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Title: Using the Annual Social and Economic Supplement as part of a Current Population Survey panel

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2017

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ISSN: 18758932

DOI: 10.3233/JEM-180447

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Abstract: The Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) is the most widely used type of Current Population Survey (CPS) data, but it is cumbersome to use the ASEC as part of a longitudinal CPS panel, especially linking to non-March months. In this paper, we detail the challenges associated with linking the ASEC to monthly CPS data, outline the creation of an identifier that links the ASEC and the March Basic Monthly data from 1989 through 2017, and provide substantive examples that illustrate the value of combining the ASEC with monthly data. The variable, MARBASECID, which we created to link ASEC and March monthly CPS data, represents a significant contribution to social and economic data infrastructure, saving individual researchers from having to duplicate the effort required to create linkages between ASEC and monthly CPS data.

Url: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6010043/

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Authors: Flood, Sarah M.; Pacas, José D.

Periodical (Full): Journal of Economic and Social Measurement

Issue: 3-4

Volume: 42

Pages: 225-248

Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Methodology and Data Collection

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