This data collection covers all census tracts and all minor civil divisions (MCD) or census county divisions (CCD) in the United States. All persons in the country were included in the file, which has counts for total population, population in group quarters, number of total housing units, and number of occupied housing units. There are 83,672 records in the file, one for each geographic unit, and each record is arranged in a sort sequence of record type, state, county and then MCD/CCD or tract.
Series Statement
Census of population and housing, 1980 (United States) series
Codebook available in print and electronic format.
Title from title screen (viewed on November 18, 2005).
Access (note)
Use of these data is restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.
File Type (note)
Extent of collection: 1 data file + machine-readable documentation (PDF).
Event (note)
Date(s) of collection: 1980.
Time period: 1980.
Coverage (note)
Geographic coverage: United States.
Cite As (note)
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING, 1980 [UNITED STATES]: PERSON AND HOUSING UNIT COUNTS FOR TRACTS AND MINOR CIVIL DIVISIONS [Computer file]. ICPSR version. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 1981. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2000.