23 Current Population Survey (CPS)
23.3 Description
- One of the oldest and largest surveys in the US
- Primary topics include employment, earnings and education
- Supplementary topics include child support, health insurance coverage, school enrollment, and other topics
- Source of monthly labor force statistics, including unemployment rate
23.4 Vintage/Release Frequency
Basic files are released monthly since 1994. Other files are released annually.
23.6 Collection Methodology
- Probability selected sample of about 60,000 occupied households
- Selected households are included in the survey for four consecutive months and then for the same four months the following calendar year
- Administered through personal and telephone interviews using a computerized questionnaire
23.7 Available at
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/data/datasets.html