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Census of Population and Housing 1990 - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1990
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PRI_1990_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Citizenship status (PR1990A_0424)

Data file: PRI1990-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 237
End: 237
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
6. Where was [respondent] born?

Mark (X) the appropriate box and print the name of municipio, State, or foreign country.


[] 1 Puerto Rico --> print name of municipio ____
[] 2 United States --> print name of U.S. State ____
[] 3 Elsewhere --> print name of foreign country ____




If the answer to question 6 appears in one of the first two "Yes" categories listed below, mark (X) the appropriate "Yes" category. Otherwise, ask

7. Is [respondent] a citizen of the United States? That is does [respondent] have at least one American parent or is [respondent] a citizen by naturalization?

[] 1 Yes, born in Puerto Rico -- Skip to 9
[] 2 Yes, born in the United States, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Northern Marianas
[] 3 Yes, born abroad of American parent or parents
[] 4 Yes, U.S. citizen by naturalization
[] 5 No, not a citizen of the United States
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Born abroad of American parents
2 Naturalized citizen
3 Not a citizen
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 citizenship status of the indvidual, distinguishing between naturalized citizens and non-citizens.
Universe
Foreign-born persons

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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