Census of population and housing, 1980 [United States]
Subtitle: summary tape file 4A
By: principal investigator, United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census
Series: ICPSR -- 8282; ICPSR (Series) -- 8282
Publisher: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich
Language: und
Format: [computer file] :
Subjects: Housing; Statistics; Census, 1980; Population
Description: Summary Tape File 4 consists of three sets of computer-readable data files containing highly detailed tabulations of the nation's population and housing characteristics produced from the 1980 census. The files contain sample data inflated to represent the total United States population. The files also contain 100 percent counts and unweighted sample counts of persons and housing units. This series is comprised of STF 4A, STF 4B, and STF 4C. All series have identical tables and format, but differ in geographic coverage. Population items tabulated for each area include demographic data and information on schooling, ethnicity, labor force status, children, and details about occupation and income. Housing items include data on size and condition of the housing unit as well as information on value, age, water, sewage and heating, vehicles, and monthly owner costs. ICPSR has received STF 4A files for a limited number of states, but additional states will be acquired as requested.
Notes: aggregate data

Holding archive: National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging

This file is sorted by level of geographic hierarchy. Individual records may be repeated at different geographic levels. The data are written in the form of tables that do not necessarily correspond to the physical record divisions in the file.

ICPSR data class: Class IV

Data collected: 1980

1980 Census of Population and Housing

United States

logical record length format

Codebook contains information for ICPSR nos. 8229, 8282 and 8426.

Part number: 48 ; part name: Texas File ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 496,236 ; variable count: approx. 1,500 ; logical record length: 1,956 ; records per case: 44

Part number: 13 ; part name: Georgia File ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 113,379 ; variable count: approx. 1,500 ; LRECL: 1,956 ; records per case: 44

Part number: 53 ; part name: Washington File ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 154,814 ; variable count: approx. 1,500 ; LRECL: 1,956 ; records per case: 44

Part number: 26 ; part name: Michigan File ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 243,652 ; variable count: approx. 1,500 ; LRECL: 1,956 ; records per case: 44

Part number: 10 ; part name: Delaware File ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 22,453 ; variable count: approx. 1,500 ; LRECL: 1,956 ; records per case: 44

Part number: 54 ; part name: West Virginia File ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 40,315 ; variable count: approx. 1,500 ; LRECL: 1,956 ; records per case: 44

Part number: 34 ; part name: New Jersey File ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 213,840 ; variable count: approx. 1,500 ; LRECL: 1,956 ; records per case: 44

Part number: 24 ; part name: Maryland File ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 153,848 ; variable count: approx. 1,500 ; LRECL: 1,956 ; records per case: 44

These files include, for most variables, sample data from the 1980 Census inflated to represent the entire population of the United States. Some data from ''100 percent counts,'' and unweighted sample counts, are also provided.

Universe: All persons and housing units in Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSAs), counties or county equivalents, places of 10,000 or more inhabitants, census tracts, and tracted areas outside of SMSAs in Texas, Georgia, Washington, Michigan, Delaware, West Virginia, New Jersey, and Maryland.