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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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Hispanic origin (US1980A_0438)

Data file: USA1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 244
End: 244
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
7. Is this person of Spanish/Hispanic origin or descent?

Fill one circle.

[] No (not Spanish/Hispanic)
[] Yes, Mexican, Mexican-Amer., Chicano
[] Yes, Puerto Rican
[] Yes, Cuban
[] Yes, other Spanish/Hispanic


[A person is of Spanish/Hispanic origin or descent if the person identifies his or her ancestry with one of the listed groups, that is, Mexican, Puerto Rican, etc. Origin or descent (ancestry) may be viewed as the nationality group, the lineage, or country in which the person or the person's parents or ancestors were born.]
Categories
Value Category
0 Not Hispanic
1 Mexican
2 Puerto Rican
3 Cuban
4 Other Spanish
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 if the respondent is of Hispanic/Spanish/Latino origin. Origin is ancestry, lineage, heritage, nationality group, or country of birth.
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All persons

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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