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Costa Rica, 2011
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CRI_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, IPUMS
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Self-identified race or ethnicity (CR2011A_RACE)
Data file: CRI2011_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
209
End:
209
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
10. Does [the respondent] consider himself/herself??</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Black or of African descendant<br />[] 2 Mulatto<br />[] 3 Chinese<br />[] 4 White or mestizo<br />[] 5 Other<br />[] 6 None</div>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Black or of African descendant<br />[] 2 Mulatto<br />[] 3 Chinese<br />[] 4 White or mestizo<br />[] 5 Other<br />[] 6 None</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 1 | Black or African descent |
| 2 | Mulatto |
| 3 | Chinese |
| 4 | White or mestizo |
| 5 | Other |
| 6 | None |
| 9 | Unknown |
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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="em">Question 10: Self-identification of ethnicity</span></p>
<p>10. Does [name] consider himself/herself...?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 black or of African descendant<br />[] 2 mulatto<br />[] 3 Chinese<br />[] 4 white or mestizo<br />[] 5 other<br />[] 6 none</div><p>You must ask the question of all habitual residents of the household, national or foreign, present or not. For no reason should you not ask this question, except when they have identified themselves as indigenous.</p>
<p>The response will be noted using the focus on "self-identification of ethnicity" so that you must respect and assign the response provided by the person. For no reason may you assign a response using as reference the physical appearance of the person.</p>
<p><span class="em">Black or of African descendant</span>: persons that identify mainly with the cultural roots of African ancestry and its diaspora.</p>
<p><span class="em">Mulatto</span>: persons that identify mainly with the cultural roots of African ancestry and its diaspora, through one of their parents.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 144]</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Chinese</span>: persons with ancestry from the People's Republic of China, includingTaiwan and Hong Kong. This does not include people with other Asian ancestries.</p>
<p><span class="em">White or mestizo</span>: persons that identify mainly with the cultural and historic Hispanic American legacy. This also includes identification with the European and Anglo cultural and historic legacy.</p>
<p><span class="em">Other</span>: persons that self-identify with an ethnicity not mentioned in the previous categories.</p>
<p><span class="em">None</span>: persons that do not consider themselves to belong to any ethnicity.
<p>10. Does [name] consider himself/herself...?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 black or of African descendant<br />[] 2 mulatto<br />[] 3 Chinese<br />[] 4 white or mestizo<br />[] 5 other<br />[] 6 none</div><p>You must ask the question of all habitual residents of the household, national or foreign, present or not. For no reason should you not ask this question, except when they have identified themselves as indigenous.</p>
<p>The response will be noted using the focus on "self-identification of ethnicity" so that you must respect and assign the response provided by the person. For no reason may you assign a response using as reference the physical appearance of the person.</p>
<p><span class="em">Black or of African descendant</span>: persons that identify mainly with the cultural roots of African ancestry and its diaspora.</p>
<p><span class="em">Mulatto</span>: persons that identify mainly with the cultural roots of African ancestry and its diaspora, through one of their parents.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 144]</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Chinese</span>: persons with ancestry from the People's Republic of China, includingTaiwan and Hong Kong. This does not include people with other Asian ancestries.</p>
<p><span class="em">White or mestizo</span>: persons that identify mainly with the cultural and historic Hispanic American legacy. This also includes identification with the European and Anglo cultural and historic legacy.</p>
<p><span class="em">Other</span>: persons that self-identify with an ethnicity not mentioned in the previous categories.</p>
<p><span class="em">None</span>: persons that do not consider themselves to belong to any ethnicity.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the race or ethnicity identified by the respondent.
Universe
Costa Rica 2011: Persons self-identified as non-indigenous [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |