1980 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1980

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Reference ID

PRI_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS

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Length of last stay in United States (PR1980A_USADURR)

Data file: PRI1980_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 413

End: 413

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="PR80A564"><span class="em">13c. How long did ___ live in the U.S. the last time?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 6 months up to 1 year<br />[] 1 to 2 years<br />[] 3 to 4 years<br />[] 5 years<br />[] 6 to 9 years<br />[] 10 or more years</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
	NIU (not in universe)
1	6 months to 1 year
2	1 to 2 years
3	3 to 4 years
4	5 years
5	6 to 9 years
6	10 or more years
7	Length of stay not reported

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 the length of the person's last stay in the United States.

Universe

Puerto Rico 1980: Persons 5+ with residence of six or more months [discrepancies: none]

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