.INT.MTAB.Q812 |397234 |
|BLS.INT.ITAB.Q812 |183687 |
|BLS.INT.FMLY.Q813 |4836 |
|BLS.INT.MEMB.Q813 |13040 |
|BLS.INT.MTAB.Q813 |404235 |
|BLS.INT.ITAB.Q813 |181974 |
|BLS.INT.FMLY.Q814 |4398 |
|BLS.INT.MEMB.Q814 |11527 |
|BLS.INT.MTAB.Q814 |374104 |
|BLS.INT.ITAB.Q814 |165975 |
|BLS.INT.FMLY.Q821 |4438 |
|BLS.INT.MEMB.Q821 |11545 |
|BLS.INT.MTAB.Q821 |391197 |
|BLS.INT.ITAB.Q821 |165039 |
|BLS.INT.EXPN.APA.Y80 |191729 |
|BLS.INT.EXPN.APL.Y80 |19458 |
|BLS.INT.EXPN.IHB.Y80 |51540 |
|BLS.INT.EXPN.IHC.Y80 |54239 |
|BLS.INT.EXPN.MDB.Y80 |127760 |
|BLS.INT.EXPN.MDC.Y80 |7181 |
|BLS.INT.EXPN.OVB.Y80 |79911 |
|BLS.INT.EXPN.OVC.Y80 |4000 |
|BLS.INT.EXPN.TRB.Y80 |41002 |
D. FILE CONTENT AND STRUCTURE
Each consumer unit's identification number, NEWID, on each file corresponds with its identification number on all other files. For each variable there is a description, codes, start position, format, and source. The source is listed under the variable description and has a format such as "S03B 2b" which can be interpreted as Section 3 part B question 2b of the questionnaire.
Data fields are either character or numeric. The format distinguishes each variable as numeric (NUM) or character (CHAR) and also the number of positions in the data record each variable occupies. Variables which include decimal points in their value are formatted as NUM(t,r) where t is the total number of positions occupied, and r is the number of places to the right of the decimal.
1. CONSUMER UNIT CHARACTERISTICS AND INCOME (FMLY)
The "FMLY" files, also referred to as "Consumer Unit Characteristics and Income", contain consumer unit characteristics, consumer unit income, characteristics and earnings of the reference person, and characteristics and earnings of the spouse. These files include weights needed to calculate population estimates and variances.
Each record consists of a CU's information pertaining to 3 months of data (one quarter). Some data, notably income, is asked using a 12 month recall period. Other data, such as family size, refers to the point at which the CU was interviewed. In either case, income and characteristic information can change from quarter to quarter. This will occur, for example, if a member enters or leaves the CU.
START POSITION/
VARIABLE ITEM DESCRIPTION FORMAT
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|NEWID |Consumer unit identification number |1 NUM(8) |
| | Digit 1-7 Consumer unit sequence number | |
| | 0000001 thru 9999999. | |
| | Uniquely identifies the CU. | |
| | Digit 8 Interview number, 2 thru 5. | |
| | | |
| | It is possible for a consumer unit to | |
| | skip an interview. For example, a | |
| | consumer unit could have a 2nd, 3rd and | |
| | 5th interview but no 4th interview. | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|ACCESS |Access to living quarters |9 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Direct access to living quarters. | |
| | 2 Access through another unit | |
| |Control Card 1 | |
| | | |
|ACCESS_ | |10 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|AGE_REF |Age of reference person |11 NUM(3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|AGE_REF_ | |14 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|AGE2 |Age of spouse |15 NUM(3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|AGE2_ | |18 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|AIR_TYPE |Type of air-conditioning in unit |19 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Central | |
| | 2 Window or wall | |
| | 3 Evaporator cooler | |
| | | |
|AIR__YPE | |20 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|AIR_FUEL |Type of fuel for air-conditioning unit |21 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Gas | |
| | 2 Electric | |
| | 3 Other | |
| | | |
|AIR__UEL | |22 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|AIRCOND |Does this unit have air-conditioning? |23 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Unit does have air-conditioning | |
| | 2 Unit does not have | |
| | air-conditioning | |
| | | |
|AIRCOND_ | |24 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|ALIMCSUP | |25 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|ALIM_SUP | |26 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|APARTMNT |Does this structure include an apartment? |29 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Apartment included in structure | |
| | 2 Apartment not included in | |
| | structure | |
| | | |
|APAR_MNT | |30 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|APT_NOQ |Number of apartments included in structure |31 NUM(4) |
| | | |
|APT_NOQ_ | |35 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|AS_COMP1 |Number of males age 16 and over in family |36 NUM(2) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|AS_C_MP1 | |38 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|AS_COMP2 |Number of females age 16 and over in family |39 NUM(2) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|AS_C_MP2 | |41 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|AS_COMP3 |Number of males age 2 through 15 in family |42 NUM(2) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|AS_C_MP3 | |44 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|AS_COMP4 |Number of females age 2 through 15 in family |45 NUM(2) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|AS_C_MP4 | |47 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|AS_COMP5 |Number of members under age 2 in family |48 NUM(2) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|AS_C_MP5 | |50 CHAR(1) |
|BARN |Barn |51 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 3 Barn | |
| | | |
|BARN_ | |52 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|BASEMENT |Percent of square footage in basement that is |53 NUM(3,2) |
| | finished living quarters | |
| | | |
|BASE_ENT | |56 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|BATHRMQ |Number of complete bathrooms in this unit |57 NUM(3) |
| | | |
|BATHRMQ_ | |60 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|BEDROOMQ |Number of bedrooms in CU |61 NUM(3) |
| | | |
|BEDR_OMQ | |64 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|BLS_URBN |BLS Urban/Rural |65 CHAR(1) |
| |Note: For confidentiality, the variable REGION is | |
| | blank for consumer units residing in rural areas. | |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Urban | |
| | 2 Rural | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|BOTTLED |Bottled gas or LP used for cooking |66 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 02 Bottled gas or LP | |
| | | |
|BOTTLED_ | |68 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|BSINVSTX |Amount CU invested in own farm or business |69 NUM(10) |
| | in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|BSIN_STX | |79 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|BUILDING |Description of building |80 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 01 Single family detached (detached | |
| | structure with only one primary | |
| | residence; however, the structure | |
| | could include a rental unit(s) in | |
| | the basement, attic, etc.) | |
| | 02 Row or townhouse inner unit (2, 3 | |
| | or 4 story structure w/2 walls in | |
| | common w/other units and a private | |
| | ground level entrance; a townhouse | |
| | is never stacked on top of another | |
| | unit but may have a rental unit as | |
| | part of structure. | |
| | 03 End row or end townhouse (one | |
| | common wall) | |
| | 04 Duplex (detached two unit | |
| | structure w/one common wall | |
| | between the units) | |
| | 05 3-plex or 4-plex (3 or 4 unit structure | |
| | w/all units occupying the same | |
| | level or levels) | |
| | 06 Garden (a multi-unit structure, | |
| | usually wider than it is high, | |
| | having 2,3 or possibly 4 floors; | |
| | characteristically the units not | |
| | only have common walls but are | |
| | also stacked on top of one | |
| | another) | |
| | 07 High-rise (a multi-unit structure | |
| | which has 4 or more floors) | |
| | 08 Apartment or flat (a unit not | |
| | described above; could be located | |
| | in the basement, attic, second | |
| | floor or over the garage of one | |
| | of the units described above). | |
| | 09 Mobile home or trailer | |
| | 10 College dormitory | |
| | 11 Other | |
| | | |
|BUIL_ING | |82 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|BUILT |When unit was originally built |83 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 1979 or later | |
| | 2 1978 | |
| | 3 1977 | |
| | 4 1976 | |
| | 5 1975 | |
| | 6 1970-1974 | |
| | 7 1965-1969 | |
| | 8 1960-1964 | |
| | 9 1955-1959 | |
| | 10 1950-1954 | |
| | 11 1940-1949 | |
| | 12 1930-1939 | |
| | 13 1920-1929 | |
| | 14 Before 1920 | |
| | 15 Don't know | |
| | | |
|BUILT_ | |85 CHAR(1) |
|CBSGFTX |Amount of gifts in the form of cash, bonds |86 NUM(8) |
| | or stocks, given to persons not | |
| | in CU in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|CBSGFTX_ | |94 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|CKBKACTX |Amount CU had in checking accounts, brokerage |95 NUM(10) |
| |*L accounts and other similar accounts | |
| | as of the last day of the previous month | |
| | | |
|CKBK_CTX | |105 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|CLLGEQTR |Description of this college or university |106 CHAR(1) |
| | regulated living quarters | |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Student dormitory | |
| | 2 Fraternity | |
| | 3 Sorority | |
| | 4 Housing for married students | |
| | 5 Other housing regulated by a | |
| | college or university | |
| | | |
|CLLG_QTR | |107 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|CNTEDORX |Amount of contributions CU made to educational |108 NUM(8) |
| | organizations in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|CNTE_ORX | |116 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|CNTRCHRX |Amount of contributions made by CU to charities |117 NUM(8) |
| | (United Givers Fund, Red Cross, etc.) | |
| | in past 12 months. | |
| | | |
|CNTR_HRX | |125 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|CNTRELGX |Amount of contributions to church or other |126 NUM(8) |
| | religious organizations, excluding parochial | |
| | school expenses, in past 12 months. | |
| | | |
|CNTR_LGX | |134 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|CNTRPOLX |Amount of political contributions made by CU |135 NUM(8) |
| | in past 12 months. | |
| | | |
|CNTR_OLX | |143 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|COALCOOK |Coal or coke used for cooking |144 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 05 Coal or coke | |
| | | |
|COAL_OOK | |146 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|COLLEXPX |Amount of contribution to college student(s) |147 NUM(8) |
| | (outside the CU) in the past 12 months | |
| | | |
|COLL_XPX | |155 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|COMKITCH |Kitchen facilities |156 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Complete kitchen facilities used by this unit | |
| | only | |
| | 2 Facilities used by another unit | |
| | 3 None | |
| | | |
|COMK_TCH | |157 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|COMPBND |Status of U.S. Savings bonds |158 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Amount CU had in U.S. Savings | |
| | bonds as of the last day of last | |
| | month is the same as the amount | |
| | held a year ago last month | |
| | 2 Amount CU had in U.S. Savings | |
| | bonds as of the last day of last | |
| | month is more than the amount | |
| | held a year ago last month | |
| | 3 Amount CU had in U.S. Savings | |
| | bonds as of the last day of last | |
| | month is less than the amount | |
| | held a year ago last month | |
| | | |
|COMPBND_ | |159 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|COMPBNDX |Difference in the amount held in U.S. Savings |160 NUM(8) |
| |*L bonds as of the last day of last month compared | |
| | with the amount held a year ago last month | |
| | | |
|COMP_NDX | |168 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|COMPCKG |Status of checking accounts |169 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Amount CU had in checking accounts | |
| | as of the last day of last month | |
| | is the same as the amount held | |
| | a year ago last month | |
| | 2 Amount CU had in checking accounts | |
| | as of the last day of last month | |
| | is more than the amount held a | |
| | year ago last month | |
| | 3 Amount CU had in checking accounts | |
| | as of the last day of last month | |
| | is less than the amount held a | |
| | year ago last month | |
| | | |
|COMPCKG_ | |170 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|COMPCKGX |Difference in the amount held in checking accounts |171 NUM(8) |
| |*L as of the last day of last month as compared | |
| | with a year ago last month | |
| | | |
|COMP_KGX | |179 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|COMPLET1 |Was highest grade completed by reference person? |180 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Yes | |
| | 2 No | |
| | | |
|COMP_ET1 | |181 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|COMPLET2 |Was highest grade complete by spouse? |182 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Yes | |
| | 2 No | |
| | | |
|COMP_ET2 | |183 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|COMPENSX |Amount received from workers' compensation |184 NUM(8) |
| | and veterans' payments including education | |
| | in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|COMP_NSX | |192 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|COMPOWD |Status owed to CU |193 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 The amount owed to CU by persons | |
| | outside CU on the last day of | |
| | previous month is the same as the | |
| | amount owed to CU last month a | |
| | year ago | |
| | 2 The amount owed to CU by persons | |
| | outside CU on the last day of | |
| | previous month is more than the | |
| | amount owed to CU last month a | |
| | year ago | |
| | 3 The amount owed to CU by persons | |
| | outside CU on the last day of | |
| | previous month is less than the | |
| | amount owed to CU last month a | |
| | year ago | |
| | | |
|COMPOWD_ | |194 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|COMPOWDX |Difference in the amount owed to CU by persons |195 NUM(8) |
| |*L outside CU last month compared with the amount | |
| | owed a year ago last month | |
| | | |
|COMP_WDX | |203 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|COMPSAV |Status of savings accounts |204 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Amount CU had in savings accounts | |
| | as of the last day of last month | |
| | is the same as the amount held a | |
| | year ago last month | |
| | 2 Amount CU had in savings accounts | |
| | as of the last day of last month | |
| | is more than the amount held a | |
| | year ago last month | |
| | 3 Amount CU had in savings accounts | |
| | as of the last day of last month | |
| | is less than the amount held a | |
| | year ago last month | |
| | | |
|COMPSAV_ | |205 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|COMPSAVX |Difference in the amount held in savings accounts |206 NUM(8) |
| |*L on the last day of last month compared with | |
| | a year ago last month | |
| | | |
|COMP_AVX | |214 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|COMPSEC |Status of stocks, bonds and other |215 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 The estimated market value of all | |
| | stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and | |
| | other such securities held by CU | |
| | on the last day of the previous | |
| | month is the same as the value of | |
| | all securities held a year ago | |
| | last month | |
| | 2 The estimated market value of all | |
| | stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and | |
| | other such securities held by CU | |
| | on the last day of the previous | |
| | month is more than the value of | |
| | all securities held a year ago | |
| | last month | |
| | 3 The estimated market value of all | |
| | stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and | |
| | other such securities held by CU | |
| | on the last day of the previous | |
| | month is less than the value of | |
| | all securities held a year ago | |
| | last month | |
| | | |
|COMPSEC_ | |216 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|COMPSECX |Difference in the estimated market value of all |217 NUM(8) |
| |*L stocks, bonds, mutual funds and other securities | |
| | held by CU last month compared with the value | |
| | of all securities held a year ago last month | |
| | | |
|COMP_ECX | |225 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|CORBLOCK |Inner core material of the exterior walls |226 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 4 Concrete block | |
| | | |
|CORB_OCK | |227 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|CORBRICK |Inner core material of the exterior walls |228 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 2 Brick | |
| | | |
|CORB_ICK | |229 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|CORCONCR |Inner core material of the exterior walls |230 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 5 Poured concrete | |
| | | |
|CORC_NCR | |231 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|CORDONT |Inner core material of the exterior walls |232 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 7 Don't know | |
| | | |
|CORDONT_ | |233 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|CORFRAME |Inner core material of the exterior walls |234 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Frame | |
| | | |
|CORF_AME | |235 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|COROTHER |Inner core material of the exterior walls |236 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 6 Other | |
| | | |
|CORO_HER | |237 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|CORSTONE |Inner core material of the exterior walls |238 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 3 Stone | |
| | | |
|CORS_ONE | |239 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|CSHCNTBX |Amount of cash contributions for support of |240 NUM(8) |
| | persons not in the CU, including alimony and | |
| | students living away at college, made by CU | |
| | in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|CSHC_TBX | |248 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|CUREMPL1 |Reference person currently employed |249 CHAR(1) |
| | in major earning job | |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Yes - Currently works in the job | |
| | which received the majority of | |
| | earnings last year | |
| | 2 No - Not currently working in the | |
| | job which received the majority of | |
| | earnings last year | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|CURE_PL1 | |250 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|CUREMPL2 |Spouse currently employed in major earning job |251 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED - same as CUREMPL1 | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|CURE_PL2 | |252 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|CUTENURE |Housing tenure |253 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Owned with mortgage | |
| | 2 Owned without mortgage | |
| | 3 Owned mortgage not reported | |
| | 4 Rented | |
| | 5 Occupied without cash payment | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|CUTE_URE | |254 CHAR(1) |
|DONTKNOW |Do not know which fuel used for cooking |255 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 10 Don't Know | |
| | | |
|DONT_NOW | |257 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|EARNCOMP |Composition of earners |258 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Reference person only | |
| | 2 Reference person and spouse | |
| | 3 Reference person, spouse and others | |
| | 4 Reference person and others | |
| | 5 Spouse only | |
| | 6 Spouse and others | |
| | 7 Others only | |
| | 8 No earners | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|EARN_OMP | |259 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|EARNINCX |Family earnings income before taxes in past 12 |260 NUM(9) |
| |*L months | |
| | FSALARYX + FNONFRMX + FFRMINCX | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|EARN_NCX | |269 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|EDUC_REF |Education of reference person |270 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Elementary (1-8 yrs.) | |
| | 2 High school (1-4 yrs.), less than H.S. grad. | |
| | 3 High school graduate (4 yrs.) | |
| | 4 College (1-4 yrs.), less than college grad. | |
| | 5 College graduate (4 yrs.) | |
| | 6 More than 4 yrs. of college | |
| | 7 Never attended school | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|EDUC0REF | |271 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|EDUCA2 |Education of spouse |272 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Elementary (1-8 yrs.) | |
| | 2 High school (1-4 yrs.), less than H.S. grad. | |
| | 3 High school graduate (4 yrs.) | |
| | 4 College (1-4 yrs.), less than college grad. | |
| | 5 College graduate (4 yrs.) | |
| | 6 More than 4 yrs. of college | |
| | 7 Never attended school | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|EDUCA2_ | |274 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|ELECCOOK |Electricity used for cooking |275 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 03 Electricity | |
| | | |
|ELEC_OOK | |277 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|ELECTRIC |Built-in electric heating system for this unit |278 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 03 Built-in electric system (units or coils | |
| | installed in walls, baseboards or ceilings) | |
| | | |
|ELEC_RIC | |280 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|ENCPORCH |Enclosed porch |281 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 6 Enclosed porch | |
| |S01B 15 | |
| | | |
|ENCP_RCH | |282 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|EXALUMIN |Finished material on the exterior walls |283 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Aluminum, steel vinyl or fiberglass siding | |
| | | |
|EXAL_MIN | |284 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|EXASBEST |Finished material on the exterior walls |285 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 3 Asbestos or asphalt siding | |
| | | |
|EXAS_EST | |286 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|EXBLOCK |Finished material on the exterior walls |287 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 7 Concrete block | |
| | | |
|EXBLOCK_ | |288 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|EXBRICK |Finished material on the exterior walls |289 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 5 Brick | |
| | | |
|EXBRICK_ | |290 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|EXOTHER |Finished material on the exterior walls |291 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 9 Other | |
| | | |
|EXOTHER_ | |292 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|EXSHINGL |Finished material on the exterior walls |293 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 2 Wood shingle | |
| | | |
|EXSH_NGL | |294 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|EXSIDING |Finished material on the exterior walls |295 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Wood siding | |
| | | |
|EXSI_ING | |296 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|EXSTONE |Finished material on the exterior walls |297 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 6 Stone | |
| | | |
|EXSTONE_ | |298 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|EXSTUCCO |Finished material on the exterior walls |299 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 8 Stucco | |
| |S01B 7 | |
| | | |
|EXST_CCO | |300 CHAR(1) |
|FAM_SIZE |Number of members in CU |301 NUM(2) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FAM__IZE | |303 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|FAM_TYPE |Family type is based on relationship of members to |304 CHAR(1) |
| | reference person. "Own" children include blood | |
| | sons and daughters, step children and adopted | |
| | children | |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Husband and wife only | |
| | 2 H/W, own children only, oldest child < 6 | |
| | 3 H/W, own children only, oldest child > 5, 17 | |
| | 5 All other H/W families | |
| | 6 One parent, male, own children at least one | |
| | age < 18 | |
| | 7 One parent, female, own children, at least one | |
| | age < 18 | |
| | 8 Single consumers | |
| | 9 Other families | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FAM__YPE | |305 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|FAMTFEDX |Federal tax deducted from last pay annualized |306 NUM(8) |
| | for all CU members | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FAMT_EDX | |314 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|FEDRFNDX |Amount of refund received from Federal income tax |315 NUM(8) |
| |S22B 3a | |
| | | |
|FEDR_NDX | |323 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|FEDTAXX |Amount of Federal tax paid by all CU members in |324 NUM(8) |
| | addition to that withheld from earnings | |
| | in past 12 months | |
| |S22B 4a | |
| | | |
|FEDTAXX_ | |332 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|FFRMINCX |Total amount of income or loss received from own |333 NUM(9) |
| |*L farm by family in past 12 months | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FFRM_NCX | |342 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|FGOVRETX |Total amount of government retirement deducted |343 NUM(8) |
| | from last pay annualized for all CU members | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FGOV_ETX | |351 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|FINCATAX |Total amount of family income after taxes |352 NUM(9) |
| |*L in past 12 months FINCBTAX - TOTTXPDX | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FINCAT_X | |361 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|FINCBTAX |Total amount of family income before taxes |362 NUM(9) |
| |*L in past 12 months | |
| | FSALARYX + FNONFRMX + FFRMINCX + | |
| | FRRETIRX + FSSIX + UNEMPLX + COMPENSX + | |
| | WELFAREX + INTEARNX + FININCX + PENSIONX | |
| | + INCLOSSA + INCLOSSB + INCCONTX + | |
| | OTHRINCX + JFDSTMPA | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FINCBT_X | |371 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|FINDRETX |Amount of money placed in a self-employed |372 NUM(8) |
| | retirement plan in past year for all CU members | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FIND_ETX | |380 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|FININCX |Amount of regular income received from dividends |381 NUM(8) |
| | dividends, royalties, estates, or trusts | |
| | in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|FININCX_ | |389 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|FINLWT01 |Population weight 01 |390 NUM(10,3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FINLWT02 |Population weight 02 |400 NUM(10,3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FINLWT03 |Population weight 03 |410 NUM(10,3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FINLWT04 |Population weight 04 |420 NUM(10,3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FINLWT05 |Population weight 05 |430 NUM(10,3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FINLWT06 |Population weight 06 |440 NUM(10,3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FINLWT07 |Population weight 07 |450 NUM(10,3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FINLWT08 |Population weight 08 |460 NUM(10,3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FINLWT09 |Population weight 09 |470 NUM(10,3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FINLWT10 |Population weight 10 |480 NUM(10,3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FINLWT11 |Population weight 11 |490 NUM(10,3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FINLWT12 |Population weight 12 |500 NUM(10,3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FINLWT13 |Population weight 13 |510 NUM(10,3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FINLWT14 |Population weight 14 |520 NUM(10,3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FINLWT15 |Population weight 15 |530 NUM(10,3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FINLWT16 |Population weight 16 |540 NUM(10,3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FINLWT17 |Population weight 17 |550 NUM(10,3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FINLWT18 |Population weight 18 |560 NUM(10,3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FINLWT19 |Population weight 19 |570 NUM(10,3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FINLWT20 |Population weight 20 |580 NUM(10,3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FINLWT21 |Population weight 21 (total sample weight) |590 NUM(10,3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FIREPLCQ |Number of fireplaces in CU including both |600 NUM(3) |
