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Current Population Survey (CPS) Table Creator II (with Customizable Income and Poverty Definitions)
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Examples

  1. Create a simple table
  2. Create a table that displays nested row variables
  3. Create a table that displays separate row variables
  4. Showing percentages
  5. Showing an additional numeric variable statistic
  6. Using a subset
  7. Using an alternate pre-defined format
  8. Using a customized format
See additional examples using the "Poverty Status - Alternative" variable.
  1. Create a simple table


    CPS Data Collected in Year: 2004
    Persons in Poverty Universe
     
    (Numbers in Thousands)
     
    NOTE: The Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement is an annual survey of approximately 78,000 households nationwide. Therefore, use extreme caution when making inferences when the cell sizes are small.
    Some CPS questions, such as income, ask about the previous year. Others, such as age, refer to the time of the survey. The column labels indicate any subject with a reference year which differs from the survey year.

      Totals Health Insurance Coverage in 2003
    Insured Uninsured
    Totals 287,699 242,893 44,806
    Educational Attainment 60,115 53,617 6,498
    Children under 15
    No high school diploma 46,575 34,874 11,701
    High school or equivalent 68,303 54,997 13,306
    Some college, less than 4-yr degree 58,608 49,994 8,614
    Bachelor's degree or higher 54,098 49,411 4,687

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau
    Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2004


  2. Create a table that displays nested row variables


    CPS Data Collected in Year: 2004
    Persons in Poverty Universe
     
    (Numbers in Thousands)
     
    NOTE: The Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement is an annual survey of approximately 78,000 households nationwide. Therefore, use extreme caution when making inferences when the cell sizes are small.
    Some CPS questions, such as income, ask about the previous year. Others, such as age, refer to the time of the survey. The column labels indicate any subject with a reference year which differs from the survey year.

      Totals Health Insurance Coverage in 2003
    Insured Uninsured
    Totals Totals 287,699 242,893 44,806
    Sex 140,931 117,216 23,715
    Male
    Female 146,768 125,677 21,091
    Educational Attainment   60,115 53,617 6,498
    Children under 15 Totals
    Sex 30,675 27,353 3,321
    Male
    Female 29,440 26,263 3,177
    No high school diploma Totals 46,575 34,874 11,701
    Sex 23,518 16,950 6,568
    Male
    Female 23,057 17,924 5,133
    High school or equivalent Totals 68,303 54,997 13,306
    Sex 32,507 25,302 7,205
    Male
    Female 35,796 29,695 6,101
    Some college, less than 4-yr degree Totals 58,608 49,994 8,614
    Sex 26,975 22,793 4,182
    Male
    Female 31,633 27,201 4,432
    Bachelor's degree or higher Totals 54,098 49,411 4,687
    Sex 27,256 24,817 2,439
    Male
    Female 26,842 24,595 2,248

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau
    Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2004


  3. Create a table that displays separate row variables


    CPS Data Collected in Year: 2004
    Persons in Poverty Universe
     
    (Numbers in Thousands)
     
    NOTE: The Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement is an annual survey of approximately 78,000 households nationwide. Therefore, use extreme caution when making inferences when the cell sizes are small.
    Some CPS questions, such as income, ask about the previous year. Others, such as age, refer to the time of the survey. The column labels indicate any subject with a reference year which differs from the survey year.

      Totals Health Insurance Coverage in 2003
    Insured Uninsured
    Totals 287,699 242,893 44,806
    Educational Attainment 60,115 53,617 6,498
    Children under 15
    No high school diploma 46,575 34,874 11,701
    High school or equivalent 68,303 54,997 13,306
    Some college, less than 4-yr degree 58,608 49,994 8,614
    Bachelor's degree or higher 54,098 49,411 4,687
    Sex 140,931 117,216 23,715
    Male
    Female 146,768 125,677 21,091

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau
    Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2004


  4. Showing percentages


    CPS Data Collected in Year: 2004
    Persons in Poverty Universe
    Percentages by Health Insurance Coverage
    (Sums in Thousands)
     
    NOTE: The Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement is an annual survey of approximately 78,000 households nationwide. Therefore, use extreme caution when making inferences when the cell sizes are small.
    Some CPS questions, such as income, ask about the previous year. Others, such as age, refer to the time of the survey. The column labels indicate any subject with a reference year which differs from the survey year.

