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2015 American Community Survey - IPUMS Subset

United States, 2011 - 2015
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USA_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
United States Census Bureau, IPUMS
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  • USA2015_PHC-P-H

Total family income (in US$) (US2015A_FTOTINC)

Data file: USA2015_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Continuous
Start: 563
End: 569
Width: 7
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
47. Income in the past 12 months
<br />Mark (X) the "Yes" box for each type of income this person received, and give your best estimate of the total amount during the past 12 months. (NOTE: The "past 12 months" is the period from today's date one year ago up through today.) </p>

<p>Mark (X) the "No" box to show types of income NOT received. </p>

<p>If net income was a loss, mark the "Loss" box to the right of the dollar amount. </p>

<p>For income received jointly, report the appropriate share for each person -- or, if that's not possible, report the whole amount for only one person and mark the "No" box for the other person.</p>
<div class="i1">a) Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses, or tips from all jobs. <span class="ital">Report amount before deductions for taxes, bonds, dues, or other items</span></div><div class="i2">[] Yes (USD) ________ (Total amount for past 12 months)<br />[] No</div><div class="i1">b) Self-employment income from own nonfarm businesses or farm businesses, including proprietorships and partnerships.<br />Report NET income after business expenses</div><div class="i2">[] Yes (USD) ________ (Total amount for past 12 months)<br />[] No<br />[] Loss</div><div class="i1">c) Interest, dividends, net rental income, royalty income, or income from estates and trusts. <br />Report even small amounts credited to an account</div><div class="i2">[] Yes (USD) ________ (Total amount for past 12 months)<br />[] No<br />[] Loss</div><div class="i1">d) Social Security or Railroad Retirement</div><div class="i2">[] Yes (USD) ________ (Total amount for past 12 months)<br />[] No</div><div class="i1">e) Supplemental Security Income (SSI)</div><div class="i2">[] Yes (USD) ________ (Total amount for past 12 months)<br />[] No</div><div class="i1">f) Any public assistance or welfare payments from the state or local welfare office.</div><div class="i2">[] Yes (USD) ________ (Total amount for past 12 months)<br />[] No</div><div class="i1">g) Retirement, survivor, or disability pensions. Do NOT include Social Security.</div><div class="i2">[] Yes (USD) ________ (Total amount for past 12 months)<br />[] No</div><div class="i1">h) Any such other sources of income received regularly such as Veterans' (VA) payments, unemployment compensation, child support or alimony.<br />Do not include lump sum payments such as money from an inheritance or the sale of a home</div><div class="i2">[] Yes (USD) ________ (Total amount for past 12 months)<br />[] No</div><p>48. What was this person's total income during the past 12 months? </p>
<div class="i1">Add entries in questions 47a to 47h; subtract any losses. If net income was a loss, enter the amount and mark (X) the "Loss" box next to the dollar amount.<br /><br />[] None or total amount for past 12 months (USD)________<br />[] Loss</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's total family income.
Universe
United States 2015: Persons in private occupied households [discrepancies: type I none; type II 0.1%]

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Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation
This is a 7-digit numeric variable with 0 implied decimal places
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