2008-04-29 1996 Longitudnal Weight files added. SAS, SPSS, and Stata programs added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/sipp_ftp.html 2008-04-16 Originally, 2004 Topical Module 3 was released in 2007 as soon as they were ready in separate files, t3, t3x, and t3y. The BLS re-released the separate files as a single file, t3. SAS, SPSS, and Stata programs added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/sipp_ftp.html 2008-04-14 Originally, 2004 Topical Module 4 and 5 modules were released in 2007 as soon as they were ready in separate files, t4, t4x, and t4y; and t5, t5x, t5y, and t5z. The BLS re-released the separate files as single files, t4 and t5. SAS, SPSS, and Stata programs added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/sipp_ftp.html 2007-11-27 1996 Topical Module 7 has invalid values for RMNJBBS and based on THEREMPL and TBUSTOTL appears to be invalid. 2007-10-10 2004 Topical Module 3 Child Well-Being update per BLS: data dictionary re-released along with a new data file because the order of variables changed with the new data file and due to a problem with the match key (LGTKEY). 2007-09-28 2004 Topical Module 3y Medical Expenditures files added. SAS, SPSS, and Stata programs added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/sipp_ftp.html 2007-09-24 2004 Core Wave 4 file added. SAS, SPSS, and Stata programs added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/sipp_ftp.html 2007-09-14 The Wave 4 Annual Income and Retirement Accounts & Taxes Topical Modules file data dictionary was re-released on 9/14/07 due to incorrect definition of the state variable (TFIPSST). SAS, SPSS, and Stata programs updated to reflect this change. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/sipp_ftp.html 2007-08-08 2004 Topical Module 4y and 5y files added. SAS, SPSS, and Stata programs added. The 2004 Panel Wave 3 Core file was re-released on 7/23/07 with corrections to the following variables: EBORNUS, ABORNUS, ECITIZEN, ACITIZEN, ENATCIT, ANATCIT, ESPEAK, TLANG1, ALANG1, EHOWWELL, AHOWWELL, TMOVRFLG, ACAROVR1, ACAROVR2, ULFTMAIN, and UENTMAIN. The 2004 Panel Core data dictionary was re-released on 7/23/07 with updates and clarifications, primarily in the labor force section. 2007-07-20 2004 Topical Module 4x files added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/sipp_ftp.html SAS, SPSS, and Stata programs added. 2007-07-16 2004 Topical Module 3x and 5x files added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/sipp_ftp.html SAS, SPSS, and Stata programs added. 2007-05-31 2004 Core Wave 3 File added. SAS, SPSS, and Stata programs added. 2004 Core Wave 2 SAS, SPSS, and Stata programs updated. All 2004 Core Waves use the same data dictionary. 2007-05-07 1985 Wave 6 file includes topical modules, not just the core. 2007-04-26 2004 Topical Module 5 files added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/sipp_ftp.html SAS, SPSS, and Stata programs added. 2007-04-12 2004 Topical Module 2 files added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/sipp_ftp.html SAS, SPSS, and Stata programs added. 2007-03-26 2004 Core Wave File 2 added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/sipp_ftp.html SAS, SPSS, and Stata programs added. 2004 Core Wave 1 data dictionary updates. SAS, SPSS, and Stata Core Wave 1 programs updated. 2007-02-08 2004 Topical Module 1 files update. No notes from BLS on the changes, if any. 2007-01-31 2004 Topical Module 4 files added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/sipp_ftp.html SAS, SPSS, and Stata programs added. 2006-10-18 2004 Topical Module 1 data dictionary file updated. Previous version was missing some variable and value labels. SAS, SPSS, and Stata files updated to reflect this. 2006-10-11 2004 Core Wave File 1 and Topical Module 1 files added. Note: These replace the preliminary versions of these files. The Topical Module 1 file was not marked as prelimiary. Differences in Core Wave File 1 are listed at http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/core_content/core_notes/2004w1note2a.html 2004 Panel Wave 1 General Income Core User Note: http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/core_content/core_notes/2004w1GInote.html 2001 Panel Waves 1, 4, 5, 6, and 9 Longitudinal Labor Force Core User Note: http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/core_content/core_notes/2001w14569LLFnote.html SIPP 2004 Panel Preliminary Wave 1 Labor Force User Note: http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/core_content/core_notes/2004w1LaborForcenote.html 2004 Panel Preliminary File Wave 1 Labor Force User Note: http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/core_content/core_notes/2004w1LaborForceDefinitionsnote.html 2004 Panel Wave 1 Health Insurance Core User Notes: http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/core_content/core_notes/2004w1note.html http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/top_mod/top_notes/2001w1_9note.html 2001 wave 8 food security info 2006-06-01 2001 SAS and Stata programs updated to be easier to use. 2006-04-17 I20AMT1-4, Amount of AFDC income received, changed from 5 columns to 6 in SIPP 1984 Wave 2, Core and Topical 3 and 4, and Wave 6. Seems to be the correct length. Thanks to Wallace Mok for pointing this out. 2006-04-10 SIPP 2004 Topical Module 1 added. http://www.bls.census.gov/sipp_ftp.html SAS, SPSS, and Stata programs added. 