1990 Public Use Microdata Samples - 5% Sample
PUMA Equivalency File
Data Dictionary

DATA          SIZE     BEGIN     COLUMN RANGE

STATE         2        1         1-2
     State Code
 01..56  .FIPS state code (See appendix I - PUMS Technical Documentation)

PUMA          5        3         3-7
     Public use microdata area (state dependent)
00100..
  99999  .PUMA code (includes tract groups) 1st 3
         .Digits = main PUMA - generally county place
         .Last 2 digits = groups of tracts, BNA, etc.

ATYPE         2        8         8-9
     Area type revised for PUMS equivalency file
     60  .Place
     61  .Place - part
     70  .MCDs/Towns (New England only)
     80  .Counties/independent Cities (2 or more)
     81  .County/independent city - part
     82  .County/independent city

MSAPMSA       4        10        10-13
     MSA/PMSA (overall code for PUMA)
 0040..
   9340  .FIPS/MSA/PMSA code, selected MSA/PMSA
         .(See appendix G - PUMS Technical Documentation)
   9997  .Mixed MSA/PMSA Non-MSA/PMSA area
   9998  .2 or more MSAs
   9999  .Not in MA

COUNTY        3        14        14-16
     County Code
  001..
    840  .FIPS county code

PMSA          4        17        17-20
     MSA/PMSA of PUMA component
 0040..
   9340  .FIPS/MSA/PMSA code
         .(See appendix G - PUMS Technical Documentation)
   9999  .Not in MA

PLACE         4        21        21-24
     Named Place Code
 0002..
   9998  .FIPS place code
   9999  .Not in named place

MCD           3        25        25-27
     Minor Civil Division code

TRACT         6        28        28-34
     Census Tract/BNA code

POP           7        35        35-41
     Total Population of PUMA component

NAME          30       42        42-71
     Name of PUMA component
          (NOTE:  longer names truncated to 30 characters)