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1980 census of population and housing. Public use microdata samples. A (5%) sample [electronic resource]

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Provides census data for housing units and persons drawn from the census "long form" questionnaire.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	United States. Bureau of the Census
Other title:	Census of population and housing (1980). Public use microdata samples. Public use microdata samples, 1980. 1980 PUMS A.
Format:	Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1997.
Subjects:	Demographic surveys > United States > Databases. United States > Census, 1980 > Databases. United States > Population > Statistics > Databases.

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Summary:	Provides census data for housing units and persons drawn from the census "long form" questionnaire. These files contain a 5-percent sample. Variables included are: tenure, vacancy, size of dwelling, facilities, cost, value, income, language, citizenship, transportation means, disability status, industry, occupation and poverty status. Sample A identifies various subdivisions termed "county groups" each with 100,000 or more inhabitants.
Item Description:	Title from disk label. Geographic file structure. "Issued December 1997." Technical documentation describes computer tape version -- includes glossary, contents and codes. "CD80-PUMSA"--Disk 1. "CD80-PUMSA"--Disk 2. "CD80-PUMSA"--Disk 3. "CD80-PUMSA"--Disk 4. "CD80-PUMSA"--Disk 5.
Physical Description:	5 computer laser optical disks ; 4 3/4 in. + Technical documentation volume.
Format:	System requirements: Computer system capable of using a CD-ROM drive; IBM PC or compatible, requires MS-DOS 3.3 or higher, Files are flat ASCII with no software, product requires programming ; 640K RAM; CD-ROM drive. Disk characteristics: CD-ROM. Written in ASCII format.