ABSTRACT

The user should note that there are limitations to many of these data. Please refer to this technical documentation provided for Subject Summary Tape File (SSTF) 5, The Asian and Pacific Islander Population in the United States for a further explanation on the limitations of the data.

TYPE OF FILE:

Summary statistics.

UNIVERSE DESCRIPTION:

All persons and housing units in the United States.

SUBJECT MATTER DESCRIPTION

SSTF 5 contains sample data weighted to represent the total population. In addition, the file contains 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units. Other population and housing items are listed below. Please see the List of Tables chapter for a complete listing.

Population items include:

Ability to speak English
Age
Children ever born
Citizenship
Class of worker
Disability status
Earnings in 1989
Educational attainment
Employment status
Family type and presence and age of children
Household size
Household type and relationship
Income in 1989
Industry
Labor force status
Language spoken at home
Linguistic isolation
Living arrangements
Marital status
Nativity
Occupation
Poverty status in 1989
School enrollment
Sex
Veteran status
Year of entry

Housing items include:

Gross rent
Housing units
Kitchen facilities
Mortgage status
Person per room
Plumbing facilities
Tenure
Units in structure
Year householder moved into unit

SSTF 5 data are represented in A and B records. Each record type presents a different set of tables (matrices).

The A records have 3 population (PA) and 3 housing (HA) tables (matrices). The B records present more detail in 66 population (PB) and 10 housing (HB) tables (matrices).

RELATED PRINTED REPORTS

1990 CP-3, Population Subject Reports. Several reports are planned covering population subjects and subgroups. Geographic areas generally will include the United States; some reports may include data for highly populated areas, such as States, metropolitan areas (MA's), counties, and large places.

1990 CH-3, Housing Subject Reports. Housing subject reports are planned covering 1990 census items. Geographic areas generally include the United States, regions, and divisions; some reports may include data for other highly populated geographic areas such as States, MA's, counties, and large places.

For additional information about SSTF 5, such as content, coding, and data collection, contact: Paula Vines, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 20233. Phone: 301-763-7572.

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