| | built-in and free standing unit | |
| | | |
|FIRE_LCQ | |603 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|FJSSDEDX |Portion of family income contributed to Social |604 NUM(8) |
| | Security during the past 12 months | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FJSS_EDX | |612 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|FNONFRMX |Total amount of income or loss received from |613 NUM(9) |
| |*L non-farm business, partnership or professional | |
| | practice by family in past 12 months | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FNON_RMX | |622 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|FORCEAIR |Central forced air heating system for this unit |623 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 02 Central forced air furnace | |
| | | |
|FORC_AIR | |625 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|FOUNDATN |Type of foundation for this structure |626 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Slab, no basement | |
| | 2 Crawl space | |
| | 3 Full basement | |
| | 4 Partial basement | |
| | 5 Other | |
| | | |
|FOUN_ATN | |627 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|FPRIPENX |Total amount of private pensions deducted from |628 NUM(8) |
| | last pay annualized for all CU members | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FPRI_ENX | |636 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|FRRDEDX |Total amount of Railroad Retirement deducted from |637 NUM(8) |
| | last pay annualized for all CU members | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FRRDEDX_ | |645 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|FRRETIRX |Total amount received from Social Security |646 NUM(8) |
| | and Railroad Retirement benefit checks by all | |
| | CU members prior to deductions for medical | |
| | insurance and Medicare in past 12 months | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FRRE_IRX | |654 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|FSALARYX |Total amount of wage and salary income before |655 NUM(8) |
| | deductions by all CU members in past 12 months | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FSAL_RYX | |663 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|FSLTAXX |Total amount of state and local income taxes |664 NUM(8) |
| | deducted from last pay annualized for all CU | |
| | members | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FSLTAXX_ | |672 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|FSSIX |Total amount received in Supplemental Security |673 NUM(8) |
| | Income checks from all sources for all CU | |
| | members in past 12 months | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|FSSIX_ | |681 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|FUEL_OIL |Fuel oil used for cooking |682 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 04 Fuel oil | |
| | | |
|FUEL0OIL | |684 CHAR(1) |
|GAS |Piped in gas used for cooking |685 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 01 Gas (underground pipes) | |
| | | |
|GAS_ | |687 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|GRAVTAIR |Central gravity warm air heating system for this |688 CHAR(2) |
| | unit | |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 07 Central gravity warm air furnace | |
| | | |
|GRAV_AIR | |690 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|GREENHSE |Greenhouse |691 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 4 Greenhouse | |
| | | |
|GREE_HSE | |692 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|GUESTHSE |Guesthouse or separate servant's quarters |693 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 5 Guesthouse or separate servant's quarters | |
| | | |
|GUES_HSE | |694 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|HALFSAMP |Half sample--used at BLS to calculate variances |695 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 The A half sample | |
| | 2 The B half sample | |
| |Census derived | |
| | | |
|HALF_AMP | |696 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|HEATFUEL |Fuel used for heating the unit |697 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Gas (underground pipes) | |
| | 2 Bottled gas or LP | |
| | 3 Electricity | |
| | 4 Fuel oil | |
| | 5 Coal or coke | |
| | 6 Wood | |
| | 7 Solar | |
| | 8 Kerosene | |
| | 9 Other | |
| | 10 Don't know | |
| | | |
|HEAT_UEL | |699 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|HLFBATHQ |Number of half baths in this unit |700 NUM(3) |
| | | |
|HLFBA_THQ | |703 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|HH_CU_Q |Count of consumer units in household |704 NUM(2) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|HH_CU_Q_ | |706 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|HHID |Identifier for multiple-consumer unit households |707 NUM(3) |
| | | |
|HHID_ | |710 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|HTPUMPCT |Central heat pump heating system for this unit |711 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 08 Heat pump - central system | |
| | | |
|HTPU_PCT | |713 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|HTPUMPWL |Wall unit heat pump heating system for this unit |714 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 09 Heat pump or reverse cycle wall | |
| | unit(s) (both heats and air conditions) | |
| | | |
|HTPU_PWL | |716 CHAR(1) |
|INC_HRS1 |Hours worked per week reference person |717 NUM(3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|INC__RS1 | |720 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INC_HRS2 |Hours worked per week spouse |721 NUM(3) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|INC__RS2 | |724 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INC_RANK |Weighted cumulative percent income ranking of |725 NUM(9,7) |
| | CU to total population. Ranking based on | |
| | total current income before taxes. Rank of | |
| | incomplete income reporters is set to zero. | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|INC__ANK | |734 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INC_RNKU |Weighted cumulative percent income ranking of |735 NUM(9,7) |
| | CU to urban population. Ranking based on total | |
| | current income before taxes (urban CU's only). | |
| | Rank of incomplete income reporters and rural | |
| | CU's are either set to zero OR missing. | |
| | Quarters 801 through 814 only. | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|INC__NKU | |744 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INCCONTX |Amount of regular contributions received from |745 NUM(8) |
| | alimony, child support, and other sources | |
| | combined in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|INCC_NTX | |753 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INCLASS |Income class of family |754 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Family income before taxes | |
| | under $5,000 | |
| | 2 Family income before taxes | |
| | between $5,000 and $9,999 | |
| | 3 Family income before taxes | |
| | between $10,000 and $14,999 | |
| | 4 Family income before taxes | |
| | between $15,000 and $19,999 | |
| | 5 Family income before taxes | |
| | between $20,000 and $29,999 | |
| | 6 Family income before taxes | |
| | between $30,000 and over | |
| | 7 Incomplete reporters of income | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|INCLOSSA |Amount of net income or loss received from roomers |755 NUM(8) |
| |*L or boarders in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|INCL_SSA | |763 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INCLOSSB |Amount of net income or loss received from |764 NUM(8) |
| |*L other rental units in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|INCL_SSB | |772 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INCNONW1 |Reason reference person is not working |773 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Ill, disabled, unable to work | |
| | 2 Taking care of home/family | |
| | 3 Going to school | |
| | 4 Could not find work | |
| | 5 Retired | |
| | 6 Doing something else | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|INCN_NW1 | |774 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INCNONW2 |Reason spouse is not working |775 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Ill, disabled, unable to work | |
| | 2 Taking care of home/family | |
| | 3 Going to school | |
| | 4 Could not find work | |
| | 5 Retired | |
| | 6 Doing something else | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|INCN_NW2 | |776 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INCOMEY1 |Type of employee in job which reference person |777 CHAR(1) |
| | received most earnings in past 12 months | |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 An employee of a private company, | |
| | business or individual working | |
| | for wages or salary | |
| | 2 A Federal government employee | |
| | 3 A state government employee | |
| | 4 A local government employee | |
| | 5 Self-employed in own business, | |
| | professional practice or farm | |
| | 6 Working w/o pay in family | |
| | business or farm | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|INCO_EY1 | |778 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INCOMEY2 |Type of employee-spouse |779 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED - same as INCOMEY1 | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|INCO_EY2 | |780 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INCSORC1 |Current type of employee - reference person |781 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | Same as INCOMEY1 | |
| | | |
|INCS_RC1 | |782 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INCSORC2 |Current type of employee - spouse |783 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | Same as INCOMEY1 | |
| | | |
|INCS_RC2 | |784 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INCSTAT1 |Status of job-reference person |785 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Yes, has a job | |
| | 2 Does not have a job | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|INCS_AT1 | |786 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INCSTAT2 |Status of job-spouse |787 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED - same as INCSTAT1 | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|INCS_AT2 | |788 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INCWEEK1 |Number of weeks worked (reference person) |789 NUM(2) |
| | full or part time in last 12 months | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|INCW_EK1 | |791 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INCWEEK2 |Number of weeks worked (spouse) |792 NUM(2) |
| | full or part time in last 12 months | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|INCW_EK2 | |794 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INSRFNDX |Amount received in refund from insurance |795 NUM(8) |
| | policies in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|INSR_NDX | |803 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INTEARNX |Amount received as interest on savings accounts |804 NUM(8) |
| |or bonds in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|INTE_RNX | |812 CHAR(1) |
|JFDSTMPA |Annual value of food stamps received |813 NUM(8) |
| | | |
|JFDS_MPA | |821 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|JOTAXNET |MISCTAXX less any self-employed Social Security |822 NUM(8) |
| | contributions | |
| | | |
|JOTA_NET | |830 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|KEROSENE |Kerosene used for cooking |831 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 08 Kerosene | |
| | | |
|KERO_ENE | |833 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|LOT_SIZE |Lot size |834 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 01 1/16 acre | |
| | 02 1/8 acre | |
| | 03 1/4 acre | |
| | 04 1/2 acre | |
| | 05 3/4 acre | |
| | 06 1 acre | |
| | 07 2 acres | |
| | 08 3 to 5 acres | |
| | 09 6 to 10 acres | |
| | 10 Greater than 10 acres | |
| | 11 Rental unit or condominium unit | |
| | with no lot, including cooperatives | |
| | | |
|LOT__IZE | |836 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|LUMPSUMX |Amount of lump sum receipts from estates, trusts |837 NUM(8) |
| | royalties, alimony, child support, prizes, | |
| | games of chance, or persons outside CU | |
| | in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|LUMP_UMX | |845 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|MARITAL1 |Marital status of reference person |846 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Married | |
| | 2 Widowed | |
| | 3 Divorced | |
| | 4 Separated | |
| | 5 Never married | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|MARI_AL1 | |847 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|MISCNTRX |Amount of contributions to other organizations |848 NUM(8) |
| | made by CU in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|MISC_TRX | |856 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|MISCTAXX |Other taxes paid during the past 12 months |857 NUM(8) |
| | including self-employed Social Security | |
| | contributions | |
| | | |
|MISC_AXX | |865 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|MONYOWDX |Amount of money owed to CU by persons outside |866 NUM(8) |
| | CU a year ago | |
| | | |
|MONY_WDX | |874 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|NO_EARNR |Number of earners |875 NUM(2) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|NO_E_RNR | |877 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|NO_EARNX |Family income other than earnings before taxes |878 NUM(9) |
| |*L in the past 12 months | |
| | FRRETIRX + FSSIX + UNEMPLX + COMPENSX + | |
| | WELFAREX + INTEARNX + FININCX + PENSIONX + | |
| | INCLOSSA + INCLOSSB + INCCONTX + OTHRINCX | |
| | + JFDSTMPA | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|NO_E_RNX | |887 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|NO_FUEL |No fuel used for cooking |888 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 10 No fuel used | |
| | | |
|NO_FUEL_ | |890 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|NO_HEAT |No heating system for this unit |891 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 12 No heating equipment | |
| | | |
