This report presents summary 1980
Census counts for North Carolina and
its 100 counties. The data represent
tabulations of the 100 percent items
from the Census questionnaire, l.e.,
those Items which were asked on every
questionnaire. The tables were
obtained from the first Summary Tape
File (STF 1 ) for North Carolina.
There are three pages of tables
for each county: (a) Characteristics
of Persons, (b) Characteristics of
Households and Families, and (c)
Characteristics of Housing Units.
Tables are numbered 1 through 55. A
few tables are repeated on another of
the three pages for ease in utilizing
the data.
DATA FINDER GUIDE
The guide presented on the
following page is designed to enable
quick reference to the particular
county page and table nunfcer for
various topics of Interest. However,
this Is not an exhaustive dictionary.
In finding a particular table for a
given county, use the Table of
Contents to locate the county pages
and refer to the Data Finder Guide
for the table nunber and Its page of
locat Ion.
LIMITATIONS OF DATA
Caution should be exercised when
using the data in these tables for
several reasons. The racial cate¬
gories of the 1980 Census are not
strictly comparable to those of other
censuses. In particular, data by race
tor Whites and for Aslan and Pacific
Islanders differ In concept between
1970 and 1980. Aslan Indians were
Included in the Aslan and Pacific
Islander category In I960 but were
classified as White In 1970. The
categories of Aslan and Pacific
Islander groups were expanded in the
1980 questionnaire. Also, the 1980
figures for some racial groups are not
stictly consistent with 1970 totals
because of significant changes In the
North Carolina
1980 Census of Population and Housing
County Summary Data
STF1
INTRODUCTION
way persons of Spanish Origin reported
their race. These changes serve to
decrease the category White and
Increase the category Nonwhite
Nonblack for North Carolina's 1980
census as compared with the 1970 defi¬
nitions. Counts of the population by
race In complete count tabulations are
provisional. Final counts for race
will be determined after the sample
data have been processed. In addi¬
tion, special caution should be
observed In comparison of data for the
American Indian population between
1970 and 1980, as there was a major
correction of the 1970 counts which
occurred after publication of the
data.
Although these figures are con¬
sidered final and will not be changed
In subsequent publications on the 1980
Census released by the U.S. Bureau of
the Census, total counts for both
population and housing are still sub¬
ject to correction. Once corrections
occur, an errata notice will be issued
by the Census Bureau, but corrections
will not show up In the detailed
tables of Census Bureau publications.
Users shou I d be aware of the
possibility of suppressed data in
these tables, although suppression is
more frequent at levels of geography
smal ler than a county. Data are
suppressed In order to prevent the
deduction of Information about a par¬
ticular Individual or household. In
general, data for persons (other than
race or Spanish Origin counts) are
suppressed if there Is a count of 14
or fewer individuals in the area.
Suppression occurs for housing unit
characteristics (other than classifi¬
cations by occupancy status) when
there are fewer than 5 year-round
housing units In the area. In some
cases, complementary suppression Is
applied to prevent the derivation of
suppressed data by subtraction. Only
If there Is a blank in a county table
does the possibility of suppression
exist. Often, It is possible, through
addition or subtraction in one or more
tables, to determine whether a blank
represents a zero value or suppressed
data.
OTHER DATA AVAILABILITY
Similar sets of pages of tables
from Summary Tape File 1 for other
levels of geography are available
through the North Carolina State Data
Center and its regional affiliate cen¬
ters.
The North Carolina State Data
Center is a Federal - State coopera¬
tive endeavor designed to Increase and
Improve access to Census statistical
products. In Its service to public,
private, and academic data users, the
Data Center has among Its objectives
the expansion of access to and use of
Census statistics, the provision of
technical assistance and analytical
support in the use of these sta¬
tistics, and the provision of user
training on census-related topics.
The Office of State Budget and
Management has overall responsibility
for the State Data Center program and
serves as primary contact with the
Bureau of the Census. The Institute
for Research In Social Science at
UNC Chapel Hill and the State Library
form a part of the umbrel la struc¬
ture of the Data Center and serve In
differing capacities to meet the
need for statistical Information. A
network of local libraries and
planning region offices is organized
to extend data availability throughout
the State. A list of the names, agen¬
cies and telephone numbers of the Data
Center participants can be obtained by
contacting the Office of State Budget
and Management, 116 West Jones Street,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611,
919-735-7061. Each affiliate office
has copies of the data tables pre¬
sented in this publication for various
levels of geography In the service
area assigned.
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