Current population survey, May 1984
Subtitle: adult education
By: principal investigator, United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census
Series: Current population survey: May files; ICPSR -- 8461; ICPSR (Series) -- 8461
Publisher: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich
Language: und
Format: [computer file] :
Subjects: Labor supply; Statistics; Adult education; Population
Description: Data on labor force activity for the week prior to the survey are the main focus of this study. Comprehensive data are provided for persons age 14 and older on employment status, occupation, and industry. Additional data on adult education participation are supplied for persons age 16 and older. Included are subject area, reason for enrolling in education program, applicability of courses toward degrees or certificates, source of instruction, source of payment, and cost of course. Demographic data such as age, sex, race, marital status, veteran status, educational background, and Spanish origin are provided for all household members.
Notes: The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a household sample survey conducted monthly by the Census Bureau to provide estimates of employment, unemployment, and other characteristics of the general labor force, estimates of the population as a whole, and estimates of various subgroups in the population. The entire non-institutionalized civilian population of the United States is sampled to obtain the respondents used for this survey. The May files contain the core of questions included in every CPS as well as an additional series of questions concentrating on one of three topics: adult education, pension and retirement plan coverage, or multiple job holding and premium pay. Data collections covering this last topic provide information concerning the respondents' employment status, occupation, and industry as well as personal characteristics such as age, sex, race, marital status, household relationship, educational background, and Spanish origin (if applicable). Data are also provided for total family income, weekly earnings of the respondent, dual jobs and reasons for them, days and hours worked per week, earnings per hour, union membership (from 1973 forward), and time of day at which work began and ended.

The data for 1970-1976 (for data collections dealing with multiple job holding and premium pay) were obtained for ICPSR by Linda P. Datcher, Survey Research Center, and Glenn C. Loury, Department of Economics, University of Michigan. The 1978 file was orginally prepared by the United States Bureau of the Census and was provided by Greg Duncan, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan. Please note that some of the May files possess subtitles. This reflects a shift in Census Bureau policy toward the assignment of more explicit titles to the various CPS surveys. Also, starting with 1984, the survey universe has been expanded to include all male members of the Armed Forces living in civilian housing units.

Because the primary sampling units used for this survey are drawn from strata that may or may not cross state lines, state estimates derived from this collection may not be as reliable as national data.

ICPSR data class: Class IV.

Data collected: May 1984.

Personal interviews.

Survey data.

United States.

Case count: 165,991 ; variable count: approx. 175 ; logical record length 624 ; records per case: 1 ; file structure: rectangular.

A probability sample of approximately 71,000 households was used to represent the universe. Every state (and the District of Columbia) is covered. There are 629 sampling areas, which include 1,148 counties and cities. Universe: all persons in the civilian noninstitutional population of the United States.

United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. The current population survey: design and methodology (Technical Paper 40). Washington, D.C.: Bureau of the Census, n.d.

United States Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment and earnings, June 1984. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1984.