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The March 2026 monthly data and the January 2026 data that were recently re-released by the Census Bureau are now available via IPUMS CPS. October 2025 data were not collected during the U.S. federal government shutdown.

PROFCERT

Has active professional certification or license
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Description

PROFCERT indicates whether the respondent has a professional certification or state or industry license. Business licenses are not included.

Comparability

In 2015, this question was asked to respondents 16 and over in every interview (MISH 1-8). Beginning in 2016, these questions are asked only in the first and fifth interview (MISH 1 and 5).
This variable is comparable across available samples.

Universe

  • Respondents age 16+.

Availability

Years Jan Feb ASEC Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2015 – 2024 X X - X X X X X X X X X X
2025 X X - X X X X X X X - X X
2026 X X - X - - - - - - - - -

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QPROFCERT 

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