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Data Dictionary: Census 1990
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Survey: Census 1990
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Data set: Summary Tape File 3 (STF3)
Dataset Description
Summary Tape File 3
Summary Tape File 3 (STF 3) contains sample data weighted to represent total population for 34 population items and 27 housing items and 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units.
Documentation

Summary Tape File 3 relevant documentation is listed below. Full survey documentation is available here.

Summary Tape File 3
Social Explorer, U.S. Census Bureau; Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 3 on CD-ROM [machine-readable data files] / prepared by the Bureau of the Census. Washington: The Bureau [producer and distributor], 1991.
Notes

When selecting more than one component from the same geographical level, Social Explorer provides a total for these components in the "All Selected Geographies" column. This total is for the available geographies only within the same geographical level. When a value is missing from one or more components from the same geographical level, Social Explorer denotes it with an asterisk (*) in the All Selected Geographies column.
Tables
Summary Tape File 3  (278 tables)
Table Title
P1 Persons
P2 Unweighted Sample Count Of Persons
P3 100-Percent Count Of Persons
P3A Percent Of Persons In Sample
P4 Families
P5 Households
P6 Urban And Rural
P7 Sex
P8 Race
P9 Detailed Race
P10 Persons Of Hispanic Origin
P11 Detailed Hispanic Origin
P12 Hispanic Origin By Race
P13 Age
P14 Race By Sex By Age
P15 Sex By Age for Hispanic Origin
P16 Persons In Household
P17 Household Type And Relationship
P18 Household Type And Relationship For Persons 65 Years and Over
P19 Household Type And Presence And Age Of Children
P20 Race Of Householder By Household Type And Presence And Age Of Children
P21 Household Type And Presence And Age Of Children for Hispanic Origin
P22 Family Type And Presence And Age Of Children
P23 Family Type And Age Of Children
P24 Household Type By Age Of Householder
P25 Subfamily Type And Presence And Age Of Children
P26 Subfamily Type And Relationship
P27 Sex By Marital Status
P28 Age By Language Spoken At Home And Ability To Speak English
P29 Household Language And Linguistic Isolation
P30 Age, Language Spoken At Home, And Linguistic Isolation
P31 Language Spoken At Home
P32 Ancestry Reported Counts
P33 Ancestry - First Ancestry
P34 Ancestry - Second Ancestry
P35 Ancestry - Single Ancestry
P36 Year Of Entry
P37 Age By Citizenship
P38 Females Marital Status By Age
P39 Aggregate Number Of Children Ever Born By Marital Status By Age
P40 Group Quarters
P41 Group Quarters By Age
P42 Place Of Birth
P43 Residence In 1985---State And County Level
P44 Residence In 1985---Msa/Pmsa Level
P45 Place Of Work---State And County Level
P46 Place Of Work---Place Level
P47 Place Of Work---Msa/Pmsa Level
P48 Place Of Work---Minor Civil Division Level
P49 Means Of Transportation To Work
P50 Travel Time To Work
P51 Aggregate Travel Time To Work (In Minutes)
P52 Time Leaving Home To Go To Work
P53 Private Vehicle Occupancy
P54 School Enrollment And Type Of School
P55 Race By School Enrollment
P56 School Enrollment For Hispanic Population
P57 Educational Attainment For Persons 25 Years and Over
P58 Race By Educational Attainment
P59 Educational Attainment For Hispanic Population
P60 Educational Attainment For Persons 18 Years and Over
P61 School Enrollment, Educational Attainment, And Employment Status
P62 Race By School Enrollment, Educational Attainment, And Employment Status
P63 School Enrollment, Educational Attainment, And Employment Status For Hispanic Population
P64 Sex By Age By Veteran Status
P65 Period Of Military Service
P66 Sex By Age By Work Disability Status And Employment Status
P67 Sex By Age By Mobility Limitation Status By Employment Status
P68 Sex By Age By Work Disability Status By Mobility And Self-Care Limitation Status
P69 Sex By Age By Mobility And Self-Care Limitation Status
P70 Sex By Employment Status
P71 Race By Sex By Employment Status
P72 Sex By Employment Status
P73 Presence And Age Of Children And Employment Status
P74 Presence And Age Of Children By Employment Status Of Parents
P75 Sex By Work Status In 1989
P76 Sex By Work Status In 1989, Usual Hours Worked Per Week In 1989, And Weeks Worked In 1989
P77 Industry
P78 Occupation
P79 Class Of Worker
P80 Household Income In 1989 Dollars
P80A Median Household Income In 1989 Dollars
