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CIPWT
Computer and internet use supplement primary respondent weight
- Codes
- Description
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Flags
- Questionnaire Text
- UnHarmonized Variables
Codes
This is a 10-digit numeric variable with 4 implied decimal places.
Description
CIPWT is a weight associated with the primary respondent questions in the Computer and Internet Use Supplement. Use this weight for tallying CIEMAIL, CIHFORWK, CINTFUN, CINTJBSR, CINTPHON, and CIPRIV2. This weight is representative of people age 15 and older.
All other variables in the Computer and Internet Use Supplement can be weighted using CISUPPWT.
This variable is part of the Computer Internet Supplement.
Universe
- All persons.
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - |
| 2013 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - |
| 2019 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - |
| 2021 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - |
| 2023 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - |
