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Data Dictionary: Census 1980
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Survey: Census 1980
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Census 1980
Datasets
Social Explorer Tables
Social Explorer tables made from Census 1980 Summary File 1 and Summary File 3.
Summary Tape File 1
Summary Tape File 1 (STF 1) contains 100% data on age, race, sex, marital status, Spanish origin, household type and relationship, occupancy/vacancy status, tenure, units in structure, contract rent, meals included in rent, value, and number of rooms.
Summary Tape File 3
Summary Tape File 3 (STF 3) contains sample data weighted to represent total population for 34 population items and 27 housing items and 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units.
Summary Tape File 1 (Original)
Summary Tape File 1 (STF 1) contains 100% data on age, race, sex, marital status, Hispanic origin, household type and relationship, occupancy/vacancy status, tenure, units in structure, contract rent, meals included in rent, value, and number of rooms.
Summary Tape File 3 (Original)
Summary Tape File 3 (STF 3) contains sample data weighted to represent total population for 34 population items and 27 housing items and 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units.
Documentation
Summary Tape File 1
Social Explorer, U.S. Census Bureau; Census of Population and Housing, 1980 [United States]: Summary Tape File 1a [Computer file]. ICPSR version. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 1982. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2002.
Summary Tape File 3
Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; Census of Population and Housing, 1980: Summary Tape File 3 [machine-readable data file] / conducted By the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Washington: Bureau of the Census [producer and distributor], 1982.