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Jimmy Choi
Division of Consumer Expenditure Surveys
The variables included in the state-level weight datasets are: NEWID, STATE, QINTRVYR, QINTRVMO, STRTYEAR, STRTMNTH, PSU, and STATEWGT. To use the state-level weights with the public-use microdata (PUMD), merge the state-level weight dataset and the PUMD file of interest by NEWID and then proceed as usual in investigating weighted sample statistics.
Although the state weights are designed to generate weighted sample statistics at the state-level, they cannot be used to generate weighted sample statistics at any other geographic level. It is not valid to use national weights at the state level since their weights are calibrated to population totals at either the Census Region (prior to 2017) or the Census Division (2017 and later) level, and likewise it is not valid to use state weights at the national level either.
Also, although the new weights are appropriate for estimating weighted sample statistics for the given state, they are not appropriate for estimating their variances or standard errors. The variance estimation technique using the 44 replicate weights on the PUMD’s national-level FMLI and FMLD files is appropriate at the national, regional, and division levels, but it is not appropriate at the state level for various technical reasons. We are in the process of developing a statistically valid variance estimation technique for state-level expenditures, but it is not ready yet.
Variable | Description | Format |
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NEWID | Consumer unit (CU) identification number. Digits 1-7 (CU sequence number, 1 through 9999999) uniquely identify the CU. Digit 8 is the interview number, 1 through 4. It is possible for a CU to skip an interview. For example, a CU could have a 1st, 2nd, and 4th interview but no 3rd interview. Values of NEWID contain a leading zero. Therefore it will appear that the NEWIDs are 7 numbers long, when they are in fact 8 numbers. BLS derived. | CHAR(8) |
STATE | State identifier (see the Protection of Respondent Confidentiality page for important information regarding suppression and topcoding of the STATE variable) | CHAR(2) |
QINTRVYR | Interview year | CHAR(4) |
QINTRVMO | Interview month | CHAR(2) |
STRTYEAR | Diary start date – year | CHAR(4) |
STRTMNTH | Diary start date – month | CHAR(2) |
PSU | Primary Sampling Unit | CHAR(4) |
STATEWGT | Calibrated full sample final weight for given state population. BLS derived. | NUM(11,3) |
*For more information on these variables, see Dictionary for Interview and Diary Surveys (XLSX).
The following tables show how the weights alter simple sample means when applied for the existing state identifiers in the Interview Survey. They are calendar year estimates using all five quarters of data. The state weights change the sample estimates and provide a more accurate value that represents state population expenditures and characteristics. For more information on how to calculate a calendar year estimate, see CE PUMD Getting Started Guide.
Item | California | Florida | New Jersey | |||
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Unweighted | Weighted | Unweighted | Weighted | Unweighted | Weighted | |
Number of Consumer Units | 2,655 | 14,088,239 | 1,549 | 8,492,299 | 587 | 3,432,107 |
Average age of reference person | 51.3 | 50.1 | 53.1 | 53.5 | 54.3 | 53.9 |
Average household size | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
Average annual expenditures | $62,456 | $64,481 | $49,281 | $50,796 | $64,874 | $63,100 |
Food | $9,336 | $9,612 | $7,747 | $7,851 | $8,727 | $8,641 |
Housing | $22,794 | $23,278 | $17,401 | $17,663 | $24,525 | $23,617 |
Transportation | $9,389 | $9,853 | $8,355 | $8,704 | $7,180 | $7,295 |
