svyset_acs
ACS and CPS microdata utilities
Declare the survey design in ACS microdata.
Description
svyset_acs is a shortcut program to declare the survey design for ACS microdata in memory with svyset.
For example, svyset_acs, record_type(person) is equivalent to svyset [iw=pwgtp], vce(sdr) sdrweight(pwgtp1-pwgtp80) mse.
Syntax
svyset_acs, record_type(string) [options]| Option | Description |
|---|---|
record_type(string) |
Record type of the dataset in memory; “person” or “household”. Abbreviations “h”, “hhld”, “hous”, “p”, and “pers” are also accepted. |
n_years(integer) |
Specifies the number of years of ACS microdata in memory; default is 1. If n_years() is greater than 1, svyset_acs will generate copies of the weights variables divided by this number and use those weights in svyset. |
Examples
Survey set household-level ACS microdata.
svyset_acs, record_type(hhld)Survey set a dataset comprised of 3 years of 1-year person-level ACS microdata.
svyset_acs, record_type(person) n_years(3)