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Puerto Rico 2000 Puerto Rico 2015 United States 1990 United States 2010
Puerto Rico 2005 Puerto Rico 2020 United States 2000 United States 2015
Puerto Rico 2010 United States 1980 United States 2005 United States 2020
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Puerto Rico 2000 — source variable PR2000A_HISPAN — Hispanic origin
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Note: Please answer both Questions 5 and 6.
5. Is this person Spanish/Hispanic/Latino? Mark [X] the "No" box if not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino.
[] No, not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino
[] Yes, Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano
[] Yes, Puerto Rican
[] Yes, Cuban
[] Yes, other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino -- Print group.

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Puerto Rico 2005 — source variable PR2005A_HISPAN — Hispanic origin
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12. What is this person's ancestry or ethnic origin? ____
(for example: Italian, Jamaican, African Am., Cambodian, Cape Verdean, Norwegian, Dominican, French Canadian, Haitian, Korean, Lebanese, Polish, Nigerian, Mexican, Taiwanese, Ukrainian, and so on.)

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[Answer Housing Question 7-14 for all residents]


12. Print the ancestry group(s). 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 Puerto Rico. Answer this question for ALL persons, regardless of citizenship status.
Persons who have more than one origin and cannot identify with a single ancestry group may report two ancestry groups (for example, German-Irish).
Do not report a religious group as a person's ancestry.


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Puerto Rico 2010 — source variable PR2010A_HISPAN — Hispanic origin
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[Questions 1-6 were asked of all persons.]

5. Is [the respondent] of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?

[] No, not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin
[] Yes, Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano
[] Yes, Puerto Rican
[] Yes, Cuban
[] Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin -- (Print origin, for example, Argentinean, Colombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Spaniard, and so on) ____
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Please answer both Question 5 about Hispanic origin and Question 6 about race. For this survey, Hispanic origins are not races.

5. A person is of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin if the person's origin (ancestry) is Mexican, Mexican Puerto Rican, 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.

The term Mexican Am. refers to persons of Mexican-Puerto Rico origin or ancestry.
If you mark the "Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin" box, print the name of the specific origin.

If a person is not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin, answer this question by marking the "No, not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin" box.

This question should be answered by all persons.

6. Mark all boxes for the appropriate races.

The concept of race, as used by the Census Bureau, reflects self-identification by individuals according to the race or races with which they identify.

The instruction before question 5, "For this survey, Hispanic origins are not races" reflects the federal government's treatment of Hispanic origin and race as separate and distinct concepts.

People who identify their origin as Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish may be of any race.

People may choose to provide two or more races either by marking two or more race response boxes, by providing multiple write-in responses, or by some combination of marking boxes and writing in responses.

If you mark the "Puerto Rico Indian or Alaska Native" box, also print the name of the tribe(s) in which the person is enrolled. If the person is not enrolled in a tribe, print the name of the principal tribe.

If you mark the "Other Asian" box, print the name of the specific race(s) or group(s) in the space provided. The category "Other Asian" includes persons who identify themselves as Laotian, Thai, Pakistani, Cambodian, Sri Lankan, and so on.

If you mark the "Other Pacific Islander" box, print the name of the specific race(s) or group(s) in the space provided. The category "Other Pacific Islander" includes persons who identify themselves as Fijian, Tongan, Polynesian, Tahitian and so on.

If you mark the "Some other race" box, print the race(s) or group(s) in the space provided.
This question should be answered by ALL persons.


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Puerto Rico 2015 — source variable PR2015A_HISPAN — Hispanic origin
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Note: Please answer both question 5 about Hispanic origin and question 6 about race. For this survey, Hispanic origins are not races.

5. Is person 1 of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?

[] No, not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin
[] Yes, Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano
[] Yes, Puerto Rican
[] Yes, Cuban
[] Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin - print origin, for example, Argentinean, Colombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Spaniard, and so on. _______
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Answer person questions 1 through 6 for the first five people listed on pages 2,3, and 4 of the questionnaire.

Please answer both question 5 about Hispanic origin and question 6 about race. For this survey, Hispanic origins are not races.

5. A person is of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin if the person's origin (ancestry) is Mexican, Mexican American, 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.

The term Mexican Am. refers to persons of Mexican-American origin or ancestry.

If you mark the "Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin" box, print the name of the specific origin.

