# Address & name availability

**URL:** <https://forum.ipums.org/t/address-name-availability/5049>\
**Category:** USA\
**Created:** [January 10, 2023, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/address-name-availability/5049 "2023-01-10T22:33:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Lance\_Freeman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea5d25/32.png) [@Lance\_Freeman](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Lance_Freeman)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/address-name-availability/5049/1 "2023-01-10T22:33:38Z")

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Hello:  
For which years are addresses and names available in the restricted use files?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Matthew\_Bombyk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Matthew\_Bombyk](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Matthew_Bombyk)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/address-name-availability/5049/2 "2023-01-17T18:39:47Z")

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Names are available for all restricted full-count data files from 1790-1940. From 1790-1840, [only household-level information was collected](https://usa.ipums.org/usa/1790_1840_intro2.shtml), and only the household head’s name was recorded. Addresses are available from 1880-1940.