Year
Month
Month in sample
CPS: Household identifier (Part 1)
CPS: Household identifier (Part 2)
CPS: Household sample identifier
CPS: Household serial suffix
CPS: Household number
CPS: Person line number within household
Unicon unique person record, 1973-1993
Household identifer (unique within month)
Family identifer (unique within household)
Person identifer (unique within household-month)
Self or proxy response
Household type
Family type
Final basic monthly weight
Composited final monthly weight
Basic monthly weight
Earnings weight
Household weight
Family weight
State - Census code
Census division (1-9)
Census region (1-4)
State - FIPS code
County - FIPS code
Core Based Statistical Area - FIPS code
Metropolitan status
Size of metropolitan area (CBSA)
Age
Female
Hispanic ethnicity
Race/ethnicity
Race/ethnicity, including Asian
Race/ethnicity, including multiple
Race/ethnicity, including Asian and multiple
Race, minimally recoded, detailed
Race: white only, black only, other
Race: white only, black only, hispanic, other
Citizenship status, detailed
US citizen
Married
Veteran status
Completed highest grade attended
Highest grade attended
Education level attained, detailed, post-1991
Education level
Labor-force status
Employed
Reason not at work/hours last week
Unemployed
Not in labor force
Enrolled in high school or college last week
Same employer as last month, at main job
Reason absent from work
Reason for unemployment
Self-employed (unincorporated)
Incorporated self-employed
Class of Worker, 1st job
Class of Worker, 2nd job
Multiple job holder
Number of jobs
Member of a union
Covered by a union contract (not a member)
Represented by a union as a member or covered by contract
Public sector employee
Local government employee
State government employee
Federal government employee
Unemployment duration, in weeks
Job seeking duration (weeks)
Discourged worker
Part-time for economic reasons
Full/part-time work status
Paid by hour
Usual hours worked per week, main job
Usual hours worked per week, other jobs
Usual hours worked per week, all jobs
Hours worked last week, main job
Hours worked last week, other jobs
Hours worked last week, total
Usual hours worked per week at main job (May supplement)
Usual hours worked per week at this rate/job (earner study)
Usual hours vary, main job
Usual hours worked weekly, intervalled
1970 Census Industry Classification
1980 Census Industry Classification
1990 Census Industry Classification
2002 Census Industry Classification
2007 Census Industry Classification
2012 Census Industry Classification
2017 Census Industry Classification
Major industry (consistent)
Manufacturing industry
Detailed industry recode, 2003-present
Major industry recode, 2003-present
1970 Census Occupation Classification
1980 Census Occupation Classification
1990 Census Occupation Classification
2000 Census Occupation Classification
2010 Census Occupation Classification
2018 Census Occupation Classification
Major occupation (consistent)
Major occupation recode, 2003-present
Detailed occupation recode, 2003-present
Weekly pay
Weekly pay top-coded by BLS
Weekly pay allocated by BLS
Hourly wage (if hourly worker)
Hourly earnings allocated by BLS
Usually receive overtime, tips, commissions
Weekly earnings overtime, tips, commissions
Hourly wage
Hourly wage - OTC consistent
Family income category
Number of own children in primary family
Family relationship recode
Presence of own children, by age group
Imputed usual weekly hours, main job (ORG only)
Weekly pay (top-code adjusted)
Hourly wage (adjusted)
Hourly wage (adjusted) - OTC consistent