Interviewers Manual
Detailed Table of Contents
The Current Population Survey
Conducting the CPS Interview
Employment Concepts
Unemployment Concepts
Not in Labor Force Concepts
Industry and Occupation Concepts
Earnings and Union Membership Concepts
Overview of the CPS Instrument
The "Front" of the CPS Interview
CPS Demographic Data
The Labor Force Interview
The "Back" of the CPS Interview
Noninterviews
General Description of Housing Vacancy Survey
Instructions for Completing HVS Items
The HVS Items
Examples of Industry Responses Needing Special Reporting
Examples of Occupation Responses Needing Special Reporting
List of CAPI and CATI Outcome Codes and Descriptions
Items Book List of All Instrument Screens
Basic Monthly Survey Methodology and Documentation Page
CPS Main Page
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: (
ask.census.gov
) CPS Help-Census/DSD/CPSB
Last revised: January 12, 1998
URL: http://www.bls.census.gov/cps/bintman.htm
Basic Monthly Survey Methodology and Documentation Page
CPS Main Page