Description

This variable indicates the county group where the respondent lived 5 years ago. 1980 county groups are (usually) contiguous areas of 100,000+ residents, consisting of single counties, groups of counties, or other census-designated "places," defined by the Census Bureau to meet confidentiality requirements.

Universe

• United States 1980: Persons age 5+ who lived in the continental US or Hawaii 5 years ago; 50 percent of cases

Availability

• United States: 1980

Integrated variables

• None