The original CPS documentation suggests that all 2002 Basic Monthly data have age topcoded at 90, however only January of 2002 has age values above 80.

Beginning in 1980, the census used age 16 as the lowest age cut-off for employment questions, while the CPS used a cut-off of age 15 beginning in 1989.

Income data were collected from persons age 14+ in the 1960 and 1970 censuses and from persons age 14+ in the CPS from 1962-1979.

The highest legitimate age for YNGCH is 98. YNGCH includes step-children and adopted children as well as biological children. Persons with no own children ...

In 2002+, the Census dropped the topcoding of age to 80, and perturbed (scrambled) the value of age for certain records with ages 66-80 and less than 12.

In 2002+, the Census dropped the topcoding of age to 80, and perturbed (scrambled) the value of age for certain records with ages 66-80 and less than 12.

Age is a 3 digit numeric variable reporting the person's age in years. This variable ranges from 0 to 85 except for 81 - 84 (see top codes).

Before 1968, children under 14 were not included in the survey, although sum- mary information about the number and approximate ages of children was provided.

... age limit of 16 beginning in 1980. The CPS lower age limit was age 14 through 1979 and age 15 beginning in 1980. Because the CPS is designed to measure the ...