Healthcare | $4,235 | $4,294 | $4,015 | $4,080 | $5,272 | $5,239 |
Entertainment | $2,657 | $2,766 | $2,115 | $2,193 | $2,196 | $2,097 |
Item | California | Florida | New Jersey | New York | Texas | |||||
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Unweighted | Weighted | Unweighted | Weighted | Unweighted | Weighted | Unweighted | Weighted | Unweighted | Weighted | |
Number of Consumer Units | 2,503 | 14,073,427 | 1,418 | 8,710,756 | 505 | 3,387,724 | 1,500 | 7,870,461 | 1,557 | 10,300,354 |
Average age of reference person | 51.6 | 50.2 | 53.8 | 53.1 | 54.4 | 53.1 | 53.2 | 51.7 | 49.6 | 48.5 |
Average household size | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
Average annual expenditures | $64,666 | $64,771 | $48,002 | $50,789 | $70,532 | $74,560 | $58,284 | $59,685 | $54,054 | $55,320 |
Food | $9,335 | $9,552 | $7,767 | $8,100 | $9,051 | $9,810 | $8,576 | $8,787 | $8,010 | $8,220 |
Housing | $23,674 | $23,851 | $16,877 | $17,810 | $26,224 | $27,365 | $22,027 | $22,744 | $17,733 | $17,995 |
Transportation | $9,580 | $9,658 | $8,451 | $9,048 | $10,130 | $10,629 | $8,051 | $8,205 | $10,480 | $10,839 |
Healthcare | $4,179 | $4,149 | $4,005 | $4,104 | $5,956 | $6,099 | $3,934 | $3,969 | $4,100 | $4,170 |
Entertainment | $2,684 | $2,661 | $1,947 | $2,084 | $2,851 | $3,133 | $2,214 | $2,312 | $2,205 | $2,359 |
Item | California | Florida | New Jersey | New York | Texas | |||||
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Unweighted | Weighted | Unweighted | Weighted | Unweighted | Weighted | Unweighted | Weighted | Unweighted | Weighted | |
Number of Consumer Units | 2,469 | 14,338,405 | 1,318 | 8,951,420 | 473 | 3,373,729 | 1,407 | 7,917,799 | 1,400 | 10,474,073 |
Average age of reference person | 51.1 | 50.5 | 53.6 | 53.2 | 53.4 | 51.5 | 53.0 | 51.3 | 50.4 | 49.0 |
Average household size | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
Average annual expenditures | $64,159 | $66,994 | $51,481 | $53,854 | $70,991 | $75,010 | $61,091 | $61,700 | $56,053 | $57,156 |
Food | $9,740 | $10,228 | $8,199 | $8,550 | $9,793 | $10,469 | $9,258 | $9,477 | $8,307 | $8,528 |
Housing | $23,493 | $24,359 | $16,976 | $17,539 | $27,862 | $28,838 | $22,359 | $22,498 | $19,131 | $19,091 |
Transportation | $9,747 | $10,237 | $10,111 | $10,553 | $8,385 | $9,025 | $8,592 | $8,582 | $9,909 | $10,518 |
Healthcare | $4,164 | $4,356 | $4,099 | $4,236 | $5,271 | $5,319 | $4,186 | $4,210 | $4,711 | $4,793 |
Entertainment | $2,735 | $2,821 | $2,441 | $2,678 | $3,004 | $2,961 | $2,522 | $2,539 | $2,256 | $2,289 |
Item | California | Florida | New Jersey | New York | Texas | |||||
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Unweighted | Weighted | Unweighted | Weighted | Unweighted | Weighted | Unweighted | Weighted | Unweighted | Weighted | |
Number of Consumer Units | 2,261 | 14,327,623 | 1,296 | 9,024,366 | 409 | 3,360,089 | 1,250 | 7,757,671 | 1,298 | 10,645,111 |
Average age of reference person | 53.1 | 51.7 | 54.8 | 53.7 | 53.0 | 52.1 | 54.9 | 52.4 | 50.4 | 48.5 |
Average household size | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
Average annual expenditures | $67,829 | $68,684 | $54,280 | $56,710 | $70,760 | $73,953 | $61,222 | $62,035 | $58,664 | $60,991 |
Food | $10,094 | $10,404 | $8,668 | $9,112 | $9,464 | $9,984 | $9,001 | $9,126 | $8,543 | $8,796 |
Housing | $24,680 | $24,888 | $18,293 | $18,684 | $26,874 | $27,114 | $22,712 | $22,748 | $19,243 | $19,979 |
Transportation | $10,587 | $10,677 | $11,229 | $11,933 | $10,393 | $11,564 | $8,290 | $8,870 | $11,339 | $11,891 |
Healthcare | $4,648 | $4,626 | $4,431 | $4,538 | $5,218 | $5,505 | $4,174 | $4,062 | $4,963 | $5,024 |
Entertainment | $2,730 | $2,778 | $1,969 | $2,099 | $2,318 | $2,624 | $2,362 | $2,374 | $2,192 | $2,244 |
Last Modified Date: March 1, 2021