|NO_HEAT_ | |893 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|NONINCMX |Total amount of other money receipts excluded |894 NUM(8) |
| | from family income before taxes in past 12 months | |
| | LUMPSUMX + SALEINCX + SSOVERPX + | |
| | INSRFINDX + PTAXRFDX | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|NONI_CMX | |902 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|NUM_AUTO |Total number of autos |903 NUM(2) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|NUM__UTO | |905 CHAR(1) |
|OCCEXPNX |Amount of payment by CU for occupational expenses |906 NUM(8) |
| | such as union dues, tools, uniforms, business or | |
| | professional association dues, licenses or | |
| | permits in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|OCCE_PNX | |914 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|OCCUPRE1 |Occupation from which reference person received |915 CHAR(2) |
| | the most earnings in the past 12 months. The | |
| | detailed Census codes used for these aggregated | |
| | codes are available. | |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 01 Managerial & professional specialty | |
| | 02 Technical, sales, and administrative support | |
| | 03 Service | |
| | 04 Farming, forestry, and fishing | |
| | 05 Precision production, craft, and repair | |
| | 06 Operators, fabricators, and laborers | |
| | 07 Armed forces | |
| | 08 Self-employed | |
| | 09 Not working | |
| | 10 Retired | |
| | 11 Other, including not reported | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|OCCU_RE1 | |917 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|OCCUPRE2 |Occupation from which spouse received the most |918 CHAR(2) |
| | earnings in past 12 months | |
| | | |
| | CODED--same as OCCUPRE1 | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|OCCU_RE2 | |920 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|ORIGIN1 |Origin or ancestry of reference person |921 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 European: | |
| | German | |
| | Italian | |
| | Irish | |
| | French | |
| | Polish | |
| | Russian | |
| | English | |
| | Scottish | |
| | Dutch | |
| | Swedish | |
| | Hungarian | |
| | Welsh | |
| | 2 Spanish: | |
| | Mexican American | |
| | Chicano | |
| | Mexican | |
| | Puerto Rican | |
| | Cuban | |
| | Central or South American | |
| | Other Spanish | |
| | 3 Afro-American | |
| | 4 Other and Don't Know | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|ORIGIN1_ | |922 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|ORIGIN2 |Origin or ancestry of spouse |923 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED - same as ORIGIN1 | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|ORIGIN2_ | |924 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|OTH_COOK |Other fuel used for cooking |925 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 09 Other fuel | |
| | | |
|OTH__OOK | |927 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|OTHERHT |Other heating system for this unit |928 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 11 Other | |
| | | |
|OTHERHT_ | |930 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|OTHRFNDX |Amount of refund received from other sources, |931 NUM(8) |
| | including any other taxes during past 12 months | |
| | | |
|OTHR_NDX | |939 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|OTHRINCX |Amount received in other money income including |940 NUM(8) |
| | money received from care of foster children, | |
| | cash scholarships and fellowships, or stipends | |
| | not based on working in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|OTHR_NCX | |948 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|OWNLIVE |Does owner live on property? |949 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Yes, owner lives on property | |
| | 2 No, owner does not live on property | |
| | | |
|OWNLIVE_ | |950 CHAR(1) |
|PARK_FAC |Parking facilities |951 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|PARK0FAC | |952 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|PARKINGQ |Number of parking spaces assigned to unit |953 CHAR(3) |
| | | |
|PARK_NGQ | |956 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|PENSIONX |Amount received from pensions or annuities |957 NUM(8) |
| | from private companies, military or government | |
| | in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|PENS_ONX | |965 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|PERSLT18 |Number of children less than 18 |966 NUM(2) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|PERS_T18 | |968 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|PERSOT64 |Number of persons over 64 |969 NUM(2) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|PERS_T64 | |971 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|PLUM_FAC |Complete plumbing facilities? |972 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Yes, for this household only | |
| | 2 Yes, but also used by another household | |
| | 3 No, have some but not all plumbing facilities | |
| | 4 No, no plumbing facilities in living quarters | |
| | | |
|PLUM0FAC | |973 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|POPSIZE |Population size of the PSU (for confidentiality, |974 CHAR(1) |
| | POPSIZE is suppressed for all PSU's in the West | |
| | region and rural CU's.) | |
| | | |
| | CODED--Urban: | |
| | 1 More than 4 million | |
| | 2 1.25 million - 4 million | |
| | 3 385,000 - 1,249,000 | |
| | 4 75,000 - 384,900 | |
| | 5 less than 75,000 | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|POCC_REF |Occupation from which reference person received |975 CHAR(2) |
| | most money in the past 12 months | |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 01 Managerial & professional specialty | |
| | 02 Technical, sales, and administrative support | |
| | 03 Service | |
| | 04 Farming, forestry, and fishing | |
| | 05 Precision production, craft, and repair | |
| | 06 Operators, fabricators, and laborers | |
| | 07 Armed forces | |
| | 08 Self-employed | |
| | 09 Not working | |
| | 10 Retired | |
| | 11 Other, including not reported | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|POCC0REF | |978 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|PRINEARN |Member number (MEMBNO in the MEMB files) |979 CHAR(2) |
| | of the principal earner | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|PRIN_ARN | |981 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|*PROPVALX |Approximate value the sample unit would sell for |982 NUM(8) |
| | on today's market | |
| | | |
|PROP_ALX | |990 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|PTAXRFDX |Amount received in refund from property taxes |991 NUM(8) |
| | in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|PTAX_FDX | |999 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|PUBSEWER |Public sewer |1000 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Yes, connected to a public sewer | |
| | 2 No, connected to a septic tank or cesspool | |
| | 3 No, use other means | |
| | | |
|PUBS_WER | |1001 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|PURSSECX |Purchase price of stocks, bonds |1002 NUM(8) |
| | or mutual funds including broker fees | |
| | bought by CU in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|PURS_ECX | |1010 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|QINTRVMO |Interview month |1011 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
|QINTRVYR |Interview year |1013 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
|QCURRIN1 |Industry in which reference person works if |1015 CHAR(3) |
| | different from industry in which most earnings | |
| | were received | |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 01 Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and mining | |
| | 02 Construction | |
| | 03 Manufacturing | |
| | 04 Transportation, communications and | |
| | other public utilities | |
| | 05 Wholesale & retail trade | |
| | 06 Finance, insurance, and real estate | |
| | 07 Professional and related services | |
| | 08 Other services | |
| | 09 Public administration | |
| | 10 Industry not reported or nonresponse | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|QCUR_IN1 | |1018 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|QCURRIN2 |Industry in which reference person works if |1019 CHAR(3) |
| | different from industry in which most earnings | |
| | were received | |
| | | |
| | CODED - same as QCURRIN1 | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|QCUR_IN2 | |1022 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|QCURROC2 |Current occupation of spouse if different than |1023 CHAR(3) |
| | occupation in which most earnings were received | |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 01 Managerial and professional | |
| | 02 Technical, sales, administrative support | |
| | 03 Service occupations | |
| | 04 Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations | |
| | 05 Precision production, craft, and repair | |
| | 06 Operators, fabricators, and laborers | |
| | 07 Armed forces | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|QCUR_OC2 | |1026 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|QPREVIN1 |Industry reference person received most earnings |1027 CHAR(3) |
| | during the past 12 months | |
| | | |
| | CODED - same as QCURRIN1 | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|QPRE_IN1 | |1030 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|QPREVIN2 |Industry spouse received most earnings |1031 CHAR(3) |
| | during past 12 months | |
| | | |
| | CODED - same as QCURRIN1 | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|QPRE_IN2 | |1034 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|QPREVOC2 |Occupation of spouse during past 12 months |1035 CHAR(3) |
| | | |
| | CODED - same as QCURROC2 | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|QPRE_OC2 | |1038 CHAR(1) |
|RACE2 |Race of spouse |1039 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 White | |
| | 2 Black | |
| | 3 American Indian, Aleut, Eskimo | |
| | 4 Asian or Pacific Islander | |
| | 5 Other | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|RACE2_ | |1040 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|REF_RACE |Race of reference person |1041 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED - same as RACE2 | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|REF__ACE | |1042 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|REGION |Region (for urban areas only) |1043 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Northeast | |
| | 2 Midwest | |
| | 3 South | |
| | 4 West | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|RENTEQVX |Approximate rental value of property on |1044 NUM(6) |
| | today's market | |
| | | |
|RENT_QVX | |1050 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|RESPSTAT |Completeness of income response |1051 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Complete income respondent | |
| | 2 Incomplete income respondent | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|RESP_TAT | |1052 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|RMWFLUE |Vented room heater heating system for this unit |1053 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 05 Room heater(s) w/ flue or vent | |
| | | |
|RMWFLUE_ | |1055 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|RMWOFLUE |Unvented room heater heating system for this unit |1056 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 06 Room heater(s) w/o flue or vent | |
| |S01B 11 | |
| | | |
|RMWO_LUE | |1058 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|ROOMSQ |Number of rooms in CU living quarters |1059 NUM(3) |
| | including finished living areas, | |
| | excluding all baths | |
| | | |
|ROOMSQ_ | |1062 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|SALEINCX |Amount received from sale of household |1063 NUM(8) |
| | furnishings, equipment, clothing, jewelry, pets | |
| | or other belongings, excluding the sale of | |
| | vehicles or property in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|SALE_NCX | |1071 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|SAVACCTX |Amount CU had in savings accounts at banks, |1072 NUM(10) |
| | savings and loans, credit unions, etc., | |
| | as of the last day of previous month | |
| | | |
|SAVA_CTX | |1082 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|SECESTX |Estimated market value of all stocks, bonds, |1083 NUM(10) |
| | mutual funds and other such securities | |
| | held by CU on the last day of the previous month | |
| | | |
|SECESTX_ | |1093 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|SELLSECX |Net amount CU received from sales of stocks, bonds |1094 NUM(10) |
| | or mutual funds after subtracting broker fees | |
| | in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|SELL_ECX | |1004 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|SETLINSX |Amount CU received in settlement on surrender of |1005 NUM(8) |
| | any insurance policy | |
| | | |
|SETL_NSX | |1113 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|SEX_REF |Sex of reference person |1114 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Male | |
| | 2 Female | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|SEX_REF_ | |1115 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|SEX2 |Sex of spouse |1116 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED - same as SEX_REF | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|SEX2_ | |1117 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|SLOCTAXX |State and local tax paid in addition to that |1118 NUM(8) |
| | withheld from earnings during past 12 months | |
| | | |
|SLOC_AXX | |1126 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|SLRFUNDX |Amount of refund from state and local income tax |1127 NUM(8) |
| | in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|SLRF_NDX | |1135 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|SMSASTAT |MSA status |1136 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Inside MSA | |
| | 2 Outside MSA | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|SOLARCK |Solar power used for cooking |1137 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 07 Solar | |
| | | |
|SOLARCK_ | |1139 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|SOLARHT |Solar heating system for this unit |1140 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 10 Solar heating | |
| | | |
