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1980 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980
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USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Data file: USA1980_PHC-P-H.dat

Person records

Cases: 11343120

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
CITIZEN
Citizenship
BPLUS
State of birth, United States
RACE
Race or color
RACEUS
Race, United States
INDIG
Member of an indigenous group
ANCEST
Ancestry, U.S. and Puerto Rico
HISPAN
Hispanic origin, U.S. and Puerto Rico
SPEAKENG
Speaks English
LANGUS
Language spoken at home, United States
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
HRSWORK1
Hours worked per week
HRSWORK2
Hours worked per week, categorized
HRSUSUAL1
Usual hours worked per week
HRSUSUAL2
Usual hours worked per week, categorized
WRKAVAIL
Available to work
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
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
DISWORK
Work disability
US1980A_PERNUM
Person number in sample unit
US1980A_PERWT
Person weight
US1980A_MOMLOC
Mothers location in the household
US1980A_STEPMOM
Probable step/adopted mother
US1980A_MOMRULE
Rule for linking mother
US1980A_POPLOC
Fathers location in the household
US1980A_STEPPOP
Probable step/adopted father
US1980A_POPRULE
Rule for linking father
US1980A_SPLOC
Spouses location in household
US1980A_SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
US1980A_FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
US1980A_NCHILD
Number of own children in household
US1980A_NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
US1980A_FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
US1980A_ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
US1980A_YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
US1980A_NSIBS
Number of own siblings in household
US1980A_RELATE
Relationship to household head/householder
US1980A_AGE
Age
US1980A_SEX
Sex
US1980A_RACE
Race
US1980A_MARST
Marital status
US1980A_AGEMARR
Age at first marriage
US1980A_MARRNO
Times married
US1980A_CHBORN
Children ever born
US1980A_MARRQTR
Quarter of first marriage
US1980A_BPL
Birthplace
US1980A_ANCESTR1
Ancestry, first response
US1980A_ANCESTR2
Ancestry, second response
US1980A_CITIZEN
Citizenship status
US1980A_HISPAN
Hispanic origin
US1980A_YRIMMIG
Year of immigration
US1980A_YRSUSA2
Years in the United States, intervalled
US1980A_LANGUAGE
Language spoken
US1980A_SPEAKENG
Speaks English
US1980A_SPANNAME
Spanish surname
US1980A_SCHOOL
School attendence
US1980A_HIGRADE
Highest grade of schooling
US1980A_EDUCREC
Educational attainment recode
US1980A_SCHLTYPE
Public or private school
US1980A_EMPSTAT
Employment status
US1980A_LABFORCE
Labor force status
US1980A_OCC1950
Occupation, 1950 basis
US1980A_OCC
Occupation
US1980A_OCCSCORE
Occupational income score
US1980A_SEI
Duncan Socioeconomic Index
US1980A_IND1950
Industry, 1950 basis
US1980A_IND
Industry
US1980A_CLASSWKR
Class of worker
US1980A_WKSWORK1
Weeks worked last year
US1980A_WKSWORK2
Weeks worked last year, intervalled
US1980A_HRSWORK1
Hours worked last week
US1980A_HRSWORK2
Hours worked last week, intervalled
US1980A_UHRSWORK
Usual hours worked per week
US1980A_YRLASTWK
Year last worked
US1980A_WKSUNEMP
Weeks unemployed last year
US1980A_QTRUNEMP
Quarters unemployed last year
US1980A_WORKEDYR
Worked last year
US1980A_ABSENT
Absent from work last week
US1980A_LOOKING
Looking for work
US1980A_AVAILBLE
Available for work
US1980A_INCTOT
Total personal income
US1980A_INCWAGE
Wage and salary income
US1980A_POVERTY
Poverty status
US1980A_INCBUS
Non-farm business income
US1980A_INCFARM
Farm income
US1980A_INCSS
Social Security income
US1980A_INCWELFR
Welfare (public assistance) income
US1980A_INCINVST
Interest, dividend, and rental income
US1980A_INCOTHER
Other income
US1980A_MIGRATE5
Migration status, 5 years
US1980A_MIGPLAC5
State or country of residence 5 years ago
US1980A_MIGMET5
Metropolitan area of residence 5 years ago
US1980A_MIGTYPE5
Metropolitan status 5 years ago
US1980A_MIGCITY5
City of residence 5 years ago
US1980A_WORK5YR
Working 5 years ago
US1980A_MILIT5YR
Armed forces 5 years ago
US1980A_COLL5YR
College 5 years ago
US1980A_MIGCOGRP
County group of residence 5 years ago
US1980A_SAMEMET5
Lived in same metropolitan area 5 years ago
US1980A_MOVEDIN
Year occupant moved into residence
US1980A_MIGSAMP
Migration sample identifier
US1980A_PWMET98
Place of work metropolitan status, 1980
US1980A_PWTYPE
Place of work metropolitan status
US1980A_PWSTATE2
Place of work: state, 1980
US1980A_PWCNTYGP
Place of work county group
US1980A_DISABWRK
Work disability
US1980A_DISABTRN
Public transportation disability
US1980A_WIDOW
Marriage ended by death
US1980A_VETSTAT
Veteran status
US1980A_VETWWI
Veteran, served during World War I era (April 1917 to November 1918)
US1980A_VET75X80
Veteran, served May 1975 to August 1980
US1980A_VETVIETN
Veteran, served during Vietnam era (August 1964 to April 1975 )
US1980A_VET55X64
Veteran, served February 1955 to July 1964
US1980A_VETKOREA
Veteran, served during Korean conflict era (June 1950 to January 1955 )
US1980A_VETWWII
Veteran, served during World War II era (September 1940 to July 1947 )
US1980A_VETOTHER
Veteran of other period
US1980A_TRANWORK
Means of transportation to work
US1980A_CARPOOL
Carpooling
US1980A_RIDERS
Vehicle occupancy
US1980A_TRANTIME
Travel time to work
US1980A_BIRTHQTR
Quarter of birth
US1980A_PWMETRO
Place of work metropolitan area
US1980A_PWCITY
Place of work city
US1980A_QAGEMARR
Flag for age at first marriage
US1980A_QAGE
Flag for age
US1980A_QANCEST1
Flag for ancestry, first response
US1980A_QANCEST2
Flag for ancestry, second response
US1980A_QBIRTHMO
Flag for quarter of birth
US1980A_QBPL
Flag for birthplace
US1980A_QCARPOOL
Flag for carpooling
US1980A_QCHBORN
Flag for children ever born
US1980A_QCITIZEN
Flag for citizenship status
US1980A_QCLASSWK
Flag for class of worker
US1980A_QLANGUAG
Flag for language spoken and speaks English
US1980A_QDISABTR
Flag for public transportation disability
US1980A_QDISABWR
Flag for work disability
US1980A_QEMPSTAT
Flag for employment status and labor force status
US1980A_QEDUC
Flag for education attainment and highest grade of schooling
US1980A_QHISPAN
Flag for hispanic origin
US1980A_QHRSWORK
Flag for hours worked last week
US1980A_QINCBUS
Flag for non-farm business and total personal income
US1980A_QINCFARM
Flag for farm and total personal income
US1980A_QINCINVS
Flag for Interest, dividend, rental and total personal income
US1980A_QINCOTHE
Flag for other and total personal income
US1980A_QINCSS
Flag for social security and total personal income
US1980A_QINCWAGE
Flag for wage and salary and total personal income
US1980A_QINCWELF
Flag for welfare (public assistance) and total personal income
US1980A_QIND
Flag for industry
US1980A_QCOLL5YR
Flag for college 5 years ago
US1980A_QMARRNO
Flag for times married
US1980A_QMARRQTR
Flag for quarter of first marriage
US1980A_QMARST
Flag for marital status
US1980A_QMIGCOGR
Flag for county group, metropolitan area, city and metropolitan status of residence 5 years ago
US1980A_QMIGPLC5
Flag for state or country, metropolitan area, city and metropolitan status of residence 5 years ago
US1980A_QMIGRAT5
Flag for migration status, 5 years
US1980A_QMILIT5Y
Flag for armed forces 5 years ago
US1980A_QMOVEDIN
Flag for year occupant moved into residence
US1980A_QRACE2
Flag for race
US1980A_QOCC
Flag for occupation
US1980A_QQTRUNEM
Flag for quarters and weeks unemployed last year
US1980A_QRACE
Flag for race
US1980A_QRELATE
Flag for relationship to household head/householder
US1980A_QRELATE2
Flag for relationship to household head/householder
US1980A_QRIDERS
Flag for vehicle occupancy
US1980A_QSAMMET5
Flag for lived in same metropolitan area 5 years ago
US1980A_QWORK5YR
Flag for working 5 years ago
US1980A_QSCHOOL
Flag for school attendance, and public or private school
US1980A_QSEX
Flag for sex
US1980A_QSPEAKEN
Flag for speaks English
US1980A_QTRANTIM
Flag for travel time to work
US1980A_QTRANWOR
Flag for means of transportation to work
US1980A_QUHRSWOR
Flag for usual hours worked per week
US1980A_QVETPER
Flag for various periods of military service
US1980A_QVETSTAT
Flag for various periods of military service
US1980A_QWIDOW
Flag for marriage ended by death
US1980A_QWKSWORK
Flag for weeks worked last year
US1980A_QWORKEDY
Flag for worked last year
US1980A_QYRIMMIG
Flag for year of immigration and years in the U.S.
US1980A_QYRLASTW
Flag for year last worked
Total: 230
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