YEAR is a four-digit numeric variable reporting the survey year.

Description

YEAR reports the survey year.

There are several other variables that report date information on the diary day. See DATE for the date of the diary day, DAY for the day of the diary day, and MONTH for the month of the diary day.

The ATUS interview took place 2-5 months after the final CPS interview. Date information is also available for the final CPS interview. See MONTH_CPS8 for the month of the final CPS interview and YEAR_CPS8 for the year of the final CPS interview.

Comparability

This variable is comparable across years.

Universe

Availability

• 2003-2023

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