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IPUMS Data Quality Flags Introduction

IPUMS Variables Quick Reference
A
Variable Name Variable Description Rec Variable
Description
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QACCESS For ACCESS H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X X .
QACREHOU For ACREHOUS H Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X .
QACRENF For ACRENONF H Desc . . . . . . . . X . . . .
QACREPR2 For ACREPROP H Desc . . . . . . . . . . . . X
QACREPRO For ACREPROP and FARM H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X X X
QACTIVIT For ACTIVITY P Desc . . . . . . . . X . . . .
QAGE For AGE P Desc X X X X X X X X X X X X X
QAGE2 For AGE P Desc . . . . . . . . . . X . .
QAGEMARR For AGEMARR P Desc . . . . . . . SL . X F1 X .
QAGEMONT For AGEMONTH P Desc . . . X . X X X . . . . .
QAIRCON For AIRCON H Desc . . . . . . . . . . F2 X .
QANCEST1 For ANCESTR1 P Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X X
QANCEST2 For ANCESTR2 P Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X X
QAUGMENT For all variables in person record P Desc . . . . . . . . . . . . X
QAUTOS For AUTOS H Desc . . . . . . . . . . F2 X .
B
Variable Name Variable Description Rec Variable
Description
1850 1860 1870 1880 1900 1910 1920 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
QBASEMEN For BASEMENT H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X . .
QBATHRMS For BATHRMS H Desc . . . . . . . . . . F2 X .
QBEDROOM For BEDROOMS H Desc . . . . . . . . . . F1 X X
QBIRTHMO For BIRTHMO and BIRTHQTR P Desc . . . X X . . . X . . X .
QBPL For BPL and NATIVITY P Desc X X X X X X X X X X X X X
QBUILTYR For BUILTYR H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X X X
C
Variable Name Variable Description Rec Variable
Description
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QCARPOOL For CARPOOL P Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X X
QCHBORN For CHBORN P Desc . . . . X X . SL SL X X X X
QCHSURV For CHSURV P Desc . . . . X X . . . . . . .
QCITIZEN For CITIZEN P Desc . . . . X X X X X . F1 X X
QCITY For CITY, CITYPOP, URBAN, and SIZEPL H Desc . . . . X X . . . . . . .
QCLASS5Y For CLASS5YR P Desc . . . . . . . . . . F1 . .
QCLASSWK For CLASSWKR P Desc . . . . . X X X X . X X X
QCLOSEOU For all variables in household record H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X . .
QCOLL5YR For COLL5YR P Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X .
QCOMMUSE For COMMUSE H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X X X
QCONDO For CONDO H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X X X
QCONDOFE For CONDOFEE H Desc . . . . . . . . . . . . X
QCOSTEL2 For COSTELEC H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X . .
QCOSTELE For COSTELEC H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X X X
QCOSTFU2 For COSTFUEL H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X . .
QCOSTFUE For COSTFUEL H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X X X
QCOSTGAS For COSTGAS H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X X X
QCOSTWA2 For COSTWATR H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X . .
QCOSTWAT For COSTWATR H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X X X
QCOUNTY For COUNTY, METRO, METAREA, and SEA H Desc . . . . X . . . . . . . .
D
Variable Name Variable Description Rec Variable
Description
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QDEDUCTS For DEDUCTS P Desc . . . . . . . SL . . . . .
QDEPARTS For DEPARTS P Desc . . . . . . . . . . . . X
QDISABDU For DISABDUR P Desc . . . . . . . . . . F1 . .
QDISABMO For DISABMOB P Desc . . . . . . . . . . . . X
QDISABTR For DISABTRN P Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X .
QDISABWR For DISABWRK P Desc . . . . . . . . . . F1 X X
QDISHWSH For DISHWSHR H Desc . . . . . . . . . . F1 . .
QDRYER For DRYER H Desc . . . . . . . . . . F1 . .
QDURMARR For DURMARR P Desc . . . . X X . . SL . . . .
E
Variable Name Variable Description Rec Variable
Description
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QEARN For INCWAGE, INCBUS, INCFARM, and INCTOT P Desc . . . . . . . . . . X . .
QEDUC For EDUCREC, HIGRADE, and EDUC99 P Desc . . . . . . . X SL . X X X
QELEVATO For ELEVATOR H Desc . . . . . . . . . . F1 X .
