# What weights should I use in CPS?

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**Category:** CPS\
**Created:** [July 31, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/what-weights-should-i-use-in-cps/240 "2013-07-31T01:55:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![melissa\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@melissa\_e](https://forum.ipums.org/u/melissa_e)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/what-weights-should-i-use-in-cps/240/1 "2013-07-31T01:55:00Z")

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CPS contains several weights. For instance, “earnings weights” is a person-level weight that should be used in any analysis including one of the following variables: [EARNWEEK](https://cps.ipums.org/cps-action/variables/EARNWEEK), [HOURWAGE](https://cps.ipums.org/cps-action/variables/HOURWAGE), [PAIDHOUR](https://cps.ipums.org/cps-action/variables/PAIDHOUR), and [UNION](https://cps.ipums.org/cps-action/variables/UNION). Another one is “Summary health insurance weight” should be used when analizing the summaru health insurance variables. But I am not sured how I should include these weights in my sample.

Many thanks.

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