Census of Population and Housing 1990 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1990

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USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

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Migration status, 5 years (MIGRATE5)

Data file: USA1990-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 191

End: 192

Width: 2

Range: -

Format:

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Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
10	Same major administrative unit
11	Same major, same minor administrative unit
12	Same major, different minor administrative unit
20	Different major administrative unit
30	Abroad
99	Unknown/missing

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition

MIGRATE5 indicates the person's place of residence 5 years ago. The first digit records movement across major administrative divisions and countries. The second digit reports movement across minor administrative divisions, for samples in which that detail is available.

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Migration Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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