QEMPSTAT For EMPSTAT and LABFORCE P Desc . . . . . X . X X X X X X
F
Variable Name Variable Description Rec Variable
Description
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QFARM For FARM H Desc . . . . X X X X X . . . .
QFARMPRO For FARMPROD and FARM H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X X X
QFBPL For FBPL and NATIVITY P Desc . . . X X X X SL SL X F2 . .
QFBPL2 For FBPL P Desc . . . . . . . SL . . . . .
QFBUSINC For FBUSINC H Desc . . . . . . . . SL . . . .
QFMTONG For FMTONGUE P Desc . . . . . X X . . . . . .
QFOTHINC For FOTHINC H Desc . . . . . . . . SL . . . .
QFREEZER For FREEZER H Desc . . . . . . . . . . F1 . .
QFTOTINC For FTOTINC H Desc . . . . . . . . SL X . . .
QFUELCOO For FUELCOOK H Desc . . . . . . . . . . F1 X .
QFUELHEA For FUELHEAT H Desc . . . . . . . . . . F1 X X
QFUELWAT For FUELWATR H Desc . . . . . . . . . . F1 X .
QFWAGE1 For FWAGE1 H Desc . . . . . . . X . . . . .
QFWAGE2 For FWAGE2 H Desc . . . . . . . . SL . . . .
G
Variable Name Variable Description Rec Variable
Description
1850 1860 1870 1880 1900 1910 1920 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
QGQ For GQ H Desc X X X X X X X X X . X X .
QGQTYPE For GQTYPE H Desc . . . . . . . X X . X X .
H
Variable Name Variable Description Rec Variable
Description
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QHADNAJO For HADNAJOB P Desc . . . . . . . . X . . . .
QHEATING For HEATING H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X X .
QHHJOIN For all variables in person record P Desc . . . X . . . . . . . . .
QHHSPLIT For all variables in household record H Desc . . . X . . . . . . . . .
QHISPAN For HISPAN P Desc . . . . . . . . . . F1 X X
QHOTWATE For HOTWATER H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X . .
QHRSWORK For HRSWORK P Desc . . . . . . . X X X X X X
I
Variable Name Variable Description Rec Variable
Description
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QINC For INCTOT, INCSS, INCWELF, and INCOTHER P Desc . . . . . . . . . . X . .
QINCBUS For INCBUS, INCTOT, and INCEARN P Desc . . . . . . . . . . X X X
QINCBUSF For INCBUSFM P Desc . . . . . . . . SL . . . .
QINCFARM For INCFARM, INCTOT, and INCEARN P Desc . . . . . . . . . . X X X
QINCINVS For INCINVST and INCTOT P Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X X
QINCNONW For INCNONWG P Desc . . . . . . . X . . . . .
QINCOTHE For INCOTHER and INCTOT P Desc . . . . . . . . SL . X X X
QINCRETI For INCRETIR and INCTOT P Desc . . . . . . . . . . . . X
QINCSS For INCSS and INCTOT P Desc . . . . . . . . . . X X X
QINCTOT For INCTOT P Desc . . . . . . . . SL X . . .
QINCWAGE For INCWAGE, INCTOT, and INCEARN P Desc . . . . . . . X SL . X X X
QINCWELF For INCWELFR and INCTOT P Desc . . . . . . . . . . X X X
QIND For IND and IND1950 P Desc . . . . . X X X X . X X X
QIND5YR For IND5YR P Desc . . . . . . . . . . F1 . .
QINSINCL For INSRINCL H Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X X
K
Variable Name Variable Description Rec Variable
Description
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QKITCHEN For KITCHEN H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X X X
L
Variable Name Variable Description Rec Variable
Description
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QLANGUAG For LANGUAGE and SPEAKENG P Desc . . . . . X . . . . . X X
QLIT For LIT P Desc . . . X X X X . . . . . .
QLOOKING For LOOKING P Desc . . . . . . . . X . . . .
M
Variable Name Variable Description Rec Variable
Description
1850 1860 1870 1880 1900 1910 1920 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
QMARINYR For MARRINYR P Desc . . . X . . . . . . . . .
QMARRNO For MARRNO P Desc . . . . . . . SL SL . F1 X .
QMARRQTR For MARRQTR P Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X .
QMARST For MARST P Desc . . . X X X X X X . X X X
QMBPL For MBPL and NATIVITY P Desc . . . X X X X SL SL X F2 . .
QMBPL2 For MBPL P Desc . . . . . . . SL . . . . .
QMIGCIT5 For MIGCITY5 P Desc . . . . . . . X . . . . .
QMIGCOGR For MIGCOGRP, MIGMET5, MIGCITY5, and MIGTYPE P Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X .
QMIGDIS1 For MIGDIST1 P Desc . . . . . . . . SL . . . .
QMIGDIS5 For MIGDIST5 P Desc . . . . . . . X . . . . .
QMIGFAR1 For MIGFARM1 P Desc . . . . . . . . SL . . . .
