The Census Bureau has created a special subset file from the 1980 Census of Population and Housing data designed to meet the needs of Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action planning. It contains detailed 1980 Census data dealing with occupation and educational attainment for the civilian labor force, various race groups, and the Hispanic population. The collection contains two tabulations of the United States civilian labor force: one offering detailed occupation data and the other, data on years of school completed. The occupation tabulation includes information for 514 occupation categories organized by sex and race (including Hispanic origin). The second tabulation, years of school completed, is organized by age, sex, and race (including Hispanic origin). This collection contains 51 separate files, one for each state and the District of Columbia. Each state file contains statistics for the state, each county, standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA), and place with a population of 50,000 or more within that state. If an SMSA crosses state lines, each state file containing a part of the SMSA will have totals for the entire SMSA. The 51 files in the collection include a total of 48,168 data records. Each of the data records contains 1,098 "substantive" variables, as well as geographic identifiers. A CENSPAC-compatible database dictionary, Part 90, is also included with this collection.

Abstract

IPUMS-International is an effort to inventory, preserve, harmonize, and disseminate census microdata from around the world. The project has collected the world's largest archive of publicly available census samples. The data are coded and documented consistently across countries and over time to facillitate comparative research. IPUMS-International makes these data available to qualified researchers free of charge through a web dissemination system.

The IPUMS project is a collaboration of the Minnesota Population Center, National Statistical Offices, and international data archives. Major funding is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Additional support is provided by the University of Minnesota Office of the Vice President for Research, the Minnesota Population Center, and Sun Microsystems.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

Households and Group Quarters

UNITS IDENTIFIED: - Dwellings: No - Vacant units: Yes - Households: Yes - Individuals: Yes - Group quarters: Yes

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS: - Households: Dwelling places with fewer than ten persons unrelated to a household head, excluding institutions and transient quarters. - Group quarters: Institutions, transient quarters, and dwelling places with ten or more persons unrelated to a household head.

Universe

Residents of the 50 states (not the outlying areas).

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Sampling procedure

MICRODATA SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau

SAMPLE UNIT: Household

SAMPLE FRACTION: 5%

SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 11,343,120

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The 1980 census employed a single long form questionnaire completed by one-half of housing units in places with a population under 2,500 and one-sixth of other housing units.

Response rate

UNDERCOUNT: No official estimates

Abstract

The 1980 South African Population Census was a count of all persons present on Republic of South African territory during census night (i.e. at midnight between 6 and 7 May 1980). The purpose of the population census was to collect detailed statistics on population size, composition and distribution at small area level. The 1980 South African Population Census contains data collected on HOUSEHOLDS: household goods and dwelling characteristics as well as employment of domestic workers; INDIVIDUALS: population group, citizenship/nationality, marital status, fertility and infant mortality, education, employment, religion, language and disabilities, as well as mode of transport used and participation in sport and other recreational activities

Geographic coverage

The 1980 census covered the so-called white areas of South Africa, i.e. the areas in the former four provinces of the Cape, the Orange Free State, Transvaal, and Natal. It also covered areas in the so-called National States of Ciskei, KwaZulu, Gazankulu, Lebowa, Qwaqwa, Kangwane, and Kwandebele. The 1980 South African census excluded the "independent states" of Bophuthatswana, Transkei, and Venda. A census data file for Bophuthatswana was released with the final South African Census 1980 dataset.

Analysis unit

Households and individuals

Universe

The 1980 South African census covered all household members (usual residents).

The 1980 South African Population Census was enumerated on a de facto basis, that is, according to the place where persons were located during the census. All persons who were present on Republic of South African territory during census night (i.e. at midnight between 6 and 7 May 1980) were enumerated and included in the data. Visitors from abroad who were present in the RSA on holiday or business on the night of the census, as well as foreigners (and their families) who were studying or economically active, were not enumerated and included in the figures. Likewise, members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps of foreign countries were not included. However, the South African personnel linked to the foreign missions including domestic workers were enumerated. Crews and passengers of ships were also not enumerated, unless they were normally resident in the Republic of South Africa. Residents of the RSA who were absent from the night were as far as possible enumerated on their return and included in the region where they normally resided. Personnel of the South African Government stationed abroad and their families were, however enumerated. Such persons were included in the Transvaal (Pretoria).

Kind of data

Census enumeration data

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The 1980 Population Census questionnaire was administered to all household members and covered household goods and dwelling characteristics, and employment of domestic workers. Questions concerning individuals included those on citizenship/nationality, marital status, fertility and infant mortality, education, employment, religion, language and disabilities, as well as mode of transport used and participation in sport and other recreational activities.

