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MLP Crosswalk Files: Older Versions

The MLP crosswalks contain HISTIDs that link persons between census years. They are intended for use with IPUMS data extracts. See the user guide.

Crosswalk Version 1.1

Released March 2023, replaced April 2024

Jonas Helgertz, Steven Ruggles, John Robert Warren, Catherine A. Fitch, J. David Hacker, Matt A. Nelson, Joseph P. Price, Evan Roberts, and Matthew Sobek. IPUMS Multigenerational Longitudinal Panel: Version 1.1 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS, 2023. https://doi.org/10.18128/D016.V1.1

Crosswalk Version 1.0

Released September 2020, replaced March 2023

In addition to the HISTIDs needed to perform the linking operation, the version 1.0 crosswalks contain some basic variables applying to each census in the pairing.

Jonas Helgertz, Steven Ruggles, John Robert Warren, Catherine A. Fitch, Ronald Goeken, J. David Hacker, Matt A. Nelson, Joseph P. Price, Evan Roberts, and Matthew Sobek. IPUMS Multigenerational Longitudinal Panel: Version 1.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS, 2020. https://doi.org/10.18128/D016.V1.0

Citation and terms of use

To download these data, you must agree to IPUMS USA terms of use:

1. Cite the IPUMS MLP version listed above and the Full Count IPUMS Ancestry data version you used (current, pre-2024).

2. You may not redistribute any IPUMS-USA Full Count data that are linked to the MLP crosswalks. You may not redistribute IPUMS MLP crosswalks without permission.

To check your account status or register to use IPUMS USA, see account options.

Publications and research reports making use of IPUMS USA should be added to our Bibliography.

Contact us

For questions about IPUMS MLP, contact ipumsres@umn.edu.

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