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Census of Population and Housing, Subject Summary Tape Files (SSTF)
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STIPULATIONS FOR USE: Access to files on CD and PopNet limited to Penn State PRI researchers.
DESCRIPTION: The SSTF files contain sample data weighted to represent the total population. In addition, the files contain 100 percent counts and un-weighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units in the 1990 Census. Population variables include citizenship, nativity, ability to speak English, age, number of children ever born, class of worker, disability status, earnings in 1989, educational attainment, employment status, household size, industry, labor force status, language spoken at home, occupation, poverty status in 1989, school enrollment and year of entry to the United States. Housing variables include gross rent, housing units, kitchen facilities, mortgage status, plumbing facilities, tenure, units in structure, and year householder moved into unit. The data are crosstabulated and presented in a variety of tables. Datasets include both A and B records. The A records have 3 population (PA) and three housing (HA) tables. The B records present more detail in 66 population (PB) and 10 housing (HB) tables.
ORIGINATING AGENCY / PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S): United States Census Bureau
| Year(s) / Wave(s) | Abstract? | Data Location | Input Statement | Documentation Location |
| 1990 SSTF1 Foreign Born | Yes | POPNET: /home/data/census/stf /1990/sstf1/da6211.gz | None at present | 806 Oswald 706 Oswald |
| 1990 SSTF2 Ancestry | Yes | POPNET: /home/data/census/stf /1990/sstf2/da6213.gz | None at present | 806 Oswald 706 Oswald |
| 1990 SSTF3 Hispanic Origin | No | POPNET: /home/data/census/stf /1990/sstf3/sstf3.dat.Z | None at present | 706 Oswald POPNET: |
| 1990 SSTF5 Asian & Pacific Islr | No | POPNET: /home/data/census/stf /1990/sstf5/sstf5.dat.Z | None at present | 806 Oswald 706 Oswald POPNET: |
| 1990 SSTF19 The Older Population of the United States 60+ population | Yes | on CD-ROM 706 Oswald | None at present | on CD-ROM |
| 1990 STP 14 Special Tabulation on Aging (22 CDs) by Federal Region | No | on CD-ROM 706 Oswald | None at present | 706 Oswald |
DATA DISSEMINATED BY:
ICPSR (SSTF1, F2, and F3)
Census Bureau (SSTF3, SSTF5, SSTF19 and STP14)