Current Population Survey

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
CPS
Pronunciation
/ˈkɑrənt ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈsərˌveɪ/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
US Government

Examples in Context

  1. Current population survey; survey of income and program participation; population estimates and projections; 1990 census.
  2. The data are from the Census Bureau's2006 American Community Survey and the Current Population Survey(CPS).
  3. The Pew analysis of trends for stay-at-home moms is based on an analysis of data from the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey(CPS).
  4. Using data from the Tobacco Use Supplement to the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey(CPS) over the period of 1992 to 2011, the economists found that people who had quit smoking for at least a year earned higher wages than smokers and people who had never smoked.

Other meanings of CPS

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Chicago Public Schools Community
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Cincinnati Public Schools Community
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