I am using yearly data from IPUMS CPS for an empirical analysis at the individual level. From the FAQs on the IPUMS CPS website I understood that I need to use the sample weights (WTSUPP) in order to obtain correct estimates. My analysis is in Stata, so I intend to use the command “svyset”. I am hav…

How to use Stata svyset on IPUMS CPS data correctly?

Isabel_Pastoor September 3, 2025, 6:23pm 5

I will continue to reply to your forum thread here.

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