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Data Dictionary: Census 1990
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Survey: Census 1990
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, Hispanic 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, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 on CD-ROM [machine-readable data files] / prepared by the Bureau of the Census. Washington: The Bureau [producer and distributor], 1991.
Notes

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Tables
Summary Tape File 1  (101 tables)
Table Title
P1 Persons
P2 Families
P3 Households
P4 Urban And Rural
P5 Sex
P6 Race
P7 Detailed Race
P8 Persons Of Hispanic Origin
P9 Hispanic Origin
P10 Hispanic Origin By Race
P11 Age
P12 Race By Sex By Age
P13 Sex By Age for Hispanic Origin
P14 Sex By Marital Status
P15 Household Type And Relationship
P16 Household Size And Household Type
P17 Persons In Families
P17A Persons Per Family
P18 Age Of Household Members under 18 years By Household Type
P19 Race Of Householder By Household Type
P20 Household Type for Hispanic Origin Householder
P21 Household Type And Relationship for Persons under 18 years
P22 Relationship And Age for Persons under 18 years
P23 Household Type And Relationship for Persons 65 years and over
P24 Age Of Household Members 60 years and over By Household Size And Household Type
P25 Age Of Household Members By Household Size And Household Type
P26 Household Type
P27 Household Type And Household Size
P28 Group Quarters
P29 Persons Substituted
P30 Imputation Of Population Items
P31 Imputation Of Relationship
P32 Imputation Of Sex
P33 Imputation Of Age
P34 Imputation Of Race
P35 Imputation Of Hispanic Origin
P36 Imputation Of Marital Status
H1 Housing Units
H2 Occupancy Status
H3 Tenure
H4 Urban And Rural
H5 Vacancy Status
H6 Boarded-Up Status
H7 Usual Home Elsewhere
H8 Race Of Householder
H9 Tenure By Race Of Householder
H10 Hispanic Origin Of Householder By Race Of Householder
H11 Tenure By Race Of Householder for Hispanic origin
H12 Tenure By Age Of Householder
H13 Rooms
H14 Aggregate Rooms
H15 Aggregate Rooms By Tenure
H16 Aggregate Rooms By Vacancy Status
H17 Persons In Unit
H17A Persons Per Occupied Housing Unit
H18 Tenure By Persons In Unit
H18A Persons Per Occupied Housing Unit By Tenure
H19 Aggregate Persons
H20 Aggregate Persons By Tenure
H21 Persons Per Room
H22 Tenure By Persons Per Room
H23 Value
H23A Lower Value Quartile
H23B Median Value
H23C Upper Value Quartile
H24 Aggregate Value
H25 Race Of Householder
H26 Aggregate Value By Race Of Householder
H27 Hispanic Origin Of Householder
H28 Aggregate Value By Hispanic Origin Of Householder
H29 Aggregate Value By Units In Structure
H30 Vacancy Status (short version)
H31 Aggregate Price Asked
H32 Contract Rent
H32A Lower Contract Rent Quartile
H32B Median Contract Rent
H32C Upper Contract Rent Quartile
H33 Aggregate Contract Rent
H34 Race Of Householder for Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent
H35 Aggregate Contract Rent By Race Of Householder
H36 Hispanic Origin Of Householder for Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent
H37 Aggregate Contract Rent By Hispanic Origin Of Householder
H38 Aggregate Rent Asked
H39 Age Of Householder By Meals Included In Rent
H40 Vacancy Status By Duration Of Vacancy
H41 Units In Structure
H42 Vacant housing Units In Structure
H43 Tenure By Units In Structure
H44 Aggregate Persons By Tenure By Units In Structure
H45 Housing Units Substituted
H46 Imputation Of Housing Items
H47 Imputation Of Vacancy Status
H48 Imputation Of Duration Of Vacancy
H49 Imputation Of Units In Structure
H50 Imputation Of Rooms
H51 Imputation Of Tenure
H52 Imputation Of Value
H53 Imputation Of Price Asked
H54 Imputation Of Contract Rent
H55 Imputation Of Meals Included In Rent
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.