Current Population Survey, May 1978: Adult Education (ICPSR 9015)

Version Date: Feb 16, 1992

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Principal Investigator(s):
United States. Bureau of the Census

Series:

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09015.v1

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Summary

This data collection supplies standard monthly labor force data for the week prior to the survey. Comprehensive information is given on the employment status, occupation, and industry of persons 14 years old and older. Additional data are available concerning weeks worked and hours per week worked, reason not working full-time, total income and income components, and residence. This collection also has data on the adult education of persons 16 years old and older. Information about courses taken includes subject area, credit status, reasons for taking the course, and source of payment. Information on demographic characteristics, such as age, sex, race, household relationship, marital status, educational background, and Hispanic origin, is available for each person in the household enumerated.

Citation

United States. Bureau of the Census. Current Population Survey, May 1978:  Adult Education. [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09015.v1

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Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

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Time Period(s)

1978-05

Date of Collection

1978-05

Data Collection Notes

  1. (1) All records contain weights, which must be used in any analysis. (2) The codebook is provided by ICPSR as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using PDF reader software, such as the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided on the ICPSR Web site.

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Sample

A national probability sample was used in selecting the housing units. Approximately 66,200 housing units were sampled. Persons aged 14 years old and older in the sample were surveyed.

Universe

Persons in the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States including members of the armed forces living in civilian housing units in May 1978.

Data Source

personal interviews

Data Type(s)

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Original Release Date

1984-06-28

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • United States. Bureau of the Census. CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY, MAY 1978: ADULT EDUCATION. ICPSR version. Washington, DC: United States. Bureau of the Census [producer], 1980. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2000. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09015.v1
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