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.
BCHECKOFT
How often anyone in the household cashes a check at a place other than a bank
- Codes
- Description
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Flags
- Questionnaire Text
- UnHarmonized Variables
Codes
This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.
Description
BCHECKOFT reports how often anyone in the household goes to a place other than a bank to cash a check received from someone else. Banks are defined as "a bank, a savings and loan, or a credit union." This variable is part of the series of questions that identifies underbanked households.
Universe
- All supplement respondent households.
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |