Census of Population and Housing 1980 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980

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Reference ID

USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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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: 0 - 4

Format: Numeric

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.]

Value	Category
0	Not Hispanic
1	Mexican
2	Puerto Rican
3	Cuban
4	Other Spanish

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

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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