dictionary using /home/data/cps/cpsjan96.raw  {
*Change the input file location as needed
*by Jean Roth Wed Mar  7 14:06:56 EST 2001
*Please report errors or feedback to
*jroth@nber.org
*save this unit as cpsjan96.dct
*to read in basic data, at Stata prompt type:
*   quietly infile using cpsjan96 
_column(1   ) str15 hrhhid   %15s "HOUSEHOLD IDENTIFIER"                       
_column(16  )   int huinttyp  %2f "TYPE OF INTERVIEW"                          
_column(20  )   int huprscnt  %2f "NUMBER OF ACTUAL AND ATTEMPTED"             
_column(22  )   int hurespli  %2f "LINE NUMBER OF THE CURRENT RESPONDENT"      
_column(24  )   int hufinal   %3f "FINAL OUTCOME CODE"                         
_column(27  )   int huspnish  %2f "IS SPANISH THE ONLY LANGUAGE SPOKEN"        
_column(29  )   int hetenure  %2f "ARE YOUR LIVING QUARTERS..."                
_column(31  )   int hehousut  %2f "TYPE OF HOUSING UNIT"                       
_column(33  )   int hetelhhd  %2f "IS THERE A TELEPHONE IN THIS"               
_column(35  )   int hetelavl  %2f "IS THERE A TELEPHONE ELSEWHERE ON"          
_column(37  )   int hephoneo  %2f "IS A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW ACCEPTABLE?"       
_column(39  )   int hufaminc  %2f "FAMILY INCOME (COMBINED INCOME OF ALL F"     
_column(41  )   int hutypea   %2f "TYPE A NONINTERVIEW REASON"                 
_column(43  )   int hutypb    %2f "TYPE B NON-INTERVIEW REASON"                
_column(45  )   int hutypc    %2f "TYPE C NON-INTERVIEW REASON"                
_column(47  ) float hwhhwgt  %10f "HOUSEHOLD WEIGHT"                           
_column(57  )   int hrintsta  %2f "INTERVIEW STATUS"                           
_column(59  )   int rnumhou   %2f "TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS LIVING"             
_column(61  )   int hrhtype   %2f "HOUSEHOLD TYPE"                             
_column(63  )   int hrmis     %2f "MONTH-IN-SAMPLE"                            
_column(65  )   int hrmonth   %2f "MONTH OF INTERVIEW"                         
_column(67  )   int hryear    %2f "YEAR OF INTERVIEW"                          
_column(69  )   int hrlonglk  %2f "LONGITUDINAL LINK INDICATOR"                
_column(71  )  str4 hrsample  %4s "SAMPLE IDENTIFIER"                          
_column(75  )  str2 hrsersuf  %2s "SERIAL SUFFIX"                              
_column(77  )   int huhhnum   %2f "Household Number"                           
_column(79  )   int hubus     %2f "DOES ANYONE IN THIS HOUSEHOLD"