1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1990

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USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS

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Total personal earned income (US1990A_INCEARN)

Data file: USA1990_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 373

End: 378

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 income earned from wages or a person's own business or farm for the previous year.

Universe

United States 1990: All persons

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Income Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

US90A477 is a 6-digit numeric variable.

Codes000000 = No earnings.
19996 = $19,996 or less.
284000 = $284,000+.

Bottom codes:Bottomcode is $19,996.

Top codes:Topcode is $284,000.

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