Survey of Income and Education, 1976: Rectangular File (ICPSR 7919)

Version Date: Feb 16, 1992

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Principal Investigator(s):
United States. Bureau of the Census

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07919.v1

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Summary

This data collection is a modified version of the original SURVEY OF INCOME AND EDUCATION, 1976 (ICPSR 7634). While the original files were hierarchically structured, this file is rectangular in structure. All of the household and person records were included in the rectangular file, but none of the family records. The household variables were placed at the beginning of each corresponding person record. The survey was conducted during the months of April through July of 1976 by the Census Bureau for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. It served as a supplement to the yearly Current Population Survey and was conducted to obtain reliable state-by-state data on the numbers of children in local areas with family incomes below the federal poverty level. The information was used by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to facilitate Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The survey includes questions used in the Current Population Survey and also contains additional exclusive questions covering school enrollment, disability, health insurance, bilingualism, food stamp recipiency, assets, and housing costs. This collection was provided by the National Chicano Research Network, which was located at the Survey Research Center of the Institute of Social Research, University of Michigan.

Citation

United States. Bureau of the Census. Survey of Income and Education, 1976: Rectangular File. [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07919.v1

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Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

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Time Period(s)

1976

Date of Collection

1976-04 -- 1976-07

Data Collection Notes

  1. The codebook is provided by ICPSR as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using PDF reader software, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided on the ICPSR Web site.

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Sample

The sample consisted of 51 state samples in almost 1,000 sampling areas.

Universe

All occupied housing units, most vacant units, and group quarters such as rooming houses, communes, military installations, religious group quarters, college dormitories, and agricultural workers' quarters.

Data Source

personal interviews

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Original Release Date

1984-06-28

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • United States. Bureau of the Census. SURVEY OF INCOME AND EDUCATION, 1976: RECTANGULAR FILE. Conducted by United States. Bureau of the Census, and University of Michigan, National Chicano Research Network. ICPSR07919-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1981. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07919.v1
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