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| Variable Name | race |
| Top Access Level | released |
| Label | Race |
| Codebook | SIPP Synthetic Beta v5.1 |
| Concept | |
| Type | numeric |
Files
ssb_v5_1_synthetic1_1.sas7bdat
http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sipp/methodology/sipp-synthetic-beta-data-product.html
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SAS
)
ssb_v5_1_synthetic1_1.dta
http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sipp/methodology/sipp-synthetic-beta-data-product.html
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Stata
)
Full Description
In the 1990-2004 Census-internal SIPP panels, a value for race is included on each
wave file. Thus, there are actually as many race variables as there are waves of the
survey and some changes occur across waves as a result of data collection error. Race
is chosen by creating an array of variables race1-race{max number of waves} and choosing
the first non-missing value. Thus race comes from the first wave in which the individual
was interviewed instead of from a fixed point in the survey.
Value Ranges
Value Range
Range: [ 1 , 3 ]
Groups
Values (3 total)
| 1 | White |
| 2 | Black |
| 3 | Other |
