Dataset Identification:
Resource Abstract:
- description: This dataset is imported from the US Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) and its "Data Explorer" site. The underlying data comes from the US Census 1. dataset: Specifies the month
and year of the survey as a string, in "Mon YYYY" format. The CPS is a monthly survey, and NTIA periodically sponsors
Supplements to that survey. 2. variable: Contains the standardized name of the variable being measured. NTIA identified the
availability of similar data across Supplements, and assigned variable names to ease time-series comparisons. 3. description:
Provides a concise description of the variable. 4. universe: Specifies the variable representing the universe of persons or
households included in the variable's statistics. The specified variable is always included in the file. The only variables
lacking universes are isPerson and isHouseholder, as they are themselves the broadest universes measured in the CPS. 5. A
large number of *Prop, *PropSE, *Count, and *CountSE columns comprise the remainder of the columns. For each demographic being
measured (see below), four statistics are produced, including the estimated proportion of the group for which the variable
is true (*Prop), the standard error of that proportion (*PropSE), the estimated number of persons or households in that group
for which the variable is true (*Count), and the standard error of that count (*CountSE). DEMOGRAPHIC CATEGORIES 1. us: The
usProp, usPropSE, usCount, and usCountSE columns contain statistics about all persons and households in the universe (which
represents the population of the fifty states and the District and Columbia). For example, to see how the prevelance of Internet
use by Americans has changed over time, look at the usProp column for each survey's internetUser variable. 2. age: The
age category is divided into five ranges: ages 3-14, 15-24, 25-44, 45-64, and 65+. The CPS only includes data on Americans
ages 3 and older. Also note that household reference persons must be at least 15 years old, so the age314* columns are blank
for household-based variables. Those columns are also blank for person-based variables where the universe is "isAdult"
(or a sub-universe of "isAdult"), as the CPS defines adults as persons ages 15 or older. Finally, note that some
variables where children are technically in the univese will show zero values for the age314* columns. This occurs in cases
where a variable simply cannot be true of a child (e.g. the workInternetUser variable, as the CPS presumes children under
15 are not eligible to work), but the topic of interest is relevant to children (e.g. locations of Internet use). 3. work:
Employment status is divided into "Employed," "Unemployed," and "NILF" (Not in the Labor Force).
These three categories reflect the official BLS definitions used in official labor force statistics. Note that employment
status is only recorded in the CPS for individuals ages 15 and older. As a result, children are excluded from the universe
when calculating statistics by work status, even if they are otherwise considered part of the universe for the variable of
interest. 4. income: The income category represents annual family income, rather than just an individual person's income.
It is divided into five ranges: below $25K, $25K-49,999, $50K-74,999, $75K-99,999, and $100K or more. Statistics by income
group are only available in this file for Supplements beginning in 2010; prior to 2010, family income range is available in
public use datasets, but is not directly comparable to newer datasets due to the 2010 introduction of the practice of allocating
"don't know," "refused," and other responses that result in missing data. Prior to 2010, family income
is unkown for approximately 20 percent of persons, while in 2010 the Census Bureau began imputing likely income ranges to
replace missing data. 5. education: Educational attainment is divided into "No Diploma," "High School Grad,"
"Some College," and "College Grad." High school graduates are considered to include GED completers, and
those with some college include community college attendees (and graduates) and those who have attended certain postsecondary
vocational or technical schools--in other words, it signifies additional education beyond high school, but short of attaining
a bachelor's degree or equivilent. Note that educational attainment is only recorded in the CPS for individuals ages
15 and older. As a result, children are excluded from the universe when calculating statistics by education, even if they
are otherwise considered part of the universe for the variable of interest. 6. sex: "Male" and "Female"
are the two groups in this category. The CPS does not currently provide response options for intersex individuals. 7. race:
This category includes "White," "Black," "Hispanic," "Asian," "Am Indian,"
and "Other" groups. The CPS asks about Hispanic origin separately from racial identification; as a result, all persons
identifying as Hispanic are in the Hispanic group, regardless of how else they identify. Furthermore, all non-Hispanic persons
identifying with two or more races are tallied in the "Other" group (along with other less-prevelant responses).
The Am Indian group includes both American Indians and Alaska Natives. 8. disability: Disability status is divided into "No"
and "Yes" groups, indicating whether the person was identified as having a disability. Disabilities screened for
in the CPS include hearing impairment, vision impairment (not sufficiently correctable by glasses), cognitive difficulties
arising from physical, mental, or emotional conditions, serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs, difficulty dressing
or bathing, and difficulties performing errands due to physical, mental, or emotional conditions. The Census Bureau began
collecting data on disability status in June 2008; accordingly, this category is unavailable in Supplements prior to that
date. Note that disability status is only recorded in the CPS for individuals ages 15 and older. As a result, children are
excluded from the universe when calculating statistics by disability status, even if they are otherwise considered part of
the universe for the variable of interest. 9. metro: Metropolitan status is divided into "No," "Yes,"
and "Unkown," reflecting information in the dataset about the household's location. A household located within
a metropolitan statistical area is assigned to the Yes group, and those outside such areas are assigned to No. However, due
to the risk of de-anonymization, the metropolitan area status of certain households is unidentified in public use datasets.
