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PERNUM

Description

PERNUM is constructed to uniquely identify each person within a given household. It is available for all household members whether they were present in the household at the time of the ATUS, CPS, or both. This is the only line number variable available for each person in every household.

LINENO was assigned to all household members present at the time of the ATUS interview. LINENO_CPS8 was assigned to all household members present at the time of the final CPS interview, 2-5 months before the ATUS interview. Because household composition could change, PERNUM, LINENO, and LINENO_CPS8 may not match.

Universe

2003-2010: All persons.

Codes/Frequencies

Respondents

Code Description 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
1 1 20720 13973 13038 12943 12248 12723 13133 13260
2 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
3 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
4 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
5 5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
6 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
7 7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
8 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
9 9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
10 10 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
11 11 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
12 12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
13 13 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
14 14 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
15 15 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
16 16 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --