Citations & sources¶
If you use the EPI extracts for your research, please cite the data in your references:
Suggested citation for EPI microdata extracts
Economic Policy Institute. 2024. Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.59, https://microdata.epi.org.
The code that creates the EPI extracts and documentation is available on Github.
Acknowledgments¶
The current extracts draw extensively from excellent work by
- CEPR: extensive scripts for processing raw data and uniform coding of several variables
- EPI: useful data library code that processes raw CPS data, creates uniform extracts, and analyzes data
- IPUMS: clear variable-specific web pages providing a model for how variables should be documented
- NBER: helpful scripts for transforming BLS/Census flat files into Stata data, as well as the resourceful NBER MORG data files
Raw data underlying the EPI extracts¶
| Dataset | Years | Source |
|---|---|---|
| EPI CPS Basic Monthly | 1976 - 1993 | Unicon CPS Basic |
| EPI CPS Basic Monthly | 1994 - Present | Census/BLS monthly |
| EPI CPS May | 1973 - 1981 | Unicon CPS May |
| EPI CPS ORG | 1979 - 1983 | Unicon CPS ORG |
| EPI CPS ORG | 1984 - 1993 | Unicon CPS Basic |
| EPI CPS ORG | 1994 - Present | Census/BLS monthly |