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1960 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1960
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Data file: USA1960_PHC-P-H

Person records

Cases: 1799888
Variables: 138

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
POLY2ND
Woman is second or higher order wife
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
AGE
Age
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
AGEMARR
Age at first marriage or union
MARRNUM
Number of marriages or unions
CHBORN
Children ever born
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
BPLUS
State of birth, United States
RACE
Race or color
RACEUS
Race, United States
INDIG
Member of an indigenous group
SCHOOL
School attendance
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDUCUS
Educational attainment, United States
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
OCC95US
Occupation 1950 basis, U.S.
INDGEN
Industry, general recode
IND
Industry, unrecoded
IND95US
Industry 1950 basis, U.S.
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
WRKMTHS
Months worked last year
HRSWORK2
Hours worked per week, categorized
HRSACTUAL2
Actual hours worked per week, categorized
TRNWRK
Means of transportation to work or school
INCTOT
Total income
INCWAGE
Wage and salary income
MIGRATE5
Migration status, 5 years
MIGYRS2
Years residing in current dwelling
US1960A_PERNUM
Person number in sample unit
US1960A_PERWT
Person weight
US1960A_MOMLOC
Mothers location in the household
US1960A_STEPMOM
Probable step/adopted mother
US1960A_MOMRULE
Rule for linking mother
US1960A_POPLOC
Fathers location in the household
US1960A_STEPPOP
Probable step/adopted father
US1960A_POPRULE
Rule for linking father
US1960A_SPLOC
Spouses location in the household
US1960A_SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
US1960A_FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
US1960A_NCHILD
Number of own children in household
US1960A_NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
US1960A_FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
US1960A_ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
US1960A_YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
US1960A_NSIBS
Number of own siblings in household
US1960A_RELATE
Relationship to household head/householder
US1960A_AGE
Age
US1960A_SEX
Sex
US1960A_RACE
Race
US1960A_MARST
Marital status
US1960A_AGEMARR
Age at first marriage
US1960A_MARRNO
Times married
US1960A_CHBORN
Children ever born
US1960A_MARRQTR
Quarter of first marriage
US1960A_BPL
Birthplace
US1960A_MBPL
Mother's birthplace
US1960A_FBPL
Father's birthplace
US1960A_NATIVITY
Nativity recode
US1960A_MTONGUE
Mother tongue
US1960A_SPANNAME
Spanish surname
US1960A_SCHOOL
School attendence
US1960A_HIGRADE
Highest grade of schooling
US1960A_EDUCREC
Educational attainment recode
US1960A_SCHLTYPE
Public or private school
US1960A_EMPSTAT
Employment status
US1960A_LABFORCE
Labor force status
US1960A_OCC1950
Occupation, 1950 basis
US1960A_OCC
Occupation
US1960A_OCCSCORE
Occupational income score
US1960A_SEI
Duncan Socioeconomic Index
US1960A_IND1950
Industry, 1950 basis
US1960A_IND
Industry
US1960A_CLASSWKR
Class of worker
US1960A_WKSWORK2
Weeks worked last year, intervalled
US1960A_HRSWORK2
Hours worked last week, intervalled
US1960A_YRLASTWK
Year last worked
US1960A_WORKEDYR
Worked last year
US1960A_INCTOT
Total personal income
US1960A_INCWAGE
Wage and salary income
US1960A_POVERTY
Poverty status (family income as a % of poverty threshold)
US1960A_INCBUSFM
Business and farm income
US1960A_INCOTHER
Other income
US1960A_MIGRATE5
Migration status, 5 years
US1960A_MIGTYPE5
Metropolitan status 5 years ago
US1960A_MOVEDIN
Year occupant moved into residence
US1960A_PWTYPE
Place of work metropolitan status
US1960A_PWSTATE1
Place of work state, 1960 and 1970
US1960A_VETSTAT
Veteran status
US1960A_VETWWI
Veteran, served during World War I era (April 1917 to November 1918)
US1960A_VETKOREA
Veteran, served during Korean conflict era (June 1950 to January 1955 )
US1960A_VETWWII
Veteran, served during World War II era (September 1940 to July 1947 )
US1960A_VETOTHER
Veteran of other period
US1960A_TRANWORK
Means of transportation to work
US1960A_BIRTHQTR
Quarter of birth
US1960A_QAGEMARR
Flag for age at first marriage
US1960A_QAGE
Flag for age
US1960A_QBPL
Flag for birthplace
US1960A_QCHBORN
Flag for children ever born
US1960A_QFBPL
Flag for father's birthplace
US1960A_QEMPSTAT
Flag for employment status
US1960A_QINCTOT
Flag for total personal income
US1960A_QHRSWORK
Flag for hours worked last week, intervalled
US1960A_QMBPL
Flag for mother's birthplace
US1960A_QMTONGUE
Flag for mother tongue
US1960A_QSCHLTYP
Flag for public or private school
US1960A_QSCHOOL
Flag for school attendence
US1960A_QVETSTAT
Flag for veteran status
US1960A_QWORKEDY
Flag for worked last year
US1960A_QYRLASTW
Flag for year last worked
Total: 138
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