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US1990A_CHBORN - Children ever born
20. How many babies has she ever had, not counting still births?
Do not count her stepchildren or children she has adopted.

[] None
[] 1
[] 2
[] 3
[] 4
[] 5
[] 6
[] 7
[] 8
[] 9
[] 10
[] 11
[] 12 or more


[Count all children born alive, including any who have died (even shortly after birth) or who no longer live with you. Do not include miscarriages or stillborn children or any adopted, foster, or stepchildren.]
1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
United States - USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
US1990A_BPL - Birthplace
8. In what U.S. State or foreign country was this person born?
____
(Name of State or foreign country; or Puerto Rico, Guam, etc.)


[For persons born in the United States:
Print the name of the State in which this person was born. If the person was born in Washington, D.C., print District of Columbia. If the person was born in a U.S. territory or commonwealth, print Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or Northern Marianas.

[For persons born outside the United States:
Print the name of the foreign country or area where the person was born. Use current boundaries, not boundaries at the time of the person's birth. Specify whether Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland (Eire); East or West Germany; North or South Korea; England, Scotland, or Wales (not Great Britain or United Kingdom). Specify the particular country or island in the Caribbean (not, for example, West Indies).]

1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
United States - USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
US1990A_ANCESTR1 - Ancestry, first response
13. What is this person's ancestry or ethnic origin?
(See instruction guide for further information.)

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(For example: German, Italian, Afro-Amer., Croatian, Cape Verdean, Dominican, Ecuadorean, Haitian, Cajun, French Canadian, Jamaican, Korean, Lebanese, Mexican, Nigerian, Irish, Polish, Slovak, Taiwanese, Thai, Ukrainian, etc.)


[Print the ancestry group. Ancestry refers to the person's ethnic origin or descent, "roots," or heritage. Ancestry also may refer to the country of birth of the person or the person's parents or ancestors before their arrival in the United States. All persons, regardless of citizenship status, should answer this question. Persons who have more than one origin and cannot identify with a single ancestry group may report two ancestry groups (for example, German-Irish). Be specific. For example, print whether West Indian, Asian Indian, or American Indian. West Indian includes persons whose ancestors came from Jamaica, Trinidad, Haiti, etc. Distinguish Cape Verdean from Portuguese; French Canadian from Canadian; and Dominican Republic from Dominica Island. A religious group should not be reported as a person's ancestry.]
1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
United States - USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
US1990A_ANCESTR2 - Ancestry, second response
13. What is this person's ancestry or ethnic origin?
(See instruction guide for further information.)

____
(For example: German, Italian, Afro-Amer., Croatian, Cape Verdean, Dominican, Ecuadorean, Haitian, Cajun, French Canadian, Jamaican, Korean, Lebanese, Mexican, Nigerian, Irish, Polish, Slovak, Taiwanese, Thai, Ukrainian, etc.)


[Print the ancestry group. Ancestry refers to the person's ethnic origin or descent, "roots," or heritage. Ancestry also may refer to the country of birth of the person or the person's parents or ancestors before their arrival in the United States. All persons, regardless of citizenship status, should answer this question. Persons who have more than one origin and cannot identify with a single ancestry group may report two ancestry groups (for example, German-Irish). Be specific. For example, print whether West Indian, Asian Indian, or American Indian. West Indian includes persons whose ancestors came from Jamaica, Trinidad, Haiti, etc. Distinguish Cape Verdean from Portuguese; French Canadian from Canadian; and Dominican Republic from Dominica Island. A religious group should not be reported as a person's ancestry.]
1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
United States - USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
US1990A_CITIZEN - Citizenship status
9. Is this person a citizen of the United States?
[] Yes, born in the United States -- [Go on to question 11]
[] Yes, born in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Northern Marianas
[] Yes, born abroad of American parent or parents
[] Yes, U.S. citizen by naturalization
[] No, not a citizen of the United States


[A person should fill the yes, U.S. citizen by naturalization circle only if he/she has completed the naturalization process and is now a United States citizen. If the person was born in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Northern Marianas, he/she should fill the yes, born in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Northern Marianas circle. If the person was born outside the United States (or at sea) and has at least one American parent, he/she should fill the yes, born abroad of American parent or parents circle.]
1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
United States - USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
US1990A_HISPAN - Hispanic origin
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.]
1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
United States - USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
US1990A_YRIMMIG - Year of immigration
10. When did this person come to the United States to stay?
[] 1987 to 1990
[] 1985 or 1986
[] 1982 to 1984
[] 1980 or 1981
[] 1975 to 1979
[] 1970 to 1974
[] 1965 to 1969
[] 1960 to 1964
[] 1950 to 1959
[] Before 1950


[If the person has entered the United States (that is, the 50 states and the District of Columbia) more than once, fill the circle for the latest year he/she came to stay.]
1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
United States - USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
US1990A_YRSUSA2 - Years in the United States, intervalled
10. When did this person come to the United States to stay?
[] 1987 to 1990
[] 1985 or 1986
[] 1982 to 1984
[] 1980 or 1981
[] 1975 to 1979
[] 1970 to 1974
[] 1965 to 1969
[] 1960 to 1964
[] 1950 to 1959
[] Before 1950


[If the person has entered the United States (that is, the 50 states and the District of Columbia) more than once, fill the circle for the latest year he/she came to stay.]
1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
United States - USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
US1990A_LANGUAGE - Language spoken
15a. Does this person speak a language other than English at home?
[] Yes
[] No -- [Go on to question 16]

[Mark yes if the location is now inside the city/town limits even if it was not inside the limits on April 1, 1985; that is, if the area was annexed by the city/town since that time.]

