Description & Citation--Study No. 6056

Bibliographic Description
Scope of Study
Methodology
Access and Availability

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:

6056

Persistent URL:

http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06056

Title:

Current Population Survey, June 1991: Immigration and Emigration

Principal Investigator(s):

United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census

Series:

Current Population Survey Series

Bibliographic Citation:

U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY, JUNE 1991: IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION [Computer file]. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 1992. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1993.

Scope of Study

Summary:

This collection contains standard data on labor force activity for the week prior to the survey. Comprehensive data are available on the employment status, occupation, and industry of persons 15 years old and over. Also supplied are personal characteristics such as age, sex, race, marital status, veteran status, household relationship, educational background, and Spanish origin. Supplemental questions pertaining to immigration were asked of all household members. Questions include country of birth, father's and mother's country of birth, and citizenship. In addition, emigration screening questions were asked to determine if any household member had relatives living abroad.

Subject Term(s):

census data, citizenship, demographic characteristics, emigration, employment, Hispanic origins, households, immigration, labor force, place of birth, population characteristics, population estimates, unemployment

Geographic Coverage:

United States

Time Period:

June 1991

Date(s) of Collection:

June 1991

Universe:

All persons in the civilian noninstitutional population of the United States living in households.

Data Type:

survey data

Methodology

Sample:

The probability sample selected to represent the universe consists of approximately 57,000 households.

Data Source:

personal interviews

Access and Availability

Note:

A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.

Original ICPSR Release:

1993-10-11