Annual Survey of Governments, 1985: Employment Statistics (ICPSR 8688)

Published: Feb 16, 1992

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

Series:

Annual Survey of Governments Series

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08688.v1

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Project Description

Summary

State and local government employment data are provided in this file. Full- and part-time employment, full-time equivalency, and payroll statistics are included. Data are supplied by type of government and by function. Governmental functions include education (elementary, secondary, and higher education), police and fire protection, financial and central administration, judicial and legal, utilities, public welfare, parks and recreation, health care, transit, and natural resources.

Citation

United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. Annual Survey of Governments, 1985: Employment Statistics. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08688.v1

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Subject Terms

census data cities education full time employment government employees government expenditures government services labor costs local government municipal services municipal expenditures part time employment public administration public safety public transportation public utilities school districts state government retirement plans townships working hours

Geographic Coverage

United States

Scope of Project

Time Period(s)

1985-10

Date of Collection

1985-10

Data Collection Notes

There are six "record types" in this file, each corresponding to a type of governmental unit. All six record types have the same technical characteristics. Records for local governments in metropolitan areas carry (FIPS) SMSA codes.

Methodology

Sample

The universe is represented by a sample, drawn from the 1982 Census of Governments, of approximately 22,000 local governments plus the governments of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Universe

State and local governments in the United States, including counties, municipalities, townships, school districts, and special districts.

Data Source

self-enumerated forms mailed to governmental units

Data Type(s)

survey data

Version(s)

Original Release Date

1987-06-26

Version Date

1992-02-16

Notes

Data in this collection are available only to users at ICPSR member institutions.
The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented.

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