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1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1990
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PRI_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Speaks Spanish (PR1990A_SPEAKSPA)

Data file: PRI1990_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 452
End: 452
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="PR90A578"><span class="em">15a. Can [respondent] speak Spanish?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 Does not speak Spanish
2 Yes, speaks Spanish
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 if respondent speaks Spanish.
Universe
Puerto Rico 1990: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

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