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Population Estimates Categorical Variables
DATE: Estimate Date
1 = April 1, 2010 Census population or housing unit count
2 = April 1, 2010 population or housing unit estimates base
3 = July 1, 2010 population or housing unit estimate
4 = July 1, 2011 population or housing unit estimate
5 = July 1, 2012 population or housing unit estimate
6 = July 1, 2013 population or housing unit estimate
7 = July 1, 2014 population or housing unit estimate
8 = July 1, 2015 population or housing unit estimate
PERIOD: Period of Change
1 = April 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010
2 = July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011
3 = July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012
4 = July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013
5 = July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014
6 = July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015
7 = July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016
8 = July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017
9 = July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018
10 = July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019
11 = July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
MONTHLY: Estimate Date by Month
1 = 4/1/2010 Census population
2 = 4/1/2010 population estimates base
3 = 5/1/2010 population estimate
4 = 6/1/2010 population estimate
5 = 7/1/2010 population estimate
6 = 8/1/2010 population estimate
7 = 9/1/2010 population estimate
8 = 10/1/2010 population estimate
9 = 11/1/2010 population estimate
10 = 12/1/2010 population estimate
... (11-70 all months from 2011 to 2015)
71 = 1/1/2016 population estimate
72 = 2/1/2016 population estimate
73 = 3/1/2016 population estimate
74 = 4/1/2016 population estimate
75 = 5/1/2016 population estimate
76 = 6/1/2016 population estimate
77 = 7/1/2016 population estimate
78 = 8/1/2016 population estimate
79 = 9/1/2016 population estimate
80 = 10/1/2016 population estimate
81 = 11/1/2016 population estimate
82 = 12/1/2016 population estimate
SUMLEV: Geographic Summary Level
010 = Nation
020 = Region
030 = Division
040 = State and/or Statistical Equivalent
050 = County and/or Statistical Equivalent
061 = Minor Civil Division
071 = Minor Civil Division place part
157 = County place part
162 = Incorporated place
170 = Consolidated city
172 = Consolidated city -- place within consolidated city
REGION: Census Region
1=Northeast
2=Midwest
3=South
4=West
DIVISION: Census Division
1=New England
2=Middle Atlantic
3=East North Central
4=West North Central
5=South Atlantic
6=East South Central
7=West South Central
8=Mountain
9=Pacific
PRIMGEOFLAG: Primitive Geography Flag
0 = No
1 = Yes
AGEGROUP: Age Group
0 = All ages
1 = Age 0 to 4 years
2 = Age 5 to 9 years
3 = Age 10 to 14 years
4 = Age 15 to 19 years
5 = Age 20 to 24 years
6 = Age 25 to 29 years
7 = Age 30 to 34 years
8 = Age 35 to 39 years
9 = Age 40 to 44 years
10 = Age 45 to 49 years
11 = Age 50 to 54 years
12 = Age 55 to 59 years
13 = Age 60 to 64 years
14 = Age 65 to 69 years
15 = Age 70 to 74 years
16 = Age 75 to 79 years
17 = Age 80 to 84 years
18 = Age 85 years and older
19 = Under 18 years
20 = 5 to 13 years
21 = 14 to 17 years
22 = 18 to 64 years
23 = 18 to 24 years
24 = 25 to 44 years
25 = 45 to 64 years
26 = 65 years and over
27 = 85 years and over
28 = 16 years and over
29 = 18 years and over
30 = 15 to 44 years
31 = Median age
RACE: Race
0 = All races
1 = White alone
2 = Black alone
3 = American Indian and Alaska Native alone
4 = Asian alone
5 = Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
6 = Two or more races
7 = White alone or in combination
8 = Black alone or in combination
9 = American Indian and Alaska Native alone or in combination
10 = Asian alone or in combination
11 = Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone or in combination
HISP: Hispanic Origin
0=Both Hispanic Origins
1=Non-Hispanic
2=Hispanic
SEX: Sex
0=Both Sexes
1=Male
2=Female
FUNCSTAT: Functional Status Code
A = identifies an active government providing primary general-purpose functions
B = identifies an active government that is partially consolidated with another government but with separate officials providing primary general-purpose functions
C = identifies an active government consolidated with another government with a single set of officials
F = identifies a fictitious entity created to fill the Census Bureau's geographic hierarchy
G = identifies an active government that is subordinate to another unit of government
I = identifies an inactive governmental unit that has the power to provide primary special-purpose functions
N = identifies a nonfunctioning legal entity
S = identifies a statistical entity
UNIVERSE: Population Universe
R=Resident population
P=Resident population plus Armed Forces overseas
H=Household population
C=Civilian population
N=Civilian noninstitutionalized population
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