When I use WTFINL or HWTFINL, I get really large estimates that I know are incorrect. I’ve limited the data to one record per household, and I used the IPUMS CPS Stata read-in code that adjusts the weight variables by dividing by 10,000. Is a further adjustment necessary? I am using monthly CPS data…

Based on your code snippet, using HWTFINL and restricting to one-person per household is appropriate. When pooling data, you will need to divide your sample weights by the number of samples that you are analyzing. If you are analyzing CPS BMS samples from 2023-2025, you would need to divide your wei…

Hi Dan, Thank for sharing this solution. I am wondering if it might relate to a similar issue I am encountering in my post ( How to count people in a specific occupation with wtfinl ). I would appreciate if you have any suggestions you might have.. Thank you! K

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Isabel_Pastoor September 3, 2025, 6:19pm 5

I will continue to reply to your forum thread here.

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Using CPS Weights Correctly

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