See the example tables below to see the difference between "Display as nested variables" and
"Display as separate variables".
The selections from the calling page are identical for these two tables except for the selection
of whether to display the row variables as nested or as separate.
Note that if there is only one variable (row or column, as applicable), the value of
this selection is ignored.
To create a table that nests Educational Attainment and Sex
by Health Insurance Coverage:
NOTE: If you previously created the first example table, then
use the Back button in your browser to return to the selection page.
Using the Back button allows your browser to retain the information
from your previous table creation. This saves you keystrokes when
you want to create another similar table. The steps below presume
you have not previously created the previous example table.
select "Educational Attainment" from the
First Row variable selection box
select "Sex" from the
Second Row variable selection box
select "Health Insurance Coverage" from the First Column
variable selection box
press the "Get Table" button at the bottom of the page
this creates the table below -- note that the counts by Sex
are nested within each value of Educational Attainment
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
Create a table that displays separate row variables
To create a table that displays Educational Attainment and Sex as separate row variables
by the column variable Health Insurance Coverage:
select "Display as separate variables" from the selection box
immediately above the First Row selection box
select "Educational Attainment" from the
First Row variable selection box
select "Sex" from the
Second Row variable selection box
select "Health Insurance Coverage" from the First Column
variable selection box
press the "Get Table" button at the bottom of the page
this creates the table below -- note that the counts
Educational Attainment and Sex are not nested, they appear
with the First Row variable's counts followed by the Second
Row variable's counts
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
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