The following questions appear in the questionnaire but the corresponding data has not been included in the data set: PART C: PARTICULARS OF DWELLING: 2. How many separate families (i) Number of families (ii) Number of non-family persons (iii) total number of occupants [i.e. persons in families shown against (i) plus persons shown against 3. Persons employed by household Full-time, Part-time (a) How many persons employed as domestics (b) Total cash wages paid to above –mentioned persons for April 1980 4. Ownership – Do not answer this question if your dwelling is on a farm. (i) Own dwelling – (Including hire-purchase, sectional title property or property of wife): (a) Is the dwelling Fully paid Partly paid-off (b) If partly paid-off, state monthly repayment (include housing subsidy, but exclude insurance. (ii) Rented or occupied free dwelling : (a) Is the dwelling occupied free, rented furnished, rented unfurnished (b) If rented, state monthly rent (c) Is the dwelling owned by the employer? (d) Does it belong to the state, SA Railways, a provincial administration, a divisional council, or a municipality or other local authority? PART D: PARTICULARS OF THE FAMILY 1. Number of members in the family 2. Occupation. (Nature of work done) (a) Head of family (b) Wife 3. Annual income of head of family and wife. Annual income of: Head, Wife (if applicable)

This documentation has been created by ICPSR for the restricted version of Census 1980 distributed by the Bureau of the Census. The restricted data is based on questions from the long form questionnaire, and was collected from one in six households in the United States. Topics covered include income, ancestry, citizenship status, home values, commute time to work, occupation, education, veteran status, language ability, migration, place of birth, and many others. The documentation available here provides files summaries, variable information, and facilitates sorting of the data by race or by a wide variety of geographical units. ICPSR is not distributing the restricted data, only the documentation for the restricted data. Users who wish to access the restricted data can find more information at the Michigan Census Research Data Center Web site. Users should also note that the data for the public versions of Census 1980 are available from ICPSR.

Summary Tape File (STF) 1 consists of four sets of computer-readable data files containing detailed tabulations of the nation's population and housing characteristics produced from the 1980 Census. This series is comprised of STF 1A, STF 1B, STF 1C, and STF 1D. All files in the STF 1 series are identical, containing 321 substantive data variables organized in the form of 59 "tables," as well as standard geographic identification variables. All of the data items contained in the STF 1 files were tabulated from the "complete count" or "100-percent" questions included on the 1980 Census questionnaire. All four groups of files within the STF 1 series have identical record formats and technical characteristics and differ only in the types of geographical areas for which the summarized data items are presented. STF 1B contains summaries for states, standard metropolitan statistical areas (portions within states), counties, minor civil divisions (available for 20 states), places, census tracts or block numbering areas, and blocks or enumeration districts. There are 52 data files, one for each state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Housing items tabulated include occupancy/vacancy status, tenure, contract rent, value, condominium status, number of rooms, and plumbing facilities. Population items include demographic information such as age, sex, race, marital status, Spanish origin, household relationship, and household type. Selected aggregates, means, and medians are also provided.

Abstract

IPUMS-International is an effort to inventory, preserve, harmonize, and disseminate census microdata from around the world. The project has collected the world's largest archive of publicly available census samples. The data are coded and documented consistently across countries and over time to facillitate comparative research. IPUMS-International makes these data available to qualified researchers free of charge through a web dissemination system.

The IPUMS project is a collaboration of the Minnesota Population Center, National Statistical Offices, and international data archives. Major funding is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Additional support is provided by the University of Minnesota Office of the Vice President for Research, the Minnesota Population Center, and Sun Microsystems.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

Living quarters

UNITS IDENTIFIED: - Dwellings: No - Vacant units: No - Households: Yes - Group quarters: Yes - Special populations: No

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS: - Group quarters: Living quarters which is built or converted for living (e.g. house, flat, apartment, shophouse, makeshift hut, hotel, hostels, etc.).

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Sampling procedure

MICRODATA SOURCE: Department of Statistics, Malaysia

SAMPLE FRACTION: 1.67%

SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 182,601

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Five types of schedules were used for the 1980 Population and Housing Census: Form 1 consisted of a House Listing Book; Form 2 was the schedule used in the Housing Census; Form 3 was used to collect information on households and; Form 4 was used for collecting individual particulars. However, persons in large hotels, hostels, hospitals, prisons and other institutions were enumerated on Form 33, a shortened version of Form 4.

Response rate

UNDERCOUNT: 100%

This data collection contains two files. Table 8 contains data for each state, Table 7 contains data for the U.S. (total) and for the regions and divisions. These files contain annual population estimates for the years 1980-1989. The data for 1980 are from the 1980 Census of Population and Housing taken April 1, 1980. Summaries are given for the total population, and by various age groups by sex. Two separate age groupings are provided. One group is: under 5, 5-14, 15-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-74, 75-84, and 85 and older. The second age groups are for the population aged: 5-17, 18-24, 25-44, 45-64, 16 and over, 18 and over, 21 and over, and 65 and over. Median age is also given.

