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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.

UH_INCALM_A3

Income from alimony, 2003-2018

Codes

UH_INCALM_A3 is a 5-digit numeric variable.
0 = None or NIU
top value = 99999
top nonrecoded = 45000

Description

Income from alimony - 2003-2018

This variable is empty in the original 2015 ASEC file.

Unicon Corporation made the following notes about this variable:
In 2003 the top, nonrecoded value is $45,000. ABOVE this, the individuals are grouped by sex, race/origin, and worker status. A mean income value is calculated within these groups and assigned to the individuals. The largest mean value is shown as the 'Top value'. See Appendix H.3, chart #3 for details on average replacement values for non-earnings income fields in 1999 forward.

See our detailed explanations of these methods, topcodes, and replacement value and swap value thresholds for more information on disclosure avoidance measures in CPS income data.

Comparability

UH_INCALM_A3 is comparable across all available samples.

Universe

  • Those who received alimony payments (incs24=1).

Availability

Years Jan Feb ASEC Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2003 – 2014 - - X - - - - - - - - -
2016 – 2018 - - X - - - - - - - - -

Harmonized