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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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Year of immigration to Puerto Rico (PR1990A_YRIMMIPR)

Data file: PRI1990_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 453
End: 455
Width: 3
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="PR90A579"><span class="em">8. When did [respondent] come to Puerto Rico to stay?</span><br /><br />If entered country more than once, ask -- What is the latest year?<br /><br /><div class="i1">[] 0 1987 to 1990<br />[] 1 1985 or 1986<br />[] 2 1982 to 1984<br />[] 3 1980 or 1981<br />[] 4 1975 to 1979<br />[] 5 1970 to 1974<br />[] 6 1965 to 1969<br />[] 7 1960 to 1964<br />[] 8 1950 to 1959<br />[] 9 Before 1950</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
000 NIU (not in universe)
990 1987 to 1990
986 1985 to 1986
984 1982 to 1984
981 1980 to 1981
979 1975 to 1979
974 1970 to 1974
969 1965 to 1969
964 1960 to 1964
959 1950 to 1959
949 1949 or earlier
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 year in which a foreign-born person came to Puerto Rico to stay.
Universe
Puerto Rico 1990: Persons born outside of Puerto Rico [discrepancies: none]

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