|SOLARHT_ | |1142 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|SSOVERPX |Amount of refund for overpayment of Social |1143 NUM(8) |
| | Security in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|SSOV_RPX | |1151 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|STATE |Identification code indicating the state of |1152 CHAR(2) |
| | residence of consumer units. | |
| | See STATE identifier: suppression and other | |
| | issues under topcoding section for codes and | |
| | suppression rules. | |
| | | |
|ST_HOUS |Is unit student housing? |1154 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Student housing | |
| | 2 Not student housing | |
| | | |
|ST_HOUS_ | |1155 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | | |
|STEAMSYS |Steam or water heating system for this unit |1156 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 01 Steam or water system | |
| | | |
|STEA_SYS | |1158 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|STORIES |Stories |1159 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 01 1 story | |
| | 02 1-1/2 stories | |
| | 03 2 stories | |
| | 04 2-1/2 stories | |
| | 05 3 stories | |
| | 06 4 stories | |
| | 07 5 stories or more | |
| | 08 Split foyer (2 stories) | |
| | 09 Split (2) level | |
| | 10 Split (3) level | |
| | 11 Split (4) level | |
| | 12 Other | |
| | | |
|STORIES_ | |1161 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|SWIMPOOL |Swimming pool |1162 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Swimming pool | |
| | | |
|SWIM_OOL | |1163 CHAR(1) |
|TAXPROPX |Personal property taxes paid |1164 NUM(8) |
| | but not reported elsewhere during past 12 months | |
| |S22B 4c | |
| | | |
|TAXP_OPX | |1172 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|TENNISCT |Tennis court |1173 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 2 Tennis court | |
| | | |
|TENN_SCT | |1174 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|TERRACE |Terrace |1175 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 7 Terrace | |
| | | |
|TERRACE_ | |1176 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|TOTTXPDX |Total amount personal taxes |1177 NUM(9) |
| |*L FAMTFEDX + FSLTAXX + FEDTAXX + | |
| | SLOCTAXX + TAXPROPX + JOTAXNET - | |
| | (FEDRFNDX + SLRFUNDX + OTHRFNDX) | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|TOTT_PDX | |1186 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|UNEMPLX |Amount received from unemployment compensation |1187 NUM(8) |
| | in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|UNEMPLX_ | |1195 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|USBNDX |Amount in U.S. Savings Bonds |1196 NUM(8) |
| | as of the last day of the previous month | |
| | | |
|USBNDX_ | |1204 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|VEHQ |Number of vehicles |1205 NUM(2) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|VEHQ_ | |1207 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|WALLFURN |Other furnace heating system for this unit |1208 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 04 Floor, wall or pipeless furnace | |
| | | |
|WALL_URN | |1210 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|WATER |Water source |1211 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 A public system (city water dept., etc.) | |
| | or a private company | |
| | 2 An individual drilled well | |
| | 3 An individual dug well | |
| | 4 Other source | |
| | | |
|WATER_ | |1212 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|WATERHT |Fuel used for heating water |1213 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Gas (underground pipes) | |
| | 2 Bottled gas or LP | |
| | 3 Electricity | |
| | 4 Fuel oil | |
| | 5 Coal or coke | |
| | 6 Wood | |
| | 7 Solar | |
| | 8 Kerosene | |
| | 9 Other | |
| | | |
|WATERHT_ | |1215 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|WDBSASTX |Assets withdrawn from business in past 12 months |1216 NUM(10) |
| | | |
|WDBS_STX | |1226 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|WDBSGDSX |Goods or services withdrawn from business |1227 NUM(8) |
| | by CU from own farm or business for personal use | |
| | in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|WDBS_DSX | |1235 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|WELFAREX |Amount of public assistance or welfare received |1236 NUM(8) |
| | including job training grants such as Job Corps | |
| | in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|WELF_REX | |1244 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|WOODCOOK |Wood used for cooking |1245 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 06 Wood | |
| | | |
|WOOD_OOK | |1247 CHAR(1) |
SUMMARY EXPENDITURE DATA:
For each summary expenditure category listed below there are 2 variables. The first contains expenditures made by the CU in the previous calendar quarter (last 2 letters of the variable name 'PQ'). So if a CU was interviewed in May (when they reported their February, March and April expenditures), the first variable would contain their February and March expenditures. The second variable would contain expenditures made in the calendar quarter of the interview (last 2 letters of the variable name 'CQ'). For the consumer unit interviewed in May, the second variable would contain their April expenditures. These variables are set up this way for both annual and quarterly analysis.
The summary level variables are BLS derived. A list of UCC's comprising each summary expenditure variable is listed below the variable description.
NOTE: UCC's 710110, 800801, 800810-800860 and 900001 are derived from questions asked only in the fifth interview, and thus there are no values for these UCC's from consumer units in their second through fourth interviews. When BLS computes its publication estimates, these “fifth interview only” UCC’s are first multiplied by 4 to compensate for the missing interview values. However, when the summary level variables were created, these UCC’s were not multiplied by 4. Therefore, population estimates that are computed from the relevant summary level variables will not match BLS publication estimates. These summary level variables include MISCPQ and MISCCQ, and CASHCOPQ and CASHCOCQ.
|TOTEXPPQ |Total expenditures last quarter |1248 NUM(12,4) |
| | 190901-220322, 790220-790600, | |
| | 220901-450110, 450210, 450220, | |
| | 460110, 460901-460902, | |
| | 470111-600122, | |
| | 600131-600132, 600210-710110, | |
| | 790690, 850300, 900001, 990900-990940, | |
| | 800700-800710, 800801, | |
| | 800810-800940, 002120 | |
| | | |
|TOTEXPCQ |Total expenditures this quarter |1260 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|FOODPQ |Total food last quarter |1272 NUM(12,4) |
| | 190901-190904, 790220-790230, | |
| | 790430, 800700, 790410 | |
| | | |
|FOODCQ |Total food this quarter |1284 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|FDHOMEPQ |Food at home last quarter |1296 NUM(12,4) |
| | 790220, 790230, 190904 | |
| | | |
|FDHOMECQ |Food at home this quarter |1308 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|FDAWAYPQ |Food away from home last quarter |1320 NUM(12,4) |
| | 190901-190903, 790410 | |
| | 800700, 790430 | |
| | | |
|FDAWAYCQ |Food away from home last quarter |1332 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|ALCBEVPQ |Alcoholic beverages last quarter |1344 NUM(12,4) |
| | 200900, 790310, 790320, 790420 | |
| | | |
|ALCBEVCQ |Alcoholic beverages this quarter |1356 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|HOUSPQ |Housing last quarter |1368 NUM(12,4) |
| | 210110-220322, 220901-270214, | |
| | 270411-300412, 320110-340530, | |
| | 340620-340901, 340903-340904, | |
| | 340906-350110, 430130, 670310, | |
| | 690111-690245, 790600, 790690, | |
| | 990900-990940, 800710, 800721 | |
| | | |
|HOUSCQ |Housing this quarter |1380 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|SHELTPQ |Shelter last quarter |1392 NUM(12,4) |
| | 210110-220322, 220901-230116, | |
| | 230119-230123, 230141-240323, | |
| | 320611-320633, 340911-350110, | |
| | 800710, 800721, 790600, 790690, | |
| | 990910-990940 | |
| | | |
|SHELTCQ |Shelter this quarter |1404 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|OWNDWEPQ |Owned dwellings last quarter |1416 NUM(12,4) |
| | 220311, 220321, | |
| | 220211, 230901, 340911, | |
| | 220121, 220111, 210901, 220901, | |
| | 230112-230116, | |
| | 230122, 230142, 240112, | |
| | 240122, 240312, 240322, 320622, | |
| | 240212-240213, 240222, 320632, | |
| | 320612, 990930, 800721 | |
| | | |
|OWNDWECQ |Owned dwellings this quarter |1428 NUM(12,4) |
| |same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|RENDWEPQ |Rented dwelling last quarter |1440 NUM(12,4) |
| | 230111, 230121, 230141, 350110, | |
| | 240111, 240121, 240211, 240221, | |
| | 240311, 240321, | |
| | 320611, 990910-990920, 790690, | |
| | 320621, 320631, 210110, 800710 | |
| | | |
|RENDWECQ |Rented dwellings this quarter |1452 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|OTHLODPQ |Other lodging last quarter |1464 NUM(12,4) |
| | 220212, 220122, 220112, 210902, | |
| | 230119, 230123, 240113, 240123, | |
| | 240214, 240223, 240313, 240323, | |
| | 320613, 990940, 320623, | |
| | 320633, 230902, 340912, 220902, | |
| | 790600, 220322, 220312, 210310, 210210 | |
| | | |
|OTHLODCQ |Other lodging this quarter |1476 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|UTILPQ |Utilities, fuels and public services last quarter |1488 NUM(12,4) |
| | 250111-270214, 270411-270904 | |
| | | |
|UTILCQ |Utilities, fuels and public services this quarter |1500 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|HOUSOPPQ |Household operations last quarter |1512 NUM(12,4) |
| | 330511, 340210-340530, | |
| | 340620-340901, 990900, 340906-340908 | |
| | 670310, 340903 | |
| | | |
|HOUSOPCQ |Household operations this quarter |1524 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|HOUSEQPQ |Housefurnishings and equipment last quarter |1536 NUM(12,4) |
| | 280110-300412, 230131-230132, | |
| | 320110-320522, 230117-230118, | |
| | 340904, 690110, 690220-690245, | |
| | 430130, 320901-320904 | |
| | | |
|HOUSEQCQ |Housefurnishings and equipment this quarter |1548 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|APPARPQ |Apparel and services last quarter |1560 NUM(12,4) |
| | 360110-430120, 440110-440900 | |
| | | |
|APPARCQ |Apparel and services this quarter |1572 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|TRANSPQ |Transportation last quarter |1584 NUM(12,4) |
| | 460901-460902, | |
| | 450110, 450210, 460110, | |
| | 450220, 470111-470212, | |
| | 470220-520550, 520902-520903, | |
| | 520905-520906, 530110-530902, 850300 | |
| | | |
|TRANSCQ |Transportation this quarter |1596 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|VEHICLPQ |Vehicles last quarter |1608 NUM(12,4) |
| | 450110, 450210, 460110, 460901, | |
| | 450220, 460902 | |
| | | |
|VEHICLCQ |Vehicles this quarter |1620 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|GASMOPQ |Gasoline and motor oil last quarter |1632 NUM(12,4) |
| | 470111-470212 | |
| | | |
|GASMOCQ |Gasoline and motor oil this quarter |1644 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|OTHVEHPQ |Other vehicle expenses last quarter |1656 NUM(12,4) |
| | 470220-520550, 520902-520903 | |
| | 520905-520906, 850300 | |
| | | |
|OTHVEHCQ |Other vehicle expenses this quarter |1668 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|PUBTRAPQ |Public transportation last quarter |1680 NUM(12,4) |
| | 530110-530902 | |
| | | |
|PUBTRACQ |Public transportation this quarter |1692 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|HEALTHPQ |Health care last quarter |1704 NUM(12,4) |
| | 540000-580902 | |
| | | |
|HEALTHCQ |Health care this quarter |1716 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|ENTERTPQ |Entertainment last quarter |1728 NUM(12,4) |
| | 270310, 310110-310343, | |
| | 340610, 340902, 340905, | |
| | 520901, 520904, 520907 | |
| | 600210-620420, 620902-620912, | |
| | 600110-600122, 600131-600132 | |
| | | |
|ENTERTCQ |Entertainment this quarter |1740 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|PERSCAPQ |Personal care last quarter |1752 NUM(12,4) |
| | 640130-650900 | |
| | | |
|PERSCACQ |Personal care this quarter |1764 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|READPQ |Reading last quarter |1776 NUM(12,4) |
| | 590110-590230, 660310 | |
| | | |
|READCQ |Reading this quarter |1788 |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|EDUCAPQ |Education last quarter |1800 NUM(12,4) |
| | 670901-670902, 660110-660210, | |
| | 660900-670210 | |
| | | |
|EDUCACQ |Education this quarter |1812 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|TOBACCPQ |Tobacco last quarter |1824 NUM(12,4) |
| | 630110-630210 | |
| | | |
|TOBACCCQ |Tobacco this quarter |1836 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|MISCPQ |Miscellaneous last quarter |1848 NUM(12,4) |
| | 680110-680902, 710110, 790600, 900001 | |
| | | |
|MISCCQ |Miscellaneous this quarter |1860 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|CASHCOPQ |Cash contributions last quarter |1872 NUM(12,4) |
| | 800801, 800810-800860 | |
| | | |
|CASHCOCQ |Cash contributions this quarter |1884 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|PERINSPQ |Personal insurance and pensions last quarter |1896 NUM(12,4) |
| | 700110, 002120, 800910-800940 | |
| | | |
|PERINSCQ |Personal insurance and pensions this quarter |1908 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|LIFINSPQ |Life and other personal insurance last quarter |1920 NUM(12,4) |
| | 700110, 002120 | |
| | | |
|LIFINSCQ |Life and other personal insurance this quarter |1932 NUM(12,4) |
| |same UCC's as above | |
| | | |
|RETPENPQ |Retirement, pensions, Social Security last quarter |1944 NUM(12,4) |
| | 800910-800940 | |
| | | |
|RETPENCQ |Retirement, pensions, Social Security this quarter |1956 NUM(12,4) |
| | same UCC's as above | |
*** END OF SUMMARY EXPENDITURE DATA ***
2. MEMBER CHARACTERISTICS AND INCOME (MEMB)
The "MEMB" files, also referred to as "Member Characteristics and Income", contain selected characteristics for each consumer unit member, including reference person and spouse. One record consists of information for a CU member for 3 months of data (one quarter). Some data, notably income, is asked using a 12 month recall period. Other data, such as age refers to the point at which the CU was interviewed. In either case, income and characteristic information can change from quarter to quarter.
