2005 American Community Survey - IPUMS Subset

United States, 2001 - 2005

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Reference ID

USA_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS

Metadata

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Poverty status (US2005A_POVERTY)

Data file: USA2005_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Continuous

Start: 361

End: 363

Width: 3

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Description

Definition

This variable indicates each family'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 2005: All persons

concept

Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

US05A648 is a 3-digit numeric variable.

Codes501 = 501% or more of poverty threshold

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