Census Bureau's "By Decade" website
Includes a variety of publications, questionnaires, datasets, and more
Highlights
Questions asked (see questionnaire)
Information obtained from all persons: Address; name; relationship to head of household; sex; race; age; month and year of birth; marital status; if American Indian, name of tribe.
Information obtained from 20-percent sample: Whether residence is on a farm; place of birth; educational attainment; for women, number of children ever born; employment status; hours worked in week preceding enumeration; year last worked; industry, occupation, and class of worker; state or country of residence 5 years ago; activity 5 years ago; weeks worked last year; earnings last year from wages and salary, from self-employment; other income last year.
Information obtained from 15-percent sample: Country of birth of parents; county, and city or town of residence 5 years ago (and whether in city limits or outside); length of residence at present address; language spoken in childhood home; school or college attendance, and whether public, parochial, or other private school; veteran status; place of work--street address, which city or town (and whether in city limits or outside), county, state, ZIP code; means of transportation to work.
Information obtained from 5-percent sample: Whether of Spanish descent; citizenship; year of immigration; whether married more than once and date of first marriage; whether first marriage ended because of death of spouse; vocational training; (for persons of working age) presence and duration of disability; industry, occupation, and class of worker 5 years ago.
Supplemental schedule for Americans overseas.
Find all 1970 census publications in the Library.
Key publications:
Print available in the Library |
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Census of Population: |
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Vol. I: Characteristics of the Population |
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Vol. I: Characteristics of the Population |
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Vol I: Characteristics of the Population |
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Vol I: Characteristics of the Population |
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Vol II: Subject Reports |
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Population Supplementary Report, PC(S1) |
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Census of Population and Housing: |
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Census Tracts |
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General demographic trends for metropolitan areas, 1960 to 1970 |
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Employment profiles of selected low-income areas |
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Census of Housing: |
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Vol. I: Housing Characteristics for States, Cities, and Counties. |
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Vol. I: Housing Characteristics for States, Cities, and Counties |
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Vol. II: Metropolitan Housing Characteristics |
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Vol. III: Block Statistics |
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Vol. IV: Components of Inventory of Change |
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Vol. V: Residential Finance |
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Vol. VI: Plumbing Facilities and Estimates of Dilapidated Housing |
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Vol. VI: Plumbing Facilities and Estimates of Dilapidated Housing Addendum: Accuracy of Estimates |
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Vol. VII: Subject Reports |
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Original electronic files released (& online versions)
Online Versions |
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Summary Statistic Files |
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First Count Special Tabulation |
**Download from ICPSR [UCSD only] |
Fourth Count Special Tabulation |
**Download from ICPSR [UCSD only] |
Fifth Count Special Tabulation |
** Files are available for download only.