IPUMS CPS Workshop

WELCOME! Welcome to the first ever IPUMS CPS workshop! You are at the Minnesota Population Center on the University of Minnesota campus. We’ve been hard at work getting ready for your arrival and we’re so glad you’re here! We’ve got two and a half days prepared for you to learn about the CPS and to use IPUMS CPS to try your hand at linking CPS data together. In your folder is an agenda which we plan to stick to pretty closely. We will begin at 8:30 every day and end around 4:30. On Wednesday we will plan to have you out of here around 1pm. We have a social hour planned for this evening at Town Hall Brewery which is right next to the Marriott where most of you are staying. You may notice that we haven’t built in breaks, but you’ll get at least one every morning! We will spend mornings in this room. Restrooms are out the main doors and to the right or out the back doors and to the left. We will have lunch in this room and then head to the lab which is nearby for the hands on component of the workshop. We have created a set of exercises for you to work through. We want you to work at your own pace. You may choose to do some or all of the exercises. You may also spend lab time trying to think through some of your ideas for using linked CPS data. There will be several IPUMS staff members in the lab so please feel free to ask for help as you need it.

Acknowledgements Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (R01HD067258) Minnesota Population Center (P2C HD041023)

NICHD Support Pays the research and IT staff who make IPUMS CPS Web-based data dissemination system Monthly CPS data from 1976 forward Linking keys, weights, documentation for linking Training! Resources for you to come to this workshop Resources for us to develop training materials

To continue getting support, we need your help! Tell your colleagues and students about IPUMS #poweredbyipums Use the data in your research and classes Cite it when you use it On our website In every email you get about your data being ready Tell us about it (ipums@umn.edu)

Our Workshop Goals for You Increase understanding of The origins and purpose of CPS data collection The variety of data that are available in CPS The CPS rotation pattern Linking CPS data together to leverage the panel component Limitations and possibilities for linked CPS data Develop ideas for using CPS linked data Develop relationships with other researchers using CPS linked data

Our Goals for the Workshop To provide enough information about the nuances of CPS to reduce barriers to using CPS as a panel To support each participant as they increase their understanding of CPS For participants to leave feeling prepared to do amazing research using linked CPS data To help build a community of researchers who use linked CPS data

Workshop Dos Ask clarifying questions during presentations Talk with workshop leaders and participants during breaks Let us help you understand concepts that aren’t clear Give us feedback Workshop survey Engage during brainstorming session on day 3 Tweet about it! (#ipumscps @ipums)

Wednesday: We Want to Hear from You! Participant Plans and Next Steps Be prepared to talk about what you want to do when you leave the workshop Working Lunch Tell us how we can make IPUMS CPS better

Name Where you’re from Experience with CPS Your goals for the workshop Introductions Name Where you’re from Experience with CPS Your goals for the workshop