Holdings Information for: RDS Study 1527-ALL

Current Population Survey (CPS) Match File, All Files, Selected Years

Keywords:

census data
child support
compensation
demographic characteristics
employee benefits
employment
energy assistance
full-time employment
health insurance
households
income
labor force
Medicaid
Medicare
part-time employment
pensions
population characteristics
wages and salaries
working hours

Summary:

Information for this file was collected for Current Population Surveys in March and April, 2000. The March portion of this file, also known as the Annual Demographic File, provides the usual monthly labor force data, as well as supplemental data on work experience, income, noncash benefits, and migration. As well comprehensive information relating to employment and income. The April portion of this file, the child support supplement, contains responses from all people 15 years of age and older, with children present in the household.

The most complete holdings are at ICPSR. The files at Columbia are only for selected years.

Availability: This resource is available only to current faculty, staff and students of Columbia University.

On-line Access at Columbia:

• READMEto learn about the files that comprise this study.
• Data Download Page leads to the data files for this study.

• Online Documentation:

  • Codebook: Current Population Survey, March/April 2000 Match File: Child Support Data Dictionary
  • Codebook: March/April 2002 Match File: Child Support Data Dictionary
  • Codebook: March/April 2004 Match File: Child Support Data Dictionary
  • Other Info: Data definition from Census Bureau in text format
  • Doc in PDF format: cps-css00-descriptioncitation.pdf
  • Doc in PDF format: cps-css00.pdf
  • Doc in PDF format: cps-css98.pdf
  • Doc in PDF format: cpsapr02.pdf
  • Doc in PDF format: cpsapr04.pdf

• Online Programs:

  • SPSS Program: Program for 1998 March-April Match FileThis program was created by EDS staff with a perl script. Check your results VERY CAREFULLY against the codebook
  • SPSS Program: Program for 2000 March-April Match File This program was created by EDS staff with a perl script. Check your results VERY CAREFULLY against the codebook
  • SPSS Program: Program for 2002 March-April Match FileThis program was created by EDS staff with a perl script. Check your results VERY CAREFULLY against the codebook
  • SPSS Program: Program for 2004 March-April Match FileThis program was created by EDS staff with a perl script. Check your results VERY CAREFULLY against the codebook
  • SPSS Program: Program for CPS March 2006 Data. Created from Data Dictionary with perl program. Not proofread. Check everything very carfully.

Other Options for On-line Access:

• ICPSR holding (search for cps april match file ) download files (data, documentation and /or programs).