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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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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Migration status, 5 years (US1980A_MIGRATE5)

Data file: USA1980_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 368
End: 368
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US80A480"><span class="em">15a. Did this person live in this house five years ago (April 1, 1975)? </span><br /><div class="i1">If in college or Armed Force in April 1975, report place of residence there.<br /><br />[] Born April 1975 or later -- Turn to next page for next person<br />[] Yes, this house -- Skip to 16<br />[] No, different house</div><br /><br />[Mark yes, this house if this person lived in this same house or apartment on April 1, 1975, but moved away and came back between then and now. Mark no, different house if this person lived in the same building but in a different apartment (or in the same mobile home or trailer but on a different trailer site).]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="US80A480 US80A481 US80A482 US80A483 US80A484 US80A488 US80A489"><span class="em">15 b. Where did this person live five years ago (April 1, 1975)? </span><br /><div class="i1">____ (1) State, foreign country, Puerto Rico, Guam, etc.<br />____ (2) County<br />____ (3) City, town, village, etc.<br />(4) Inside the incorporated (legal) limits of that city, town, village, etc.?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes<br />[] No, in unincorporated area</div><br /><br />[If this person lived in a different house or apartment on April 1, 1975, give the location of this person's usual home at that time.<br /><br /><div class="i1">Part (1) If the person was living in the United States on April 1, 1975, print the name of the State. If the person did not live in the United States on April 1, 1975, print the full name of the foreign country or Puerto Rico, Guam, etc.<br /><br />Part (2) If in Louisiana, print the parish name. If in Alaska, print the borough name. If in New York City - print the borough name if the county name is not known. If an independent city, leave blank.<br /><br />Part (3) If in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island or Vermont, print the name of the town rather than the name of the village or city, unless the name of the town is unknown.<br /><br />Part (4) Mark Yes if you know that the location is now inside the limits of a city, town, village or other incorporated place, even if it was not inside the limits on April 1, 1975.]</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Same house
2 Moved within county
3 Moved within state, between counties
4 Moved between states
5 Abroad five years ago
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether a person age 5+ had changed residence since a reference point 5 years ago. Specifically, individuals were asked if they had lived in the "same house" (non-movers) or a "different house" (movers) five years earlier. Those who had moved were to indicate the foreign country or the state, county, and place of their normal residence during the reference year.
Universe
United States 1980: Persons age 5+; 50 percent of cases [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Migration: Global Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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