QMIGFAR5 For MIGFARM5 P Desc . . . . . . . X . . . . .
QMIGMET1 For MIGMET1 P Desc . . . . . . . . SL . . . .
QMIGMET5 For MIGMET5 P Desc . . . . . . . X . . . . .
QMIGPLC1 For MIGPLAC1 P Desc . . . . . . . . SL . . . .
QMIGPLC5 For MIGPLAC5, MIGMET5, MIGCITY5, and MIGTYPE P Desc . . . . . . . X . . X X X
QMIGRAT1 For MIGRATE1 P Desc . . . . . . . . SL . . . .
QMIGRAT5 For MIGRATE5 P Desc . . . . . . . X . . F2 X X
QMIGSEA1 For MIGSEA1 P Desc . . . . . . . . SL . . . .
QMIGSEA5 For MIGSEA5 P Desc . . . . . . . X . . . . .
QMIGTYP1 For MIGTYPE1 P Desc . . . . . . . . SL . . . .
QMIGTYP5 For MIGTYPE5 P Desc . . . . . . . X . . . . .
QMILIT5Y For MILIT5YR P Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X .
QMMTONG For MMTONGUE P Desc . . . . . X X . . . . . .
QMOBLHOM For MOBLHOME H Desc . . . . . . . . . . . . X
QMORTAM1 For MORTAMT1 H Desc . . . . . . . . . . . . X
QMORTAM2 For MORTAMT2 H Desc . . . . . . . . . . . . X
QMORTGA2 For MORTGAG2 H Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X X
QMORTGAG For MORTGAGE H Desc . . . . X X X . . . . X X
QMORTOTA For MORTOTAL H Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X .
QMOVEDIN For MOVEDIN P Desc . . . . . . . . . . F2 X X
QMTONGUE For MTONGUE P Desc . . . . . X X SL . X F2 . .
N
Variable Name Variable Description Rec Variable
Description
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QNAMELST For NAMELAST P Desc . . . X . . . . . . . . .
O
Variable Name Variable Description Rec Variable
Description
1850 1860 1870 1880 1900 1910 1920 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
QOCC For OCC, OCC1950, SEI, OCCSCORE, and LABFORCE P Desc X X X X X X X X X . X X X
QOCC5YR For OCC5YR and OCC5YR95 P Desc . . . . . . . . . . F1 . .
QOWNERSH For OWNERSHP H Desc . . . . X X X X . . X X X
P
Variable Name Variable Description Rec Variable
Description
1850 1860 1870 1880 1900 1910 1920 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
QPERSCAR For PERSCARE P Desc . . . . . . . . . . . . X
QPHONE For PHONE H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X X X
QPLUMBIN For PLUMBING H Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X X
QPROPINS For PROPINSR H Desc . . . . . . . . . . . . X
QPROPTX2 For PROPTXIN H Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X .
QPROTX99 For PROPTX99 H Desc . . . . . . . . . . . . X
QPROPTXI For PROPTXIN H Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X .
QPW For PWTYPE P Desc . . . . . . . . . . F2 . .
QPWSTAT2 For PWSTATE2 P Desc . . . . . . . . . . . . X
Q
Variable Name Variable Description Rec Variable
Description
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QQTRUNEM For QTRUNEMP, WKSUNEMP, MOUNEMP, and DURUNEMP P Desc . . . . X X . X SL . . X .
R
Variable Name Variable Description Rec Variable
Description
1850 1860 1870 1880 1900 1910 1920 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
QRACE For RACE P Desc . . . X X X X X X . X X X
QRACE2 For RACE P Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X .
QRADIO For RADIO H Desc . . . . . . . . . . F1 . .
QRCLASSW For RCLASSWK P Desc . . . . . . . . SL . . . .
QRELATE For RELATE P Desc X X X X X X X X X . X X X
QRELATE2 For RELATE P Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X .
QRENT For RENT H Desc . . . . . . . X . . X . .
QRENTGRS For RENTGRS H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X . .
QRENTMEA For RENTMEAL H Desc . . . . . . . . . . . . X
QRIDERS For RIDERS P Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X X
QRIND For RIND P Desc . . . . . . . . SL . . . .
QROCC For ROCC P Desc . . . . . . . . SL . . . .
QROOMS For ROOMS H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X X X
S
Variable Name Variable Description Rec Variable
Description
1850 1860 1870 1880 1900 1910 1920 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
QSAMEPLA For SAMEPLAC P Desc . . . . . . . X . . . . .
QSAMMET1 For SAMEMET1 P Desc . . . . . . . . SL . . . .
QSAMMET5 For SAMEMET5 P Desc . . . . . . . X . . . X .
QSAMSEA1 For SAMESEA1 P Desc . . . . . . . . SL . . . .
QSAMSEA5 For SAMESEA5 P Desc . . . . . . . X . . . . .
QSCHLTYP For SCHLTYPE P Desc . . . . . . . . . X . . .
QSCHLVOC For SCHLVOC P Desc . . . . . . . . . . F1 . .
QSCHOOL For SCHOOL and SCHLTYPE P Desc . . . X X X X X SL X F2 X X
