I am interested in examining migration patterns among American Indians and Alaska Natives. I would like to be able to characterize migration between rural and urban areas between 2011-2015. CPS data available from Data Ferrett includes the following variables:
MIG_CBST
Migration (1-year) CBSA status description
With the following Ranges:
0 Not in universe, nonmover
1 CBSA
2 non-CBSA
3 Abroad
4 Not Identifiable
MIG_DSCP
Migration (1-year) CBSA status of residence
With the following Ranges:
0 Not in universe, nonmover
1 Principal city of CBSA
2 Balance of a CBSA
3 Non-CBSA
4 Abroad
5 Not identifiable
MIG_MTR1
Previous residence,Recode-Metro Status(Type of Move)
With the following Ranges:
1 Nonmover
2 MSA to MSA
3 MSA to NonMSA
4 NonMSA to MSA
5 NonMSA to NonMSA
6 Abroad to MSA
7 Abroad to NonMSA
8 Not in universe (children under 1 yr old
9 Not Identified
Is there a reason these variables are not included in IPUMS-CPS, and/or does anyone know how to recode the variables using IPUMS-CPS. I would prefer to use data from 2011-2015.