START POSITION/
VARIABLE ITEM DESCRIPTION FORMAT
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|NEWID |Consumer unit identification number |1 NUM(8) |
| | Digit 1-7 Consumer unit sequence number | |
| | 0000001 thru 9999999. | |
| | Uniquely identifies the CU. | |
| | Digit 8 Interview number, 2 thru 5. | |
| | | |
| | It is possible for a consumer unit to | |
| | skip an interview. For example, a | |
| | consumer unit could have a 2nd, 3rd and | |
| | 5th interview but no 4th interview. | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
| | | |
|AGE |Age of person |9 NUM(3) |
| | | |
|AGE_ | |12 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|AMTFED |Amount of federal tax deducted from last pay |13 NUM(8) |
| | | |
|AMTFED_ | |21 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|ANFEDTX |Annual amount federal tax deducted from pay |22 NUM(8) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|ANFEDTX_ | |30 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|ANGOVRTX |Annual amount government retirement deducted |31 NUM(8) |
| | from pay | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|ANGO_RTX | |39 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|ANPRVPNX |Annual amount private pensions deducted from pay |40 NUM(8) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|ANPR_PNX | |48 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|ANRRDEDX |Annual amount of Railroad Retirement deducted |49 NUM(8) |
| | from pay | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|ANRR_EDX | |57 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|ANSLTX |Annual amount state and local income tax |58 NUM(8) |
| | deducted from pay | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|ANSLTX_ | |66 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|ARM_FORC |Member in the armed forces |67 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Yes | |
| | 2 No | |
| | | |
|ARM__ORC | |68 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|AWAY_COL |Is this person away at college? |69 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Yes | |
| | 2 No | |
| | | |
|AWAY0COL | |70 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|BSNSSTAT |Business incorporated? Refers to job member |71 CHAR(1) |
| | currently works | |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Business is incorporated | |
| | 2 Business is not incorporated | |
| | | |
|BSNS_TAT | |72 CHAR(1) |
|COMPLET |Was highest school grade completed? |73 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED - same as ARM_FORC | |
| | | |
|COMPLET_ | |74 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|CU_CODE |Person's relation to reference person |75 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Reference person | |
| | 2 Spouse | |
| | 3 Child or adopted child | |
| | 4 Grandchild | |
| | 5 In-law | |
| | 6 Brother or sister | |
| | 7 Mother or father | |
| | 8 Other related person | |
| | 9 Unrelated person | |
| | 0 Blank, or illegible entry | |
| | | |
|CU_CODE_ | |76 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|CUREMPL |Member currently employed in major earning job? |77 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Yes-Currently works in the job which received | |
| | the majority of earnings last year | |
| | 2 No-Not currently working in the job which | |
| | received the majority of earnings last year | |
| | | |
|CUREMPL_ | |78 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|CWRKSTAT |Work status of member |79 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Salaried | |
| | 2 Self-employed | |
| | 3 Working without pay | |
| | | |
|CWRK_TAT | |80 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|EARNER |Member earns income? |81 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Member earns income | |
| | 2 Member earns no income | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|EARNER_ | |82 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|EARNTYPE |Type of earner |83 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Member worked full time for a full year | |
| | 2 Member worked part time for a full year | |
| | 3 Member worked full time for part of year | |
| | 4 Member worked part time for part of year | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|EARN_YPE | |84 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|EDUCA |Highest grade attended? |85 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 00 Never attended | |
| | 01-12 1st grade through 12th grade or equivalent | |
| | 21 First year of college or equivalent | |
| | 22 Second year of college or equivalent | |
| | 23 Third year of college or equivalent | |
| | 24 Fourth year of college or equivalent | |
| | 25 One year of graduate school | |
| | 26 Two or more years of graduate school | |
| | | |
|EDUCA_ | |87 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|FARMINCX |Amount of income or loss received from own farm |88 NUM(10) |
| |*L in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|FARM_NCX | |98 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|FARMLOSS |Loss from own farm |99 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 3 Loss from own farm | |
| | | |
|FARM_OSS | |100 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|GOVRETX |Amount of government retirement deducted from |101 NUM(8) |
| | last pay | |
| | | |
|GOVRETX_ | |109 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|GROSPAYX |Amount of last gross pay |110 NUM(10) |
| | | |
|GROS_AYX | |120 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|IN_COLL |Currently in college? |121 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Full time | |
| | 2 Part time | |
| | 3 Not at all | |
| | | |
|IN_COLL_ | |122 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INC_HRSQ |Number of hours worked per week |123 NUM(3) |
| | | |
|INC__RSQ | |126 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INCNONWK |Reason for not working |127 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Ill, disabled, unable to work | |
| | 2 Taking care of home/family | |
| | 3 Going to school | |
| | 4 Could not find work | |
| | 5 Retired | |
| | 6 Doing something else | |
| | | |
|INCN_NWK | |128 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INCOMEY |Type of employee in job which member received |129 CHAR(1) |
| | most earnings in past 12 months | |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 An employee of a private company, business | |
| | or individual working for wages or salary | |
| | 2 A Federal government employee | |
| | 3 A state government employee | |
| | 4 A local government employee | |
| | 5 Self-employed in own business, professional | |
| | practice or farm | |
| | 6 Working w/o pay in family business or farm | |
| | | |
|INCOMEY_ | |130 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INCORP |Business incorporated? |131 CHAR(1) |
| | Refers to job in which member received the most | |
| | earnings in the past 12 months | |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Business is incorporated | |
| | 2 Business is not incorporated | |
| | | |
|INCORP_ | |132 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INCSOURC | |133 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 An employee of a private company, business | |
| | or individual working for wages or salary | |
| | 2 A government employee | |
| | 3 Self-employed in own business, professional | |
| | practice or farm | |
| | 4 Working w/o pay in family business or farm | |
| | | |
|INCS_URC | |134 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INCSTAT |Status of employment |135 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Yes, has a job | |
| | 2 No, does not have a job | |
| | | |
|INCSTAT_ | |136 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INCWEEKQ |Number of weeks worked full or part time |137 NUM(2) |
| | in last 12 months | |
| | | |
|INCW_EKQ | |139 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|INDRETX |Amount of money placed in a self-employed |140 NUM(10) |
| | retirement plan in the past year | |
| | | |
|INDRETX_ | |150 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|JSSDEDX |Estimated annual Social Security contribution |151 NUM(6) |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|JSSDEDX_ | |157 CHAR(1) |
|MARITAL |Marital status of person |158 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Married | |
| | 2 Widowed | |
| | 3 Divorced | |
| | 4 Separated | |
| | 5 Never married | |
| | | |
|MARITAL_ | |159 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|MEMBNO |Member number |160 NUM(2) |
| | | |
|NFRMLOSS |Loss from non-farm business |162 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 3 Loss from non-farm business, partnership | |
| | or professional practice | |
| | | |
|NFRM_OSS | |163 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|NONFARMX |Amount of income or loss received from non-farm |164 NUM(10) |
| |*L business, partnership or professional practice | |
| | in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|NONF_RMX | |174 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|OCCUCURR |Current occupation of member if different than |175 CHAR(3) |
| | occupation in which received the most earnings | |
| | in the past 12 months | |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 01 Managerial & professional specialty | |
| | 02 Technical, sales, and administrative support | |
| | 03 Service | |
| | 04 Farming, forestry, and fishing | |
| | 05 Precision production, craft, and repair | |
| | 06 Operators, fabricators, and laborers | |
| | 07 Armed forces | |
| | 08 Self-employed | |
| | 09 Not working | |
| | 10 Retired | |
| | 11 Other, including not reported | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|OCCU_URR | |178 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|OCCUPREV |Occupation member received most earnings |179 CHAR(3) |
| | in the past 12 months | |
| | | |
| | CODED - same as OCCUCURR | |
| | | |
|OCCU_REV | |182 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|ORIGINR |Origin or ancestry |183 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 European: | |
| | German | |
| | Italian | |
| | Irish | |
| | French | |
| | Polish | |
| | Russian | |
| | English | |
| | Scottish | |
| | Dutch | |
| | Swedish | |
| | Hungarian | |
| | Welsh | |
| | 2 Spanish: | |
| | Mexican American | |
| | Chicano | |
| | Mexican | |
| | Puerto Rican | |
| | Cuban | |
| | Central or South American | |
| | Other Spanish | |
| | 3 Afro-American | |
| | 4 Other and Don't Know | |
| | | |
|PAYPERD |Time period last pay covered |184 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Week | |
| | 2 2 weeks | |
| | 3 Month | |
| | 4 Quarter | |
| | 5 Year | |
| | 6 Other | |
| | 7 Semi-monthly | |
| | | |
|PAYPERD_ | |185 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|PRIVPENX |Amount of private pension deducted from last pay |186 NUM(8) |
| | | |
|PRIV_ENX | |194 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|PWRKSTAT |Work status of member (past year) |195 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Salaried | |
| | 2 Self-employed | |
| | 3 Working without pay | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|PWRK_TAT | |196 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|QCURRIND |Industry in which member works if different than |197 CHAR(3) |
| | industry received most earnings in past | |
| | 12 months | |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | | |
|QCUR_IND | |200 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|QCURROCC |Current occupation of member if different than |201 CHAR(3) |
| | occupation in which received the most earnings | |
| | in the past 12 months | |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 01 Managerial & professional specialty | |
| | 02 Technical, sales, and administrative support | |
| | 03 Service | |
| | 04 Farming, forestry, and fishing | |
| | 05 Precision production, craft, and repair | |
| | 06 Operators, fabricators, and laborers | |
| | 07 Armed forces | |
| | 08 Self-employed | |
| | 09 Not working | |
| | 10 Retired | |
| | 11 Other, including not reported | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|QCUR_OCC | |204 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|QPREVIND |Industry member received most earnings |205 CHAR(3) |
| | during the past 12 months | |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 01 Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and mining | |
| | 02 Construction | |
| | 03 Manufacturing | |
| | 04 Transportation, communications | |
| | and other public utilities | |
| | 05 Wholesale & retail trade | |
| | 06 Finance, insurance, and real estate | |
| | 07 Professional and related services | |
| | 08 Other services | |
| | 09 Public administration | |
| | 10 Industry not reported or nonresponse | |
| | | |
|QPRE_IND | |208 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|QPREVOCC |Occupation in which member received the most |209 CHAR(3) |
| | earnings in past 12 months | |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 01 Managerial & professional specialty | |
| | 02 Technical, sales, and administrative support | |
| | 03 Service | |
| | 04 Farming, forestry, and fishing | |
| | 05 Precision production, craft, and repair | |
| | 06 Operators, fabricators, and laborers | |
| | 07 Armed forces | |
| | 08 Self-employed | |
| | 09 Not working | |
| | 10 Retired | |
| | 11 Other, including not reported | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|QPRE_OCC | |212 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|RACE |Race of member |213 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 White | |
| | 2 Black | |
| | 3 American Indian, Aleut, Eskimo | |
| | 4 Asian or Pacific Islander | |
| | 5 Other | |
| | | |
|RACE_ | |214 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|RRRDEDX |Railroad Retirement deducted from last pay |215 NUM(8) |
| | | |
|RRRDEDX_ | |223 CHAR(1) |
|SALARYX |Wages and salaries received before deductions |233 NUM(10) |
| | in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|SALARYX_ | |243 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|SCHMLSHR |Payment of meals at school |244 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Full amount paid | |
| | 2 Reduced amount | |
| | 3 Free | |
| | | |
|SCHM_SHR | |245 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|SCHMLWKQ |Number of weeks member purchased meals at school |246 NUM(2) |
| | | |
|SCHM_WKQ | |248 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|SCHMLWKX |Usual weekly school meal expense |249 NUM(3) |
| | | |
|SCHM_WKX | |252 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|SEX |Sex of member |260 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Male | |
| | 2 Female | |
| | | |
|SEX_ | |261 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|SLFEMPSS |Annual amount self-employment Social Security |262 NUM(6) |
| | contribution | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|SLFE_PSS | |268 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|SLTAXX |Amount of state and local income tax deducted |269 NUM(8) |
| | from last pay | |
| | | |
|SLTAXX_ | |277 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|SOCRRX |Annual amount received from Social Security and |278 NUM(8) |
| | Railroad Retirement checks | |
| |BLS derived | |
| | | |
|SOCRRX_ | |286 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|SSIX |Amount received in Supplemental Security Income |290 NUM(8) |
| | checks combined in past 12 months | |
| | | |
|SSIX_ | |298 CHAR(1) |
3. DETAILED EXPENDITURES (MTAB)
The "MTAB" files, also referred to as "Detailed Expenditures", provide monthly data at the universal classification code (UCC) level (see appendix 1). In this file expenditures are given for a consumer unit by UCC and by Gift/Non-gift status. There may be more than one record for a UCC in a single month if that is what was reported to the interviewer. There are no missing values in this file. If there was no value reported, there is no record for the UCC.