In those cases, the Census Bureau has determined that revealing this geographic information poses a disclosure risk. Such
households are tallied in the Unknown group. 10. scChldHome: 11. <state code>:; abstract: This dataset is imported from
the US Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and its "Data Explorer"
site. The underlying data comes from the US Census 1. dataset: Specifies the month and year of the survey as a string, in
"Mon YYYY" format. The CPS is a monthly survey, and NTIA periodically sponsors Supplements to that survey. 2. variable:
Contains the standardized name of the variable being measured. NTIA identified the availability of similar data across Supplements,
and assigned variable names to ease time-series comparisons. 3. description: Provides a concise description of the variable.
4. universe: Specifies the variable representing the universe of persons or households included in the variable's statistics.
The specified variable is always included in the file. The only variables lacking universes are isPerson and isHouseholder,
as they are themselves the broadest universes measured in the CPS. 5. A large number of *Prop, *PropSE, *Count, and *CountSE
columns comprise the remainder of the columns. For each demographic being measured (see below), four statistics are produced,
including the estimated proportion of the group for which the variable is true (*Prop), the standard error of that proportion
(*PropSE), the estimated number of persons or households in that group for which the variable is true (*Count), and the standard
error of that count (*CountSE). DEMOGRAPHIC CATEGORIES 1. us: The usProp, usPropSE, usCount, and usCountSE columns contain
statistics about all persons and households in the universe (which represents the population of the fifty states and the District
and Columbia). For example, to see how the prevelance of Internet use by Americans has changed over time, look at the usProp
column for each survey's internetUser variable. 2. age: The age category is divided into five ranges: ages 3-14, 15-24,
25-44, 45-64, and 65+. The CPS only includes data on Americans ages 3 and older. Also note that household reference persons
must be at least 15 years old, so the age314* columns are blank for household-based variables. Those columns are also blank
for person-based variables where the universe is "isAdult" (or a sub-universe of "isAdult"), as the CPS
defines adults as persons ages 15 or older. Finally, note that some variables where children are technically in the univese
will show zero values for the age314* columns. This occurs in cases where a variable simply cannot be true of a child (e.g.
the workInternetUser variable, as the CPS presumes children under 15 are not eligible to work), but the topic of interest
is relevant to children (e.g. locations of Internet use). 3. work: Employment status is divided into "Employed,"
"Unemployed," and "NILF" (Not in the Labor Force). These three categories reflect the official BLS definitions
used in official labor force statistics. Note that employment status is only recorded in the CPS for individuals ages 15 and
older. As a result, children are excluded from the universe when calculating statistics by work status, even if they are otherwise
considered part of the universe for the variable of interest. 4. income: The income category represents annual family income,
rather than just an individual person's income. It is divided into five ranges: below $25K, $25K-49,999, $50K-74,999,
$75K-99,999, and $100K or more. Statistics by income group are only available in this file for Supplements beginning in 2010;
prior to 2010, family income range is available in public use datasets, but is not directly comparable to newer datasets due
to the 2010 introduction of the practice of allocating "don't know," "refused," and other responses
that result in missing data. Prior to 2010, family income is unkown for approximately 20 percent of persons, while in 2010
the Census Bureau began imputing likely income ranges to replace missing data. 5. education: Educational attainment is divided
into "No Diploma," "High School Grad," "Some College," and "College Grad." High school
graduates are considered to include GED completers, and those with some college include community college attendees (and graduates)
and those who have attended certain postsecondary vocational or technical schools--in other words, it signifies additional
education beyond high school, but short of attaining a bachelor's degree or equivilent. Note that educational attainment
is only recorded in the CPS for individuals ages 15 and older. As a result, children are excluded from the universe when calculating
statistics by education, even if they are otherwise considered part of the universe for the variable of interest. 6. sex:
"Male" and "Female" are the two groups in this category. The CPS does not currently provide response options
for intersex individuals. 7. race: This category includes "White," "Black," "Hispanic," "Asian,"
"Am Indian," and "Other" groups. The CPS asks about Hispanic origin separately from racial identification;
as a result, all persons identifying as Hispanic are in the Hispanic group, regardless of how else they identify. Furthermore,
all non-Hispanic persons identifying with two or more races are tallied in the "Other" group (along with other less-prevelant
responses). The Am Indian group includes both American Indians and Alaska Natives. 8. disability: Disability status is divided
into "No" and "Yes" groups, indicating whether the person was identified as having a disability. Disabilities
screened for in the CPS include hearing impairment, vision impairment (not sufficiently correctable by glasses), cognitive
difficulties arising from physical, mental, or emotional conditions, serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs, difficulty
dressing or bathing, and difficulties performing errands due to physical, mental, or emotional conditions. The Census Bureau
began collecting data on disability status in June 2008; accordingly, this category is unavailable in Supplements prior to
that date. Note that disability status is only recorded in the CPS for individuals ages 15 and older. As a result, children
are excluded from the universe when calculating statistics by disability status, even if they are otherwise considered part
of the universe for the variable of interest. 9. metro: Metropolitan status is divided into "No," "Yes,"
and "Unkown," reflecting information in the dataset about the household's location. A household located within
a metropolitan statistical area is assigned to the Yes group, and those outside such areas are assigned to No. However, due
to the risk of de-anonymization, the metropolitan area status of certain households is unidentified in public use datasets.
In those cases, the Census Bureau has determined that revealing this geographic information poses a disclosure risk. Such
households are tallied in the Unknown group. 10. scChldHome: 11. <state code>:
Citation
- Title Broadband Adoption and Computer Use by year, state, demographic characteristics.
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