1990
Census questions as they appeared on the schedule or questionairre.
| Questions | Options Appearing on Schedule or Questionairre | Instructions for the census questions | Column/Question Number |
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Fill ONE circle for the race that the person considers himself/herself
to be. |
White, Black or Negro, Indian (Amer.) (Print the anme of the enrolled or principal tribe ___________), Eskimo, Aleut, Chinese, Filipino, Hawaiian, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanse, Asian Indian, Samoan, Guamanian, Other API (Asian and Pacific Islander) ________, Other race (Print race) _____________ |
Fill ONE circle for the race each person considers himself/herself to be. If you fill the Indian (Amer.) circle, print the name of the tribe or tribes in which the person is enrolled. If the person is not enrolled in a tribe, print the name of the principal tribe(s). If you fill the Other APA circle (under Asian or Pacific Islander (API)), only print the name of the group to which the person belongs. For example, the Other API category inlcudes persons who identify as Burmese, Fijian, Hmong, Indonesian, Laotian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Tongan, Thai, Cambodian, Sri Lankan, and so on. If you fill the Other race circle, be sure to print the name of the race. If the person considers himself/herself to be White, Black or Negro, Eskimo or Aleut, fill one circle only. Please do not print the race in the boxes. The Black or Negro category also includes persons who identify as African-American, Afro-American, Haitian, Jamaican, West Indian, Nigerian, and so on. All persons, regardless of citizenship status, should answer this question. Your Guide for the 1990 U.S. Census Form. Appenix E. Facsimiles of Respondent Instructions and Quesionnaire Pages. U.S. Department of Commerce. 1992. pp. E-2 |
4 |
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In what U.S. State or foreign country was this person born? Your Guide for the 1990 U.S. Census Form. Appenix E. Facsimiles of Respondent Instructions and Quesionnaire Pages. U.S. Department of Commerce. 1992. pp. E-14 |
____________________ (Name of State or foreign country; or Puerto Rico, Guam, etc.) |
Print the name of the foreign country or area where the person was born. Use current boundaries, not boundaries at the time of the person's birth. Specify whether Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland (Eire); East or West Germany; North or South Korea; England, Scotland, or Wales (not Great Britain or United Kingdom). Specify the particular country or island in the Caribbean (not, for example, West Indies). Your Guide for the 1990 U.S. Census Form. Appenix E. Facsimiles of Respondent Instructions and Quesionnaire Pages. U.S. Department of Commerce. 1992. pp. E-4 |
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Is this person a CITIZEN of the United States? Your Guide for the 1990 U.S. Census Form. Appenix E. Facsimiles of Respondent Instructions and Quesionnaire Pages. U.S. Department of Commerce. 1992. pp. E-14 |
Yes, born in the United States Yes, born in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Northern Marianas Yes, born abroad of American parent or parents Yes, U.S. citizen by naturalization No, not a citizen of the United States |
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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 |
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What's this person's ancestry or ethnic origin? Your Guide for the 1990 U.S. Census Form. Appenix E. Facsimiles of Respondent Instructions and Quesionnaire Pages. U.S. Department of Commerce. 1992. pp. E-14 |
__________________ (For example: German, Italian, Afro-Amer., Croatian, Cape Verdean, Dominican, Ecuadoran, Haitian, Cajun, French Canadian, Jamaican, Korean, Lebanese, Mexican, Nigerian, Irish, Polish, Slovak, Taiwanese, Thai, Ukranian, etc.) |
Print the ancestry group. Ancestry refers to the person's ethnic origin or descent, "roots," or heritage. Ancestry also may refer to the country of birth of the person or the person's parents or ancestors before their arrival in the United States. All persons, regardless of citizenship status, should answer this question. Persons who have more than one origin and cannot identify with a single ancestry group may report two ancestry groups (for example, German-Irish). Be specific. For example, print whether East Indian, Asian Indian, or American Indian. West Indian includes persons whose ancestors came from Jamaica, Trinidad, Haiti, etc. Distinguish Cape Verdean from Portuguese; French Canadian from Candian; and Dominican Republic from Dominican Island. A religious group should not be reported as a person's ancestry. Your Guide for the 1990 U.S. Census Form. Appenix E. Facsimiles of Respondent Instructions and Quesionnaire Pages. U.S. Department of Commerce. 1992. pp. E-4 |
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Does this person speak a language other than English at home? Your Guide for the 1990 U.S. Census Form. Appenix E. Facsimiles of Respondent Instructions and Quesionnaire Pages. U.S. Department of Commerce. 1992. pp. E-14 |
Yes. No. |
Mark Yes if the person sometimes or always speaks a language other than English at home. Do not mark Yes for a language spoken only at school or if speaking is limited to a few expressions or slang. Print the name of the language spoken at home. If this person speaks more than one non-English language and cannot determine which is spoken more often, report the first language the person learned to speak. Your Guide for the 1990 U.S. Census Form. Appenix E. Facsimiles of Respondent Instructions and Quesionnaire Pages. U.S. Department of Commerce. 1992. pp. E-5 |
15a |
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What is the language? Your Guide for the 1990 U.S. Census Form. Appenix E. Facsimiles of Respondent Instructions and Quesionnaire Pages. U.S. Department of Commerce. 1992. pp. E-14 |
________________ (For example: Chinese, Italian, Spanish, Vietnamese) |
15b | |
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How well does this person speak English? Your Guide for the 1990 U.S. Census Form. Appenix E. Facsimiles of Respondent Instructions and Quesionnaire Pages. U.S. Department of Commerce. 1992. pp. E-14 |
Very well Well Not well Not at all |
15c |