U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Consumer Expenditure Survey

2008

Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE)

Microdata Users' Workshop

Join fellow Consumer Expenditure Survey microdata users for a series of informative & practical sessions geared to all levels of expertise!

Sessions will cover topics such as:

• Basic techniques in using the microdata
• What’s on the files
• Combining data files
• Creating subsets of data within and across files

• Advanced topics in using the microdata
• Using sample weights for estimation and variances
• Using the new imputed income variables

• Theoretical considerations in using the data
• To weight or not to weight
• Using interviews independently vs. summing across interviews

• Special topics highlighting uses of the data

• Optional hands-on PC sessions using the microdata

• Q & A free-for-all to tell us what you want us to know!

The workshop is free to all participants.

If you would like to attend, complete the workshop registration form (Word document). A zip file utility is necessary to extract this file. How to view zipped files.

PDF version of the CE Microdata Users' Workshop Flyer

Last Modified Date: April 10, 2008