Annual Arts Basic Survey, 2013 [United States]

The data contain seven CPS weight variables: Household Weight, HWHHWGT, should be used for tallying household characteristics. Family Weight, PWFMWGT, should be used only for tallying family characteristics. Longitudinal Weight, PWLGWGT, should be used for gross flows analysis and is found only on adult records matched from month to month. Outgoing Rotation Weight, PWORWGT, should be used for tallying information collected only in outgoing rotations. Final Weight, PWSSWGT, is used for most tabulations, controlled to independent estimates for (1) States; (2) Origin, Sex, and Age; and (3) Age, Race, and Sex. Veterans Weight, PWVETWGT, should be used for tallying veterans data only. Composited Final Weight, PWCMPWGT, is used to create BLS's published labor force statistics. The one supplement weight variable associated with the 2013 AABS Supplement: Final supplement weight, PWABSWGT, should be used to estimate the supplement variables. Users are strongly encouraged to refer to the User Guide for detailed information on how to use the weights, as well as how they were derived.