Census of Population and Housing, 1970 [United States]: Summary Statistic File 4B: Population [Fourth Count] (ICPSR 8127)
Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
Summary: These data from the 20-, 15-, and 5-percent samples of the 1970 Census contain population characteristics such as education, income, citizenship, and vocational training. These characteristics are reported for minor civil divisions (MCDs) or census county divisions (CCDs). ICPSR has data for only 29 states. The data are in DUALabs, Inc. compressed format and require the use of special software. (more info)
Series: Census of Population and Housing, 1970 [United States] Series
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Citation
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING, 1970 [UNITED STATES]: SUMMARY STATISTIC FILE 4B: POPULATION [FOURTH COUNT]. ICPSR version. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 197?. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1996. doi:10.3886/ICPSR08127.v1
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08127.v1
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Scope of Study
Summary: These data from the 20-, 15-, and 5-percent samples of the 1970 Census contain population characteristics such as education, income, citizenship, and vocational training. These characteristics are reported for minor civil divisions (MCDs) or census county divisions (CCDs). ICPSR has data for only 29 states. The data are in DUALabs, Inc. compressed format and require the use of special software.
Subject Terms: census data, demographic characteristics, population, population characteristics, minor civil divisions, census county divisions, income, education, citizenship, states (USA), vocational training
Geographic Coverage: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, United States, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Time Period:
- 1970
Date of Collection:
- 1970
Universe: All persons and housing units in the United States.
Data Types: census enumeration data
Data Collection Notes:
(1) The number of cases (MCD/CCDs) varies by state. For the entire United States, there are approximately 37,500 MCD/CCDs. (2) The codebook is provided as a Portable Document Format (PDF) File. The PDF format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed with the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided through the ICPSR Website on the Internet. (3) The codebook (Part 52) comprises Parts 1 and 2 of the 1970 Census Users' Guide published by the Bureau of the Census. (4) In the 1970 Census Users' Guide, this data collection is named "Fourth Count Population Summary Tape, File B."
Methodology
Data Source:
self-enumerated questionnaires
Version(s)
Original ICPSR Release: 1984-06-28
Version History:
- 2006-01-12 All files were removed from dataset 52 and flagged as study-level files, so that they will accompany all downloads.
- 2006-01-12 All files were removed from dataset 52 and flagged as study-level files, so that they will accompany all downloads.
- 1997-02-13 An electronic codebook in PDF format has been added as Part 52.
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