1980 United States census
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The 1980 United States census was the nationwide population count conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that measured demographic, social, and housing characteristics of residents at the start of the 1980s.
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | decennial United States census ⓘ |
| archiveStatus | historical census ⓘ |
| authority | United States Department of Commerce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censusDate | 1980-04-01 ⓘ |
| conductedBy | United States Census Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confidentialityProtection | Title 13 confidentiality provisions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataCollected |
economic characteristics
ⓘ
housing characteristics ⓘ population characteristics ⓘ social characteristics ⓘ |
| dataCollectionMethod |
in-person enumeration
ⓘ
mail-out mail-back questionnaires ⓘ telephone follow-up ⓘ |
| dataDisseminationFormat |
microdata
ⓘ
printed reports ⓘ summary tape files ⓘ |
| decade | 1980s ⓘ |
| endTime | 1980 ⓘ |
| excludesGroup | U.S. citizens living abroad except federal employees and dependents counted separately ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1990 United States census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 1970 United States census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | every 10 years ⓘ |
| headOfAgencyAtTime | Director of the Census ⓘ |
| includesEntity |
District of Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ United States territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesGroup |
Armed Forces in the United States
ⓘ
civilian population ⓘ |
| includesLongFormQuestionnaire | true ⓘ |
| includesQuestionOn |
age
ⓘ
ancestry ⓘ education ⓘ employment ⓘ household relationship ⓘ housing tenure ⓘ housing value or rent ⓘ income ⓘ marital status ⓘ migration ⓘ place of birth ⓘ race ⓘ sex ⓘ |
| includesShortFormQuestionnaire | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Title 13 of the United States Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| microdataAvailableFrom | Integrated Public Use Microdata Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfStatesEnumerated | 50 ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCount | 226545805 ⓘ |
| populationCountRounded | 226.5 million ⓘ |
| populationIncreaseSincePreviousCensus | 11.4 percent ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfQuestionnaire | English GENERATED ⓘ |
| referenceDate | 1980-04-01 ⓘ |
| scope | resident population of the United States ⓘ |
| startTime | 1980 ⓘ |
| summaryDataAvailableFrom | National Historical Geographic Information System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZoneOfReferenceMoment | local time in each place ⓘ |
| usedFor |
allocation of federal funds
ⓘ
apportionment of seats in the United States House of Representatives ⓘ redistricting ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.