# 2020 ASECWTCVD and family-level analysis?

**URL:** <https://forum.ipums.org/t/2020-asecwtcvd-and-family-level-analysis/4340>\
**Category:** CPS\
**Created:** [October 8, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/2020-asecwtcvd-and-family-level-analysis/4340 "2021-10-08T16:49:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yuko\_Ekyalongo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/439d5e/32.png) [@Yuko\_Ekyalongo](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Yuko_Ekyalongo)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/2020-asecwtcvd-and-family-level-analysis/4340/1 "2021-10-08T16:49:36Z")

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Hi IPUMS team,

I am trying to estimate the number of families with the youngest child under 3 and below the federal poverty level by state, using the combined 3 years of ASEC data (2018 - 2020). To adjust the weights to account for the combined 3 years of data, I plan to follow the method used in this forum post ([Merging Jan-Dec IPUMS CPS files: How to set up weights correctly?](https://forum.ipums.org/t/merging-jan-dec-ipums-cps-files-how-to-set-up-weights-correctly/3487)). However, we do not have the equivalent of ASECWTCVD for the family weight (ASECFWT) in 2020. Is there a guidance for how to account for the effect of the 2020 pandemic in the weighted family-level analysis? I was not able to find the information in Rothbaum and Bee, 2021 ([https://cps.ipums.org/cps/resources/other\_docs/sehsd-wp2020-10.pdf](https://cps.ipums.org/cps/resources/other_docs/sehsd-wp2020-10.pdf)).

Thank you,

Yuko

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**Author:** ![Ivan\_Strahof](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.ipums.org/ivan_strahof/32/626_2.png) [@Ivan\_Strahof](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Ivan_Strahof)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/2020-asecwtcvd-and-family-level-analysis/4340/2 "2021-10-19T00:04:55Z")

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I apologize for the delayed response on our end. The [ASEC codebook](https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/techdocs/cpsmar19.pdf) details that “the weight on the family record is the March supplement weight of the householder or reference person”. Therefore, if you have the pandemic-adjusted weight of the reference person (the person for whom[PERNUM](https://cps.ipums.org/cps-action/variables/PERNUM#description_section) = 1), you can use this as the family weight for all individuals within the unit. If possible, I would also recommend reaching out to Rothbaum and Bee and seeing if they created any family weights themselves.

Hope that’s helpful!