The February 2026 monthly data are available via IPUMS CPS. We have not yet processed the January 2026 data that were recently re-released by the Census Bureau. October 2025 data were not collected during the U.S. federal government shutdown.
- Codes
- Description
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Flags
- Questionnaire Text
- UnHarmonized Variables
Codes
This is a 4 digit numeric variable.
9999 = N.I.U. (Not in Universe).
Description
FRAGEM gives a woman's age (in months) at time of birth of most recent.
In 1994, there are 10 observations for ages 45 to 83. These ages were expected to not be in the universe; however, they were included in the original data.
This variable is a part of the CPS Fertility Supplement.
Universe
- Jun 1980: Women age 15-75 with at least one live birth as indicated by a value of 1 or more for FREVER.
- Jun 1995 and Jun 1990: Women age 15-65 with at least one live birth as indicated by a value of 1 or more for FREVER.
- Jun 1992 and Jun 1994: Women age 15-44 with at least one live birth as indicated by a value of 1 or more for FREVER.
- 1998+: Women age 15-44 with at least one live birth as indicated by a value of 1 or more for FREVER.
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1992 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1994 – 1995 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
