50 State Database
Bureau of Labor Statistics - Current Population Survey (CPS)
| Type of Source: Describes the type of data source: federal administrative data, federal survey, survey conducted by private/nonprofit organizations, and other databases created by non-governmental organizations |
Federal Survey Data |
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| Source Description and Coverage: Describes how data is collected and the sample representation |
This Survey collects data concerning work experience, multiple sources of income, migration, household composition, health insurance coverage, and receipt of on-cash benefits. Beginning in the year 2001, the survey also included several questions on child care. The Current Population Survey (CPS) (March Supplement) samples about 218,000 individuals. The sample provides national aggregate estimates and serves as part of model-based estimates for individual states and other geographic areas, so this data would be fine for state level analysis of child care arrangements. The US Census Bureau recommends using a three-year rolling average to get an estimate for individual states. |
| Data Available: Includes a description of all variables available |
Income and poverty status, labor force and work experience, educational attainment, family & household characteristics & living conditions, demographics, participation in welfare programs (child care subsidies, WIC, Child Health Insurance, Food Stamps, Job training). Child Care variables include number of children in paid care while parents work; number of children that needed non-parental care while parents worked, number of children receiving child care assistance. |
| Child Care Economic Data? Coded as yes if data source has data on size of child care sector (number of establishments, number of employees, wages and gross receipts) |
No |
| Demographic Data? Coded as yes if data source has data on demographics of families and children. |
Yes |
| Early Care and Education Program Data? Coded as yes if data source has data on public and private early care and education enrollment, funding, and regulations. |
Yes |
| Geographic Level: Describes the geographic levels for which data is available |
National and state |
| Year Available: Gives the year for the most recent data available for each source (as of 2004) |
The survey has been conducted annually since 1983 |
| Link to Cornell Methodology Guide: Links the user to relevant section of the methodology guide for more description about data uses |
Appendix D |
| Raw Data: Links the user to the website of the organization collecting the data, so user can access the raw data |
http://www.bls.census.gov/cps |
| In Cornell database? | Not available in Cornell database |