82nd International Atlantic Economic Conference

October 13 - 16, 2016 | Washington, USA

132 Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE), Workshop Part II: Using CE Microdata

Friday, October 14, 2016: 2:15 PM-4:15 PM
Chair:
Geoffrey Paulin, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics—USA
Organizer:
Geoffrey Paulin, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics—USA
Speakers:
Arcenis Rojas, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey Program—USA

Presentation Title: (A) Overview of File Structure; (B) Exercise 1: Computing Mean Expenditures for Selected Demographic Groups Using Summary Variables

Geoffrey Paulin, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics—USA

Presentation Title: (A) Introduction to Summary Variables: How to See the Forest Without Having to Add Up Individual Trees; (B) Exercise 3: Adding Apples and Oranges: Diary Files for Detailed Food Expenditures

Taylor Wilson, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey Program—USA

Presentation Title: (A) Unlimited Time Offer: Downloading the 1996-2015 PUMD Files at No (Monetary) Cost to You!; (B) Exercise 2: Computing Mean Expenditures for Detailed Items