2006-02-09 SIPP 1996 Core Wave files commented out because the Panel Longitudnal Core (PLC) files are cleaned, longitudnally-edited versions of the core wave files. Use the 1996 PLC files. SIPP 1996: Longitudinal Weight Adjustment Factor (WGT-19): http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/core_content/core_notes/Weight Adjustment Memo_SIPP1996_20050809(WGT-19).pdf 1996 Panel Waves 2 – 12 Longitudinal Labor Force Core User Note: http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/core_content/core_notes/1996w2_12_Long_Core.html SIPP 1996 Panel Problem with Waves 11 and 12 Demographic User Note: http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/core_content/core_notes/w11_12_longnote.html Revised 1996 Panel Waves 1-12 Health Insurance Core User Note 1: http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/core_content/core_notes/hiunote1.html SIPP 1996 Panel Wave 1-12 Labor Force User Note: http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/core_content/core_notes/1996_Cross_Section.html 2006-01-25 The SIPP 1992 Topical Module 9 data files were replaced. There were some corrupt characters in the files. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/sipp_ftp.html 2005-12-08 The SIPP 2001 Topical Modules 6 does not include the documentation. However, it is available online at http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/top_mod/2001/quests/wave6/topmod2001w6.html 2005-11-30 SIPP 1996 Panel Longtidnual Core data dictionary updated to include more value labels. http://www.bls.census.gov/sipp_ftp.html SIPP 1996 Panel Longtidnual Core SAS, SPSS, and Stata file updated to include more value labels. 2005-09-29 SIPP 2004 Preliminary Wave 1 added. http://www.bls.census.gov/sipp_ftp.html SAS, SPSS, and Stata programs added. 2005-09-16 SIPP 2001 Topical Modules 1-5 PDF documentation updated. SIPP 2001 Topical Modules 6-9 and 8x PDF documentation added. Source: http://www.census.gov/apsd/techdoc/sipp/sipp.html 2001 Panel Waves 1-6 Demographic Core User Note: http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/core_content/core_notes/2001_SortUserNote.html 2001 Panel Waves 1 - 9 Longitudinal Health Insurance Core User Note: http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/core_content/core_notes/2001w1_9note.html 2001 Panel Waves 1 - 5 Longitudinal Health Insurance Core User Note: http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/core_content/core_notes/2001w1_5_HIns_note.html 2001 Panel SIPP Waves 2 - 9 Longitudinal Labor Force Core User Note: http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/core_content/core_notes/2001w2_9_Long_Core.html 2005-09-12 SIPP 2001 Wave 1-9 .ddf file updated. Contains more descriptive information. whfnwgt, household weight, has four decimals. SAS, SPSS, and Stata programs updated to reflect this. 2005-09-07 SIPP 2001 topical module 7, 8, 8x, and 9 .ddf updated per BLS. There was no change to the record layout. 2001 Panel Wave 8 Adult Well-Being User Note http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/top_mod/top_notes/2001w8.html 2005-08-18 TM8324 in 1988 rt 2 , 1990 t 2 , 1991 t 2 had incorrect value labels in data dictionary and SAS, Stata, and SPSS files. Thanks to Eileen Kopchik for finding this! 2005-08-12 2001 Core Wave 1-6 documentation updated and Wave 7-9 added. Source: http://www.census.gov/apsd/techdoc/sipp/sipp.html 2005-06-28 2001 Topical Module 8, 8x, and 9 added. http://www.bls.census.gov/sipp_ftp.html 2001 Topical Module 8, 8x, and 9 SAS, Stata, and SPSS programs added. 2005-05-05 The 2001 longitudinal weight file was updated per BLS update. 2005-04-01 The 2001 longitudinal weight file was updated per BLS update. 2005-03-18 1997 topical module 7 data and SAS, SPSS, and Stata programs updated to reflect inclusion of pension and retirement module. 2005-02-11 Data dictionary for 1996 topical module 3 reports two HERE implied decimal places in tpvchpa3 ( but not in tpvchpa1, tpvchpa2, and tpvchpa4 ). Almost certainly an error. SAS, SPSS, and Stata programs updated to reflect this. 2005-01-20 All 2001 data files replaced per BLS' weight update. 2004-11-19 2001 Core Waves 1-9 data dictionary updated. Includes value set descriptions instead of referring to another file for variables with many values. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2001 SAS, SPSS, and Stata Core Wave 1-9 files updated to reflect the revised data dictionary. 2004-11-09 2001 Core Wave 9 data added. Data source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2001 Panel Waves 3, 6, and 9 Wealth/Net Worth Recodes within the Assets, Liabilities, and Eligibility Sections User Note http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/top_mod/top_notes/2001w3_6_9note.html 2001 Core Wave 9 SAS, Stata, and SPSS programs added. 2001 Longitudnal Weight 9 files updated. ( Includes wave 9 ). Data source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2001 Longitudnal Weight 9 SAS, Stata, and SPSS programs added. 2004-10-25 2001 Core Wave 6 documentation added. Source: http://www.census.gov/apsd/techdoc/sipp/sipp.html 2004-10-18 2001 Topical Module 7 data added Data source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2001 Topical Module 7 SAS, Stata, and SPSS programs added. 2004-09-30 2001 Topical Module 2 pdf documentation added. 2001 Topical Module 3 pdf documentation added. 2001 Topical Module 4 pdf documentation added. 2001 Panel Wave 4 Work Schedule Topical Module User Note 1 http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/top_mod/top_notes/w4note1.html 2001 Panel Wave 4 Work Schedule Topical Module User Note 2 http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/top_mod/top_notes/w4note2.html 2001 Panel Wave 4 Work Schedule Topical Module User Note 3 http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/top_mod/top_notes/w4note3.html 2001 Topical Module 5 pdf documentation added. 2001 Panel Wave 5 Employer-Provided Health Benefits Topical Module User Note http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/top_mod/top_notes/2001w5tmEHEALPLAnote.html Source: http://www.census.gov/apsd/techdoc/sipp/sipp.html 2004-06-30 2001 Topical Module 6 data and data dictionary files added. Data source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2001 Topical Module 6 SAS, Stata, and SPSS programs added. 2004-06-14 1993 Research Topical Module 5 and 8 added. Data source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 1993 Research Topical Module 5 and 8 SAS, Stata, and SPSS files added. 2004-06-09 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988 SAS, Stata, and SPSS programs modified so that id variables are string/character 2004-06-08 1989 SAS, Stata, and SPSS programs modified so that id variables are string/character 2004-06-07 1990, 1991, & 1992 SAS, Stata, and SPSS programs modified so that id variables are string/character 2004-05-24 2001 Topical Module 5 data and data dictionary files updated. Many new topical modules added. Data source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2001 Topical Module 5 SAS, Stata, and SPSS programs updated. 2004-04-29 2001 Topical Module 4 data restored. "Not answered"s coded as 0 rather than -1. 2004-04-14 2001 Longitudnal Weight Data File for Panel Weight 2, Calendar Year 2 added. This datafile replaces the first Longitudnal Weight file. Data source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2004-04-13 2001 Topical Module 4 removed per Census Bureau request due to data error. 2004-03-24 2001 Topical Module 1 PDF documentation added. Source: http://www.census.gov/apsd/techdoc/sipp/sipp.html 2004-03-18 1993, 1996, and 2001 SPSS programs modified to make decimals explicit and to have string/character id variables. 1993 SAS and Stata programs modified to have string/character id variables 2004-03-15 2004 Topical Module 4 added. Data source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm SAS, SPSS, Stata programs updated. 2004-03-12 1990 - 1993 Revised Job ID data, PDF doc, and dictionary files added Data source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 1990 - 1993 Revised Job ID SAS, SPSS, and Stata files added Technical Description of SIPP Job Identification Number Editing in the 1990-1993 User Note http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/core_content/core_notes/id_editing.html 1990 - 1991 Type of Death Benefit data, PDF doc, and dictionary files added Data source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 1990 - 1991 Type of Death Benefit SAS, SPSS, and Stata files added 2004-02-11 2001 Topica Module 2 updated. The original data file and data dictionary did not contain the Fertility History Topical Module. Data source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm SAS, SPSS, Stata programs updated. 2004-01-12 1996 SAS, SPSS, and Stata files update to have string/character ssuid, eentaid, and epppnum values. 