Current Population Survey School Enrollment Supplement

Description

The Current Population Survey School Enrollment Supplement is a national survey conducted to obtain information about enrollment in formal schools, full-time and part-time status, and level of education. It is also used to obtain information about enrollment in business, vocational, technical, and correspondence courses. The universe for this survey are household members age 3 and older. It is a proxy response survey that is sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the United States Census Bureau.

Data Access

Where to apply

https://www.census.gov/about/adrm/fsrdc.html

Fees

Possible seat fee dependent on consortium membership. URL for more information: https://www.census.gov/about/adrm/fsrdc/about/fsrdc-network-fees.html

Access modality

FSRDC

Usage restrictions

Census Bureau restricted-use data must be used for statistical purposes and cannot be used for purposes of enforcing laws or regulations or for profit.

Public Use File available

Yes

Public-use version

https://www.census.gov/data/datasets/time-series/demo/cps/cps-supp_cps-repwgt/cps-school-enrollment.html

Summary of differences

For a detailed description of the differences, please see "Comparison of Census Bureau Public and Restricted Data" in general metadata section.

Geography differs from restricted-use file (RUF)

Yes

Variable detail differs from Restricted Use File (RUF)

Yes