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1980 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Trinidad and Tobago, 1980
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TTO_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Ethnic group (TT1980A_ETHNIC)

Data file: TTO1980_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 148
End: 148
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section 1 Characteristics -- For all persons</span></p>

<p>5. Ethnic group
<br />To which ethnic group does (N) [the resident] belong?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 African<br />[] 2 Indian<br />[] 3 Chinese<br />[] 4 Syrian/Lebanese (S/L)<br />[] 5 White<br />[] 6 Mixed<br />[] 7 Other race (OR)<br />[] 9 Not stated (NS)</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 African
2 Indian
3 Chinese
4 Syrian or Lebanese
5 White
6 Mixed
7 Other
8 Unknown
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 ethnic group.
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Trinidad and Tobago 1980: All persons

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