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Title: Extending Current Population Survey Linkages: Obstacles and Solutions for Linking Monthly Data from 1976 to 1988

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2020

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DOI: 10.18128/IPUMS2020-02

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Abstract: The Current Population Survey (CPS) has been the nation’s primary source of information about employment and unemployment for decades. The data are widely used by social scientists and policy makers to study labor force participation, poverty, and other high-priority topics. An underutilized feature of the CPS is its short-run panel component. This paper discusses the unique challenges encountered when linking basic monthly data in the 1976-1988 period as well as linking the March basic monthly data to the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) in the 1976-1988 period. We describe strategies to address linking obstacles and document linkage rates.

Url: https://assets.ipums.org/_files/ipums/working_papers/ipums_wp_2020-02.pdf

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Authors: Flood, Sarah; Rodgers, Renae; Pacas, Jose; Kristiansen, Devon; Klaas, Ben

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Publication Number: 2020-02

Institution: IPUMS

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Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Methodology and Data Collection, Other

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