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1970 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1970
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USA_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Nativity recode (US1970A_NATIVITY)

Data file: USA1970_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 252
End: 252
Width: 1
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><span class="em">14. What country was his father born in? </span><div class="i1">[] United States<br />or<br />_____<br />(Name of foreign country; or Puerto Rico, Guam, etc.)</div><svar a="US70A431" v="US70A431 US70A433">[15%]<br /><span class="em">15. What country was his mother born in? </span><br /><div class="i1">[] United States<br />or<br />_____<br />(Name of foreign country; or Puerto Rico, Guam, etc.)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Both parents native-born
2 Father foreign, mother native
3 Mother foreign, father native
4 Both parents foreign
5 Foreign-born
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 whether respondents were either native-born or foreign-born; for native-born respondents, it indicates whether their mothers and/or fathers were native-born or foreign-born.
Universe
United States 1970: All persons

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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