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The purpose of this page is to provide quick links to the IPUMS website. In addition, the outline below will give a snapshot view of the content and scope of this site.

• IPUMS Homepage
• Department of History
• University of Minnesota
• Acknowledgements
• IPUMS News Page
• Revision History
• IPUMS Research
• documentation
• common user errors
• Citation and Use
• IPUMS Bibliography
• A Note to Genealogists
• IPUMS FAQ
• Sample-line characteristics
• Sample weights
• Variations in group quarters definitions
• Geographic coding and comparability
• What is the IPUMS?
• 1970 Neighborhood Characteristics Record
• AGE Description
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• CHAPTER 5
• CITY Description
• CNTYGP97 Description
• CNTYGP98 Description
• COUNTY Description
• ELDCH Description
• GQ Description
• HHWT Description
• IPUMS Samples
• METAREA Description
• METRO Description
• MIGSAMP Description
• MOMLOC Description
• NAMEFRST Description
• NAMELAST Description
• NCHILD Description
• NCHLT5 Description
• PERWT Description
• POPLOC Description
• PUMA Description
• RECTYP Description
• RECTYP Description
• RELATE Description
• SAMP1960 Description
• SEA Description
• SELFWTHH Description
• SELFWTSL Description
• SEX Description
• SLWT Description
• SPLOC Description
• STREET Description
• URBAN Description
• What is the IPUMS Table 2: 1910 Relationship Codes
• What is the IPUMS Table 1: IPUMS File Characteristics
• What is the IPUMS Table 4: Example Frequency Table for RELATE
• What is the IPUMS Table 3: 1960 Relationship Codes
• YNGCH Description
• IPUMS Feedback Page
• Extract System
• New Users Registration
• Download Extracts
• What is the IPUMS?
• IPUMS Documentation
• IPUMS User's Guide
• IPUMS Documentation
• Improving Data Quality: Editing and Allocation Procedures
• IPUMS Design
• IPUMS Documentation
• Enumeration Forms
• IPUMS PDF Documents
• Sampling Procedures in the Historical Samples
• BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION,
• ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ASSISTANCE
• Download IPUMS Hypertext Documentation
• Variable Availability
• Census Questions
• Public Use Sample Data Entry Methods
• IPUMS Documentation
• Introduction: The Minnesota Historical Census Projects
• Occupational Income and SEI Scores
• Data Dictionary: Introduction
• PWSMSA  Description
• Software Development
• Percentage of Values Edited for Each Data Quality Flag
• Data Quality Flag Availability and Location
• PWSMSA Description
• Geography Of The Federal Census
• History of the Census and Its Samples
• Enumerator Instructions
• 1910 Industry Codes
• IPUMS Data Page
• Registered users 
• Guests 
• Online Registration 
• Instructions 
• Download extracts 
• Download entire raw data files
• Download DOS decompression software
• IPUMS Gateway Variables Page
• Alphabetic Variable Availability: A-E
• Alphabetic Variable Availability: F-J
• Alphabetic Variable Availability: K-O
• Alphabetic Variable Availability: P-T
• Alphabetic Variable Availability: U-Z
• Household Record
• Technical Variables 
• Geographic Variables 
• Group Quarter Variables 
• Economic Characteristic Variables 
• Vacancy Variables 
• Dwelling Characteristic Variables 
• Appliances, Mechanical, Other Variables 
• Historical Sample Technical Variables 
• Constructed Household Variables 
• Household Variable Data Quality Flags 
• Neighborhood Characteristics 
• Person Record
• Technical Variables 
• Family Interrelationship Variables 
• Core Demographic Variables 
• Ethnicity/Nativity Variables 
• Education Variables 
• Work Variables 
• Income Variables 
• Migration Variables 
• Activity Five Years Ago Variables 
• Disability Variables 
• Veteran Status Variables 
• Place of Work and Travel Time Variables 
• Other Variables 
• 1910 Linking Variables 
• Download IPUMS Documentation
• IPUMS User's Guide
• IPUMS PDF Documents
• Download IPUMS Hypertext Documentation
• 1980 County Groups - Detailed Composition 
• 1980 County Groups - Detailed Composition 
• 1990 PUMAs - Detailed Composition 
• 1990 PUMAs - Detailed Composition 
• 1990 Planning Service Areas - County Composition 
• Revisions Made to IPUMS-98
• What's new in IPUMS-98?
• Citation and Use of IPUMS Data
• Bibliography of IPUMS Research
• Genealogical Research Using the IPUMS
• Links
• IPUMS Site Map
• IPUMS Search
• IPUMS FAQ
• IPUMS Suggested Links
• IPUMS Feedback Page
• IPUMS Staff Directory
• Historical Census Projects Staff Photo
• IPUMS Mailing Address
• IPUMS Bulletin Board
• Internal HCP Staff Page (Password Protected)