2015 American Community Survey - IPUMS Subset
United States, 2011 - 2015
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USA_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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United States Census Bureau, IPUMS
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- USA2015_PHC-H-H
- USA2015_PHC-P-H
Hispanic origin (US2015A_HISPAN)
Data file: USA2015_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
320
End:
322
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Person 1
<br />(Person 1 is the person living or staying here in whose name this house or apartment is owned, bought, or being rented. If there is no such person, start with the name of any adult living or staying here.)</p>
<p>Note: Please answer both question 5 about Hispanic origin and question 6 about race. For this survey, Hispanic origins are not races.</p>
<p>5. Is Person 1 of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin? </p>
<div class="i1">[] No, not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin<br />[] Yes, Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano<br />[] Yes, Puerto Rican<br />[] Yes, Cuban<br />[] Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin. Print origin, for example, Argentinean, Colombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Spaniard, and so on.________</div><p>[Repeat for persons X = 2 - 5.]</p>
<p>5. Is Person X of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin? </p>
<div class="i1">[] No, not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin<br />[] Yes, Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano<br />[] Yes, Puerto Rican<br />[] Yes, Cuban<br />[] Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin. Print origin, for example, Argentinean, Colombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Spaniard, and so on. ________</div>
<br />(Person 1 is the person living or staying here in whose name this house or apartment is owned, bought, or being rented. If there is no such person, start with the name of any adult living or staying here.)</p>
<p>Note: Please answer both question 5 about Hispanic origin and question 6 about race. For this survey, Hispanic origins are not races.</p>
<p>5. Is Person 1 of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin? </p>
<div class="i1">[] No, not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin<br />[] Yes, Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano<br />[] Yes, Puerto Rican<br />[] Yes, Cuban<br />[] Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin. Print origin, for example, Argentinean, Colombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Spaniard, and so on.________</div><p>[Repeat for persons X = 2 - 5.]</p>
<p>5. Is Person X of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin? </p>
<div class="i1">[] No, not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin<br />[] Yes, Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano<br />[] Yes, Puerto Rican<br />[] Yes, Cuban<br />[] Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin. Print origin, for example, Argentinean, Colombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Spaniard, and so on. ________</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | Not Hispanic |
| 100 | Mexican |
| 200 | Puerto Rican |
| 300 | Cuban |
| 411 | Costa Rican |
| 412 | Guatemalan |
| 413 | Honduran |
| 414 | Nicaraguan |
| 415 | Panamanian |
| 416 | Salvadoran |
| 417 | Central American, n.e.c. |
| 420 | Argentinean |
| 421 | Bolivian |
| 422 | Chilean |
| 423 | Colombian |
| 424 | Ecuadorian |
| 425 | Paraguayan |
| 426 | Peruvian |
| 427 | Uruguayan |
| 428 | Venezuelan |
| 431 | South American, n.e.c. |
| 450 | Spaniard |
| 460 | Dominican |
| 498 | Other, not specified |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates whether the person has Hispanic origin.
Universe
United States 2015: All persons
concept
Concept