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Census of Population and Housing 1980 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980
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USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Race (US1980A_0425)

Data file: USA1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 221
End: 222
Width: 2
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
4. Is this person --

Fill one circle.

[] White
[] Black or Negro
[] Japanese
[] Chinese
[] Filipino
[] Korean
[] Vietnamese
[] Asian Indian
[] Hawaiian
[] Guamanian
[] Samoan
[] Eskimo
[] Aleut
[] Other


____ Specify


[] Indian (Amer.)


____ Print tribe


[Fill the circle for the category with which the person most closely identifies. If you fill the Indian (American) or other circle, be sure to print the name of the specific Indian tribe or specific group.]
Categories
Value Category
1 White
2 Spanish write-in
3 Black/Negro
4 American Indian/Alaska Native
5 Chinese
6 Japanese
7 Filipino
8 Asian Indian
9 Korean
10 Native Hawaiian
11 Vietnamese
12 Other Asian or Pacific Islander
13 Other race, n.e.c.
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 the race of an individual (white, Chinese, Japanese, etc.)
Universe
All persons

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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