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dat.rarCPS_replicate.pdf
Documentation for CPS_replicate Data
Each month the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the U.S. Department of Labor
conducts the “Current Population Survey” (CPS), which provides data on labor force
characteristics of the population, including the level of employment, unemployment, and
earnings. Approximately 65,000 randomly selected U.S. households are surveyed each
month. The sample is chosen by randomly selecting addresses from a database
comprised of addresses from the most recent decennial census augmented with data on
new housing units constructed after the last census. The exact random sampling scheme
is rather complicated (first small geographical areas are randomly selected, then housing
units within these areas randomly selected); details can be found in the Handbook of
Labor Statistics and is described on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website
(www.bls.gov).
The survey conducted each March is more detailed than in other months and asks
questions about earnings during the previous year. The statistics in Table 3.1 were
computed using the March surveys. The CPS earnings data are for full-time workers,
defined to be somebody employed more than 35 hours per week for at least 48 weeks in
the previous year.
Series in Data Set:
A_SEX: 1 if male; 2 if female
YEAR: Survey Year
AHE04: Average Hourly Earnings in $2004
CPS08.dta
CPS08_Description.pdf
Documentation for CPS08 Data
Each month the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the U.S. Department of Labor
conducts the “Current Population Survey” (CPS), which provides data on labor force
characteristics of the population, including the level of employment, unemployment, and
earnings. Approximately 65,000 randomly selected U.S. households are surveyed each
month. The sample is chosen by randomly selecting addresses from a database
comprised of addresses from the most recent decennial census augmented with data on
new housing units constructed after the last census. The exact random sampling scheme
is rather complicated (first small geographical areas are randomly selected, then housing
units within these areas randomly selected); details can be found in the Handbook of
Labor Statistics and is described on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website
(www.bls.gov).
The survey conducted each March is more detailed than in other months and asks
questions about earnings during the previous year. The file CPS08 contains the data for
2008 (from the March 2009 survey). These data are for full-time workers, defined as
workers employed more than 35 hours per week for at least 48 weeks in the previous
year. Data are provided for workers whose highest educational achievement is (1) a high
school diploma, and (2) a bachelor’s degree.
Series in Data Set:
FEMALE: 1 if female; 0 if male
YEAR: Year
AHE : Average Hourly Earnings
BACHELOR: 1 if worker has a bachelor’s degree; 0 if worker has a high school degree
TUITION.csv
| School | In08 | In11 | Out08 | Out11 |
| Arizona | 5542 | 9286 | 18676 | 25496 |
| Buffalo | 6285 | 7482 | 12545 | 16932 |
| Cal-Berkeley | 7656 | 12834 | 28264 | 35712 |
| Cal-Davis | 8635 | 13860 | 29243 | 36738 |
| Cal-Irvine | 8046 | 13122 | 28654 | 36000 |
| Cal-San Diego | 8062 | 13200 | 28673 | 36078 |
| Colorado | 7278 | 9152 | 26756 | 30330 |
| Florida | 3778 | 5657 | 20623 | 27934 |
| Georgia Tech | 6040 | 9652 | 25182 | 27862 |
| Illinois | 12106 | 13838 | 25890 | 27980 |
| Indiana | 8231 | 9524 | 24769 | 29540 |
| Iowa | 6544 | 7765 | 20658 | 25099 |
| Iowa State | 6360 | 7486 | 17350 | 19358 |
| Kansas | 7042 | 9222 | 17119 | 22608 |
| Maryland | 8005 | 8655 | 23075 | 26026 |
| Michigan | 11738 | 12634 | 33069 | 37782 |
| Michigan State | 10214 | 12202 | 25672 | 31148 |
| Minnesota | 10756 | 13022 | 14756 | 18022 |
| Missouri | 8467 | 8989 | 19588 | 21784 |
| Nebraska | 6584 | 7563 | 17204 | 19848 |
| North Carolina | 5397 | 7009 | 22295 | 26834 |
| Ohio State | 8679 | 9735 | 21918 | 24630 |
| Oregon | 6435 | 8789 | 19992 | 27653 |
| Penn State | 13706 | 15984 | 24940 | 28066 |
| Pittsburgh | 13642 | 16132 | 23290 | 25540 |
| Purdue | 7750 | 9478 | 23224 | 27646 |
| Rutgers | 11540 | 12754 | 21488 | 25416 |
| Texas | 8532 | 9794 | 27760 | 32506 |
| Texas A&M | 7844 | 8421 | 22184 | 23811 |
| UCLA | 7551 | 12686 | 27572 | 35564 |
| Virginia | 9300 | 11786 | 29600 | 36780 |
| Washington | 6802 | 10574 | 23219 | 28058 |
| Wisconsin | 7564 | 9665 | 21814 | 25415 |
COLLDIST.dta
COLLDIST_Description.pdf
Documentation for CollegeDistance Data
These data are taken from the HighSchool and Beyond survey conducted by the
Department of Education in 1980, with a follow-up in 1986. The survey included
students from approximately 1100 high schools.
The data used here were supplied by Professor Cecilia Rouse of Princeton University and
were used in her paper “Democratization or Diversion? The Effect of Community
Colleges on Educational Attainment,” Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, April
1995, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp 217-224.
The data in CollegeDistance exclude students in the western states. The data in
CollegeDistanceWest includes only those students in the western states.
Series in Data Set
Name Description
ed Years of Education Completed (See below)
female 1 = Female/0 = Male
black 1 = Black/0 = Not-Black
Hispanic 1 = Hispanic/0 = Not-Hispanic
bytest Base Year Composite Test Score. (These are achievement tests given to high
school seniors in the sample)
dadcoll 1 = Father is a College Graduate/ 0 = Father is not a College Graduate
momcoll 1 = Mother is a College Graduate/ 0 = Mother is not a College Graduate
incomehi 1 = Family Income > $25,000 per year/ 0 = Income ≤ $25,000 per year.
ownhome 1= Family Owns Home / 0 = Family Does not Own Home
urban 1 = School in Urban Area / = School not in Urban Area
cue80 County Unemployment rate in 1980
stwmfg80 State Hourly Wage in Manufacturing in 1980
dist Distance from 4yr College in 10's of miles
tuition Avg. State 4yr College Tuition in $1000's
Years of Education: Rouse computed years of education by assigning 12 years to all
members of the senior class. Each additional year of secondary education counted as a
one year. Students with vocational degrees were assigned 13 years, AA degrees were
assigned 14 years, BA degrees were assigned 16 years, those with some graduate
education were assigned 17 years, and those with a graduate degree were assigned 18
years.
