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the 1980 Census
     
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The complete set of 1980 Census volumes is shelved in the U.S. Government Documents stacks in Lehman Library, at:
C 3.223 ... 980
and
C 3.224 ... 980 and in the U.S. Government Documents microfiche cabinets, at:
C 3.224/5:PHC 80-1- ...

Detailed description of 1980 depository print and microfiche holdings.



The Electronic Data Service Service (EDS) provides access to data files for the 1980 Census. Sources include: online data extraction, GIS products, CD-ROMs and FTP files. For full description, see the EDS guide, Census 1980 and Earlier.
Census of Population and Housing: 1980 Census
Contains links to PDF files for some of the 1980 Census Publications

1980 Census Instructions & Questions


United States Census Bureau:

Selected Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts

Standard Consolidated Statistical Areas (SCSAs), 1981 with Codes

Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSAs) and Components, 1981 with FIPS Codes


New York Metropolitan Transit Council: 

Census
Journey-to-Work in the NYMTC area and the surrounding Tri-State Metropolitan Region: data for 1980 & 1990, and analysis and comparison between the two.

1980 Census Data, New York City Boroughs, Community Districts. Part 1. Income.
New York : Dept. of City Planning, 1983.
HC 108 .N7 N5 1983 - Lehman Reference
AA 9127 N4F4 N62 - Avery Reference
Tabulations on income, with some cross-tabulations by race and ethnicity.


1980 Census of Population and Housing. Evaluation and Research Reports. The Coverage of Housing in the 1980 Census.
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1985.
C 3.223/16:980/E 1 - - U.S. Government Documents


1980 Census of Population and Housing. Evaluation and Research Reports. The Coverage of Population in the 1980 Census.
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1988.
C 3.223/16:980/E 4 - - U.S. Government Documents


1980 Census of Population and Housing: History.
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1986-1989.
C 3.223/22:80-R 2- - U.S. Government Documents


1980 Census of Population and Housing: Users' Guide.
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1982-83.
C 3.223/22:80-R 1-A-C - U.S. Government Documents


Atlas of the Census : a Portrait of New York City from the 1980 Census : Population and Housing Data by Census Tract.
New York : Dept. of City Planning, 1985.
HA 730 .N5 A84 1985g - Lehman Reference
AA9127 N4 At65 - Avery


Bohme, Fredrick G.
200 Years of U.S. Census Taking: Population and Housing Questions, 1790-1990.
Washington : Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1989.
C 3.2:T 93 - U.S. Government Documents


Census of Population and Housing, 1980: Public-use Microdata Samples, Technical Documentation.
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1983.
C 3.2232:M 58 - - U.S. Government Documents


Census of Population and Housing, 1980: Summary Tape File 1: Technical Documentation.
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1981.
C 3.2232:Su 6/2 - - U.S. Government Documents


Census of Population and Housing, 1980: Summary Tape File 3: Technical Documentation.
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1982.
C 3.2232:Su 6/4 - - U.S. Government Documents


Census of Population and Housing, 1980: Summary Tape File 4: Technical Documentation.
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1983.
C 3.2232:Su 6/5 - - U.S. Government Documents


Choldin, Harvey M.
Looking for the Last Percent: the Controversy Over Census Undercounts.
New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, c1994.
HA 214 .C57 1994 - Lehman

Community District Statistics: a Portrait of New York City, from the 1980 Census: Special Report from the Neighborhood Statistics Program of the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
New York : City of New York, Dept. of City Planning, 1984
R317.8 C73 - Butler Reference
HA 730 .N5 C6 - Lehman Reference


Counting on Everyone : the 1980 Census Promotion Program: Procedures, Results, Recommendations.
Washington, D.C.: GPO, 1982.
C3.186:P-23/115 - U.S. Government Documents


Coverage of the National Population in the 1980 Census, by Age, Sex, and Race: Preliminary Estimates by Demographic Analysis.
Washington, D.C.: 1980 Census Promotion Office, 1984.
C 3.2:P 94/5 - U.S. Government Documents


Damon, Bonnie L.
Guide to 1980 Census Data on the Elderly.
Washington : Bureau of the Census, 1987.
C 3.6/2:El 2/2 - U.S. Government Documents


Demographic Profile : a Portrait of New York City from the 1980 Census.
New York : Dept. of City Planning, 1983.
HA 730 .N5 D4 - Lehman Reference
AA9127 N4 D39 - Avery


Demographic Profiles: a Portrait of New York City's Community Districts from the 1980 & 1990 Censuses of Population and Housing.
New York : Dept. of City Planning, 1992.
HA 730 .N5 D45 1992g - Lehman Reference
AA9127 N4So1 N43 - Avery Reference


Guide to 1980 U.S. Decennial Census Publications: Detailed Abstracts and Indexes Derived from the American Statistics Index. 2 vols.
Bethesda, MD. : Congressional Information Service, 1986
HA 37.U55 G85 1986 - Lehman Reference


Long, C. Michael.
Understanding Census Data: a Quick & Simplified Reference for Users of Census Data, Includes Definitions, Explanations, Census Questionnaire, and Helpful Hints.
Sherman Oaks, CA : Western Economic Research, c1983.
HA 201 1980o - Lehman Reference


Mollenkopf, John H.
New York City in the 1980's : a Social, Economic, and Political Atlas.
New York : Simon & Schuster, 1993.
G 1254 .N4 E1 M6 1993 - Lehman Reference
R978N48 M73 - Butler Reference
AA9127 N4So1 M73 - Avery Reference


Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990.
Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1996.
HA 214 .F67 1996g - Lehman Reference
C 3.2:P 81/26 - U.S. Government Documents


Population of the United States in the 1980s.
New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 1986-1993.
Call Numbers and Locations Vary
A series of 16 volumes which analyze 1980 census data from a topical perspective. Search CLIO under the series title to locate individual titles and their library locations.


Schulze, Suzanne.
Population Information in Twentieth Century Census Volumes, 1950-1980.
Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press, 1988.
R317.3 Sch8533 - Butler Reference
Z 7164 .D3 S46 1988 - Lehman Reference


Socioeconomic Profile : a Portrait of New York City from the 1980 Census Selected Sample Count Data items STF 3 and STF 4.
New York : Dept. of City Planning, 1986.
HD 7304 .N5 S68 1986g - Lehman Reference
AA 9127 N4So1 So13 - Avery Reference
Reduces NYC data to 30 variables that represent the city's population and housing characteristics in outline form, covering nine major subject areas: Nativity and Ancestry, Income, Poverty, Labor Force Participation, Journey to Work, Educational Achievement, Fertility, Nature of Employment, and Housing.


Socioeconomic Profiles : a Portrait of New York City's Community Districts from the 1980 & 1990 Censuses of Population and Housing.
New York : Dept. of City Planning, 1993.
HA 730 .N5 S73 1993g - Lehman Reference
AA7544 N48 So13 - Avery Reference


United States. Bureau of the Census.
Maps and More: Your Guide to Census Bureau Geography.
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1994.
C 3.2:G 29/4/994 - U.S. Government Documents

United States. Office of Management and Budget.
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 1975.
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 1975.
PR EX 2.2:M 56/975 - U.S. Government Documents