2014 CE Public-Use Microdata
The 2014 public-use microdata (PUMD) were released to the public for free download on September 3, 2015.
The zip files below contain the 2014 PUMD data and documentation.
About 2014 CE PUMD
Some of the highlights and changes in the 2014 PUMD were:
Poverty-related variables were deleted in both the Interview and Diary data. For more information on poverty thresholds, visit the CENSUS.gov page linked below:
https://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/threshld/index.html
EXPN data files have been moved into the Interview(zip) folder.
For an exhaustive list of changes, please read through the Interview and Diary documentations, which are included in
the 2014 documentation zipped file.
Beginning in 2014, R sample code using the PUMD data is now available in the 2014 documentation zip file.
2014 CE PUMD Files
To learn how to download the zip files below, please see Instructions for Downloading Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) Microdata and Documentation.
Also, a 'Getting Started Guide' (PDF) is available
to those who are new to CE PUMD.
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2014 documentation
The documentation zip file contains user guides and documentation, data dictionaries, parameter files,
and sample programs.
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2014 Microdata Documentation
Note: The 2014 documentation below is a subset of files included in the documentation zip file above.
- Public-Use Interview Survey Microdata Documentation (PDF)
- Public-Use Interview Survey Data Dictionary (PDF)
- Public-Use Diary Survey Microdata Documentation (PDF)
- Public-Use Diary Survey Data Dictionary (PDF)
- Archived Documentation and Errata
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Last Modified Date: September 3, 2015
