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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.

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Description

FAMKIND indicates the type of family that a person belongs to. FAMKIND refers to Census-defined family units, which do not necessarily correspond to the IPUMS-derived family units as specified in FAMUNIT. See FTYPE and FAMREL for more on Census family units.

Comparability

This variable is comparable across years. Prior to 1998, code 2 was "Other male head" or "Other male reference person". The use of the code, however, is the same.

Universe

  • All families

Availability

Years Jan Feb ASEC Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1976 – 2025 - - X - - - - - - - - -

Flags

This variable has no flags.

Unharmonized Variables