The primary documentation for the various CEPR data extracts are the programs themselves. They provide an exact description of the definition of each of the variables and, in most cases, are heavily annotated.
The Census Bureau has produced a great deal of useful documentation about the CPS Basic. The best place to start is the joint Census-BLS CPS home page.
For each year with significant changes to variables or their definitions, the Census provides Codebooks with subject definitions and Data Dictionaries to help understand each variable. For additional codebooks and technical documentation, visit the NBER CPS Basic page.
Data Dictionaries
- CPS Basic Data Dictionary Jan 2017 – Present
- CPS Basic Data Dictionary Jan 2015 – December 2016
- CPS Basic Data Dictionary Jan 2014 – December 2014
- CPS Basic Data Dictionary Jan 2013 – Dec 2013
- CPS Basic Data Dictionary May 2012 – Dec 2012
- CPS Basic Data Dictionary Jan 2010 – April 2012
- CPS Basic Data Dictionary Jan 2009 – Dec 2009
- CPS Basic Data Dictionary Jan 2007 – Dec 2008
- CPS Basic Data Dictionary Aug 2005 – Dec 2006
- CPS Basic Data Dictionary May 2004 – July 2005
- CPS Basic Data Dictionary Jan 2003 – April 2004
- CPS Basic Data Dictionary Jan 1998 – Dec 2002
- CPS Basic Data Dictionary Sep 1995 – Dec 1997
- CPS Basic Data Dictionary June 1995 – Aug 1995
- CPS Basic Data Dictionary April 1994 – May 1995
- CPS Basic Data Dictionary Jan 1994 – March 1994
- CPS Basic Data Dictionary Jan 1992 – Dec 1993
- CPS Basic Data Dictionary Jan 1989 – Dec 1991