      Totals Health Insurance Coverage in 2003
    Insured Uninsured
    Persons Persons Persons
    Sum PCT Sum PCT Sum PCT
    Totals 287,699 100.0% 242,893 84.4% 44,806 15.6%
    Educational Attainment 60,115 100.0% 53,617 89.2% 6,498 10.8%
    Children under 15
    No high school diploma 46,575 100.0% 34,874 74.9% 11,701 25.1%
    High school or equivalent 68,303 100.0% 54,997 80.5% 13,306 19.5%
    Some college, less than 4-yr degree 58,608 100.0% 49,994 85.3% 8,614 14.7%
    Bachelor's degree or higher 54,098 100.0% 49,411 91.3% 4,687 8.7%

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau
    Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2004


  5. Showing an additional numeric variable statistic


    CPS Data Collected in Year: 2004
    Persons in Poverty Universe
     
     
     
    NOTE: The Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement is an annual survey of approximately 78,000 households nationwide. Therefore, use extreme caution when making inferences when the cell sizes are small.
    Some CPS questions, such as income, ask about the previous year. Others, such as age, refer to the time of the survey. The column labels indicate any subject with a reference year which differs from the survey year.

      Totals Health Insurance Coverage in 2003
    Insured Uninsured
    Family Income in 2003 Family Income in 2003 Family Income in 2003
    Mean Mean Mean
    Totals 64,354 68,532 41,704
    Educational Attainment 65,499 68,271 42,627
    Children under 15
    No high school diploma 45,666 49,939 32,929
    High school or equivalent 51,559 54,572 39,101
    Some college, less than 4-yr degree 64,244 67,697 44,199
    Bachelor's degree or higher 95,443 98,318 65,132

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau
    Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2004


  6. Using a subset


    CPS Data Collected in Year: 2004
    Persons in Poverty Universe
     
    (Numbers in Thousands)
     
    NOTE: The Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement is an annual survey of approximately 78,000 households nationwide. Therefore, use extreme caution when making inferences when the cell sizes are small.
    Some CPS questions, such as income, ask about the previous year. Others, such as age, refer to the time of the survey. The column labels indicate any subject with a reference year which differs from the survey year.

    State: MD Totals Health Insurance Coverage in 2003
    Insured Uninsured
    Totals 5,485 4,725 760
    Educational Attainment 1,132 1,047 85
    Children under 15
    No high school diploma 825 594 231
    High school or equivalent 1,289 1,026 263
    Some college, less than 4-yr degree 913 804 110
    Bachelor's degree or higher 1,325 1,254 71

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau
    Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2004


  7. Using an alternate pre-defined format


    CPS Data Collected in Year: 2004
    Persons in Poverty Universe
     
    (Numbers in Thousands)
     
    NOTE: The Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement is an annual survey of approximately 78,000 households nationwide. Therefore, use extreme caution when making inferences when the cell sizes are small.
    Some CPS questions, such as income, ask about the previous year. Others, such as age, refer to the time of the survey. The column labels indicate any subject with a reference year which differs from the survey year.

      Totals Sex
    Male Female
    Totals 72,999 37,184 35,815
    Age 23,629 12,039 11,590
    00 to 05
    06 to 17 49,370 25,145 24,225

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau
    Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2004


  8. Using a customized format


    CPS Data Collected in Year: 2004
    Persons in Poverty Universe
     
    (Numbers in Thousands)
     
    NOTE: The Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement is an annual survey of approximately 78,000 households nationwide. Therefore, use extreme caution when making inferences when the cell sizes are small.
    Some CPS questions, such as income, ask about the previous year. Others, such as age, refer to the time of the survey. The column labels indicate any subject with a reference year which differs from the survey year.

      Totals Sex
    Male Female
    Totals 84,592 43,254 41,338
    Age 43,125 22,060 21,065
    00 to 10
    11 to 20 41,467 21,194 20,273

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau
    Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2004


Contact the Demographic Call Center Staff at 301-763-2422 or 1-866-758-1060 (toll free) or visit ask.census.gov for further information on the Current Population Survey Table Creator.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: August 15, 2008

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