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Census 1940 Census Tract Only
| Document: | Census Tract Data, 1940: Elizabeth Mullen Bogue File |
| citation: | Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; Census Tract Data, 1940-1970: Elizabeth Mullen Bogue File |
Census Tract Data, 1940: Elizabeth Mullen Bogue File
| CFSC DATA CORRESPONDENCE | |||
| Censuses of 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970 | |||
| The following data is compatible for all of 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970 | |||
| Population | |||
| Total population | |||
| total white | |||
| total negro | |||
| total male | |||
| total female | |||
| 5 yr. age groups by male, female 0-75+ for totals | |||
| 5 yr. age groups by male, female 0-75+ for whites | |||
| (1940 must add native and foreign horn whites) | |||
| Country of birth of foreign born whites: | |||
| United Kingdom | |||
| Ireland | |||
| Norway | |||
| Sweden | |||
| Germany | |||
| Poland | |||
| Czechoslovakia | |||
| Austria | |||
| Hungary | |||
| U.S.S.R. | |||
| Italy | |||
| Canada | |||
| Mexico | |||
| Other | |||
| Schooling | |||
| Population 25+ | |||
| No school years completed | |||
| Elementary 1-4 | |||
| Elementary 5,6,7,8 (not strictly comparable) | |||
| High school 1-3 | |||
| High school 4 | |||
| College 1-3 | |||
| College 4+ | |||
| Not reported (1940, 1950) | |||
| n.b. median school school years is given for 1940, 1950, must be computed for 1960, 1970 | |||
| Labor Force | |||
| Males, females aged 14+ (14-15 separate from 16+ in 1970) | |||
| In labor force | |||
| Armed forces | |||
| Employed civilian labor force | |||
| Unemployed (seeking work) | |||
| Class Of worker | |||
| Wage and salary | |||
| Unpaid family worker | |||
| Not reported (?) | |||
| Occupation by male, female | |||
| Professional, technical, kindred | |||
| Managers, officials, proprietors | |||
| Clerical and kindred | |||
| Sales (not available for 1940) | |||
| Operatives | |||
| Private household workers | |||
| Service | |||
| Laborers (question of consistent definition 1940-1970) | |||
| farm laborer's 1960, 1970 | |||
| Housing | |||
| Occupancy status | |||
| All Dwelling units | |||
| Total occupied | |||
| Total owner occupied | |||
| White owner occupied | |||
| Negro owner occupied | |||
| Other non-white owner occupied | |||
| Total rental occupied | |||
| White tenant occupied | |||
| Negro tenant occupied | |||
| Other non-white tenant occupied | |||
| Vacant ... category includes 1940 - Vacant for sale or rent; not for sale or rent; 1950 - Vacant non-seasonal; vacant seasonal; 1960 - Available vacant; other vacant; 1970 - Vacant seasonal; for sale, for rent, other | |||
| Type of Unit | |||
| (not available for 1960 tape, but see arrays 2093-2098) | |||
| l-unit detached | |||
| l-unit attached | |||
| 2 units (n.b. allocation problem 1950) | |||
| 3-4 units | |||
| 5+ units | |||
| Number of persons per dwelling unit | |||
| 1 | note: 1940, 1960 - # persons per household 1950, 1970 - # persons per dwelling unit | ||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5,6 | |||
| 7+ | |||
| Number of dwelling units with 1.01 persons per room or more | |||
| Value of Home | |||
| 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 |
| 500- | 3000- | 5000- | 5000- |
| 500-699 | 3000-3999 | 5000-7499 | 5000-7499 |
| 700-999 | 4000-4999 | 7500-9999 | 7500-9999 |
| 1000-1999 | 5000-7499 | 10000-12499 | 10000-12499 |
| 2000-2499 | 7500-9999 | 12500-14999 | 12500-14999 |
| 2500-2999 | 10000-14999 | 15000-17499 | 15000-17499 |
| 3000-3999 | 15000+ | 15500-19999 | 17500-19999 |
| 5000-5999 | (median) | 20000-24999 | 20000-24999 |
| 6000-7499 | 25000-34999 | 25000-34999 | |
| 7500-9999 | 35000+ | 35000-49999 | |
| 10000-14999 | 50000+ | ||
| 15000-19999 | |||
| 20000+ | |||
| (median) | |||
| Monthly Contract Rent* | |||
| *Similar catagorization of values for 1940-1970 | |||
| (Gross monthly rent also available) | |||
| Condition of Housing | |||
| Needing minor repairs | |||
| Lacking some or all plumbing facilities | |||
| Central heating | |||
| Radio, TV | |||
| n.b. Other housing condition data is not consistent over the four censuses due to varying definitions of substandard by the Census Bureau | |||
| The following data is comparable for 1950, 1960, 1970 only | |||
| Income (size categories) | |||
| Marital status | |||
| Year structure built (by age categories) | |||
| Geographical mobilily | |||
| 1 yr rates 1950 | |||
| 5 yr rates 1960 | |||
| 5 yr rates 1970 | |||
| The following data is comparable for 1960 and 1970 only | |||
| Latitude and longitude | |||
| Household relationship | |||
| School enrtollment | |||
| Industry in which employed | |||
| Means of transportation to work | |||
| Place of work | |||
| Autos | |||
| Water and sewerage | |||
| Number of stories | |||