Note: To be used at the macro level, the following UCC's need to be multiplied by 4 because these data are collected in only the 2nd or 5th interviews.
006001 006002 710110
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|NEWID |Consumer Unit Identification Number |1 NUM(8) |
| | Digit 1-7 Consumer unit sequence number | |
| | 0000001 thru 9999999. | |
| | Uniquely identifies the CU. | |
| | Digit 8 Interview number, 2 thru 5. | |
| | | |
| | It is possible for a consumer unit to | |
| | skip an interview. For example, a | |
| | consumer unit could have a 2nd, 3rd and | |
| | 5th interview but no 4th interview. | |
| | | |
|UCC |Universal Classification Code |9 CHAR(6) |
| | See Appendix 1 | |
| | | |
|COST |Cost |15 NUM(12,4) |
| |*L | |
| | | |
|COST_ |Flag--Cost |27 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | T Topcoded | |
| | Computation Status of Cost: | |
| | 0 No change | |
| | 1 One of the source fields was | |
| | flagged by Census | |
| | 2 Manually updated | |
| | Note: All of the following flags (3-9 & Q-S) indicate | |
| | the source field data was adjusted by BLS. | |
| | 3 imputation | |
| | 4 allocation | |
| | 5 imputation and allocation | |
| | 6 computation only | |
| | 7 computation and imputation | |
| | 8 computation and allocation | |
| | 9 computation, imputation and allocation | |
| | Q manual imputation | |
| | R manual allocation | |
| | S Section 18 special processing | |
| | | |
|GIFT |Gift - Bought for someone outside the CU? |28 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Yes | |
| | 2 No | |
| | | |
|PUBFLAG |Publication flag |29 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Not published | |
| | 2 Published in Integrated Bulletin | |
| | | |
|REF_MO |Reference month of this expenditure |30 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
|REF_YR |Reference year of this expenditure |32 CHAR(2) |
4. INCOME (ITAB) LRECL=33 BLKSIZE=11550
The "ITAB" files, also referred to as "Income", provide monthly data at the Universal Classification Code (UCC) level (see appendix 1) for consumer unit characteristics and income. This file is created directly from the FMLY file, and was created to enhance computer processing when using both monthly expenditure values from MTAB with family characteristics information from the FMLY file. There are no missing values in this file. If there was no value reported, there is no record for the UCC.
The following UCC's are from questions asked in only the 5th interview. Therefore, there will be no values for these UCC's for consumer units in their 2nd through 4th interviews. They have been multiplied by 4 because these data are used as an estimator for those CU's not asked. Therefore, to be used at the micro level they should be divided by 4. For example, if a consumer unit reports $50,000 for cash contributions for support to persons not in the consumer unit for the past 12 months, the amount of (($50,000*4)/12 = $16,666.67) is entered as the cost for each of the 3 months of the quarter for UCC 800801. It is multiplied by 4 because only a fourth of all consumer units interviewed in a quarter are asked this question (those in the fifth interview) and it is divided by 12 to make it a monthly figure. So for the following UCC's, to obtain the annual value for the consumer unit, sum the cost for the 3 months.
001000 800810
001010 800820
001210 800830
001220 800840
002010 800850
002020 800860
002030 900001
003000 920010
003100 920020
800801 920030
800802 920040
Of the above UCC's, 800801, 800810-800860, and 900001 were used to calculate total expenditures in our publications. For the summary variables in the FMLY file, these UCC's were included, but not multiplied by 4 because these variables are at the micro level (pertaining to an individual CU). See NOTE under Summary Expenditure Data in the FMLY file discription section of this documentation.
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|NEWID |Consumer Unit Identification Number |1 NUM(8) |
| | Digit 1-7 Consumer unit sequence number | |
| | 0000001 thru 9999999. | |
| | Uniquely identifies the CU. | |
| | Digit 8 Interview number, 2 thru 5. | |
| | | |
| | It is possible for a consumer unit to | |
| | skip an interview. For example, a | |
| | consumer unit could have a 2nd, 3rd and | |
| | 5th interview but no 4th interview. | |
| | | |
|REFMO |Reference month |9 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
|REFYR |Reference year |11 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
|UCC |Universal Classification Code |13 CHAR(6) |
| | See Appendix 1 | |
| | | |
|PUBFLAG |Publication flag |19 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Not published | |
| | 2 Published in Integrated Bulletin | |
| | | |
|COST |Cost |20 NUM(12,4) |
| |*L | |
| | | |
|COST_ |Flag--Cost |32 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | T Topcoded | |
| | Blank - not topcoded | |
| | | |
|GIFT |Gift - For use with BLS.INT.AGG.Y80 file |33 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Yes | |
| | 2 No | |
5. PROCESSING FILES
BLS.INT.AGG.Y80 is a publication aggregation file. It shows which UCC/Gift code combinations go into each bulletin level (see Appendix 3) line item and is formatted as follows:
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|Universal Classification Code (UCC) |3 CHAR(6) |
| | |
|Gift |10 CHAR(1) |
| 1 Yes | |
| 2 No | |
| | |
|Line Number - represents a line at the Bulletin level |15 CHAR(6) |
BLS.INT.LAB.Y80 is a publication label file. Used with BLS.INT.AGG.Y80 the user can find which UCC's (from the BLS.INT.MTAB.Q8XX and BLS.INT.ITAB.Q8XX files) make up each line description. Line number is the common variable. It is formatted as follows:
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|Line Number: represents a published line at the Bulletin level |1 CHAR(6) |
| | |
|Publication Heading: descriptive label at the Bulletin level |8 CHAR(73) |
| (with leading blanks) | |
BLS.INT.UCC.Y80 is a file of UCC's and their abbreviated titles and is formatted as follows:
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DESCRIPTION FORMAT
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|Universal Classification Code (UCC) |1 CHAR(6) |
| | |
|UCC title |8 CHAR(33) |
(See Appendix 1 for a list of UCC's and their full titles by file--Expenditure (MTAB) or income (ITAB)
BLS.INT.VEH.Y80 is a file of vehicle make and model codes found under MKMDLY (start position 29) in the OVB (owned vehicles) file. It is formatted as follows:
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|MKMDLY code |1 CHAR(3) |
| | |
|Make and model |12 CHAR(69) |
E. FILES CONTAINING DURABLES INFORMATION
1. INTRODUCTION
These files contain data on the inventory of major household appliances and vehicles as well as data from the travel section of the 1980 Consumer Expenditure Survey. The main purpose of collecting the inventory information was to improve the accuracy of reporting by bounding the time period when items were first obtained, so as to minimize duplication of reports of purchase of the same item in later interviews.
Each consumer unit's identification number, NEWID, on each file corresponds with its identification number on all other files. For each variable there is a description, codes, start position, format, and source.
Data fields are either character or numeric. The format distinguishes each variable as numeric (NUM) or character (CHAR) and also the number of positions in the data record each variable occupies. Variables which include decimal points in their value are formatted as NUM(t,r) where t is the total number of positions occupied, including the decimal, and r is the number of places to the right of the decimal.
2. FILE CONTENT AND STRUCTURE
For each section of the questionnaire covered by this portion of the tape there is a file:
1) Appliance purchases and inventory (APA),
2) Appliance inventory, (APL--Q821, only),
3) Vehicle inventories and purchases (OVB),
4) Vehicle disposals (OVC),
5) Hospitalization and health insurance expenditures (IHB)
6) Hospitalization and health insurance expenditures-Medicaid and
Medicare (IHC)
7) Payments for medical expenses (MDB)
8) Reimbursements for medical expenses (MDC)
9) Detailed travel questions (TRB).
Each file contains nine quarters of data (except APL). For each field there is a description, codes and their translation, start position, format, and source.
DATA FLAGS
Directly beneath most field names there is an accompanying flag field. The flag fields indicate reasons for missing or adjusted data fields. The following are the possible values of a flag field and its interpretation:
"A" indicates a valid blank; that is, a blank field where a response is not anticipated.
"B" indicates a blank resulting from an invalid nonresponse; that is, a nonresponse that is not consistent with other data reported by the CU.
"C" refers to a blank resulting from a "don't know", refusals, or other types of nonresponses.
"D" indicates that the characteristics or weight factor field contains a valid or good data value.
