IPUMS Documentation: User Guide

Getting Started

• IPUMS USA Online Tutorials
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Additional Help
• Variables
• Samples

Complex Variables

• Family Interrelationships
• Geography
• Occupations and Industries
• Other Complex Variables

Additional Documentation

• What Is IPUMS USA?
• Sample Designs
• Sampling Errors
• Occupation Codes and Income Scores
• Family Interrelationships
• Top-Coded and Bottom-Coded Values
• Adjusting for Inflation
• Income Adjustment Factor

Creating Censuses and Samples

Administering the Census

• Enumeration Forms and Instructions
• Detailed Procedural Histories for Each Census
• Books Published by the Census Bureau After Each Census

Drawing Samples from Complete Census Data

• Sampling Procedures in each Census
• Original Codebooks for Each Census Sample
• Editing Procedures for Missing and Inconsistent Values
• Other Detailed Procedures Followed at the University of Minnesota, 1995-2003

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