Data File Categories:

Marital Status

1950-80:

MARITAL

RELSHIPF

RESHIPM

1990:

MARASN9

MARITAL9

MARLAT9

Marital Status/Cohabiters

1990:

COHAB9-YM

COHAB9-YW

MRED9-15

MRED9-25

MRED9-35

MRED9-45

MRED9-55

MRED9-65

MRR9-YM

MRR9-YW

MRREMP-9

Married People and their Spouses

1990:

SPAGE9YM

SPAGE9YW

SPAGER9

SPED9-M

SPED9-W

SPEDR9

SPRAC9-M

SPRAC9-W

Occupation

1950-80:

OCCUPTN

EDOCCBF

EDOCCBM

EDOCCWF

EDOCCWM

WORK8-25

WORK8-35

WORK8-45

WORK7-25

WORK7-35

WORK7-45

1990:

DOCTORS9

LAWYERS9

OCCUPTN9

OCCASN9

OCCASN9A

OCCLAT9

OCCLAT9A

WASN9-25

WASN9-35

WASN9-45

WLAT9-25

WLAT9-35

WLAT9-45

WORK9-25

Labor Force Participation/Employment Status/Workhours

1950-80:

EMPEDBF

EMPEDBM

EMPEDWF

EMPEDWM

WORK8-25

WORK8-35

WORK8-45

WORK7-25

WORK7-35

WORK7-45

1990:

EARNAS9A

EDEMP925

EDEMP935

EDEMP945

EDEMP955

EMPASN9

EMPASN9A

EMPLAT9

EMPLAT9A

EMPLOY9

FPRASN9

FPRASN9A

FPRLAT9

FPRLAT9A

FULLPRT9

WASN9-25

WASN9-35

WASN9-45

WLAT9-25

WLAT9-35

WLAT9-45

WORK9-25

WORK9-35

WORK9-45

Children

1950-80:

CHILDREN

1990:

CHILD915

CHILD925

CHILD935

CHILD945

CHILD955

CHILD965

KIDEMP-9

Earnings

1950-80:

WORK7-25

WORK7-35

WORK7-45

WORK8-25

WORK8-35

WORK8-45

1990:

EARN9

EARNAS9A

EARNASN9

EARNLA9A

EARNLAT9

WASN9-25

WASN9-35

WASN9-45

WLAT9-25

WLAT9-35

WLAT9-45

WORK9-25

WORK9-35

WORK9-45

DOCTORS9

LAWYERS9

Race/Ethnicity

1950-80:

Blacks and non-blacks:

CHILDREN

EDUCATN

ENROLLMT

FAMPOV78

FMSIZE78

HHED78

HHSIZE78

MARITAL

OCCUPTN

POPULATN

RELSHIPF

RELSHIPM

WORK8-25

WORK8-35

WORK8-45

WORK7-25

WORK7-35

WORK7-45

Blacks:

EDOCCBF

EDOCCBM

EMPEDBM

EMPEDBF

Non-blacks:

EDOCCWF

EDOCCWM

EMPEDWF

EMPEDWM

1990:

Whites, Blacks, Asians, Latinos, and Other:

Most 1990 files include Racelat variables which include the categories Non-Latino White, Black, Asian, Latino, and Non-Latino Other.

The following files provide a break down for specific Asian and Latino

groups.

Asian:

ASN9USA

HPOVASN9

EARNAS9A

EARNASN9

EDUCASN9

EDUASN9A

EMPASN9

EMPASN9A

FPRASN9

FPRASN9A

MARASN9

OCCASN9

OCCASN9A

WASN9-25

WASN9-35

WASN9-45

Latino:

EARNLAT9

EARNLA9A

EDULAT9

EDULAT9A

EMPLAT9

EMPLAT9A

FPRLAT9

FPRLAT9A

LAT9USA

HPOVLAT9

MARLAT9

OCCLAT9

OCCLAT9A

WLAT9-25

WLAT9-35

WLAT9-45

Gender

1950-80:

Most 1950-80 files contain sex or gender as a variable.

1990:

Most 1990 files contain sex or gender as a variable.

Immigration

1990:

EARNAS9A

EARNLA9A

EDUASN9A

EDULAT9A

EMPASN9A

EMPLAT9A

FPRASN9A

FPRLAT9A

OCCASN9A

OCCLAT9A

ASN9USA

LAT9USA

POP9CA

POP9GA

POP9LA

POP9MI

POP9USA

POPAGE1

POPAGE2

PROJUSA

Education

1950-80:

EDUCATN

EMPEDBF

EMPEDBM

EMPEDWF

EMPEDWM

EDOCCBF

EDOCCBM

EDOCCWF

EDOCCWM

ENROLLMT

HHED78

WORK7-25

WORK7-35

WORK7-45

WORK8-25

WORK8-35

WORK8-45

1990:

CHILD915

CHILD925

CHILD935

CHILD945

CHILD955

CHILD965

EDUCATN9

EDUASN9

EDUASN9A

EDULAT9

EDULAT9A

EMPED925

EMPED935

EMPED945

EMPED955

EMPASN9

EMPASN9A

EMPLAT9

EMPLAT9A

EMPLOY9

FPRASN9

FPRASN9A

FPRLAT9

FPRLAT9A

FULLPRT9

WASN9-25

WASN9-35

WASN9-45

WLAT9-25

WLAT9-35

WLAT9-45

WORK9-25

Population/Structure for US/Selected Areas

1950-80:

POPULATN

1990:

POP9USA

POP9CA

POP9GA

POP9LA

POP9MI

ASN9USA

LAT9USA

POPAGE1

POPAGE2

PROJUSA

Poverty Status/Households

1950-80:

FAMPOV78

FMSIZE78

HHED78

HHSIZE78

HHTYPE78

1990:

HHPOV9

HPOVASN9

HPOVLAT9