"T" represents topcoding.
"H" identifies an expenditure that has been allocated to other fields with the original expenditure being overwritten with a blank.
The flag names are derived from the names of the data fields they reference. In general the rule is: An underscore is added to the last position of the data field name to form the flag name. The exceptions to this rule are:
1. if the name is eight characters long, then the fifth position is an underscore, or
2. if the fifth position is already an underscore, then the fifth position is a zero.
ALLOCATION AND RECORD ORIGIN:
Expenditures which have been allocated and have flag values set to 'H' can be recalculated by using the fields ALCNO and SEQNO. SEQNO is a counter assigned to make records unique. ALCNO is zero unless the record has been split into more records due to allocation. If ALCNO is greater than zero, the corresponding expenditure is the result of allocation from a field which has been replaced with a blank for that CU. By summing expenditures with ALCNO greater than zero and the same SEQNO as the one allocated and replaced with a blank, one can arrive at the value which was allocated.
The field REC_ORIG, which occurs in every section and is coded, has the following interpretation:
1. Data from the current interview month questionnaire.
2. Data are reported in the previous quarter's interview that is encompassed by the current reference period. These data are brought forward through the reference period adjustment process.
3. Data reported in the previous quarter's interview that is encompassed by the current reference period, and this logical record duplicates a logical record from the current interview month. These data are brought forward through the reference period adjustment process, the data duplication is also identified during this process.
4. Inventory data reported in previous quarters' interviews brought forward through the inventory update process. No updates are applied to this logical record as none are indicated in the current inventory chart.
5. Inventory data reported in previous quarters' interviews brought forward through the inventory update process. Updates are applied based upon data contained in the current inventory chart.
6. Data created by the edit system.
a. SECTION 6 Appliances, Household Equipment and Other Selected Items
PART A; Purchase of Household Appliances (APA)
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|QYEAR |Quarter and year of the interview, |1 CHAR(3) |
| | for use in matching to the other files | |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 801 1980, 1st quarter | |
| | 802 1980, 2nd quarter | |
| | 803 1980, 3rd quarter | |
| | 804 1980, 4th quarter | |
| | 811 1981, 1st quarter | |
| | 812 1981, 2nd quarter | |
| | 813 1981, 3rd quarter | |
| | 814 1981, 4th quarter | |
| | 821 1982 1st quarter | |
| | BLS derived | |
| | | |
|NEWID |Consumer Unit Identification Number |4 NUM(8) |
| | Digit 1-7 Consumer unit sequence number | |
| | 0000001 thru 9999999. | |
| | Uniquely identifies the CU. | |
| | Digit 8 Interview number, 2 thru 5. | |
| | | |
| | It is possible for a consumer unit to | |
| | skip an interview. For example, a | |
| | consumer unit could have a 2nd, 3rd and | |
| | 5th interview but no 4th interview. | |
| | BLS derived | |
| | | |
|SEQNO |Sequence number, uniquely identifies each EXPN |12 NUM(3) |
| | record based on order of entries on survey | |
| | questionnaire. | |
| | BLS derived | |
| | | |
|ALCNO |Allocation number, field in common to all rows. |15 NUM(3) |
| | Identifies rows which are the result of | |
| | allocation. If ALCNO is greater than zero then | |
| | the row is a result of allocation. ALCNO can be | |
| | used in conjunction with SEQNO to derive a value | |
| | which has been allocated and written over with | |
| | the flag H (see the notes under "ALLOCATION | |
| | AND RECORD ORIGIN" for instructions). | |
| | BLS derived | |
| | | |
|REC_ORIG |Describes the origin of the record, field in |18 CHAR(1) |
| | common to all rows (see "ALLOCATION AND | |
| | RECORD ORIGIN" for the codes and their | |
| | descriptions). | |
| | CENSUS derived | |
| | | |
|MAJAPPLY |Major appliance code |19 CHAR(3) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 100 Electric stove or oven | |
| | 110 Gas stove or oven | |
| | 120 Microwave stove or oven | |
| | 130 Other stove or oven | |
| | 140 Refrigerator | |
| | 150 Home-freezer | |
| | 160 Built-in dishwasher | |
| | 170 Portable dishwasher | |
| | 180 Garbage disposal | |
| | 190 Clothes washer | |
| | 200 Clothes dryer | |
| | 210 Range hood | |
| | 220 Combined major appliance (100-210) | |
| | | |
|MAJA_PLY | |22 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|GFTC_MAJ |Purchased for own use, rented, or purchased |23 CHAR(1) |
| | as gift? | |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Purchased for own use | |
| | 2 Rented | |
| | 3 Purchased as gift to others | |
| | | |
|GFTC0MAJ | |24 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|MAJ_MO |Month of purchase |25 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 01-12 Month of purchase | |
| | 99 Purchased prior to last 3 months | |
| | | |
|MAJ_MO_ | |27 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|MAJPURX |Net purchase price after trade-in |28 NUM(6) |
| | | |
|MAJPURX_ | |34 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|MAJNEWU |Condition when acquired |35 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 New | |
| | 2 Used | |
| | | |
|MAJNEWU_ | |36 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|MAJRENTX |Total rental expense last 3 months, |37 NUM(6) |
| | excluding current month | |
| | | |
|MAJR_NTX | |43 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|MAJTAX |Amount includes sales tax? |44 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Yes, amount does include sales tax. | |
| | 2 No, amount does not include sales tax. | |
| | | |
|MAJTAX_ | |45 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|MAJINSTX |Appliance installation expense |46 NUM(6) |
| | | |
|MAJI_STX | |52 CHAR(1) |
b. SECTION 1 General Survey Information, Major Household Appliances
PART C; Inventory of Household Appliances (APL--Q821, only)
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|QYEAR |Quarter and year of the interview, |1 CHAR(3) |
| | for use in matching to the other files | |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 801 1980, 1st quarter | |
| | 802 1980, 2nd quarter | |
| | 803 1980, 3rd quarter | |
| | 804 1980, 4th quarter | |
| | 811 1981, 1st quarter | |
| | 812 1981, 2nd quarter | |
| | 813 1981, 3rd quarter | |
| | 814 1981, 4th quarter | |
| | 821 1982 1st quarter | |
| | BLS derived | |
| | | |
|NEWID |Consumer Unit Identification Number |4 NUM(8) |
| | Digit 1-7 Consumer unit sequence number | |
| | 0000001 thru 9999999. | |
| | Uniquely identifies the CU. | |
| | Digit 8 Interview number, 2 thru 5. | |
| | | |
| | It is possible for a consumer unit to | |
| | skip an interview. For example, a | |
| | consumer unit could have a 2nd, 3rd and | |
| | 5th interview but no 4th interview. | |
| | BLS derived | |
| | | |
|SEQNO |Sequence number, uniquely identifies each EXPN |12 NUM(3) |
| | record based on order of entries on survey | |
| | questionnaire. | |
| | BLS derived | |
| | | |
|ALCNO |Allocation number, field in common to all rows. |15 NUM(3) |
| | Identifies rows which are the result of | |
| | allocation. If ALCNO is greater than zero then | |
| | the row is a result of allocation. ALCNO can be | |
| | used in conjunction with SEQNO to derive a value | |
| | which has been allocated and written over with | |
| | the flag H (see the notes under "ALLOCATION | |
| | AND RECORD ORIGIN" for instructions). | |
| | BLS derived | |
| | | |
|REC_ORIG |Describes the origin of the record, field in |18 CHAR(1) |
| | common to all rows (see "ALLOCATION AND | |
| | RECORD ORIGIN" for the codes and their | |
| | descriptions). | |
| | CENSUS derived | |
| | | |
|MAJCODE |Major appliance code |19 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Electric stove or oven | |
| | 2 Gas stove or oven | |
| | 3 Microwave stove or oven | |
| | 4 Other stove or oven | |
| | 5 Refrigerator | |
| | 6 Home-freezer | |
| | 7 Built-in dishwasher | |
| | 8 Portable dishwasher | |
| | 9 Garbage disposal | |
| | 10 Clothes washer | |
| | 11 Clothes dryer | |
| | | |
|MAJCODE_ | |21 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|MAJAPPLQ |How many of each appliance? |22 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
|MAJA_PLQ | |24 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|APPLSTAT |Appliance status |25 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 Included with own house | |
| | 2 Purchased for own use | |
| | 3 Received as gift | |
| | 4 Included with rental unit | |
| | 5 rented separately | |
| | | |
|APPL_TAT | |26 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|APPLCOND |Appliance condition |27 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 1 New | |
| | 2 Used | |
| | | |
|APPL_OND | |28 CHAR(1) |
c. SECTION 11 Owned Vehicles PART B Detailed Questions (OVB)
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START POSITION/
VARIABLE ITEM DESCRIPTION FORMAT
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|QYEAR |Quarter and year of the interview, |1 CHAR(3) |
| | for use in matching to the other files | |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 801 1980, 1st quarter | |
| | 802 1980, 2nd quarter | |
| | 803 1980, 3rd quarter | |
| | 804 1980, 4th quarter | |
| | 811 1981, 1st quarter | |
| | 812 1981, 2nd quarter | |
| | 813 1981, 3rd quarter | |
| | 814 1981, 4th quarter | |
| | 821 1982 1st quarter | |
| | BLS derived | |
| | | |
|NEWID |Consumer Unit Identification Number |4 NUM(8) |
| | Digit 1-7 Consumer unit sequence number | |
| | 0000001 thru 9999999. | |
| | Uniquely identifies the CU. | |
| | Digit 8 Interview number, 2 thru 5. | |
| | | |
| | It is possible for a consumer unit to | |
| | skip an interview. For example, a | |
| | consumer unit could have a 2nd, 3rd and | |
| | 5th interview but no 4th interview. | |
| | BLS derived | |
| | | |
|SEQNO |Sequence number, uniquely identifies each EXPN |12 NUM(3) |
| | record based on order of entries on survey | |
| | questionnaire. | |
| | BLS derived | |
| | | |
|ALCNO |Allocation number, field in common to all rows. |15 NUM(3) |
| | Identifies rows which are the result of | |
| | allocation. If ALCNO is greater than zero then | |
| | the row is a result of allocation. ALCNO can be | |
| | used in conjunction with SEQNO to derive a value | |
| | which has been allocated and written over with | |
| | the flag H (see the notes under "ALLOCATION | |
| | AND RECORD ORIGIN" for instructions). | |
| | BLS derived | |
| | | |
|REC_ORIG |Describes the origin of the record, field in |18 CHAR(1) |
| | common to all rows (see "ALLOCATION AND | |
| | RECORD ORIGIN" for the codes and their | |
| | descriptions). | |
| | CENSUS derived | |
| | | |
|VEHICIB |Vehicle number |19 CHAR(2) |
| | | |
|VEHICIB_ | |21 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|VEHICYB |Vehicle code |22 CHAR(3) |
| | | |
| | CODED | |
| | 100 Automobile | |
| | 110 Truck or van | |
| | 120 Motorized camper-coach | |
| | 130 Trailer type camper | |
| | 140 Other attachable type camper | |
| | 150 Motorcycle, motor scooter, moped, etc. | |
| | 160 Boat, with motor | |
| | 170 Boat, without motor | |
| | 180 Trailer (other than camper type) | |
| | 200 Other vehicle | |
| | | |
|VEHICYB_ | |25 CHAR(1) |
| | | |
|*VEHICYR |Vehicle year |26 CHAR(2) |
| | 1 ................
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