Codebook for Data Set msassp.por

James Gerber, San Diego State University

© The Author, 1998; Last Modified 16 August 1998

The metropolitain statistical area (MSA) data in the SPSS file msassp.por is drawn from the Regional Economic Information System (REIS) and is produced by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The REIS data base provides local area economic data for states, counties, and metropolitan areas for 1969-1995. In the data drawn from the REIS files, each variable has a 1970, 1980, and 1990 value. Variable names have the same root in each of the three years followed by either 70, 80, or 90, depending on the year. For example, the variable pop70 is the MSA population in 1970, pop80 is MSA population in 1980, and pop90 is MSA population in 1990. All three, pop70, pop80, and pop90 are distinct and separate variables.

The variables name, state, desig, and msacode appear once in the dataset. In the following variable list, every variable except these four is listed by its root and "xx" to designate the year. Income variables are in thousands of dollars (current) and employment variables are the number employed.

Variable name	Variable label
1. name	MSA name
2. state	State location of the MSA, may be two or more states
3. desig	Designation as an MSA, PMSA, NECMA, or CMSA
4. msacode	FIPS and BEA MSA code
5. Popxx	Population, in hundreds

Aggregate income variables

6. tpixx	Total personal income
7. fixx	Farm income
8. dirxx	Dividends, interest and rent,income
9. tranxx	Transfer payments
10. wasxx	Wages and salaries
11. olixx	Other labor income
12. propixx	Proprietor's income

Income by sector

13. asffixx	Agricultural services, fisheries, and forestry income
14. mixx	Mining income
15. cixx	Construction income
16. manixx	Manufacturing income
17. tpuixx	Transportation and public utilities income
18. wtixx	Wholesale trade income
19. rtixx	Retail trade income
20. fireixx	Finance, insurance,and real estate income
21. sixx	Services income
22. fcixx	Federal government civilian income
23. milixx	Military income
24. salixx	State and local government income

Aggregate employment variables

25. exx	Total employment
26. wasexx	Wage and salary employment
27. selfexx	Self (proprietor's) employment
28. fexx	Farm employment

Employment by sector

29. asffexx	Agricultural services, fisheries, and forestry employment
30. mexx	Mining employment
31. cexx	Construction employment
32. manexx	Manufacturing employment
33. tpuexx	Transportation and public utilities employment
34. wtexx	Wholesale trade employment
35. rtexx	Retail trade employment
36. fireexx	Finance, insurance,and real estate employment
37. sexx	Services employment
38. fcexx	Federal government civilian employment
39. milexx	Military employment
40. salexx	State and local government employment

N of Cases: 331.