1960 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1960

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Reference ID

USA_1960_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS

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Sep 03, 2025

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Poverty status (family income as a % of poverty threshold) (US1960A_POVERTY)

Data file: USA1960_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Continuous

Start: 277

End: 279

Width: 3

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the household's total income for the previous year as a percentage of the poverty thresholds established by the Social Security Administration in 1964 and subsequently revised in 1980, adjusted for inflation.

Universe

United States 1960: Persons in private dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

US60A465 is a 3-digit numeric variable.

Codes0 = NIU.

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