1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
United States - USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
US1990A_SPEAKENG - Speaks English
15c. How well does this person speak English?
[] Very well
[] Well
[] Not well
[] Not at all


[Print the name of the language spoken at home. If this person speaks more than one non-English language and cannot determine which is spoken more often, report the first language the person learned to speak.]
1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
United States - USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
US1990A_SCHOOL - School attendance
11. At any time since February 1, 1990, has this person attended regular school or college?
Include only nursery school, kindergarten, elementary school, and schooling which leads to a high school diploma or a college degree.

[] No, has not attended since February 1
[] Yes, public school, public college
[] Yes, private school, private college


[Do not include enrollment in a trade or business school, company training, or tutoring unless the course would be accepted for credit at a regular elementary school, high school, or college. A public school is any school or college that is controlled and supported primarily by a local, county, State, or Federal Government. Schools are private if supported and controlled primarily by religious organizations or other private groups.]
1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
United States - USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
US1990A_EDUC99 - Educational attainment, 1990
12. How much school has this person completed?
Fill one circle for the highest level completed or degree received. If currently enrolled, mark the level of previous grade attended or highest degree received.

[] No school completed
[] Nursery school
[] Kindergarten
[] 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade
[] 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade
[] 9th grade
[] 10th grade
[] 11th grade
[] 12th grade, no diploma
[] High school graduate -- high school diploma or the equivalent (For example: GED)
[] Some college but no degree
[] Associate degree in college -- Occupational program
[] Associate degree in college -- Academic program
[] Bachelor's degree (For example: BA, AB, BS)
[] Master's degree (For example: MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA)
[] Professional school degree (For example: MD, DDS, DVM, LLB, JD)
[] Doctorate degree (For example: PhD, EdD)


[Mark the category for the highest grade or level of schooling the person has successfully completed or the highest degree the person received. If the person is enrolled in school, mark the category containing the highest grade completed (the grade previous to the grade in which enrolled). Schooling completed in foreign or ungraded schools should be reported as the equivalent level of schooling in the regular American school system. Persons who completed high school by passing an equivalency test, such as the General Education Development (GED) examination, and did not attend college, should fill the circle for high school graduate. Do not include vocational certificates or diplomas from vocational, trade, or business schools or colleges unless they were college level associate degrees or higher. Some examples of professional school degrees include medicine, dentistry, chiropractic, optometry, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, podiatry, veterinary medicine, law, and theology. Do not include barber school, cosmetology, or other training for a specific trade. Do not include honorary degrees awarded by colleges and universities to individuals for their accomplishments. Include only "earned" degrees.]
1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
United States - USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
US1990A_EDUCREC - Educational attainment recode
12. How much school has this person completed?
Fill one circle for the highest level completed or degree received. If currently enrolled, mark the level of previous grade attended or highest degree received.

[] No school completed
[] Nursery school
[] Kindergarten
[] 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade
[] 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade
[] 9th grade
[] 10th grade
[] 11th grade
[] 12th grade, no diploma
[] High school graduate -- high school diploma or the equivalent (For example: GED)
[] Some college but no degree
[] Associate degree in college -- Occupational program
[] Associate degree in college -- Academic program
[] Bachelor's degree (For example: BA, AB, BS)
[] Master's degree (For example: MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA)
[] Professional school degree (For example: MD, DDS, DVM, LLB, JD)
[] Doctorate degree (For example: PhD, EdD)


[Mark the category for the highest grade or level of schooling the person has successfully completed or the highest degree the person received. If the person is enrolled in school, mark the category containing the highest grade completed (the grade previous to the grade in which enrolled). Schooling completed in foreign or ungraded schools should be reported as the equivalent level of schooling in the regular American school system. Persons who completed high school by passing an equivalency test, such as the General Education Development (GED) examination, and did not attend college, should fill the circle for high school graduate. Do not include vocational certificates or diplomas from vocational, trade, or business schools or colleges unless they were college level associate degrees or higher. Some examples of professional school degrees include medicine, dentistry, chiropractic, optometry, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, podiatry, veterinary medicine, law, and theology. Do not include barber school, cosmetology, or other training for a specific trade. Do not include honorary degrees awarded by colleges and universities to individuals for their accomplishments. Include only "earned" degrees.]
1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
United States - USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
US1990A_SCHLTYPE - Public or private school
11. At any time since February 1, 1990, has this person attended regular school or college?
Include only nursery school, kindergarten, elementary school, and schooling which leads to a high school diploma or a college degree.

[] No, has not attended since February 1
[] Yes, public school, public college
[] Yes, private school, private college


[Do not include enrollment in a trade or business school, company training, or tutoring unless the course would be accepted for credit at a regular elementary school, high school, or college. A public school is any school or college that is controlled and supported primarily by a local, county, State, or Federal Government. Schools are private if supported and controlled primarily by religious organizations or other private groups.]
1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
United States - USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
US1990A_EMPSTAT - Employment status
21a. Did this person work at any time last week?
[] Yes -- Fill this circle if this person worked full time or part time. (Count as part-time work such as delivering papers, or helping without pay in a family business or farm. Also count active duty in the Armed Forces.)
[] No -- Fill this circle if this person did not work, or did only own housework, school work, or volunteer work. -- Skip to 25.

[Count as work - Mark yes:

- Work for someone else for wages, salary, piece rate, commission, tips, or payments "in kind" (for example, food, lodging received as payment for work performed).
- Work in own business, professional practice, or farm.
- Any work in a family business or farm, paid or not.
- Any part-time work including babysitting, paper routes, etc.
- Active duty in Armed Forces.

Do not count as work - Mark no:

- Housework or yard work at home.
- Unpaid volunteer work.
- School work.
- Work done as a resident of an institution.]
21b. How many hours did this person work last week (at all jobs)?
Subtract any time off. Add overtime or extra hours worked.

____ Hours
1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
United States - USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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