Abstract

IPUMS-International is an effort to inventory, preserve, harmonize, and disseminate census microdata from around the world. The project has collected the world's largest archive of publicly available census samples. The data are coded and documented consistently across countries and over time to facillitate comparative research. IPUMS-International makes these data available to qualified researchers free of charge through a web dissemination system.

The IPUMS project is a collaboration of the Minnesota Population Center, National Statistical Offices, and international data archives. Major funding is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Additional support is provided by the University of Minnesota Office of the Vice President for Research, the Minnesota Population Center, and Sun Microsystems.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

UNITS IDENTIFIED: - Dwellings: Yes - Vacant units: Yes - Households: Yes - Individuals: Yes - Group quarters: Yes - Special populations: No

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS: - Dwellings: Architecturally connected units (living-, cooking-, hygienic- etc. rooms) built originally or transformed later for residential purposes and having\ direct access from outside (i.e. from a street). - Households: A group of persons living together in a common housing unit or in a part of it, sharing the costs of living partly or totally, and having their meals together on one or more days of the week.

Universe

Resident population in private and collective living quarters

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Sampling procedure

MICRODATA SOURCE: Hungarian Central Statistical Office

SAMPLE DESIGN: Systematic sample of every 20th dwelling after a random start; drawn by the national statistical office

SAMPLE UNIT: Housing unit (dwelling)

SAMPLE FRACTION: 5%

SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 536,007

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Housing questionnaire; questionnaire for group quarters; questionnaire on holiday-home units; personal questionnaire; housing questionnaire and personal questionnaire for subsequent checking (PES)

Congressional districts of the 99th Congress are matched to census geographic areas in this file. The areas used are those from the 1980 census. Each record contains geographic data, a congressional district code, and the total 1980 population count. Ten states were redistricted for the 99th Congress: California, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Washington. The data for the other 40 states and the District of Columbia are identical to that for the 98th Congress. (Source: downloaded from ICPSR 7/13/10)

Please Note: This dataset is part of the historical CISER Data Archive Collection and is also available at ICPSR at https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08404.v1. We highly recommend using the ICPSR version as they may make this dataset available in multiple data formats in the future.

The NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, using US Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census data, developed the GIS data set, 1980 Census Boundaries/Population, containing easily accessible population and housing counts for the state of North Carolina.

Polygon geometry with attributes displaying the 1980 Census tracts and respective population stats in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

Data from the 1980 through 2020 decennial censuses recompiled to align with neighborhood boundaries. Include data for total population, race and Hispanic ethnicity.

Geographic coverage

National

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

A point coverage was created from the 1980 Master Area Reference File (MARF) of the U.S. Census Bureay. Each point represents the center of a census tract, though some tracts were split. A 1980 population is associated with each point. Populations for 1970, 1982, 1984, and 1985 were inferred from county population data.

Abstract

IPUMS-International is an effort to inventory, preserve, harmonize, and disseminate census microdata from around the world. The project has collected the world's largest archive of publicly available census samples. The data are coded and documented consistently across countries and over time to facillitate comparative research. IPUMS-International makes these data available to qualified researchers free of charge through a web dissemination system.

The IPUMS project is a collaboration of the Minnesota Population Center, National Statistical Offices, and international data archives. Major funding is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Additional support is provided by the University of Minnesota Office of the Vice President for Research, the Minnesota Population Center, and Sun Microsystems.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

Households and Group Quarters

UNITS IDENTIFIED: - Dwellings: No - Vacant units: Yes

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS: - Households: Dwelling places with fewer than ten persons unrelated to a household head, excluding institutions and transient quarters. - Group quarters: Institutions, transient quarters, and dwelling places with ten or more persons unrelated to a household head.

Universe

Residents of Puerto Rico.

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Sampling procedure

MICRODATA SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau

SAMPLE UNIT: Household

SAMPLE FRACTION: 5%

SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 160,219

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The 1980 census employed a single long form questionnaire completed by one-half of housing units in places with a population under 2,500 and one-sixth of other housing units.

Response rate

UNDERCOUNT: No official estimates

Population Estimates Program: Population: Resident data was reported at 341,554.000 Person th in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 341,414.000 Person th for Mar 2025. Population Estimates Program: Population: Resident data is updated monthly, averaging 288,571.000 Person th from Apr 1980 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 541 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 341,554.000 Person th in Apr 2025 and a record low of 226,546.000 Person th in Apr 1980. Population Estimates Program: Population: Resident data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G001: Monthly Population Estimates.

