NECMA81: 1981 New England Consolidated Metropolitan Areas

In SEEDIS , a NECMA81 is a New England Consolidated Metropolitan Area as defined by the Office of Management and Budget in 1981, for 1980 Census Summary Tape Files (STFs). Unlike Standard Metropolitan Areas (SMAs), NECMAs are sums of entire counties.

Variables included are:

FIPS.NECMA81		1981 NECMA code (9999 = not in a NECMA81)
TAB1(1)			STF1 total population
NO.COUNTY80		number of COUNTY80's in the NECMA81
STUB.GEO		name of the NECMA81

Then the output file 3.cod in CODATA format was obtained from SEEDIS with the following commands:

	seedis					(enter SEEDIS)
		area				(SEEDIS area module)
			necma81			(define geographic level)
			us			(define geographic scope)
		quit				(leave SEEDIS)
	comrg <geocode. 2.cod tab1(1) no.county80 >temp.cod
						(add pop and no. of counties)
	cocol <temp.cod fips.necma81 tab1(1) no.county80 stub.geo >3.cod
						(reorder variables)

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