The recently concluded U.S. federal government shutdown impacted CPS data collection and release timelines. Once the September 2025 monthly data are available, we will process and release them as quickly as possible via IPUMS.
- Codes
- Description
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Flags
- Questionnaire Text
- UnHarmonized Variables
Codes and Frequencies
Description
Language of interview.
Beginning in 2006, new categories were added (Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Khmer, and other Asian or Asian unspecified).
This variable is part of the Tobacco Use Supplement.
Universe
- 1992-2006 (Selected Months): Non-institutional civilians age 15 and above.
- Jan 2007: Non-institutional civilians age 18 and above.
- 2010+: Persons interviewed for the Tobacco Use Supplement (TBRESP).
- May 2011: Non-institutional civilians age 18 and above;MIS 5-8 only.
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - |
| 1993 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1995 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - |
| 1996 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - |
| 1999 – 2000 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | X | - |
| 2002 | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | - | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | X | - |
| 2006 | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | X | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | X | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - |
| 2023 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |