1970 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1970

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PRI_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS

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Nativity and parentage (PR1970A_NATIVPR)

Data file: PRI1970_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 351

End: 351

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Literal question

<svar a="all" v="PR70A424 PR70A517 PR70A518"><span class="em">13. Where was his father born? </span><br /><div class="i1">[] Puerto Rico<br />[] Other (State, foreign country, etc.) ____</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="PR70A423" v="PR70A423 PR70A517 PR70A518"><span class="em">14. Where was his mother born? </span><br /><div class="i1">[] Puerto Rico<br />[] Other (State, foreign country, etc.) ____</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Both parents born in U.S. state
2	Mother born in U.S. possession
3	Mother foreign born
4	Father born in U.S. possession
5	Father foreign born
6	Both parents born in U.S. possession
7	Father born in U.S. possession; mother foreign born
8	Mother born in U.S. possession; father foreign born
9	Both parents 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 identifies the nativity and parentage of the person.

Universe

Puerto Rico 1970: All persons

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Concept

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