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1990 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Trinidad and Tobago, 1980
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TTO_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Ethnic group (TT1990A_ETHNIC)

Data file: TTO1990_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 153
End: 153
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section 1. Characteristics -- For all persons</span></p>

<p>Boxes are precoded, tick the appropriate box please.</p>

<p>5. To which ethnic group does [the respondent] belong?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 African<br />[] 2 Indian<br />[] 3 Chinese<br />[] 4 Syrian/Lebanese (S/L)<br />[] 5 White/Caucasian<br />[] 6 Mixed<br />[] 7 Other ethnic group (OEG)<br />[] 9 Not stated</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 African
2 Indian
3 Chinese
4 Syrian or Lebanese
5 White or caucasian
6 Mixed
7 Other ethnic group
9 Unknown
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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h3">Section 1 Characteristics </span></p>

<p>Question 5 - Ethnic group </p>
<div class="i1">Since you will be interviewing in general one member of any household, the ethnic group ticked must be the ethnic group to which the respondent says he and other members of the household belong. It is reasonable to classify all children of parents belonging to different ethnic groups as mixed. For example, if a man of African descent is married or living common law with an East Indian woman, their children should be classified as mixed. <br />Accept the respondent's classification. If you think you are being misled make a note in an appropriate part of the questionnaire and inform your supervisor.</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the ethnic group of a person.
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 1990: All persons

concept

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