2009
Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE)
Microdata Users' Workshop

July 29 - 31, 2009
Postal Square Building
2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Washington, DC

Join fellow CE microdata users at this year’s expanded workshop.
Each day has a special schedule devoted to informative & practical sessions.

DAY 1: Sessions designed for the brand-new or novice user

  • Basic info about the CE
  • Content and organization of microdata files
  • Creation of data sets within and across files
  • Topcoding and other confidentiality measures
  • Hands-on training in our computer classrooms

DAY 2: Research sessions highlighting uses of the data

  • Presentations by users in government and academia
  • Use of CE data by BLS Regional Offices
  • Tips on publishing your research in the Monthly Labor Review
  • “Sneak peek” at future developments in the CE

DAY 3: Sessions designed for the more experienced user

  • Derivation and use of weights for estimation of means and variances
  • Using the multiply-imputed income variables properly
  • Treating interviews independently vs. linking them across quarters
  • How sales taxes are applied to reported expenditures
  • Topics suggested by you, the experienced user
  • Hands-on training in our computer classrooms

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: May 29, 2009