Census of Population and Housing 1960 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1960

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USA_1960_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

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Poverty status (family income as a % of poverty threshold) (US1960A_0465)

Data file: USA1960-P-H

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Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 266

End: 268

Width: 3

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Literal question

Poverty status (family income as a % of poverty threshold)

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the household's total income for the previous year as a percentage of the poverty thresholds established by the Social Security Administration in 1964 and subsequently revised in 1980, adjusted for inflation.

Universe

Persons in private dwellings

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Income Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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