1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1990

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Reference ID

USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS

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Total household income (US1990A_HHINCOME)

Data file: USA1990_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 250

End: 255

Width: 6

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v=" US90A054 US90A468 US90A470 US90A477"><span class="em">33. What was this person's total income in 1989? </span><br /><div class="i1">Add entries in questions 32a through 32h; subtract any losses. If total amount was a loss, write "loss" above amount.<br /><br />[] None<br /><br />Or</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">____ Annual amount -- Dollars</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the total money income of all household members age 15+ during the previous year.

Universe

United States 1990: Private, occupied dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

US90A054 is a 6-digit numeric variable.

Codes999999 = NIU.

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