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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
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Number of major race groups (US2005A_RACNUM)

Data file: USA2005_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 484
End: 484
Width: 1
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
1 1 race group
2 2 race groups
3 3 race groups
4 4 race groups
5 5 race groups
6 6 race groups
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 provides the number of major race groups--between 1 and 6--reported for each respondent. The six major race groups are: (a) American Indian or Alaska Native (see RACAMIND); (b) Asian (see RACASIAN); (c) black, African-American, or Negro (see RACBLK); (d) Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander (see RACPACIS); (e) white (see RACWHT); and (f) some other race (see RACOTHER).
Universe
United States 2005: All persons

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Concept
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