Census of Population and Housing, 1980 [United States] Series

collection: series

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

Studies

23

Variables

2,920

Publications

379

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 distributes all data files prepared for the 1980 Census of Population and Housing in accordance with Public Law 94-171 (the reapportionment files), as well as all Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS) files and all files in the Summary Tape File 1 (STF 1) and Summary Tape File 3 (STF 3) series. ICPSR also distributes many of the files from STF 2 and STF 4. Summary Tape Files (STFs) vary by summary level of geography, detail of information, and whether 100 percent or sample. STF 1 and 2 provide 100-percent data and are based on the set of census questions answered for all persons and housing units. STF 3, 4, and 5 are based on sample data derived from the responses of a sample of the population and housing units and contain more extensive housing and socioeconomic information. In addition, several special tabulations based on the 1980 Census are available, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Special File; Journey-to-Work; Congressional District Equivalency File (99th Congress); County Migration by Selected Characteristics; County Population by Age, Sex, Race, and Spanish Origin; County and MCD by ZIP Code; Person and Housing Unit Counts for Tracts and Minor Civil Divisions; and Extract Data. Master Area Reference Files (MARFs) 1, 2, 3, and 5 and several 1980 Census extracts are available as well. MARFs link geographic areas with their respective numeric codes and indicate the relationships among the various areas recognized. They are also abbreviated summary files containing selected population and housing unit counts which can be used for the preparation of sampling frames or for analyzing the content and scope of data to be presented on STF1 and STF2. Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS) were created by the Census Bureau since 1960 as part of each decennial enumeration. Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS) for the 1980 Census contain individual- and household-level information from the long-form questionnaires distributed to a sample of the population enumerated in the Census. PUMS make it possible for researchers to create tabulations tailored to their particular questions and to make time-series comparisons. Three different PUMS series were prepared in 1980, each containing a number of discrete physical files. These series are called the A Sample, the B Sample, and the C Sample. The A sample represents the state, the B sample represents the metro areas, and the C sample represents the urban/rural areas. The state (A) sample identifies all states, larger metropolitan areas, and most counties over 100,000 population. In many cases, individual cities are also identified. The state sample is very large, including 1-in-20 (5 percent) of the United States population. Only 20 states can be completely identified, because metropolitan areas frequently cross state boundaries and identification of both state and metropolitan area would violate the confidentiality rules. The metro (B) sample identifies 282 metropolitan areas over 100,000 population. Metropolitan areas are distinguished from non-metropolitan areas, but the sample does not identify urban/rural residence. The urban/rural (C) sample identifies urban/rural residence, central city residence, and particular urbanized areas. Because of confidentiality reasons, the samples do not identify any places smaller than 100,000 inhabitants.

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Studies

23 results

Census of Population and Housing: Summary Tape File 4A, United States, 1980

This data collection contains tables from the 1980 Census of Population and Housing, which were tabulated for Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSAs), tracted portions of states outside SMSAs, and the following SMSA components: counties, places with 10,000 or more inhabitants, and census tracts. The tables primarily contain sample data inflated to represent the total population, plus 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts of persons and housing units. Tabulated population items include household relationship, sex, race, age, marital status, Spanish origin, education, nativity, citizenship, language spoken at home, ancestry, children, place of residence in 1975, veteran status, work disability status, labor force status, travel time to work, means of transportation to work, industry, occupation, class of worker, income, and poverty status. Tables of housing variables cover number of units at address, presence of complete plumbing facilities, number of rooms, tenure (whether owned or rented), vacancy status, housing unit value, contract rent, units in structure, stories in structure and presence of a passenger elevator, year structure was built, year householder moved into unit, acreage, source of water, sewage disposal, heating equipment, house heating fuel, water heating fuel, cooking fuel, kitchen facilities, number of bedrooms, number of bathrooms, telephone in housing unit, air conditioning, number of automobiles, vans, and light trucks, and selected monthly owner costs (real estate taxes, property insurance, utilities, and mortgage payments). Two series of population and housing tables, A and B, are shown for each geographic unit. The A tables are tabulated once for the total population, while the B tables are repeated for the total population and up to six different race and Spanish origin groups: (1) white, (2) Black, (3) American Indian, Eskimo and Aleut, (4) Asian and Pacific Islander, (5) other race, and (6) Spanish origin. The data for each state are contained in a separate file. Altogether, 48 states and the District of Columbia are represented in the collection.

Census of Population, 1980 [United States]: Journey-to-Work

Summary statistics on travel to work are contained in this data file. For each geographic area described in the file, information is provided on location of residences, location of workplaces, demographics, and employment of the work force. Included are data on the occupation, industry, and earnings of workers, plus data on means of transportation, travel time, and workers with public transportation disabilities. Demographic information includes the age, race, sex, civilian/armed forces, and Spanish origin composition of the work force.

Census of Population and Housing, 1980 [United States]: Extract Data

This extraction of data from 1980 decennial Census files (CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING, 1980 [UNITED STATES]: SUMMARY TAPE FILES 3A AND 3B [ICPSR 8071, 8318]) was designed to provide a set of contextual variables to be matched to any survey dataset that has been coded for the geographic location of respondents, such as the PANEL STUDY OF INCOME DYNAMICS, 1968-1988 (ICPSR 7439). This geographic area data can also be analyzed independently with neighborhoods, labor market areas, etc., as the units of analysis. Over 120 variables were selected from the original Census sources, and more than 100 variables were derived from those component variables. The variables characterize geographic areas in terms of population counts, ethnicity, family structure, income and poverty, education, residential mobility, labor force activity, and housing. The geographic areas range from neighborhoods, through intermediate levels of geography, through large economic areas, and beyond to large regions. These variables were selected from the Census data for their relevance to problems associated with poverty and income determination, and 80 percent were present in comparable form in both the 1970 and 1980 Census datasets.
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