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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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Spanish surname (US1970A_SPANNAME)

Data file: USA1970_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 258
End: 258
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">1. What is the name of each person </span><div class="i1">Who was living here on Wednesday, April 1, 1970 or who was staying or visiting here and had no other home?<br /><br />Print names in this order:</div><div class="i2">Head of the household<br />Wife of head<br />Unmarried children, oldest first<br />Married children and their families<br />Other relatives of the head<br />Persons not related to the head</div><div class="i2">Last name</div><div class="i3">_____</div><div class="i2">First name Middle Initial</div><div class="i3">_____</div>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No, not Spanish surname
2 Yes, Spanish surname
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 persons with Spanish surnames, based on comparisons of surnames with lists of Spanish surnames. In 1970, the Census Bureau used Spanish surname as one means of identifying Spanish Americans (see SPANAMER).
Universe
United States 1970: Persons in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas [discrepancies: none]

concept

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