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Data Dictionary: Census 1960 (US, County & State)
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Universe: Total Population
Variable Details
T48. Age By Sex - Detailed Breakdown Under 21
Universe: Total Population
T048_001Total Population
Percent base:
None - percentages not computed (variable is table universe)
Aggregation method:
Addition
Formula used to compute this variable:
Return_Value = ORG:T023_001 + ORG:T024_001
Variables used in the formula:
ORG:T023_001
Male Population
ORG:T024_001
Female Population
Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: U.S. Bureau of the Census. U.S. Census of Population: 1960. Subject Reports, Nativity and Parentage. Final Report PC(2)-1A. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 1965.
  Nativity and Parentage (Volume II, Part I - Subject Reports) -> Definitions and Explanations -> Age
Age
The age classification is based on the age of the person in completed years as of April 1, 1960, as determined from the reply to a question on month and year of birth.

Table D. Median Age of the White Population, By Nativity and Parentage, For Conterminous United States: 1900 To 1960
Census year Total Native Foreign born
Total Native of foreign or mixed parentage
1960 30.1 28.3 43.0 57.7
1950 30.6 28.6 23.8 56.1
1940 29.5 26.9 29.4 51.0
1930 26.9 23.7 24.7 43.9
1920 25.6 22.4 21.6 40.0
1910 24.4 21.4 20.0 37.2
1900 23.4 20.2 18.2 38.5