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 Annual Social and Economic Supplements
            
            

            Provides data concerning families, household composition, educational attainment, health insurance coverage, income sources, poverty, geographic mobility. Basic Monthly CPS
            
            

            Data files and data dictionary of the basic monthly CPS, sorted by most recent year and month collected. CPS Basic Extraction Files
            
            

            Extract microdata files and data dictionary: 2000-based weights plus revised industry and occupation for Jan. 2000-Dec. 2002; Disability data from 2008. CPS Certification Items Extract Files
            
            

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            April 17, 2019

            This page shares information regarding changes to the CPS ASEC survey design and processing and highlights the implications of these improvements. Dataset

            

            CPS ASEC Research Files
            
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            2018 CPS ASEC Split-Panel Test
            
            2018

            This dataset presents data on the 2018 CPS ASEC Split-Panel Test. Dataset

            

            2017 CPS ASEC Split-Panel Test
            
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            This dataset presents data on the 2017 CPS ASEC Split-Panel Test. Dataset

            

            2016 CPS ASEC Split-Panel Test
            
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            This dataset presents data on the 2016 CPS ASEC Split-Panel Test. Dataset

            

            Parallel Survey 2015
            
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            Demographic Extract Files: Weights
            
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            Revised CPS ASEC Health Insurance Data - 2000 to 2010 Extract Files
            
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            This dataset presents data on CPS ASEC Health Insurance from 2000 to 2010. 2012 Public Participation in the Arts
            
            

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            1994 Basic Monthly CPS
            
            

            Data files and data dictionary of the basic monthly CPS, sorted by most recent year and month collected. Data

            

            1995 Basic Monthly CPS
            
            

            Data files and data dictionary of the basic monthly CPS, sorted by most recent year and month collected. Data

            

            1996 Basic Monthly CPS
            
            

            Data files and data dictionary of the basic monthly CPS, sorted by most recent year and month collected. Data

            

            1997 Basic Monthly CPS
            
            

            Data files and data dictionary of the basic monthly CPS, sorted by most recent year and month collected. Data

            

            1998 Annual Social and Economic Supplements
            
            

            Provides data concerning families, household composition, educational attainment, health insurance coverage, income sources, poverty, geographic mobility. Data

            

            1998 Basic Monthly CPS
            
            

            Data files and data dictionary of the basic monthly CPS, sorted by most recent year and month collected. Data

            

            1999 Annual Social and Economic Supplements
            
            

            Provides data concerning families, household composition, educational attainment, health insurance coverage, income sources, poverty, geographic mobility. Data

            

            1999 Basic Monthly CPS
            
            

            Data files and data dictionary of the basic monthly CPS, sorted by most recent year and month collected. Data

            

            2000 Annual Social and Economic Supplements
            
            

            Provides data concerning families, household composition, educational attainment, health insurance coverage, income sources, poverty, geographic mobility. Data

            

            2000 Basic Monthly CPS
            
            

            Data files and data dictionary of the basic monthly CPS, sorted by most recent year and month collected. 2000 CPS Computer and Internet Use
            
            

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            2001 Annual Social and Economic Supplements
            
            

            Provides data concerning families, household composition, educational attainment, health insurance coverage, income sources, poverty, geographic mobility. Data

            

            2001 Basic Monthly CPS
            
            

            Data files and data dictionary of the basic monthly CPS, sorted by most recent year and month collected. 2001 CPS Computer and Internet Use
            
            

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            2002 Annual Social and Economic Supplements
            
            

            Provides data concerning families, household composition, educational attainment, health insurance coverage, income sources, poverty, geographic mobility. Data

            

            2002 Basic Monthly CPS
            
            

            Data files and data dictionary of the basic monthly CPS, sorted by most recent year and month collected. Data

            

            2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplements
            
            

            Provides data concerning families, household composition, educational attainment, health insurance coverage, income sources, poverty, geographic mobility. Data

            

            2003 Basic Monthly CPS
            
            

            Data files and data dictionary of the basic monthly CPS, sorted by most recent year and month collected. 2003 CPS School Enrollment
            
            

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            2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplements
            
            

            Provides data concerning families, household composition, educational attainment, health insurance coverage, income sources, poverty, geographic mobility. Data

            

            2004 Basic Monthly CPS
            
            

            Data files and data dictionary of the basic monthly CPS, sorted by most recent year and month collected. Data

            

            2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplements
            
            

            Provides data concerning families, household composition, educational attainment, health insurance coverage, income sources, poverty, geographic mobility. Data

            

            2005 Basic Monthly CPS
            
            

            Data files and data dictionary of the basic monthly CPS, sorted by most recent year and month collected. Data

            

            2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplements
            
            

            Provides data concerning families, household composition, educational attainment, health insurance coverage, income sources, poverty, geographic mobility. Data

            

            2006 Basic Monthly CPS
            
            

            Data files and data dictionary of the basic monthly CPS, sorted by most recent year and month collected.
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