Codebook for file cps0308.txt (extract from CPS March 2008) ----------------------------------------------------------- status Labor force status 1 Working 2 With job, not at work 3 Unemployed, looking for work 4 Unemployed, on layoff ----------------------------------------------------------- age Age (years) ----------------------------------------------------------- sex Sex 1 Male 2 Female ----------------------------------------------------------- race Race 1 White only 2 Black only 3 American Indian, Alaskan Native only (AI) 4 Asian only 5 Hawaiin/Pacific Islander only (HP) 6 White-Black 7 White-AI 8 White-Asian 9 White-HP 10 Black-AI 11 Black-Asian 12 Black-HP 13 AI-Asian 14 Asian-HP 15 White-Black-AI 16 White-Black-Asian 17 White-AI-Asian 18 White-Asian-HP 19 White-Black-AI-Asian 20 2 or 3 races 21 4 or 5 races ----------------------------------------------------------- hispanic Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino? 1 Yes 2 No ----------------------------------------------------------- educ Educational attainment 31 Less than 1st grade 32 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade 33 5th or 6th grade 34 7th and 8th grade 35 9th grade 36 10th grade 37 11th grade 38 12th grade no diploma 39 High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent 40 Some college but no degree 41 Associate degree in college - occupation/vocation program 42 Associate degree in college - academic program 43 Bachelor's degree (for example: BA, AB, BS) 44 Master's degree (for example: MA, MS, MENG, MED, MSW, MBA) 45 Professional school degree (for example: MD, DDS, DVM, LLB, JD) 46 Doctorate degree (for example: PHD, EDD) ----------------------------------------------------------- marital Marital status 1 Married - civilian spouse present 2 Married - Armed Forces spouse present 3 Married - spouse absent (except separated) 4 Widowed 5 Divorced 6 Separated 7 Never married ----------------------------------------------------------- af Did you ever serve on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces? 1 Yes 2 No ----------------------------------------------------------- native 1 Native, born in the United States 2 Native, born in Puerto Rico or U.S. outlying area 3 Native, born abroad of American parent or parents 4 Foreign born, U.S. citizen by naturalization 5 Foreign born, not a citizen of the United States ----------------------------------------------------------- state_FIPS State FIPS code (see file FIPS.txt for the list) ----------------------------------------------------------- metro Metropolitan area size 0 Not identified or nonmetropolitan 2 100,000 - 249,999 3 250,000 - 499,999 4 500,000 - 999,999 5 1,000,000 - 2,499,999 6 2,500,000 - 4,999,999 7 5,000,000