P81 Aggregate Household Income In 1989 Dollars By Household Income In 1989 Dollars
P82 Race Of Householder By Household Income In 1989 Dollars
P83 Household Income In 1989 Dollars with Hispanic origin
P84 Aggregate Household Income In 1989 Dollars By Race Of Householder
P85 Aggregate Household Income In 1989 Dollars with Hispanic origin
P86 Age Of Householder By Household Income In 1989 Dollars
P87 Race Of Householder By Age Of Householder By Household Income In 1989 Dollars
P88 Age Of Householder By Household Income In 1989 Dollars with Hispanic origin
P89 Earnings In 1989
P90 Wage Or Salary Income In 1989
P91 Nonfarm Self-Employment Income In 1989
P92 Farm Self-Employment Income In 1989
P93 Interest, Dividend, Or Net Rental Income In 1989
P94 Social Security Income In 1989
P95 Public Assistance Income In 1989
P96 Retirement Income In 1989
P97 Other Type Of Income In 1989
P98 Aggregate Wage Or Salary Income In 1989 Dollars
P99 Aggregate Nonfarm Self-Employment Income In 1989 Dollars
P100 Aggregate Farm Self-Employment Income In 1989 Dollars
P101 Aggregate Interest, Dividend, Or Net Rental Income In 1989 Dollars
P102 Aggregate Social Security Income In 1989 Dollars
P103 Aggregate Public Assistance Income In 1989 Dollars
P104 Aggregate Retirement Income In 1989 Dollars
P105 Aggregate Other Type Of Income In 1989 Dollars
P106 Aggregate Persons In Households By Public Assistance Income In 1989 By Age
P107 Family Income In 1989 Dollars
P107A Median Family Income In 1989 Dollars
P108 Aggregate Family Income In 1989 Dollars By Family Income In 1989 Dollars
P109 Aggregate Family Income In 1989 Dollars By Family Type And Presence And Age Of Children
P110 Nonfamily Household Income In 1989 Dollars
P110A Median Nonfamily Household Income In 1989 Dollars
P111 Aggregate Nonfamily Household Income In 1989 Dollars By Nonfamily Household Income In 1989 Dollars
P112 Workers In Family In 1989
P113 Aggregate Family Income In 1989 Dollars By Workers In Family In 1989 Dollars
P114 Aggregate Income In 1989 Dollars By Group Quarters
P114A Per Capita Income In 1989 Dollars
P114B Per Capita Income In 1989 Dollars By Group Quarters
P115 Aggregate Income In 1989 Dollars By Race
P115A Per Capita Income In 1989 Dollars By Race
P116 Aggregate Income In 1989 Dollars for Hispanic origin
P116A Per Capita Income In 1989 Dollars for Hispanic origin
P117 Poverty Status In 1989 By Age
P118 Poverty Status In 1989 By Sex By Age
P119 Poverty Status In 1989 By Race By Age
P120 Poverty Status In 1989 By Age (short version)
P121 Ratio Of Income In 1989 To Poverty Level
P122 Poverty Status In 1989 By Age By Household Type And Relationship
P123 Poverty Status In 1989 By Family Type And Presence And Age Of Children
P124 Poverty Status In 1989 By Race Of Householder By Family Type And Presence And Age Of Children
P125 Poverty Status In 1989 By Family Type And Presence And Age Of Children with Hispanic origin
P126 Poverty Status In 1989 By Family Type And Age
P127 Poverty Status In 1989 By Age Of Householder By Household Type
P128 Imputation Of Population Items
P129 Imputation Of Relationship
P130 Imputation Of Sex
P131 Imputation Of Age
P132 Imputation Of Race
P133 Imputation Of Marital Status
P134 Imputation Of Hispanic Origin
P135 Imputation Of Group Quarters
P136 Imputation Of Place Of Birth
P137 Imputation Of Citizenship
P138 Imputation Of Year Of Entry
P139 Imputation Of School Enrollment
P140 Imputation Of Educational Attainment
P141 Imputation Of Educational Attainment
P142 Imputation Of Ancestry
P143 Imputation Of Mobility Status
P144 Imputation Of Residence In 1985
P145 Imputation Of Language Status
P146 Imputation Of Language Spoken At Home
P147 Imputation Of Ability To Speak English
P148 Imputation Of Veteran Status
P149 Imputation Of Period Of Military Service
P150 Imputation Of Work Disability Status
P151 Imputation Of Mobility Limitation Status
P152 Imputation Of Self-Care Limitation Status
P153 Imputation Of Children Ever Born
P154 Imputation Of Place Of Work
P155 Imputation Of Means Of Transportation To Work
P156 Imputation Of Private Vehicle Occupancy
P157 Imputation Of Time Leaving Home To Go To Work
P158 Imputation Of Travel Time To Work
P159 Imputation Of Employment Status
P160 Imputation Of Work Status In 1989
P161 Imputation Of Usual Hours Worked Per Week In 1989
P162 Imputation Of Weeks Worked In 1989
P163 Imputation Of Industry
P164 Imputation Of Occupation
P165 Imputation Of Class Of Worker
P166 Imputation Of Income In 1989
P167 Imputation Of Household Income In 1989
P168 Imputation Of Family Income In 1989
P169 Imputation Of Nonfamily Household Income In 1989
P170 Imputation Of Poverty Status In 1989
H1 Housing Units
H2 Unweighted Sample Count Of Housing Units
H3 100-Percent Count Of Housing Units
H3A Percent Of Housing Units In Sample
H4 Occupancy Status
H5 Urban And Rural
H6 Condominium Status By Vacancy Status
H7 Condominium Status By Tenure And Mortgage Status
H8 Tenure
H9 Race Of Householder
H10 Tenure By Race Of Householder
H11 Hispanic Origin Of Householder By Race Of Householder
H12 Tenure By Race Of Householder for Hispanic origin
H13 Tenure By Age Of Householder
H14 Aggregate Persons By Tenure By Race Of Householder
H15 Aggregate Persons By Tenure with Hispanic origin
H16 Rooms
H17 Aggregate Rooms
H18 Tenure By Persons In Unit
H19 Aggregate Persons By Tenure
H20 Units In Structure
H21 Vacant Units In Structure
H22 Tenure By Units In Structure
H23 Source Of Water
H24 Sewage Disposal
H25 Year Structure Built
H25A Median Year Structure Built
H26 Vacant Year Structure Built
H27 Tenure By Year Structure Built
H28 Year Householder Moved Into Unit
H29 Tenure By Year Householder Moved Into Unit
H30 House Heating Fuel
H31 Bedrooms
H32 Vacant Bedrooms
H33 Tenure By Bedrooms
H34 Bedrooms By Gross Rent
H35 Tenure By Telephone In Housing Unit
H36 Age Of Householder By Telephone In Housing Unit
H37 Tenure By Vehicles Available
H38 Aggregate Vehicles Available By Tenure
H39 Race Of Householder By Vehicles Available
H40 Vehicles Available with Hispanic origin householder
H41 Age Of Householder By Vehicles Available
H42 Kitchen Facilities
H43 Gross Rent
H43A Median Gross Rent
H44 Aggregate Gross Rent
H45 Race Of Householder By Gross Rent
H46 Hispanic Origin By Gross Rent
H47 Meals Included In Rent
H48 Aggregate Gross Rent By Meals Included In Rent
H49 Inclusion Of Utilities In Rent
H50 Household Income In 1989 By Gross Rent As A Percentage Of Household Income In 1989
H50A Median Gross Rent As A Percentage Of Household Income In 1989
H51 Age Of Householder By Gross Rent As A Percentage Of Household Income In 1989
H52 Mortgage Status And Selected Monthly Owner Costs
H52A Median Selected Monthly Owner Costs By Mortgage Status
H53 Aggregate Selected Monthly Owner Costs By Mortgage Status
H54 Race Of Householder By Mortgage Status And Selected Monthly Owner Costs
H55 Mortgage Status And Selected Monthly Owner Costs for Hispanic origin
H56 Aggregate Selected Monthly Owner Costs By Mortgage Status for Mobile homes or trailers
H57 Aggregate Selected Monthly Owner Costs By Mortgage Status for Condominium housing units
H58 Mortgage Status By Selected Monthly Owner Costs As A Percentage Of Household Income In 1989
H58A Median Selected Monthly Owner Costs As A Percentage Of Household Income In 1989 And Mortgage Status
H59 Household Income In 1989 By Selected Monthly Owner Costs As A Percentage Of Household Income In 1989
H60 Age Of Householder By Selected Monthly Owner Costs As A Percentage Of Household Income In 1989
H61 Value
H61A Median Value
H62 Aggregate Value By Mortgage Status
H63 Aggregate Household Income In 1989 By Tenure And Mortgage Status
H64 Plumbing Facilities
H65 Vacant Plumbing Facilities
H66 Race Of Householder By Plumbing Facilities
H67 Plumbing Facilities with householder of Hispanic origin
H68 Age Of Householder By Plumbing Facilities
H69 Tenure By Plumbing Facilities By Persons Per Room
H70 Plumbing Facilities By Units In Structure
H71 Plumbing Facilities By Persons Per Room By Year Structure Built
H72 Imputation Of Housing Items
H73 Imputation Of Condominium Status
H74 Imputation Of Plumbing Facilities
H75 Imputation Of Source Of Water
H76 Imputation Of Sewage Disposal
H77 Imputation Of Year Structure Built
H78 Imputation Of Year Householder Moved Into Unit
H79 Imputation Of House Heating Fuel
H80 Imputation Of Kitchen Facilities
H81 Imputation Of Bedrooms
H82 Imputation Of Telephone In Housing Unit
H83 Imputation Of Vehicles Available
H84 Imputation Of Mortgage Status
H85 Imputation Of Tenure
H86 Imputation Of Vacancy Status
H87 Imputation Of Rooms
H88 Imputation Of Units In Structure
H89 Imputation Of Value
H90 Imputation Of Meals Included In Rent
H91 Imputation Of Gross Rent
H92 Imputation Of Mortgage Status And Selected Monthly Owner Costs
Notes:

When selecting more than one component from the same geographical level, Social Explorer provides a total for these components in the "All Selected Geographies" column. This total is for the available geographies only within the same geographical level. When a value is missing from one or more components from the same geographical level, Social Explorer denotes it with an asterisk (*) in the All Selected Geographies column.