QSECHOME For SECHOME H Desc . . . . . . . . . . F1 . .
QSEWAGE For SEWAGE H Desc . . . . . . . . . . F2 X X
QSEX For SEX P Desc X X X X X X X X X . X X X
QSHOWER For SHOWER H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X . .
QSPAN95 For SPAN95 P Desc . . . . . . . . X . . . .
QSPANNAM For SPANNAME P Desc . . . . . . . X X . . . .
QSPEAKEN For SPEAKENG P Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X X
QSSENROL For SSENROLL P Desc . . . . . . . SL . . . . .
QSTORIES For STORIES H Desc . . . . . . . . . . F1 X .
QSUBSTIH For all variables in household record H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X . .
QSUBSTIP For all variables in person record P Desc . . . . . . . . . . X . .
QSURSIM For SURSIM P Desc X X X X . X X X X . . . .
T
Variable Name Variable Description Rec Variable
Description
1850 1860 1870 1880 1900 1910 1920 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
QTAXINCL For TAXINCL H Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X X
QTOILET For TOILET H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X . .
QTRANTIM For TRANTIME P Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X X
QTRANWOR For TRANWORK P Desc . . . . . . . . . . F2 X X
QTRUCKS For TRUCKS H Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X .
QTV For TV H Desc . . . . . . . . . . F1 . .
U
Variable Name Variable Description Rec Variable
Description
1850 1860 1870 1880 1900 1910 1920 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
QUCLASSW For UCLASSWK P Desc . . . . . . . SL . . . . .
QUHF For UHF H Desc . . . . . . . . . . F1 . .
QUIND For UIND P Desc . . . . . . . SL . . . . .
QUNITSAD For UNITSADD H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X X .
QUNITSST For UNITSSTR H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X X X
QUOCC For UOCC P Desc . . . . . . . SL . . . . .
V
Variable Name Variable Description Rec Variable
Description
1850 1860 1870 1880 1900 1910 1920 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
QVACANC2 For VACANCY H Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X .
QVACANCY For VACANCY H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X X X
QVACBOAR For VACBOARD H Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X X
QVACDUR For VACDU H Desc . . . . . . . . . . X X X
QVALUE For VALUE H Desc . . . . . . . X . . X X X
QVEHICLE For VEHICLE H Desc . . . . . . . . . . . . X
QVETCHIL For VETCHILD P Desc . . . . . . . SL . . . . .
QVETOTHE For VETOTHER P Desc . . . . . . . . SL . . . .
QVETPER For VETPER, VET55X64, VET75X80, VET80X90, VETKOREA, VETOTHER, VETVIETN, VETWWI, and VETWWII P Desc . . . . . . . SL . . . X X
QVETSTAT For VETSTAT, VET55X64, VET75X80, VET80X90, VETKOREA, VETOTHER, VETVIETN, VETWWI, and VETWWII P Desc . . . . . . . SL . X F2 X X
QVETWWI For VETWWI P Desc . . . . . . . . SL . . . .
QVETWWII For VETWWII P Desc . . . . . . . . SL . . . .
QVETYRS For VETYRS P Desc . . . . . . . . . . . . X
W
Variable Name Variable Description Rec Variable
Description
1850 1860 1870 1880 1900 1910 1920 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
QWASHER For WASHER H Desc . . . . . . . . . . F1 . .
QWATERSR For WATERSRC H Desc . . . . . . . . . . F2 X X
QWIDOW For WIDOW P Desc . . . . . . . . . . F1 X .
QWKSWORK For WKSWORK1 and WKSWORK2 P Desc . . . . . . . X SL . X X X
QWORK5YR For WORK5YR P Desc . . . . . . . . . . . X .
QWORKEDY For WORKEDYR P Desc . . . . . . . . . X X X X
Y
Variable Name Variable Description Rec Variable
Description
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QYRIMM For YRIMMIG and YRSINUSA P Desc . . . . X X X . . . . X X
QYRLASTW For YRLASTWK P Desc . . . . . . . . . X X X X
QYRNATUR For YRNATUR P Desc . . . . . . X . . . . . .
Availability Key
All Years1940 and 1950197019801990

X=Available in all samples in this year

SL=Available only for sample-line persons

F1=Form 1 samples (5%)

S=State sample ("A" or 5% state)

S=State sample, Flat sample (5% state)

.=Not available in this year


F2=Form 2 samples (15%)

M=Metro sample ("B" or 1% county group)

M=Metro sample (1% metro)



S=State sample

UR=Urban/Rural sample ("C" or 1% urban/rural)

E=Elderly sample



M=Metro samples (county group)





N=Neighborhood samples



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