SSTF-21 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BLACK POPULATION
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tape released 2/17/95 Order from Customer Services, Bureau of
the Census, Washington, DC
20233 (Tel. 301-763-INFO(4636), FAX 301-457-3842)
Content: SSTF 21 records contain sample data weighted to
represent the total Black
population. In addition, the file contains 100-percent counts
and unweighted sample counts
for total persons and total housing units. SSTF 21 has A and B
records. The A records have
129 population (PA) and 20 housing (HA) tables. The B records
provide more detail in 53
population (PB) and 24 housing (HB) tables. Other data are
listed below.
Population items include:
Age Occupation
Educational attainment Period of military service
Employment status Persons
Family income in 1989 Place of birth
Family size Place of work
Family type Poverty status in
1989
Group quarters Presence and age of
children
Household income in 1989 School enrollment
Household type and relationship Sex
Industry Travel time to
work
Marital status Work disability
status
Means of transportation to work Work status in 1989
Mobility and self-care limitation
Housing items include:
Age of householder Plumbing facilities
Bedrooms Rooms
Contract rent Selected monthly owner
costs
Gross rent Sewage disposal
House heating fuel Source of water
Household income in 1989 Telephone in housing unit
Household type and relationship Tenure
Housing units Units in structure
Kitchen facilities Utilities
Meals included in rent Value
Mortgage status Vehicles available
Persons in unit Year householder moved into
unit
Persons per room Year structure built
Geographic Coverage: SSTF 21 is released as a single file
and provides data for the
United States, all States and the District of Columbia. The file
structure is as follows:
United States, Region, State, MSA/CMSA, CMSA-PMSA.
Census Contact:
Content - Claudette Bennett, Population
Division (301)457-2453