This data collection is a component of Summary Tape File (STF) 3, which consists of four sets of computer-readable data file containing detailed tabulations of the nation's population and housing characteristics produced from the 1980 Census. The STF 3 files contain sample data inflated to represent the total United States population. The files also contain 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts of persons and housing units. All files in the STF 3 series are identical, containing 321 substantive data variables organized in the form of 150 "tables," as well as standard geographic identification variables. Population items tabulated for each person include demographic data and information on schooling, ethnicity, labor force status, and number of children, as well as details on occupation and income. Housing items include size and condition of the housing unit as well as information on value, age, water, sewage and heating, vehicles, and monthly owner costs. Each dataset provides different geographic coverage. STF 3D provides summaries for state or state equivalent, congressional district (as constituted for the 98th Congress), county or county equivalent, places of 10,000 or more people, and minor civil division/census county division. There are 51 separate files, one for each state and the District of Columbia. The Census Bureau's machine-readable data dictionary for STF 3 is also available through CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING, 1980 [UNITED STATES]: CENSUS SOFTWARE PACKAGE (CENSPAC) VERSION 3.2 WITH STF4 DATA DICTIONARIES (ICPSR 7789), the software package designed specifically by the Census Bureau for use with the 1980 Census data files. (Source: downloaded from ICPSR 7/13/10)

Abstract

IPUMS-International is an effort to inventory, preserve, harmonize, and disseminate census microdata from around the world. The project has collected the world's largest archive of publicly available census samples. The data are coded and documented consistently across countries and over time to facillitate comparative research. IPUMS-International makes these data available to qualified researchers free of charge through a web dissemination system.

The IPUMS project is a collaboration of the Minnesota Population Center, National Statistical Offices, and international data archives. Major funding is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Additional support is provided by the University of Minnesota Office of the Vice President for Research, the Minnesota Population Center, and Sun Microsystems.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

Household

UNITS IDENTIFIED: - Dwellings: No - Vacant units: Yes - Households: Yes - Individuals: Yes - Group quarters: Yes

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS: - Dwellings: Residential building including single family home, mutiple family home, farm, and apartment building; other buildings (e.g. factory or commercial buildings) if they contain at least one unit for residential purposes; other accommodations (e.g., barracks, mountain farms, wagons) if they are occupied on the census day. - Group quarters: Collective households are groups of persons who live in hotels, boarding homes, care homes, boarding schools, hospitals, company dormitories. Other collective households include staff members and company workers who live in a common accommodation but do not keep house and are neither connected to another household.

Universe

All persons residing in Switzerland, except foreign diplomats stationed in Switzerland and their families.

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Sampling procedure

MICRODATA SOURCE: Federal Statistical Office

SAMPLE DESIGN: Systematic sample of every 20th household, drawn by the Federal Statistical Office

SAMPLE UNIT: Household

SAMPLE FRACTION: 5%

SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 317,803

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

There are three sets of questionnaires: (i) person questionnaire, (ii) household questionnaire, and (iii) building questionnaire

These data, which correspond to tables provided in the documentation, summarize information on the United States population aged 60 years and over that was collected in the 1980 Census of Population and Housing. The tables were prepared by the Bureau of the Census at the request of the National Institute on Aging. Variables appearing in one or more of the tables are age (in single years or five-year intervals), sex, race (black/white), living arrangements (institutionalization status, household/group quarters, living in families/alone, relationship to householder, persons per room), income (source, personal level, family level, household level, poverty status), veteran status, educational attainment, urban/rural residence, marital status, nativity status, and Spanish origin. In some of the tables totals that exclude amounts allocated for missing data are provided for purposes of comparison. The variables for which non-allocated figures are included are age, race, institutionalization status, income, veterans status, educational attainment, marital status, and Spanish origin. The file contains a complete set of tables for the United States as a whole, for each of the four Census regions, and for each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and five territories. (Source: downloaded from ICPSR 7/13/10)

Please Note: This dataset is part of the historical CISER Data Archive Collection and is also available at ICPSR at https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08533.v1. We highly recommend using the ICPSR version as they may make this dataset available in multiple data formats in the future.

Summary statistics on travel to work are contained in this data file. For each geographic area described in the file, information is provided on location of residences, location of workplaces, demographics, and employment of the work force. Included are data on the occupation, industry, and earnings of workers, plus data on means of transportation, travel time, and workers with public transportation disabilities. Demographic information includes the age, race, sex, civilian/armed forces, and Spanish origin composition of the work force. (Source: downloaded from ICPSR 7/13/10)

This dataset is part of the historical CISER Data Archive Collection and is also available at ICPSR -- https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08465.v2. We highly recommend using the ICPSR version as they made this dataset available in multiple data formats.