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Census of Population and Housing 1990 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1990
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USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Year of immigration (US1990A_0437)

Data file: USA1990-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 258
End: 259
Width: 2
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
10. When did this person come to the United States to stay?

[] 1987 to 1990
[] 1985 or 1986
[] 1982 to 1984
[] 1980 or 1981
[] 1975 to 1979
[] 1970 to 1974
[] 1965 to 1969
[] 1960 to 1964
[] 1950 to 1959
[] Before 1950


[If the person has entered the United States (that is, the 50 states and the District of Columbia) more than once, fill the circle for the latest year he/she came to stay.]
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Before 1950
2 1950-59
3 1960 -64
4 1965-69
5 1970-74
6 1975-1979
7 1980 -81
8 1982 -84
9 1985 -86
10 1987 -90
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 year in which a foreign-born person first entered the United States.
Universe
Foreign-born persons and persons born in US outlying areas

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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