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UH_CITYSTAT_B2
Principal/central city vs balance status, 2004_05-2025_08
Codes and Frequencies
Description
Principal/central city vs balance status - 2004_05-2025_08
Unicon Corporation made the following notes about this variable:
With the introduction of new geographic codes in May 2004, the concept of MSA has been replaced by CBSA, and central city has been replaced by principal city. In June-August, 1995 hhid was being changed to the new format. The Census deliberately presented only a 5 digit ID in these months to make it impossible to identify individuals. Most geographic identifiers were also set to '-1' to insure confidentiality. Records in these 3 months cannot be matched to other months.
Universe
- All households.
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 2005 – 2024 | X | X | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 2025 | X | X | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | - | - | - |
