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famwgt: Family weight

Description

famwgt is the sample weight to use for family tabulations.

Availability

Sample Years
Basic 1984 - present
ORG 1984 - present

Code

Variable creation 
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* Family weight
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capture rename famwgt oldfamwgt
gen famwgt = .

if $monthlycps == 1 {
    if tm(1984m1) <= $date & $date <= tm(1993m12) {
        replace famwgt = oldfamwgt / 100
    }
    if tm(1994m1) <= $date {
        replace famwgt = pwfmwgt / 10000
    }
}

lab var famwgt "Family weight"
notes famwgt: Family weight, based on head of family
notes famwgt: 1984-1993: Unicon famwgt
notes famwgt: 1994-present: CPS pwfmwgt