# Miami Dade FL ICPSR FIP

**URL:** <https://forum.ipums.org/t/miami-dade-fl-icpsr-fip/3655>\
**Category:** USA\
**Created:** [July 21, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/miami-dade-fl-icpsr-fip/3655 "2020-07-21T20:49:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chip\_Halbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b487fb/32.png) [@Chip\_Halbach](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Chip_Halbach)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/miami-dade-fl-icpsr-fip/3655/1 "2020-07-21T20:49:23Z")

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When I use the code 086 to get income data for Miami-Dade county I get a no valid case response, see below. Other FIP (or ICP) codes work fine. Am I using the wrong code for Miami?

**No valid cases: row var=countyfip, weight var=perwt, dependent var=hhincome, filter(s)=pernum(1) statefip(12) countyfip(86)**

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**Author:** ![KariWilliams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@KariWilliams](https://forum.ipums.org/u/KariWilliams)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 3:05am UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/miami-dade-fl-icpsr-fip/3655/2 "2020-07-24T03:05:07Z")

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As noted on the [description tab for COUNTYFIP](https://usa.ipums.org/usa-action/variables/COUNTYFIP#description_section), counties are not identified beginning in 1950. IPUMS identifies counties, where possible, from other low-level geographic identifiers. If you look at the list of identified counties linked at the bottom of the COUNTYFIP description, you will see that Miaimi-Dade county is not identifiable after 1990. If you don’t need the underlying microdata and are just interested in HHINCOME for Miami-Dade county you may consider looking at IPUMS NHGIS to see if there is a summary table that is appropriate.

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**Author:** ![Chip\_Halbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b487fb/32.png) [@Chip\_Halbach](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Chip_Halbach)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/miami-dade-fl-icpsr-fip/3655/3 "2020-07-24T17:31:13Z")

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Got it. Thanks for the explanation, Kari
