Monthly CPS data are not currently being released amidst the U.S. federal government shut down. Once the September 2025 monthly data are available, we will process and release them as quickly as possible via IPUMS.
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
