Overview
The Public Use Microdata Sample L (PUMS-L) data file is a sample of respondents from the 1990 Census of Population. The file contains information household and personal characteristics for individuals. The PUMS-L data file also identifies labor market areas that can be used for statistical and planning purposes. More overview...
Data Files
| 1990 PUMS-L Data (All Records) |
| |
Type of records included |
|
| Zipped file |
Size |
Resulting unzipped file |
Size |
Household |
Person |
LMA |
Number of records |
| PUMSL90.ZIP |
62 Mb |
PUMSL90.DAT |
387 Mb |
Yes |
Yes |
1-394 |
1,658,379 |
| 1990 PUMS-L Data (Person Records Only) |
| |
Type of records included |
|
| Zipped file |
Size |
Resulting unzipped file |
Size |
Household |
Person |
LMA |
Number of records |
| PUMSL90P.ZIP |
37 Mb |
PUMSL90P.DAT |
266 Mb |
No |
Yes |
1-394 |
1,139,142 |
| 1990 PUMS-L Data by Groups of Labor Market Areas |
| |
Type of records included |
|
| Zipped file |
Size |
Resulting unzipped file |
Size |
Household |
Person |
LMA |
Number of records |
| PUMSL901.ZIP |
16 Mb |
PUMSL901.DAT |
96 Mb |
Yes |
Yes |
1-115 |
410,070 |
| PUMSL902.ZIP |
16 Mb |
PUMSL902.DAT |
98 Mb |
Yes |
Yes |
116-203 |
417,788 |
| PUMSL903.ZIP |
16 Mb |
PUMSL903.DAT |
98 Mb |
Yes |
Yes |
204-303 |
418,287 |
| PUMSL904.ZIP |
16 Mb |
PUMSL904.DAT |
97 Mb |
Yes |
Yes |
304-394 |
412,234 |
Documentation
| Documentation Type/Filename |
Description |
Size |
| Data Dictionary |
| PUMSHDD.TXT |
Text file containing record layout for Household records |
31 K |
| PUMSPDD.TXT |
Text file containing record layout for Person records |
46 K |
| Code Lists |
| ANCESTRY.TXT |
Listing of Ancestory codes, categories, and descriptions |
52 K |
| BIRTH.TXT |
Listing of Place-of-birth codes and descriptions |
10 K |
| INDUSTRY.TXT |
Listing of Industry codes, categories, and descriptions |
16 K |
| LANGUAGE.TXT |
Listing of Language codes and descriptions |
15 K |
| OCCUP.TXT |
Listing of Occupation codes, categories, and descriptions |
34 K |
| RACE.TXT |
Listing of Race codes and descriptions |
4 K |
| Equivalency Files: County-level files that map counties to commuting zones and labor market areas. Use these files to match county-level data to labor market areas. |
| CZLMAFIP.TXT |
List of commuting zones and labor market areas with county names and populations |
312 K |
| CZLMA90Layout.TXT |
Text file containing record layout of CZLMA90.TXT |
2 K |
| CZLMA90.TXT |
ASCII county-level file containing a variety of information, including county, commuting zone and LMA codes, a measure of the strength of commuting relationships within the area, urban-rural continuum (Beale) codes, metropolitan area codes, largest place, and 1980 commuting zone and LMA codes |
613 K |
| DOCFILES.ZIP |
Contains the following files: PUMSHDD.TXT, PUMSPDD.TXT, ANCESTRY.TXT, BIRTH.TXT, INDUSTRY.TXT, LANGUAGE.TXT, OCCUP.TXT, RACE.TXT, CZLMAFIP.TXT, CZLMA90.TXT, and CZLMA90.ASC |
193 K |
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