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Surname Identifiers in the 2000 and 2010 Decennial Census Data

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  • Nathan Goldschlag

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Surname-based measures have been used to analyze a wide range of topics, from cultural diversity to intergenerational mobility. However, surnames in Census microdata are not accessible to any external researchers, and only a limited number of internal researchers are able to access them. To faciliate research using surname-based measures, we introduce a new file containing disambiguated person-level surname identifiers for individual records in the 2000 and 2010 decennial census data. These files allow researchers to conduct surname-based analysis without needing access to the heavily restricted underlying personally identifiable information (PII). With these data, users can determine whether any two individual records in the 2000 and/or 2010 decennial census data share the same surname.

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  • Nathan Goldschlag, 2024. "Surname Identifiers in the 2000 and 2010 Decennial Census Data," CES Technical Notes Series 24-07, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau.
    • Handle: RePEc:cen:tnotes:24-07
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