Citation and Use of the IPUMS-CPS

All persons are granted a limited license to use this data and the accompanying documentation, subject to the following conditions:

• No fee may be charged for its use.
• Publications and research reports based on the IPUMS-CPS database must cite it appropriately. The citation is as follows:

Miriam King, Steven Ruggles, Trent Alexander, Donna Leicach, and Matthew Sobek. Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Current Population Survey: Version 2.0. [Machine-readable database]. Minneapolis, MN: Minnesota Population Center [producer and distributor], 2004. 

If possible, citations should also include the URL for the IPUMS-CPS site: cps.ipums.org/cps

We request that IPUMS-CPS users report any publications, research reports, or educational material using the data or documenation.  Citations should be added to the IPUMS bibliograpy or sent to ipums@pop.umn.edu.