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1980 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1980
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PRI_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Speaks English (PR1980A_SPEAKENG)

Data file: PRI1980_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 228
End: 228
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="PR80A426"><span class="em">15b. Can ___ speak English?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] Yes, easily<br />[] Yes, with difficulty<br />[] No, not at all</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 Does not speak English
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 that a person speaks English.
Universe
Puerto Rico 1980: Persons age 6+ [discrepancies: none]

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