Appendix B: Data Dictionary


Descriptive Name: MassGIS land use

File Name: landuse.shp (ArcView)

Source: MassGIS

Date: 1985 and 1975

Resolution: 1:25,000

Attributes: land use, area

Descriptive Name: Parcels, Boston

File Name: parcels (Arc/Info)

Source: City of Boston

Date: 1988

Resolution: unspecified

Attributes: land use, building value, lot value, total value

Descriptive Name: Buildings, Boston

File Name: bldgfp.shp (ArcView)

Source: Boston Edison

Date: 1996

Resolution: unspecified

Attributes: none

Descriptive Name: 1990 Census block groups

File Name: msabg90.shp (ArcView)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Date: 1990

Resolution: 1:24,000

Attributes:

Table Total number

(matrix) Title of data cells

P1. PERSONS(1) 1

Universe: Persons

Total

P2. UNWEIGHTED SAMPLE COUNT OF PERSONS(1) 1

Universe: Persons

Total

P3. 100-PERCENT COUNT OF PERSONS(1) 1

Universe: Persons

Total

P3A. PERCENT OF PERSONS IN SAMPLE(1) 1

Universe: Persons

Total

P4. FAMILIES(1) 1

Universe: Families

Total

P5. HOUSEHOLDS(1) 1

Universe: Households

Total

P7. SEX(2) 2

Universe: Persons

Male

Female

P8. RACE(5) 5

Universe: Persons

White

Black

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander

Other race

P10. PERSONS OF HISPANIC ORIGIN(1) 1

Universe: Persons of Hispanic origin

Total

P57. EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT(7) 7

Universe: Persons 25 years and over

Less than 9th grade

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

Some college, no degree

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Graduate or professional degree

P80A. MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989(1) 1

Universe: Households

Median household income in 1989

P81. AGGREGATE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989(2) 2

Universe: Households

Total:

Less than $150,000

$150,000 or more