Data Cart

Your data extract

Count Item Type
0 variables
0 samples
View Cart
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.

HRSERSUF

Serial suffix identifies extra units
Return to Linking variables list

Codes

HRSERSUF is a 2-digit character variable.

Description

HRSERSUF is one piece of unique identifying information that can be used to link households across CPS samples. It is on the original files for basic monthly samples from January 1994 to May 2004. IPUMS uses HRSERSUF, along with HRSAMPLE and HUHHNUM, to create HRHHID2 in these samples.

Comparability

No information available.

Universe

  • All households.

Availability

Years Jan Feb ASEC Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1994 – 2003 X X - X X X X X X X X X X
2004 X X - X X - - - - - - - -

Flags

This variable has no flags.

Unharmonized Variables