Census of Population and Housing 1990 - IPUMS Subset
United States, 1990
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USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Hispanic origin (US1990A_0436)
Data file: USA1990-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
255
End:
257
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
7. Is this person of Spanish/Hispanic origin?
Fill one circle for each person.
If yes, other Spanish/Hispanic, print one group.
[] No (not Spanish/Hispanic)
[] Yes, Mexican, Mexican-Am., Chicano
[] Yes, Puerto Rican
[] Yes, Cuban
[] Yes, other Spanish/Hispanic
(Print one group, for example: Argentinean, Colombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Spaniard, and so on.)
____
[A person is of Spanish/Hispanic origin if the person's origin (ancestry) is Mexican, Mexican-Am., Chicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Argentinean, Colombian, Costa Rican, Dominican, Ecuadoran, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Peruvian, Salvadoran, from other Spanish-speaking countries of the Caribbean or Central or South America, or from Spain. If you fill the Yes, other Spanish/Hispanic circle, print one group. A person who is not of Spanish/Hispanic origin should answer this question by filling the No (not Spanish/Hispanic) circle. Note that the term "Mexican-Am." refers only to persons of Mexican origin or ancestry. All persons, regardless of citizenship status, should answer this question.]
Fill one circle for each person.
If yes, other Spanish/Hispanic, print one group.
[] No (not Spanish/Hispanic)
[] Yes, Mexican, Mexican-Am., Chicano
[] Yes, Puerto Rican
[] Yes, Cuban
[] Yes, other Spanish/Hispanic
(Print one group, for example: Argentinean, Colombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Spaniard, and so on.)
____
[A person is of Spanish/Hispanic origin if the person's origin (ancestry) is Mexican, Mexican-Am., Chicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Argentinean, Colombian, Costa Rican, Dominican, Ecuadoran, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Peruvian, Salvadoran, from other Spanish-speaking countries of the Caribbean or Central or South America, or from Spain. If you fill the Yes, other Spanish/Hispanic circle, print one group. A person who is not of Spanish/Hispanic origin should answer this question by filling the No (not Spanish/Hispanic) circle. Note that the term "Mexican-Am." refers only to persons of Mexican origin or ancestry. All persons, regardless of citizenship status, should answer this question.]
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | Not Hispanic |
| 100 | Mexican |
| 101 | Mexican |
| 102 | Mexican American |
| 103 | Mexicano/Mexicana |
| 104 | Chicano/Chicana |
| 106 | Mexican American Indian |
| 107 | Mexico |
| 200 | Puerto Rican |
| 300 | Cuban |
| 411 | Costa Rican |
| 412 | Guatemalan |
| 413 | Honduran |
| 414 | Nicaraguan |
| 415 | Panamanian |
| 416 | Salvadoran |
| 417 | Central American |
| 419 | Canal Zone |
| 420 | Argentinean |
| 421 | Bolivian |
| 422 | Chilean |
| 423 | Colombian |
| 424 | Ecuadorian |
| 425 | Paraguayan |
| 426 | Peruvian |
| 427 | Uruguayan |
| 428 | Venezuelan |
| 429 | South American Indian |
| 431 | South American |
| 450 | Spaniard |
| 453 | Castillian |
| 454 | Catalonian |
| 455 | Balearic Islander |
| 456 | Gallego |
| 458 | Canarian |
| 459 | Spanish Basque |
| 460 | Dominican |
| 465 | Latin American |
| 470 | Hispanic |
| 480 | Spanish |
| 490 | Californio |
| 491 | Tejano |
| 493 | Spanish American |
| 494 | Spanish American Indian |
| 495 | Meso American Indian |
| 496 | Mestizo |
| 498 | Other Spanish/Hispanic, n.s. (FOSDIC) |
| 499 | Other Spanish/Hispanic, 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 and classifies persons of Hispanic/Spanish/Latino origin.
Universe
All persons
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |