why the MSA Hattiesburg, MS coded as 3300 in pwmetro and 3285 in metarea

USA
1

Dear IPUMS team,

i am wondering why the MSA named “Hattiesburg, MS” coded as 3300 in pwmetro and 3285 in metarea? Is it the same MSA?

Thank you!

Yi

2

Yes, these are the same MSAs. Thanks for sending us this note. This is slightly confusing. I’ll send a note to the IPUMS USA team to clarify this detail.