Data

Basic CPS Demographic Variables Available with the Supplement


PEAFNOW
Military currently

Are you now in the Armed Forces?
** Related Recodes: PRMARSTA, PRPERTYP
Edited Universe:
PEAGE>=15 And PEAGE<=65
Valid Entries

1 Yes
2 No


PEAFWHEN
Military service period

If Necessary: Previously I was told that you served on active duty of the U.S. Armed Forces.
When did you serve?
Edited Universe:
AFEVER=1
Valid Entries

1 Vietnam Era (8/64-4/75)
2 Korean War (6/50-1/55)
3 World War II (9/40-7/47)
4 World War I (4/17-11/18)
5 Other Service (all Other Periods)
6 Nonveteran


PEEDUCA
Education completed

What is the highest level of school you have completed or the
highest degree you have received?
Edited Universe:
PEAGE>=15
Valid Entries

31 Less Than 1st Grade
32 1st,2nd,3rd Or 4th Grade
33 5th Or 6th Grade
34 7th Or 8th Grade
35 9th Grade
36 10th Grade
37 11th Grade
38 12th Grade No Diploma
39 High School Grad-Diploma Or Equiv (GED)
40 Some College But No Degree
41 Associate Degree-Occupational/Vocationl
42 Associate Deg.-Academic Program
43 Bachelor's Degree(ex:ba,ab,bs)
44 Master's Degree(ex:MA,MS,MEng,MEd,MSW)
45 Professional School Deg(ex:MD,DDS,DVM)
46 Doctorate Degree(ex:PhD,EdD)


PEFNTVTY
Native country - father

In what country was your father born?
***NOTE: The edited domain has a value of 555 for "other"
Valid Entries

Value set description.


PEMARITL
Marital Status

Are you now married, widowed, divorced, separated or never married?
** Related Recode: PRMARSTA
Edited Universe:
PEAGE>=15
Valid Entries

1 Married - Spouse Present
2 Married-Spouse Absent
3 Widowed
4 Divorced
5 Separated
6 Never Married


PEMNTVTY
Native country - mother

In what country was your mother born?
***NOTE: The edited domain has a value of 555 for "other"
Valid Entries

Value set description.


PENATVTY
Native country

In what country were you born?
***NOTE: The edited domain has a value of 555 for "other"
Valid Entries

Value set description.


PEPARENT
Parent Line Number

Line Name Relation
Enter Line Number Of Parent Of [fill name (who)] -- Ask If
Necessary
<0> No One Listed Above
Edited Universe:
PERRP=6
Valid Entries

0:99 Range


PERACE
Race

What is your race?
Probe: Are you White, Black, American Indian, Aleut or Eskimo, Asian
or Pacific Islander or something else?
Note: When calculations are made for totals all races will be
included. When calculations are made for Whites and Blacks, other
races will be Excluded. Hispanic is not a race category. For Hispanic
and other ethnicities - See Peorigin.
Edited Universe:
Every Person
Valid Entries

1 White
2 Black
3 American Indian, Aleut, Eskimo
4 Asian or Pacific Islander
5 Other-Specify


PERRP
Relation to person interviewed

How are you related to (reference person)?
(previous Entry Was: [fill temp3])
***NOTE: The domain for the edited variable only contains the first 12
values of the unedited variable's domain. Value 13 gets
assigned to a 10 or 12 by the edit.
Edited Universe:
Every Person
Values 31-38 are assigned from values 28-30 depending on presence of
relatives.
Valid Entries

1 REF PERS WITH OTHER RELATIVES IN HH
2 REF PERS WITH NO OTHER RELATIVES IN HH
3 SPOUSE
4 CHILD
5 GRANDCHILD
6 PARENT
7 BROTHER/SISTER
8 OTHER RELATIVE
9 FOSTER CHILD
10 NON-REL OF REF. PER W/OWN RELS IN HH
12 NON-REL OF REF PER W/NO OWN RELS IN HH
13 UNMARRIED PARTNER W/ OWN RELS IN HH
14 UNMAR. PARTNER W/ NO OWN RELS IN HH
15 HOUSEMATE/ROOMMATE W/ OWN RELS IN HH
16 HSEMATE/ROOMMATE W/ NO OWN RELS IN HH
17 ROOMER/BOARDER W/ OWN RELS IN HH
18 ROOMER/BRDER W/ NO OWN RELS IN HH


PESEX
Sex

Enter Appropriate Sex.
Ask Only If Necessary: What is your sex?
Edited Universe:
Every Person
Valid Entries

1 Male
2 Female


PESPOUSE
Spouse Line Number

Line Name Relation Mar
Enter Line Number Of Spouse Of [fill name (who)] -- Ask If Necessary
Edited Universe:
PERRP=3
Valid Entries

1:99 Range


PRCITFLG
Citizenship

Flag For Citizenship
Valid Entries

Value set description.


PRCITSHP
CIitizenship group

Citizenship Group
Valid Entries

-5 In Universe, Met No Conditions To Assign
1 Native, Born In US
2 Native, Born in PR or US Outlying Area
3 Native, Born Abroad Of US Parent(s)
4 Foreign Born, US Cit By Naturalization
5 Foreign Born, Not a US Citizen


PRFAMNUM
Family number

Family Number Recode
Valid Entries

Value set description.


