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2005 American Community Survey - IPUMS Subset

United States, 2001 - 2005
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USA_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Race (US2005A_RACE)

Data file: USA2005_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 281
End: 283
Width: 3
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">Note</span>: Please answer <span class="ital">both</span> Questions 5 and 6.</p>

<p>5. Is this person Spanish/Hispanic/Latino?</p>
<div class="i1">Mark (X) the "No" box if not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino<br /><br />[] No, not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino<br />[] Yes, Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano<br />[] Yes, Puerto Rican<br />[] Yes, Cuban<br />[] Yes, other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino. Print group ____</div><p>6. What is this person's race? Mark (X) one or more races to indicate what this person considers himself/herself to be</p>
<div class="i1">[] White<br />[] Asian Indian<br />[] Native Hawaiian <br />[] Black or African American<br />[] Chinese<br />[] Guamanian or Chamorro<br />[] American Indian or Alaska Native Print name of enrolled or principal tribe: _______<br />[] Filipino<br />[] Samoan<br />[] Japanese<br />[] Other Pacific Islander- Print race below _______<br />[] Korean<br />[] Some other race - Print race below _______<br />[] Vietnamese<br />[] Other Asian - Print race _______</div>
Categories
Value Category
100 White
200 Black/Negro
301 Alaskan Athabaskan
302 Apache
303 Blackfoot
304 Cherokee
305 Cheyenne
306 Chickasaw
307 Chippewa
308 Choctaw
309 Comanche
310 Creek
311 Crow
312 Iroquois
314 Lumbee
315 Navajo
317 Paiute
318 Pima
319 Potawatomi
320 Pueblo
321 Seminole
322 Shoshone
323 Sioux
324 Tlingit
325 Tohono O'Odham
327 AIAN, tribe not specified
330 Aleut
340 Eskimo
350 Delaware
352 Puget Sound Salish
353 Yakama
354 Yaqui
355 Colville
356 Houma
357 Menominee
358 Yuman
390 Other Specified AI tribe
391 Two or more AI tribes
392 Other AN tribe(s)
393 Both AI and AN
400 Chinese
500 Japanese
600 Filipino
610 Asian Indian
620 Korean
630 Native Hawaiian
640 Vietnamese
660 Cambodian
661 Hmong
662 Laotian
663 Thai
664 Bangladeshi
666 Indonesian
667 Malaysian
669 Pakistani
670 Sri Lankan
671 All other Asian, n.e.c.
672 Asian, not specified
673 Chinese and Japanese
674 Chinese and Filipino
675 Chinese and Vietnamese
676 Chinese and Asian write-in
677 Japanese and Filipino
678 Asian Indian and Asian write-in
679 Other Asian race combinations
680 Samoan
682 Tongan
684 One or more other Polynesian races
685 Guamanian/Chamorro
689 One or more other Micronesian races
692 One or more Melanesian races
698 Two or more PI races from multiple regions
699 Pacific Islander (PI), n.s.
700 Other race, n.e.c.
801 White and Black
802 White and AIAN
811 White and Chinese
812 White and Japanese
813 White and Filipino
814 White and Asian Indian
815 White and Korean
816 White and Vietnamese
817 White and Asian write-in
819 White and two or more Asian groups
821 White and Native Hawaiian
822 White and Samoan
823 White and Guamanian/Chamorro
824 White and PI write-in
825 White and other PI race(s)
826 White and ''other race'' write-in
830 Black and AIAN
832 Black and Chinese
833 Black and Japanese
834 Black and Filipino
835 Black and Asian Indian
836 Black and Korean
837 Black and Asian write-in
838 Black and other Asian race(s)
841 Black and Pacific Islander write-in
845 Black and ''other race'' write-in
854 AIAN and other Asian race(s)
855 AIAN and Pacific Islander
856 AIAN and ''other race'' write-in
861 Chinese and Native Hawaiian
862 Chinese, Filipino, and Native Hawaiian
863 Japanese and Native Hawaiian
864 Filipino and Native Hawaiian
867 Asian write-in and PI write-in
881 Chinese and ''other race'' write-in
882 Japanese and ''other race'' write-in
883 Filipino and ''other race'' write-in
884 Asian Indian and ''other race'' write-in
885 Asian write-in and ''other race'' write-in
886 Other Asian race(s) and ''other race'' write-in
892 Other PI race(s) and ''other race'' write-in
901 White, Black, and AIAN
902 White and Black and Asian
903 White and Black and Pacific Islander
904 White and Black and ''other race'' write-in
905 White and American Indian/Alaska Native and Asian
906 White and American Indian/Alaska Native and Pacific Islander
907 White and American Indian/Alaska Native and ''other race'' write-in
911 White and Chinese and Native Hawaiian
912 White and Chinese and Filipino and Native Hawaiian
913 White and Japanese and Native Hawaiian
914 White and Filipino and Native Hawaiian
915 Other White and Asian race(s) and Pacific Islander race(s)
923 Other White and Asian race(s) and ''other race'' write-in
925 White and Pacific Islander and ''other race'' write-in
930 Black and American Indian/Alaska Native and Asian
931 Black and American Indian/Alaska Native and Pacific Islander
932 Black and American Indian/Alaska Native and ''other race'' write-in
933 Black and Asian and Pacific Islander
934 Black and Asian and ''other race'' write-in
935 Black and Pacific Islander and ''other race'' write-in
940 American Indian/Alaska Native and Asian and Pacific Islander
941 American Indian/Alaska Native and Asian and ''other race'' write-in
943 Asian and Pacific Islander and ''other race'' write-in
950 White and Black and American Indian/Alaska Native and Asian
951 White and Black and American Indian/Alaska Native and Pacific Islander
952 White and Black and American Indian/Alaska Native and ''other race" write-in
953 White and Black and Asian and Pacific Islander
954 White and Black and Asian and ''other race'' write-in
955 White and Black and Pacific Islander and ''other race'' write-in
960 White and American Indian/Alaska Native and Asian and Pacific Islander
961 White and American Indian/Alaska Native and Asian and ''other race" write-in
962 White and American Indian/Alaska Native and Pacific Islander and 'other race' write-in
963 White and Asian and Pacific Islander and ''other race'' write-in
970 Black and American Indian/Alaska Native and Asian and Pacific Islander
971 Black and American Indian/Alaska Native and Asian and 'other race' write-in
973 Black and Asian and Pacific Islander and ''other race'' write-in
974 American Indian/Alaska Native and Asian and Pacific Islander and 'other race' write-in
980 White and Black and American Indian/Alaska Native and Asian and Pacific Islander
983 White and Black and Asian and Pacific Islander and ''other race' write-in
984 White and American Indian/Alaska Native and Asian and Pacific Islander and 'other race' write-in
990 White and Black and American Indian/Alaska Native and Asian and Pacific Islander and 'other race' write-in
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 respondent's race.
Universe
United States 2005: All persons

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Concept
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