1970 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
United States, 1970
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Reference ID
USA_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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- USA1970_PHC-H-H.dat
- USA1970_PHC-P-H.dat
Birthplace (US1970A_BPL)
Data file: USA1970_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
237
End:
241
Width:
5
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
[All]
<br /><span class="em">13a. Where was this person born?</span><div class="i1">If born in hospital, give State or country where mother lived. If born outside U.S., see instruction sheet; distinguish Northern Ireland from Ireland (Eire).</div><div class="i2">[] This State<br />or<br />_____(Name of State or foreign country; or Puerto Rico, Guam, etc.)</div><div class="i1">"Mark the circle for <span class="em">This State </span>if he now lives in the same State as he was born in. If born in a <span class="em">different State</span>, print name of State. <span class="em">If born outside U.S.</span>, print name of country, U.S. possession, etc. Use international boundaries as now recognized by the U.S."</div>
<br /><span class="em">13a. Where was this person born?</span><div class="i1">If born in hospital, give State or country where mother lived. If born outside U.S., see instruction sheet; distinguish Northern Ireland from Ireland (Eire).</div><div class="i2">[] This State<br />or<br />_____(Name of State or foreign country; or Puerto Rico, Guam, etc.)</div><div class="i1">"Mark the circle for <span class="em">This State </span>if he now lives in the same State as he was born in. If born in a <span class="em">different State</span>, print name of State. <span class="em">If born outside U.S.</span>, print name of country, U.S. possession, etc. Use international boundaries as now recognized by the U.S."</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00100 | Alabama |
| 00200 | Alaska |
| 00400 | Arizona |
| 00500 | Arkansas |
| 00600 | California |
| 00800 | Colorado |
| 00900 | Connecticut |
| 01000 | Delaware |
| 01100 | District of Columbia |
| 01200 | Florida |
| 01300 | Georgia |
| 01500 | Hawaii |
| 01600 | Idaho |
| 01700 | Illinois |
| 01800 | Indiana |
| 01900 | Iowa |
| 02000 | Kansas |
| 02100 | Kentucky |
| 02200 | Louisiana |
| 02300 | Maine |
| 02400 | Maryland |
| 02500 | Massachusetts |
| 02600 | Michigan |
| 02700 | Minnesota |
| 02800 | Mississippi |
| 02900 | Missouri |
| 03000 | Montana |
| 03100 | Nebraska |
| 03200 | Nevada |
| 03300 | New Hampshire |
| 03400 | New Jersey |
| 03500 | New Mexico |
| 03600 | New York |
| 03700 | North Carolina |
| 03800 | North Dakota |
| 03900 | Ohio |
| 04000 | Oklahoma |
| 04100 | Oregon |
| 04200 | Pennsylvania |
| 04400 | Rhode Island |
| 04500 | South Carolina |
| 04600 | South Dakota |
| 04700 | Tennessee |
| 04800 | Texas |
| 04900 | Utah |
| 05000 | Vermont |
| 05100 | Virginia |
| 05300 | Washington |
| 05400 | West Virginia |
| 05500 | Wisconsin |
| 05600 | Wyoming |
| 09900 | United States, n.s. |
| 10000 | American Samoa |
| 10500 | Guam |
| 11000 | Puerto Rico |
| 11500 | U S Virgin Islands |
| 12091 | US possessions, n.s. |
| 15000 | Canada |
| 16000 | Atlantic Islands |
| 20000 | Mexico |
| 21010 | Belize/British Honduras |
| 21020 | Costa Rica |
| 21030 | El Salvador |
| 21040 | Guatemala |
| 21050 | Honduras |
| 21060 | Nicaragua |
| 21070 | Panama |
| 25000 | Cuba |
| 26010 | Dominican Republic |
| 26020 | Haiti |
| 26030 | Jamaica |
| 26040 | British West Indies |
| 26060 | Trinidad Tobago |
| 26070 | Other West Indies |
| 30005 | Argentina |
| 30010 | Bolivia |
| 30015 | Brazil |
| 30020 | Chile |
| 30025 | Colombia |
| 30030 | Ecuador |
| 30045 | Paraguay |
| 30050 | Peru |
| 30060 | Uruguay |
| 30065 | Venezuela |
| 30090 | South America, n.s. |
| 40000 | Denmark |
| 40100 | Finland |
| 40200 | Iceland |
| 40400 | Norway |
| 40500 | Sweden |
| 41000 | England |
| 41100 | Scotland |
| 41200 | Wales |
| 41400 | Ireland |
| 41410 | Northern Ireland |
| 42000 | Belgium |
| 42100 | France |
| 42300 | Luxembourg |
| 42500 | Netherlands |
| 42600 | Switzerland |
| 43000 | Albania |
| 43300 | Greece |
| 43400 | Italy |
| 43600 | Portugal |
| 43610 | Azores |
| 43800 | Spain |
| 45000 | Austria |
| 45100 | Bulgaria |
| 45200 | Czechoslovakia |
| 45300 | Germany |
| 45400 | Hungary |
| 45500 | Poland |
| 45600 | Romania |
| 45700 | Yugoslavia |
| 46000 | Estonia |
| 46100 | Latvia |
| 46200 | Lithuania |
| 46500 | Other USSR/ Russia |
| 46510 | Byelorussia |
| 46530 | Ukraine |
| 49900 | Europe, n.s. |
| 50000 | China |
| 50100 | Japan |
| 50200 | Korea |
| 51500 | Philippines |
| 51800 | Vietnam |
| 52100 | India |
| 52140 | Pakistan |
| 52200 | Iran |
| 53400 | Israel/Palestine |
| 53500 | Jordan |
| 53700 | Lebanon |
| 54100 | Syria |
| 54200 | Turkey |
| 54800 | Southwest Asia, n.e.c./n.s. |
| 59900 | Asia, n.e.c./n.s. |
| 60010 | Northern Africa |
| 60012 | Egypt/United Arab Rep |
| 60070 | Central Africa |
| 60090 | Southern Africa |
| 60094 | South Africa (Union of) |
| 60099 | Africa, n.s./n.e.c. |
| 70010 | Australia |
| 70020 | New Zealand |
| 71000 | Pacific Islands |
| 71040 | US Pacific Trust Territories |
| 90010 | Abroad, n.s. |
| 90011 | Abroad (US citizen) |
| 90021 | At sea (US citizen) |
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 U.S. state or the foreign country where the person was born.
Universe
United States 1970: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |