Description

NBLUE is a neighborhood characteristic which reports the ratio of persons age 16 years old and over who are employed as blue collar workers (includes craftsmen and kindred workers, operatives including transport equipment operatives, and laborers except farm to the total number of employed persons age 16 and over for the neighborhood (population 16 years old and over employed as blue collar workers / total employed persons 16 years old and over). The ratio ranges from .00 to .99 (decimal implied) with values rounded to the nearest decimal place.

This variable is only available for the 1970 Neighborhood Samples (U.S. and Puerto Rico). NBLUE is a 2-digit numeric variable which reports the ratio of persons age 16 years old and over who are employed as blue collar workers (includes craftsmen and kindred workers, operatives including transport equipment operatives, and laborers except farm to the total number of employed persons age 16 and over for the neighborhood (population 16 years old and over employed as blue collar workers / total employed persons 16 years old and over). The ratio ranges from .00 to .99 (two decimals implied) with values rounded to the nearest decimal place. NBLUE specific variable codes for missing, edited, or unidentified observations, observations not applicable (N/A), observations not in universe (NIU), top and bottom value coding, etc. are provided below by Census year (and data sample if specified).

NBLUE Specific Variable Codes
99 = All values over .985 (Top Code)

Comparability

This variable is only available for the 1970 Neighborhood Samples (U.S. and Puerto Rico).

Universe

Availability

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• 1990: --
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• 1970: 1% neigh fm1; 1% neigh fm2
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• 1970: PR 1% neigh
• 1930: --
• 1920: --
• 1910: --

Flags

Editing Procedure

There is no editing procedure available for this variable.