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1980 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980
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USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Speaks English (US1980A_SPEAKENG)

Data file: USA1980_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 277
End: 277
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US80A443"><span class="em">13c. How well does this person speak English? </span><br /><div class="i1">[] Very well<br />[] Well<br />[] Not well<br />[] Not at all</div><br /><br />[Fill the circle that best describes the person's ability to speak English.<br /><div class="i1">(1) The circle very well should be filled for persons who have no difficulty speaking English.<br />(2) The circle well should be filled for persons who have only minor problems which do not seriously limit their ability to speak English.<br />(3) The circle not well should be filled for persons who are seriously limited in their ability to speak English.<br />(4) The circle not at all should be filled for persons who do not speak English at all.]</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Does not speak English
3 Yes, speaks only English
4 Yes, speaks very well
5 Yes, speaks well
6 Yes, but not well
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 whether the respondent was able to speak English. It also reports how well English speakers could speak English.
Universe
United States 1980: Persons age 3+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

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