usa_1960 {migest}

US population totals in 1950 and 1960 by place of birth, age, sex and race

Description

Population data by place of birth, age, sex and race in 1950 and 1960

Usage

usa_1960

Format

Data frame with 288 rows and 7 columns:

birthplace

Place of birth (US Census area)

race

Race from 'white' or 'non-white'

sex

Sex from 'male' or 'female'

age_1950

Age group in 1950

age_1960

Age group in 1960

pop_1950

Enumerated population in 1950

pop_1960

Enumerated population in 1960

Source

Data scraped from Table D, pp. 183-191 of Eldridge, H., & Kim, Y. (1968). The estimation of intercensal migration from birth-residence statistics: a study of data for the United States, 1950 and 1960 (PSC Analytical and Technical Report Series, Issue 7). https://repository.upenn.edu/entities/publication/2a11a5f7-3ddf-47f3-a47d-1de5254f4cc5