PRFAMREL
Family relationship

Family Relationship Recode
Valid Entries

-5 In Universe, Met No Conditions To Assign
0 Not A Family Member
1 Reference Person
2 Spouse
3 Child
4 Other Relative (primary Family & Unrel)


PRFAMTYP
Family type

Family Type Recode
Valid Entries

-5 In Universe, Met No Conditions To Assign
1 Primary Family
2 Primary Individual
3 Related Subfamily
4 Unrelated Subfamily
5 Secondary Individual


PRHSPNON
Hispanic/non-hispanic

Hispanic Or Non-Hispanic
Valid Entries

-5 In Universe, Met No Conditions To Assign
1 Hispanic
2 Non-Hipsanic


PRINUYER
Immigrant's Year of Entry

Immigrant's Year of Entry
Edited Universe:
PRCITSHP = 2, 3, 4, or 5
Valid Entries

-1 Not In Universe (Born In U.S.)
0 Not Foreign Born
1 Before 1950
2 1950-1959
3 1960-1964
4 1965-1969
5 1970-1974
6 1975-1979
7 1980-1981
8 1982-1983
9 1984-1985
10 1986-1987
11 1988-1989
12 1990-1991
13 1992-1995


PRMARSTA
Marital status - military

Marital Status Based On Armed Forces Participation
Valid Entries

-5 In Universe, Met No Conditions To Assign
1 Married, Civilian Spouse Present
2 Married, Armed Forces Spouse Present
3 Married, Spouse Absent (exc. Separated)
4 Widowed
5 Divorced
6 Separated
7 Never Married


PRORIGIN
Origin or Descent

Origin or Descent
Edited Universe:
PRPERTYP = 1, 2, or 3
Valid Entries

1 Mexican American
2 Chicano
3 Mexican (Mexicano)
4 Puerto Rican
5 Cuban
6 Central Or South American
7 Other Spanish
8 All Other
9 Don't Know
10 NA


PRPERTYP
Person type

Type Of Person Record Recode
Valid Entries

-5 In Universe, Met No Conditions To Assign
1 Child Household Member
2 Adult Civilian Household Member
3 Adult Armed Forces Household Member
4 Non-Household Member


PRTAGE
Person's age as of the end of the survey week

Person's age as of the end of the survey week.
Edited Universe:
PRPERTYP = 1, 2, or 3
Valid Entries

0:90 Range


PRTFAGE
Top Code For Age

Top Code For Age
Valid Entries

0 No Top Code
1 Top Coded Value For Age


PUAFEVER
Military - ever serve?

Did you ever serve on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces?
Valid Entries

-3 Refused
-2 Don't Know
-1 Blank
1 Yes
2 No


PUCHINHH
Flag Changes In Hhld Comp. For Item 26b

Change in household composition
Valid Entries

-3 Refused
-2 Don't Know
-1 Blank
1 Person Added
2 Person Added - URE
3 Person Undeleted
4 Person Died
5 Deleted For Reason Other Than Death
6 Person Joined Armed Forces
7 Person No Longer In AF
9 Change In Demographic Information


PULINENO
Line Number

Line number
Response codes = 1-N (unlimited numbers may be assigned, but the
instrument will allow interviewer to collect data for a maximum of

-3 Refused
-2 Don't Know
-1 Blank
1:99 Range


PUPELIG
Interview Status of Each Person in the Household

Interview Status of Each Person in the Household
Valid Entries

1 Eligible For Interview
2 Labor Force Fully Complete
3 Missing Labor Force Data For Person
4 (Not Used)
5 Assigned If Age Is Blank
6 Armed Forces Member
7 Under 15 Years Old
8 Not a HH Member
9 Deleted
10 Deceased
11 End Of List
12 After End Of List


PXAFNOW
Allocation Flag For In Armed Forces Now

Value set description.


PXAFWHEN
Allocation Flag For When In Armed Forces

Value set description.


PXAGE
Allocation Flag For Age

Value set description.


PXEDUCA
Allocation Flag For Education Completed

Value set description.


PXFNTVTY
Allocation Flag For Nativity

Value set description.


PXINUSYR
Allocation Flag For Nativity

Value set description.


PXMARITL
Allocation Flag For Marital Status

Value set description.


PXMNTVTY
Allocation Flag For Nativity

Value set description.


PXNATVTY
Allocation Flag For Nativity

Value set description.


PXORIGIN
Allocation Flag For Origin

Value set description.


PXPARENT
Allocation Flag For Parent's Line Number

Value set description.


PXRACE
Allocation Flag For Race

Value set description.


PXRRP
Allocation Flag For Relationship To Reference Person

Value set description.


PXSEX
Allocation Flag For Sex

Value set description.


PXSPOUSE
Allocation Flag For Spouse's Line Number

Value set description.


1995 Race and Ethnicity - Data - Data Dictionary Page

CPS Main Page


Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Author: Francia McDaniel-Census/DSD/CPSB
Contact: (ask.census.gov) CPS Help-Census/DSD/CPSB
Last revised: July 16, 1997
URL: http://www.bls.census.gov/cps/racethn/1995/sdddemov.htm