Females 15 To 44 Years: - T028_001 - Single Status By Age Group (Female Population) - Social Explorer Tables (SE) - Survey Census 1980

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Census 1980

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Survey: Census 1980

Data Source:

U.S. Census Bureau and Social Explorer

Data set: Social Explorer Tables (SE)

Table:

T28. Single Status By Age Group (Female Population) [10]

Universe: Females 15 To 44 Years

Variable Details

T28.

Single Status By Age Group (Female Population)

Universe: Females 15 To 44 Years

T028_001Females 15 To 44 Years:

Percent base:

None - percentages not computed (variable is table universe)

Aggregation method:

Addition

Formula used to compute this variable:

#ReturnType oretval = new #ReturnType(); oretval = ORG_STF3:T030001 + ORG_STF3:T030002 + ORG_STF3:T030003 + ORG_STF3:T030004 + ORG_STF3:T030005 + ORG_STF3:T030006; return oretval;

Variables used in the formula:
ORG_STF3:T030001	Females 15 to 24 years: Single
ORG_STF3:T030002	Females 15 to 24 years: Ever married
ORG_STF3:T030003	Females 25 to 34 years: Single
ORG_STF3:T030004	Females 25 to 34 years: Ever married
ORG_STF3:T030005	Females 35 to 44 years: Single
ORG_STF3:T030006	Females 35 to 44 years: Ever married

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer, U.S. Census Bureau; Census of Population and Housing, 1980 [United States]: Summary Tape File 1a [Computer file]. ICPSR version. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 1982. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2002.
	Summary Tape File 1 -> Summary Tape File 1 -- Part II -> Glossary -> Marital Status -> Single

Single

All persons who have never been married, including persons whose only marriage was annulled.

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer, U.S. Census Bureau; Census of Population and Housing, 1980 [United States]: Summary Tape File 1a [Computer file]. ICPSR version. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 1982. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2002.
	Summary Tape File 1 -> Summary Tape File 1 -- Part II -> Glossary -> Age

Age

Age at last birthday, i.e., number of completed years from birth to April 1, 1980, based on replies to a question on month and year of birth. This item was asked on a complete-count basis.

Because of the central importance of the data on age, the question contains redundancies. The age entry on the basic tape record is derived from the FOSDIC entries of quarter and year of birth. For those persons who do not provide this information but who do provide "age at last birthday," the census enumerator or clerk uses an equivalency table to mark the appropriate FOSDIC circles. The item "age at last birthday" is used only secondarily because of the tendency of some people, in reporting their ages, to round off to "0" or "5" (and to report even rather than odd numbers). The write-in entries of month and year of birth are requested because some people have difficulty with (and therefore skip) the FOSDIC marking system in this question.

Age is tabulated by single years of age and by many different groupings such as 5-year age groups. Basic records identify single years (and quarter years on sample basic records) to 112.

Median age

Calculated as the value which divides the age distribution into two equal parts, one-half the cases falling below this value, one-half above. Median age is computed from the age intervals or groupings shown in the particular tabulation, and thus a median based on a less detailed distribution may differ slightly from a corresponding median for the same population based on a more detailed distribution. If the median falls in the terminal category, e.g., 75 years and over, the median is shown as the initial age of the category with a plus sign, e.g., 75+.

Limitations

In previous censuses, undercoverage of the population has been associated with age. Young adults, especially Black males, were missed at a higher rate than other segments of the population.

Historical comparability

Age data have been collected in each census since 1790. Counts in 1970 and 1980 for persons 100 years old and over were substantially overstated.

See also: "Age of Householder."

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer, U.S. Census Bureau; Census of Population and Housing, 1980 [United States]: Summary Tape File 1a [Computer file]. ICPSR version. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 1982. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2002.
	Summary Tape File 1 -> Summary Tape File 1 -- Part II -> Glossary -> Sex

Sex

Ascertained on a complete-count basis.

Historical comparability

A question on the sex of individuals has been asked of the total population in every census.