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Census of Population and Housing 1970 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1970
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USA_1970_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Spanish surname (US1970A_0439)

Data file: USA1970-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 237
End: 237
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
1. What is the name of each person


Who was living here on Wednesday, April 1, 1970 or who was staying or visiting here and had no other home?

Print names in this order:



Head of the household
Wife of head
Unmarried children, oldest first
Married children and their families
Other relatives of the head
Persons not related to the head



Last name



_____



First name Middle Initial



_____
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
Persons in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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