Census of Population and Housing 1990 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1990

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USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

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Social Security income (US1990A_0473)

Data file: USA1990-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 331

End: 335

Width: 5

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

32. Income in 1989 --

Fill the "yes" circle below for each income source received during 1989. Otherwise, fill the "no" circle. If "yes," enter the total amount received during 1989. For income received jointly, see instruction guide. If exact amount is not known, please give best estimate. If net income was a loss, write "loss" above the dollar amount.

[Fill the yes or no circle for each part and enter the amount received during 1989. If income from any source was received jointly by household members, report, if possible, the appropriate share for each person; otherwise, report the whole amount for only one person and fill the no circle for the other person.]

32e. Social Security or Railroad Retirement

[] Yes

____ Annual amount -- Dollars

[] No

[Include Social Security (and/or Railroad Retirement) payments to retired persons, to dependents of deceased insured workers, and to disabled workers before Medicare deductions.]

Description

Definition

This variable indicates how much pre-tax income (if any) the respondent received from Social Security pensions, survivors benefits, or permanent disability insurance, as well as U.S. government Railroad Retirement insurance payments, during the previous year.

Universe

Persons age 15+

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Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Income Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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