1980 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
United States, 1980
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Reference ID
USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Sep 03, 2025
Last modified
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- Data files
- USA1980_PHC-H-H.dat
- USA1980_PHC-P-H.dat
Place of work: state, 1980 (US1980A_PWSTATE2)
Data file: USA1980_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
391
End:
392
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US80A493 US80A494 US80A495 US80A496 US80A516 US80A517"><span class="em">23. At what location did this person work last week? </span><br /><br />If this person worked at more than one location, print where he or she worked most last week.<br />If one location cannot be specified, see instruction guide.<br /><br />[If the person worked at several locations, but reported to the same location each day to begin work, print where he or she reported. If the person did not report to the same location each day to begin work, print the words "various locations" for 23a, and give as much information as possible in the remainder of 23 to identify the area in which he or she worked most last week. If the person's employer operates in more than one location (such as a grocery store chain or public school system), give the exact address of the location or branch where the person worked. If the person worked in a foreign country or Puerto Rico, Guam, etc., print the name of the country in 23e and leave the other parts of 23 blank.]<br /><br /><span class="em">23a. Address </span><br /><div class="i1">____ (Number and street)<br /><br />If street address is not known, enter the building name, shopping center, or other physical location description.</div><br /><br /><span class="em">23b. Name of city, town, village, borough, etc. </span><br /><div class="i1">____</div><br /><br /><span class="em">23c. Is this place of work inside the incorporated (legal) limits of that city, town, village, borough, etc.? </span><br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No, in unincorporated area</div><br /><br /><span class="em">23d. County</span><br /><div class="i1">____</div><br /><br /><span class="em">23e. State </span><br /><div class="i1">________</div><br /><br /><span class="em">23f. ZIP Code </span><br /><div class="i1">____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 01 | Alabama |
| 02 | Alaska |
| 04 | Arizona |
| 05 | Arkansas |
| 06 | California |
| 08 | Colorado |
| 09 | Connecticut |
| 10 | Delaware |
| 11 | District of Columbia |
| 12 | Florida |
| 13 | Georgia |
| 15 | Hawaii |
| 16 | Idaho |
| 17 | Illinois |
| 18 | Indiana |
| 19 | Iowa |
| 20 | Kansas |
| 21 | Kentucky |
| 22 | Louisiana |
| 23 | Maine |
| 24 | Maryland |
| 25 | Massachusetts |
| 26 | Michigan |
| 27 | Minnesota |
| 28 | Mississippi |
| 29 | Missouri |
| 30 | Montana |
| 31 | Nebraska |
| 32 | Nevada |
| 33 | New Hampshire |
| 34 | New Jersey |
| 35 | New Mexico |
| 36 | New York |
| 37 | North Carolina |
| 38 | North Dakota |
| 39 | Ohio |
| 40 | Oklahoma |
| 41 | Oregon |
| 42 | Pennsylvania |
| 44 | Rhode island |
| 45 | South Carolina |
| 46 | South Dakota |
| 47 | Tennessee |
| 48 | Texas |
| 49 | Utah |
| 50 | Vermont |
| 51 | Virginia |
| 53 | Washington |
| 54 | West Virginia |
| 55 | Wisconsin |
| 56 | Wyoming |
| 72 | Puerto Rico |
| 73 | U S outlying area |
| 80 | Abroad |
| 99 | Not reported |
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 the state in which the respondent's primary workplace was located. If the person worked abroad, this is also indicated. In some cases, the state is not identified (see below).
Universe
United States 1980: Persons age 16+ who reported that worked last week; 50 percent of cases [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |