1987 DATA RELEASES
MICRODATA
File |
Type |
File Size (kb) |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program Documentation | 166 | Provides background information about the survey, supplies information on how to use the products listed above, and notes all changes to the survey that may impact comparability from year to year. | |
| Microdata (SAS) | ZIP | 13,658 | Contains individual data records masked to avoid disclosure. |
| Microdata (Text) | ZIP | 8,097 | Contains individual data records masked to avoid disclosure. |
| Data Dictionary | 138 | Provides a listing of each variable, description of variable, question asked to obtain data (if appropriate), applicable universe, and valid responses. | |
| Sample Size and Response Rates | MS Excel | 90 | Provides the sample size and response rate for the United States, each state, and the District of Columbia for each year. [Select the 1987 worksheet.] |
| Variables | MS Excel | 119 | Provides a list of each variable and field type (numeric or character) by year. [Select the 1987 worksheet.] |
| Comparability | MS Excel | 707 | Provides comparability between each survey year by variable and valid responses. [Select the 1987 worksheet.] |
Disclaimer: Data users should take into account the magnitude of "Not Reported" categories when assessing estimates computed using microdata. Individuals who use the microdata to create estimates not published by the Census Bureau should cite the Census Bureau as the source of only the microdata used, not as the source of the new estimates.
PUBLICATIONS
The following files are in PDF format and include scanned copies. If you need paper copies of any of these files, please contact the Census Library Reference Desk at 301.763.2511.
| State | Pages | File Size (kb) |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 186 | 23,776 |
| Alabama | 12 | 1,980 |
| Alaska | 12 | 1,826 |
| Arizona | 12 | 1,907 |
| Arkansas | 12 | 2,304 |
| California | 12 | 1,985 |
| Colorado | 12 | 1,919 |
| Connecticut | 12 | 1,904 |
| Delaware | 12 | 1,947 |
| District of Columbia | 12 | 1,872 |
| Florida | 12 | 1,979 |
| Georgia | 12 | 1,986 |
| Hawaii | 12 | 1,887 |
| Idaho | 12 | 1,983 |
| Illinois | 12 | 2,053 |
| Indiana | 12 | 2,037 |
| Iowa | 12 | 1,906 |
| Kansas | 12 | 2,011 |
| Kentucky | 12 | 1,896 |
| Louisiana | 12 | 1,944 |
| Maine | 12 | 1,843 |
| Maryland | 12 | 1,901 |
| Massachusetts | 12 | 1,961 |
| Michigan | 12 | 1,908 |
| Minnesota | 12 | 1,964 |
| Mississippi | 12 | 1,916 |
| Missouri | 12 | 1,025 |
| Montana | 12 | 1,937 |
| Nebraska | 12 | 1,913 |
| Nevada | 12 | 1,829 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 1,979 |
| New Jersey | 12 | 1,959 |
| New Mexico | 12 | 1,901 |
| New York | 12 | 2,129 |
| North Carolina | 12 | 1,926 |
| North Dakota | 12 | 1,890 |
| Ohio | 12 | 1,933 |
| Oklahoma | 12 | 1,940 |
| Oregon | 12 | 1,876 |
| Pennsylvania | 12 | 1,904 |
| Rhode Island | 12 | 1,842 |
| South Carolina | 12 | 1,844 |
| South Dakota | 12 | 1,891 |
| Tennessee | 12 | 1,912 |
| Texas | 12 | 1,959 |
| Utah | 12 | 1,862 |
| Vermont | 12 | 2,079 |
| Virginia | 12 | 1,919 |
| Washington | 12 | 1,938 |
| West Virginia | 12 | 2,076 |
| Wisconsin | 12 | 1,914 |
| Wyoming | 12 | 1,854 |
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