Methodology and Documentation
Technical Paper: Current Population Survey - Design and Methodology
Technical Paper 63RV: Current Population Survey - Design and Methodology, issued March 2002 (in PDF format)
Technical Paper 63: Current Population Survey - Design and Methodology, issued March 2000 (in PDF format)
Methodology Overview
Sampling and Weighting
Sampling
Weighting
Data Collection
Description
Questions
Interviewers
Reviewing and Revising the Data
Description
Imputation of Unreported Data Items
Industry Classification
Occupation Classification
Topcoding of Usual Hourly Earnings
Geographic Coding: World Countries
Geographic Coding: Metro Areas (Since September 1995)
Geographic Coding: Metro Areas (Valid prior to September 1995)
Making Estimates
Producing Summary Statistics
Data Quality
Source and Accuracy Statement
Quality Measures
Coverage Ratios
Nonresponse Rates
Basic CPS Household Nonresponse by Month-in-Sample
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