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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.

Codes

This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.

Description

CICMPGAM indicates whether or not a person uses a computer to play games at home.

This variable is part of the Computer Internet Supplement.

Comparability

In the October 1993 sample, there is an unusually high number of "No" responses compared to other samples. This is present in the original data.

This variable is otherwise comparable across all available years.

Universe

  • Civilians age 3 or older who live in households with computers that they use.

Availability

Years Jan Feb ASEC Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1984 - - - - - - - - - X - -
1989 - - - - - - - - - X - -
1993 - - - - - - - - - X - -
1997 - - - - - - - - - X - -
2001 - - - - - - - - X - - -
2003 - - - - - - - - - X - -

Flags

QCICMPGAM 

Unharmonized Variables

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