NLSY79 Attachment 104: SMSA Codes

PART A: 1981 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSAs) 
SOURCE: 1981 SMSA codes are taken from the October 1981 issue of the Statistical Reporter. These are included in the 1979–82 NLSY79 geocode data files.

PART B: 1983 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) (New England County Metropolitan Areas [NECMAs] attached)
SOURCE: 1983 MSA, CMSA, PMSA, and NECMA codes were taken from the 1983 County and City Data Book, Appendix A. These are included in the 1983–96 NLSY79 geocode files.

PART C: 1983 Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSAs) and Associated Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas (PMSAs)
SOURCE: See Source for Part B.

PART D: 1983 Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas (PMSAs) and Associated Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSAs) (CMSA titles attached)
SOURCE: See Source for Part B.

PART E: 1988 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSAs), and Associated Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas (PMSAs) (New England County Metropolitan Areas [NECMAs] attached)
SOURCE: 1988 MSA, CMSA, PMSA and NECMA codes were taken from Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 1988, published by the Statistical Policy Office, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget in June 1988. These are included in the 1988–96 NLSY79 geocode data files.

PART F: 2004 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSAs), and Associated Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas (PMSAs)
SOURCE: 2004 MSA, CMSA and PMSA codes are taken from the 1994 County and City Data Book.

NOTE: The new MSAs and changes to existing MSAs were taken from Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 1988, published in June 1988. The Statistical Policy Branch, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Washington, DC 20503, publishes both documents. 


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