Census of Population and Housing, 1990 [United States] Series

collection: series

Investigator(s): U.S. Bureau of the Census

Studies

34

Variables

0

Publications

555

About this Collection

In addition to the historic Census files, 1790-1950, ICPSR archives and distributes Census data acquired from the United States Census Bureau as well as files prepared by ICPSR and other principal investigators for the decennial years 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000. These include major sets such as the Summary Tape/Count Files, Master Enumeration District List (MEDList) Files, and Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS), as well as various subsets. ICPSR's holdings of 1990 Census data are separated into three basic types: Summary Tape Files, Public Law (P.L.) 94-171 data, and Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS). Within these collections, various data subsets are available, depending on the user's needs. In addition, several special tabulations based on the 1990 Census are available, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Special File; Extract Data; Public Law (P.L.) 94-171 Data; Special Tabulation Program (STP) 14A, Special Tabulation on Aging; TIGER/Census Tract File; and Modified Age/Race, Sex, and Hispanic Origin (MARS) State and County File. Summary Tape Files include files in the Summary Tape File 1 (STF 1), Summary Tape File 2 (STF 2), Summary Tape File 3 (STF 3), and Summary Tape File 4 (STF 4) series. The Summary Tape Files contain 100-percent data on population and housing. The record layout is identical for all the four series but the geographic coverage differs. Data are provided for states and their subareas in hierarchical sequence down to the block group level. Public Law (P.L.) 94-171 data provide data for voting districts (e.g., election precincts, city wards) in addition to standard census geographic areas such as counties, cities, census tracts, and blocks in accordance with the requirement of the 1975 Public Law 94-171 which mandates the Census Bureau to provide redistricting data in a format requested by state governments. Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS) were creatd by the Census Bureau since 1960 as part of each decennial enumeration. PUMS make it possible for researchers to create tabulations tailored to their particular questions and to make time-series comparisons. Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS) for the 1990 Census contain records representing 5 percent and 1 percent samples of the housing units in the U.S., with information on the characteristics of each unit and the people in them. Both the 5 percent and 1 percent samples have the same subject content and vary only in geographic composition of the Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA).

For more information, visit the IPUMS USA Web site. In addition, TIGER/Line files are available on the Census Bureau website.

Studies

34 results

Census of Population and Housing, 1990 [United States]: Subject Summary Tape File (SSTF) 7, Metropolitan Housing Characteristics

This data collection contains sample data from the 1990 Census weighted to represent the total population. Data items covered by the collection include age of householder, number of rooms and bedrooms, condominium status, contract rent, educational attainment of householder, gross rent, house heating fuel, household income, household type, presence and age of children, kitchen facilities, marital status, meals included in rent, means of transportation to work, mortgage status, number of persons in unit, persons per room, plumbing facilities, poverty status, presence of nonrelatives, selected monthly owner costs, telephone in unit, housing tenure, travel time to work, number of units in structure, value of housing unit, vehicles available, workers in household, year householder moved into unit, and year structure was built. In addition, the file contains 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units. The information is presented in 323 tables that are tabulated for every geographic unit represented in the data. There is one variable per table cell, plus additional variables with geographic information. Almost all of the tables are iterated by race and Hispanic origin: White, Black, American Indian, Eskimo or Aleut, Asian or Pacific Islander, Hispanic origin (of any race), and White, not of Hispanic origin.

All of the tables are shown for six levels of observation: United States, regions, divisions, states, Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA)/Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSA), and Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas. The data were supplied in eight data files, each with a portion of the cases. In addition, ICPSR produced a combined file with all of the cases.

Census of Population and Housing, 1990 [United States]: Summary Tape File 1B

This collection provides 100-percent data for states and their subareas in hierarchical sequence down to the block level. Also included are complete summaries for places, census tract/block numbering areas, block groups, consolidated cities, Alaska Native Regional Corporation, state portion of Metropolitan Statistical Area/Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA/CMSA), and state portion of Urbanized Area. Population items include age, race, sex, marital status, Hispanic origin, household type, and household relationship. Population items are crosstabulated by age, race, Hispanic origin, or sex. Housing items include occupancy/vacancy status, tenure, units in structure, contract rent, meals included in rent, value, and number of rooms in housing unit. Housing data are crosstabulated by race or Hispanic origin of householder or by tenure. Selected aggregates and medians are also provided. Data are presented in 37 population tables and 63 housing tables.

Census of Population and Housing, 1990 [United States]: Summary Tape File 4A

Summary Tape File 4A contains sample data weighted to represent the total population. The collection also contains 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units. Additional population and housing variables include items such as age, ancestry, disability, citizenship, education, income, marital status, race, sex, travel time to work, hours worked, rent, persons in household, acreage of property, tenure, value of housing unit, number of vehicles, and monthly owner costs. Data are provided for states and their subareas in hierarchical sequence down to the block group level. Within STF 4A, data for each state are represented in one "A" record file and ten "B" record files. The "A" records have 123 population tables and 80 housing tables. These include five population tables and one housing table showing 37 categories of race, and five population tables and one housing table with 26 categories of Hispanic origin. Data are included for all persons for each summary level and geographic component level within a unit of geography. More detailed data are presented in 178 population and 85 housing tables in the "B" records. The "B" records include a separate file for all persons and up to nine separate race and Hispanic-origin files.

Variables

0 results

Variable-level metadata is not available for this collection.

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