1980 Census
ASCII text data files on the web
Note: Technical documentation, including record layouts, for 1980 data files are not available in electronic format. Printed copies of the technical documentation can be purchased from our Customer Services at (301) 763-INFO (see below).
Summary Tape File 1
technical documentation
technical documentation for Puerto Rico
Summary Tape File 3
technical documentation
technical documentation for Puerto Rico
Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS)
ASCII text data files (1980)
File documentation [14 MB]
Data before 1980 is available from the National Archives and Records Administration. Copies of the technical documentation for these files may be available for browsing from some university and other major libraries.
