Exhibit 3A. Top-Codes, Poverty, Weights and Post-Stratification
CSV| Current Population Survey Annual Supplement | Survey of Income and Program Participation | |
|---|---|---|
| Earnings Top-Codes | Wages and salary from longest job top-coded at $200,000-Other wage and salary, self-employment and farm earnings top-coded at $35,000, $50,000 and $25,000 respectively-Value when top-coded is average across top-coded records in each of 12 demographic cells for each earnings source (some cells empty or collapsed) | Each monthly earnings amount (main job, other wages and salary, and self-employment including farm) top-coded at $12,500 (equivalent to $150,000 annually) if 4-month sum from that source exceeds $50,000-Value when top-coded is average across top-coded records in each of 12 demographic cells for each earnings source (some cells empty or collapsed) |
| Other Income Top-Codes | Larger of 97th percentile of dollar values or 99.5th percentile of persons 15 or over (whether or not have income)-Value when top-coded is average across top-coded recordsNo top-codes for Social Security, SSI, TANF, unemployment benefits, Workers Compensation and Veterans payments | Larger of 97th percentile of dollar values or 99.5th percentile of persons 15 or over (whether or not have income)-Value when top-coded is top-codeNo top-codes for Social Security, SSI, TANF, unemployment benefits, Workers Compensation and Veterans payments |
| Poverty Status Family and Date | Persons related by blood, marriage or adoption (CPS family)-Interview month (usually March) an average of 3 months after income reference year | Persons related by blood, marriage or adoption (CPS family)-Tabulations use December for construction of family units and consequent family composition and income amounts |
| Poverty Status in Paper | 2002 poverty status of CPS family as of the following March (usually) based on CPS income for year | December, 2002 based on pre-tax money income for year |
| Weights and Date | Person, family and household weights for subsequent March for all data collection months | Person, family and household weights for each month, year, and full panel |
| Universes | Anyone with person weight has family and household weights – 3 universes the same | Anyone with person weight has family and household weights – 3 universes the same |
| Person Control Totals | Age, sex, race/ethnicity, and State of residence | Age, sex, race/ethnicity, and marital and family status of householder |
| Family Control Totals | None | None |
| Income Control Totals | None | None |
