label_acs_pums

ACS and CPS microdata utilities

Label ACS microdata in memory.

Description

label_acs_pums labels American Community Survey public use microdata in memory using information retrieved from the ACS PUMS data dictionaries.

Only 2013 and later ACS microdata are supported.

By default, the data dictionaries and intermediate labeling .do files are cached. Specify use_cache to use the cached files rather than re-downloading and re-generating them.

Variable and value labels generated by label_acs_pums are not a substitute for the ACS microdata data dictionary. Labels may be truncated and some important information may be missing.

Syntax

label_acs_pums, year(integer) [options]

Option	Description
`year(integer)`	Year of dataset in memory; 2013 or later.
`sample(integer)`	Sample of dataset in memory; 1 for the 1-year sample (the default) or 5 for the 5-year sample.
`use_cache`	Use data from the cache if it exists. An internet connection is required when `use_cache` is not specified or cached data does not exist.