2004-01-09 2001 Core Wave 1-5 PDF documentation added. Source: http://www.census.gov/apsd/techdoc/sipp/sipp.html 2003-12-22 2001 Topical Module 5 data and data dictionary files added. Data source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2001 Topical Module 5 SAS, Stata, and SPSS programs added. 2001 Waves 1-5 and Longitudnal Weight SAS, SPSS, and Stata files update to have string/character ssuid, eentaid, and epppnum values. 2003-12-01 2001 Core Wave 6 data and data dictionary files added. 2001 Longitudnal Weight and 2001 Core Wave 5 data files updated. Data source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2001 Core Wave 6 SAS, Stata, and SPSS programs added. 2003-11-18 2001 Topical Module Wave 2 data and SAS, Stata, and SPSS programs added. Data source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2003-11-07 2001 Topical Module Wave 1 data and SAS, Stata, and SPSS programs updated. Data source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2003-11-03 -- 2001 Panel Wave 1 Preliminary Core (Person Month) pdf added Source: http://www.census.gov/apsd/techdoc/sipp/sipp.html 2003-10-21 -- 1984 full panel data added. Source: C1-S84-PANF-06-US1, Issued 2003-09-30. Order #1-YJU0 Created especially for the NBER. <-- Thank you Administrative and Customer Services Division!!! 1985 full panel data added. Source: C1-S85-PANF-06-US1, 2002-12-11, Order #1-12OO5. Bryan Rickard of Unicon identitfied that the CD-ROM copy had unnecessary carriage return and linefeed characters sprinkled throughout the file. These have been removed. Thank you Bryan!!! 2003-10-02 -- 1996 Topical Module 11 data file updated. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2003-09-24 -- 1996 Control Counts 9A Longitudnal Wave 1 - 9L Longitudnal Wave 12 added. Source: http://www.census.gov/apsd/techdoc/sipp/sipp.html sipp84w1.ddf lists SU-ID as having 12 characters, but 9 characters appears correct. Changed (and noted) in .ddf, SAS, SPSS, and Stata programs. 2003-09-23 -- 2001 Core data file Wave 5 added. 2001 Core data files Waves 1-4 updated. Data source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2003-08-18 -- reference months added for 2001 Core data 1987 Topical Module 6 data and ddf updated. Source: C2-S87-PANF-06-US1 Aug 13, 03 Created especially for the NBER. Thank you Administrative and Customer Services Division!!! Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2003-07-07 -- 1992 Full Panel Data File added. Created especially for the NBER. Thank you Administrative and Customer Services Division and DataFerret!!! Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2003-07-01 -- 1988 data, documentation, added. Source: C1-S88-PANF-06-US1, Issued 2002-05-14. 1988 SAS, Stata and SPSS programs added. 2003-05-30 -- 1990-1992 Full Panel Data Files and SAS, Stata, and SPSS programs added. 2003-04-23 -- 1990-1992 SAS and Stata files: implied decimals made explicit 2003-04-16 -- 1992 Topical Module 2 1995-06-25 .ddf replacing 1994-05-25 version. SAS, Stata, & SPSS codes updated to reflect the change. Source: http://www.census.gov/des_file_docs/s92tm2/s92tm2dd.asc DES main page: http://www.census.gov/DES/www/welcome.html (DES discontinued; now visit http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm). 2003-03-14 -- 1991 FINALWGT changed to 4 implied decimals in SAS and Stata programs from Topical Module and Topical Module Research Files 2003-02-24 -- 1996 1996 SIPP Panel Waves 1 Thru 12 Longitudinally Edited Microdata File (02/21/03) documentation added (sipp96l.pdf). Source: http://www.census.gov/apsd/techdoc/sipp/sipp.html 2003-02-11 -- 1996 Panel Longitudnal Core Data and SAS, SPSS, and Stata programs added. 2003-01-28 -- 1996 Technical Module 7, 9-12 PDF Documentation added. Source: http://www.census.gov/apsd/techdoc/sipp/sipp.html 2003-01-08 -- 1991 Topical Module Research Files 5 and 8 added. 2002-09-18 -- 1996 Topical Module 10 Data and SAS, SPSS, and Stata programs added. 2002-09-18 -- Data for 1996 Topical Module 9 replaced re http://www.bls.census.gov/wave9tm_note.htm 2002-09-05 -- Data dictionaries and 1990-1993 Core and Topical Module files added. Note: data from Topical Module 5 in 1990 and 1992 appear not to match the data dictionary. 2002-08-19 -- Variables with columns>4 changed to long or double from float in 1996 Stata .dct files. 05/01/2002 -- 1996 Wave 7 Topical Module reflects BLS/Census update of 05/01/2002. Updates were made to the Retirement and Pension Plan Topical Module data, variables ELMPSP01 through ELMPSP19. Data source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Bad data files for sipp84fp.zip and sip87rt6.zip and sipp82fp. If you have good copies of this data you can make available to me, let me know! Jean Roth, jroth@nber.org 03/26/2002 -- Page created. Data and data dictionary source for 1996 data: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm