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Data Dictionary: Census 1980
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Survey: Census 1980
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Data set: Summary Tape File 1 (STF1)
Dataset Description
Summary Tape File 1
Summary Tape File 1 (STF 1) contains 100% data on age, race, sex, marital status, Spanish origin, household type and relationship, occupancy/vacancy status, tenure, units in structure, contract rent, meals included in rent, value, and number of rooms.
Documentation

Summary Tape File 1 relevant documentation is listed below. Full survey documentation is available here.

Summary Tape File 1
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.
Notes

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Tables
Summary Tape File 1  (69 tables)
Table Title
T1 Urban and Rural (Persons)
T2 Families
T3 Households
T4 Urban and Rural (Including Vacant Seasonal And Migratory Units)
T5 Occupancy Status
T6 Sex
T7 Race
T8 Spanish Origin
T9 Race - Spanish Origin
T10 Age (detailed version)
T11 Sex By Age
T12 Median Age By Sex
T13 Age (Short Version)
T14 Race By Age (Short Version)
T15 Age for Persons Of Spanish Origin
T16 Race By Age (Spanish Origin)
T17 Sex By Marital Status
T18 Household Type And Relationship
T19 Persons In Household And Household Type
T20 Household Type And Relationship for Persons Under 18 Years
T21 Age (Related Children)
T22 Household Type (With One Or More Persons Under 18 Years)
T23 Household Type And Relationship for Persons 65 Years And Over
T24 Persons 60 Years And Over In Household And Household Type
T25 Persons 65 Years And Over In Household And Household Type
T26 Age Of Householder (With One Or More Persons 65 Years And Over)
T27 Tenure By Age Of Householder (With One Or More Persons 65 Years And Over)
T28 Households With One Or More Nonrelatives Present
T29 Vacancy Status
T30 Tenure (Housing Units)
T31 Race Of Householder
T32 Tenure By Race Of Householder
T33 Race Of Householder (Spanish Origin)
T34 Tenure By Race Of Householder (Spanish Origin)
T035 Tenure and Vacancy Status
T36 Rooms
T37 Median Rooms
T38 Aggregate Rooms By Tenure And Vacancy Status
T39 Persons In Unit
T40 Tenure By Persons In Unit
T41 Median Persons Per Unit
T42 Persons Per Unit
T43 Tenure (Persons In Occupied Housing Units)
T44 Persons Per Room
T45 Tenure By Persons Per Room
T46 Housing Unit Value (In 1979 Dollars)
T47 Median Housing Unit Value (In 1979 Dollars)
T48 Aggregate Housing Unit Value And Price Asked By Occupancy Status (In 1979 Dollars)
T49 Occupancy Status (Owner-Occupied And Vacant-For-Sale)
T50 Aggregate Housing Unit Value And Price Asked By Occupancy Status (In 1979 Dollars)
T51 Contract Rent
T52 Median Contract Rent
T53 Aggregate Contract Rent And Rent Asked By Occupancy Status
T54 Occupancy Status (Renter-Occupied Paying Cash Rent And Vacant-For-Rent)
T55 Plumbing Facilities
T56 Occupancy Status By Plumbing Facilities
T57 Tenure And Occupancy Status By Plumbing Facilities
T58 Tenure (With 1.01 Or More Persons Per Room Lacking Complete Plumbing Facilities For Exclusive Use)
T59 Tenure (With 1.01 Or More Persons Per Room)
T60 Persons In Occupied Housing Units Lacking Complete Plumbing Facilities For Exclusive Use
T61 Plumbing Facilities (With 1.01 Or More Persons Per Room)
T62 Vacant Housing Units Which Are Boarded Up
T63 Vacant-For-Rent Housing Units Which Have Been Vacant 2 Or More Months
T64 Vacant-For-Sale-Only Housing Units Which Have Been Vacant 6 Or More Months
T65 Units At Address
T66 Persons Substituted
T67 Allocations (Population)
T68 Year-Round Housing Units Substituted
T69 Allocations (Housing)
Notes:

When selecting more than one component from the same geographical level, Social Explorer provides a total for these components in the "All Selected Geographies" column. This total is for the available geographies only within the same geographical level. When a value is missing from one or more components from the same geographical level, Social Explorer denotes it with an asterisk (*) in the All Selected Geographies column.