Last chance! 50% off unlimited learning
Sale ends in
A dataset containing consumer unit characteristics, assets and expenditure data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Expenditure Survey public use interview data file.
CEA data frame with 6483 rows and 61 variables:
Consumer unit identifying variable
Primary Sampling Unit code
Cluster Identifier for all clusters, (defined using PSU, REGION, STATE, and POPSIZE)
Final sample weight to make inference to total population
Population size of PSU 1-biggest 5-smallest
Region code: 1 Northeast; 2 Midwest; 3 South; 4 West
State FIPS code
Urban = 1, Rural = 2
Is CU in a MSA: 1 Yes; 2 No
Number of CU in household
CU code based on relationship of members to reference person (children incldue blood-related, step and adopted): 1 Married Couple only; 2 Married Couple, children (oldest < 6 years old); 3 Married Couple, children (oldest 6 to 17 years old); 4 Married Couple, children (oldest > 17 years old); 5 All other Married Couple CUs 6 One parent (male), children (at least one child < 18 years old); 7 One parent (female), children (at least one child < 18 years old); 8 Single consumers; 9 Other CUs
Number of members in CU
Number of males >16 yrs old
Number of females >16 yrs old
Number of people <18 yrs old
Number of people >64 yrs old
Number of earners
Housing tenure: 1 Owned with mortgage; 2 Owned without mortgage 3 Owned mortgage not reported; 4 Rented; 5 Occupied without payment of cash rent; 6 Student housing
Number of rooms, including finished living areas and excluding all baths
Number of complete bathrooms in the unit
Tota number of bedrooms in the unit
Number of owned vehicles
Number of leased vehicles
Age of reference person
Education level of reference person coded: 00 None; 10 1st-8th Grade; 11 some HS; 12 HS; 13 Some college; 14 AA degree; 15 Bachelors degree; 16 Advanced degree
Race code of reference person: 1 White; 2 Black; 3 Native American; 4 Asian; 5 Pacific Islander; 6 Multi-race
Male = 1; Female = 2
Hispanic = 1; Not Hispanic = 2
Highest level education level attained by anyone within CU: 00 None; 10 1st-8th Grade; 11 some HS; 12 HS; 13 Some college; 14 AA degree; 15 Bachelors degree; 16 Advanced degree
Number of hours usually worked per week by reference person
Reason reference person did not work during the past 12 months: 1 Retired; 2 Home maker; 3 School; 4 health; 5 Unable to find work; 6 Doing something else
Amount of CU income before taxes in past 12 months
Imputation indicator for FINCBTAX: 0-reported; 1-imputed
Flag for FINCBTAX: D-reported value; T-top coded
Amount of CU income after taxes in past 12 months
Flag for FINCATAX: D-reported value; T-top coded
Amount of wage and salary income, before deductions, received by all CU members in past 12 months
Imputation indicator for FSALARYX: 0-reported; 1-imputed
Flag for FSAL_RYX: D-reported; T-top coded
Amount of Social Security and Railroad Retirement income
Imputation indicator for FRRETIRX: 0-reported; 1-imputed
Total amount of income from public assistance or welfare, including money from job training grants, received by ALL CU members during the past 12 months
Imputation indicator for WELFAREM: 0-reported; 1-imputed
Amount of net rental income
Imputation indicator for NETRENTX: 0-reported; 1-imputed
Flag for NETRENTX: A-valid blank; C-refusal; D-reported value; T-value is top coded
Amount income received in royalties, estates and trusts
Imputation indicator for ROYESTX: 0-reported; 1-imputed
Flag for ROYESTX: A-valid blank; C-refusal; D-reported value; T-value is top coded
value of all retirement accounts one year ago today
Flag for IRAYRX: A-valid blank; C-refusal; D-reported value; T-value is top coded
Value of all checking, savings, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit one year ago today
Flag for LIQUDYRX: A-valid blank; C-refusal; D-reported value; T-value is top coded
Range of total value of all directly-held stocks, bonds, and mutual funds: 1 $0 - $1999; 2 $2,000 - $9,999; 3 $10,000 - $49,999; 4 $50,000 - $199,999; 5 $200,000 - $449,999; 6 $450,000 and over
Amount of money put in an individual retirement plan, such as an IRA or Keogh, by all CU members in past 12 months
Flag for FINDRETX: D-reported; T-top coded
Estimated total taxes paid
Expenditure on food at home this quarter
Expenditure on food away from home this quarter
Expenditure on alcoholic beverages this quarter
Expenditure on gasoline and motor oil this quarter
#end describe
For more information see http://www.bls.gov/cex/2015/csxintvw.pdf