1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
United States, 1990
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USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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- USA1990_PHC-H-H.dat
- USA1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Hispanic origin (US1990A_HISPAN)
Data file: USA1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
281
End:
283
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US90A436"><span class="em">7. Is this person of Spanish/Hispanic origin?</span><br /><div class="i1">Fill one circle for each person.<br /><br />If yes, other Spanish/Hispanic, print one group.<br /><br />[] No (not Spanish/Hispanic)<br />[] Yes, Mexican, Mexican-Am., Chicano<br />[] Yes, Puerto Rican<br />[] Yes, Cuban<br />[] Yes, other Spanish/Hispanic</div><br /><div class="i2">(Print one group, for example: Argentinean, Colombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Spaniard, and so on.)<br />____</div><br /><br />[A person is of Spanish/Hispanic origin if the person's origin (ancestry) is Mexican, Mexican-Am., Chicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Argentinean, Colombian, Costa Rican, Dominican, Ecuadoran, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Peruvian, Salvadoran, from other Spanish-speaking countries of the Caribbean or Central or South America, or from Spain. If you fill the Yes, other Spanish/Hispanic circle, print one group. A person who is not of Spanish/Hispanic origin should answer this question by filling the No (not Spanish/Hispanic) circle. Note that the term "Mexican-Am." refers only to persons of Mexican origin or ancestry. All persons, regardless of citizenship status, should answer this question.]<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | Not Hispanic |
| 100 | Mexican |
| 101 | Mexican |
| 102 | Mexican American |
| 103 | Mexicano/Mexicana |
| 104 | Chicano/Chicana |
| 106 | Mexican American Indian |
| 107 | Mexico |
| 200 | Puerto Rican |
| 300 | Cuban |
| 411 | Costa Rican |
| 412 | Guatemalan |
| 413 | Honduran |
| 414 | Nicaraguan |
| 415 | Panamanian |
| 416 | Salvadoran |
| 417 | Central American |
| 419 | Canal Zone |
| 420 | Argentinean |
| 421 | Bolivian |
| 422 | Chilean |
| 423 | Colombian |
| 424 | Ecuadorian |
| 425 | Paraguayan |
| 426 | Peruvian |
| 427 | Uruguayan |
| 428 | Venezuelan |
| 429 | South American Indian |
| 431 | South American |
| 450 | Spaniard |
| 453 | Castillian |
| 454 | Catalonian |
| 455 | Balearic Islander |
| 456 | Gallego |
| 458 | Canarian |
| 459 | Spanish Basque |
| 460 | Dominican |
| 465 | Latin American |
| 470 | Hispanic |
| 480 | Spanish |
| 490 | Californio |
| 491 | Tejano |
| 493 | Spanish American |
| 494 | Spanish American Indian |
| 495 | Meso American Indian |
| 496 | Mestizo |
| 498 | Other Spanish/Hispanic, n.s. (FOSDIC) |
| 499 | Other Spanish/Hispanic, n.e.c. |
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 and classifies persons of Hispanic/Spanish/Latino origin.
Universe
United States 1990: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |