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1970 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1970
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USA_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Data file: USA1970_PHC-P-H.dat

Person records

Cases: 2029666

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]
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
INCSELF
Self-employment income
INCWEL
Income from anti-poverty or welfare programs
MIGRATE5
Migration status, 5 years
MIGCTRY5
Country of residence 5 years ago
GEOMIG1_5
1st subnational geographic level of residence 5 years prior to survey, world [consistent boundaries over time]
MIGYRS2
Years residing in current dwelling
MIG1_5_US
State of residence 5 years ago, United States; consistent boundaries, GIS
US1970A_PERNUM
Person number in sample unit
US1970A_PERWT
Person weight
US1970A_MOMLOC
Mothers location in the household
US1970A_STEPMOM
Probable step/adopted mother
US1970A_MOMRULE
Rule for linking mother
US1970A_POPLOC
Fathers location in the household
US1970A_STEPPOP
Probable step/adopted father
US1970A_POPRULE
Rule for linking father
US1970A_SPLOC
Spouses location in household
US1970A_SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
US1970A_FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
US1970A_NCHILD
Number of own children in household
US1970A_NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
US1970A_FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
US1970A_ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
US1970A_YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
US1970A_NSIBS
Number of own siblings in household
US1970A_RELATE
Relationship to household head/householder
US1970A_AGE
Age
US1970A_SEX
Sex
US1970A_RACE
Race
US1970A_MARST
Marital status
US1970A_CHBORN
Children ever born
US1970A_BPL
Birthplace
US1970A_MBPL
Mother's birthplace
US1970A_FBPL
Father's birthplace
US1970A_NATIVITY
Nativity recode
US1970A_MTONGUE
Mother tongue
US1970A_SPANAMER
Spanish-American recode, 1970
US1970A_SPANNAME
Spanish surname
US1970A_SCHOOL
School attendence
US1970A_HIGRADE
Highest grade of schooling
US1970A_EDUCREC
Educational attainment recode
US1970A_SCHLTYPE
Public or private school
US1970A_EMPSTAT
Employment status
US1970A_LABFORCE
Labor force status
US1970A_OCC1950
Occupation, 1950 basis
US1970A_OCC
Occupation
US1970A_OCCSCORE
Occupational income score
US1970A_SEI
Duncan Socioeconomic Index
US1970A_IND1950
Industry, 1950 basis
US1970A_IND
Industry
US1970A_CLASSWKR
Class of worker
US1970A_WKSWORK2
Weeks worked last year, intervalled
US1970A_HRSWORK2
Hours worked last week, intervalled
US1970A_YRLASTWK
Year last worked
US1970A_WORKEDYR
Worked last year
US1970A_INCTOT
Total personal income
US1970A_INCWAGE
Wage and salary income
US1970A_POVERTY
Poverty status
US1970A_INCBUS
Non-farm business income
US1970A_INCFARM
Farm income
US1970A_INCSS
Social Security income
US1970A_INCWELFR
Welfare (public assistance) income
US1970A_INCOTHER
Other income
US1970A_MIGRATE5
Migration status, 5 years
US1970A_MIGPLAC5
State or country of residence 5 years ago
US1970A_MIGTYPE5
Metropolitan status 5 years ago
US1970A_WORK5YR
Working 5 years ago
US1970A_MILIT5YR
Armed forces 5 years ago
US1970A_COLL5YR
College 5 years ago
US1970A_MOVEDIN
Occupant moved into residence
US1970A_PWTYPE
Place of work metropolitan status
US1970A_PWSTATE1
Place of work state, 1960 and 1970
US1970A_VETSTAT
Veteran status
US1970A_VETWWI
Veteran, served during World War I era (April 1917 to November 1918)
US1970A_VETVIETN
Veteran, served during Vietnam era (August 1964 to April 1975 )
US1970A_VETKOREA
Veteran, served during Korean conflict era (June 1950 to January 1955 )
US1970A_VETWWII
Veteran, served during World War II era (September 1940 to July 1947 )
US1970A_VETOTHER
Veteran of other period
US1970A_TRANWORK
Means of transportation to work
US1970A_BIRTHQTR
Quarter of birth
US1970A_QAGE
Flag for age
US1970A_QAGE2
Flag for age
US1970A_QBPL
Flag for birthplace and nativity
US1970A_QEARN
Flag for wage, business, farm, and total income
US1970A_QCHBORN
Flag for children ever born
US1970A_QCLASSWK
Flag for class of worker
US1970A_QINC
Flag for social security, welfare (public assistance), other and total income
US1970A_QFBPL
Flag for father's birthplace and nativity
US1970A_QEMPSTAT
Flag for employment and labor force status
US1970A_QEDUC
Flag for educational attainment
US1970A_QHRSWORK
Flag for hours worked last week
US1970A_QINCBUS
Flag for non-farm business and total income
US1970A_QINCFARM
Flag for farm and total income
US1970A_QINCOTHE
Flag for other and total income
US1970A_QINCSS
Flag for social security and total income
US1970A_QINCWAGE
Flag for wage and salary and total income
US1970A_QINCWELF
Flag for welfare (public assistance) and total income
US1970A_QIND
Flag for industry
US1970A_QMBPL
Flag for mother's birthplace and nativity
US1970A_QPW
Flag for place of work metropolitan status
US1970A_QMARST
Flag for marital status
US1970A_QMIGPLC5
Flag for state or country of residence 5 years ago
US1970A_QMIGRAT5
Flag for migration status, 5 years
US1970A_QSUBSTIP
Flag for substituted household
US1970A_QMOVEDIN
Flag for occupant moved into residence
US1970A_QMTONGUE
Flag for mother tongue
US1970A_QOCC
Flag for occupation
US1970A_QRACE
Flag for race
US1970A_QRELATE
Flag for relationship to household head/householder
US1970A_QSCHOOL
Flag for school attendance and public or private school
US1970A_QSEX
Flag for sex
US1970A_QTRANWOR
Flag for means of transportation to work
US1970A_QVETSTAT
Flag for veteran status
US1970A_QWKSWORK
Flag for weeks worked last year
US1970A_QWORKEDY
Flag for worked last year
US1970A_QYRLASTW
Flag for year last worked
Total: 168
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