If a person is not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin, answer this question by marking the "No, not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin" box.

This question should be answered by all persons.


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Puerto Rico 2020 — source variable PR2020A_HISPAN — Hispanic origin
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8. Is this person a citizen of the United States?

[] Yes, born in Puerto Rico - Skip to question 10a
[] Yes, born in a U.S. state, District of Columbia, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Northern Marianas
[] Yes, born abroad of U.S. citizen parent or parents
[] Yes, U.S. citizen by naturalization - Print year of naturalization - _ _ _ _
[] No, not a U.S. citizen
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Person questions 1-6

Answer questions 1-6 for the first five people living or staying at this address.

  • Include everyone who is living or staying here for more than 2 months.
  • Include yourself if you are living here for more than 2 months.
  • Include anyone else staying here who does not have another place to stay, even if they are here for 2 months or less.
  • Do not include anyone who is living somewhere else for more than 2 months, such as a college student living away or someone in the Armed Forces on deployment.

P5. Please answer "both" question 5 about Hispanic origin and question 6 about race. For this survey, Hispanic origin is not a race.


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United States 1980 — source variable US1980A_HISPAN — Hispanic origin
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7. Is this person of Spanish/Hispanic origin or descent?
Fill one circle.

[] No (not Spanish/Hispanic)
[] Yes, Mexican, Mexican-Amer., Chicano
[] Yes, Puerto Rican
[] Yes, Cuban
[] Yes, other Spanish/Hispanic


[A person is of Spanish/Hispanic origin or descent if the person identifies his or her ancestry with one of the listed groups, that is, Mexican, Puerto Rican, etc. Origin or descent (ancestry) may be viewed as the nationality group, the lineage, or country in which the person or the person's parents or ancestors were born.]

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United States 1990 — source variable US1990A_HISPAN — Hispanic origin
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7. Is this person of Spanish/Hispanic origin?
Fill one circle for each person.

If yes, other Spanish/Hispanic, print one group.

[] No (not Spanish/Hispanic)
[] Yes, Mexican, Mexican-Am., Chicano
[] Yes, Puerto Rican
[] Yes, Cuban
[] Yes, other Spanish/Hispanic

(Print one group, for example: Argentinean, Colombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Spaniard, and so on.)
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[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.]

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United States 2000 — source variable US2000A_HISPAN — Hispanic origin
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5. Is this person Spanish/Hispanic/Latino? Mark [X] the "no" box if not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino.
[] No, not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino
[] Yes, Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano
[] Yes, Puerto Rican
[] Yes, Cuban
[] Yes, other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino - Print group.

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United States 2005 — source variable US2005A_HISPAN — Hispanic origin
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12. What is this person's ancestry or ethnic origin? ____
(for example: Italian, Jamaican, African Am., Cambodian, Cape Verdean, Norwegian, Dominican, French Canadian, Haitian, Korean, Lebanese, Polish, Nigerian, Mexican, Taiwanese, Ukrainian, and so on.)


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United States 2010 — source variable US2010A_HISPAN — Hispanic origin
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Note: Please answer BOTH Question 5 about Hispanic origin and Question 6 about race. For this survey, Hispanic origins are not races.


5. Is Person 1 of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?

[] No, not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin
[] Yes, Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano
[] Yes, Puerto Rican
[] Yes, Cuban
[] Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin
Print origin, for example, Argentinean, Colombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Spaniard, and so on ____


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United States 2015 — source variable US2015A_HISPAN — Hispanic origin
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Person 1
(Person 1 is the person living or staying here in whose name this house or apartment is owned, bought, or being rented. If there is no such person, start with the name of any adult living or staying here.)

Note: Please answer both question 5 about Hispanic origin and question 6 about race. For this survey, Hispanic origins are not races.

5. Is Person 1 of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?

[] No, not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin
[] Yes, Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano
[] Yes, Puerto Rican
[] Yes, Cuban
[] Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin. Print origin, for example, Argentinean, Colombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Spaniard, and so on.________

[Repeat for persons X = 2 - 5.]

5. Is Person X of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?

[] No, not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin
[] Yes, Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano
[] Yes, Puerto Rican
[] Yes, Cuban
[] Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin. Print origin, for example, Argentinean, Colombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Spaniard, and so on. ________
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Answer person questions 1 through 6 for the first five people listed on pages 2,3, and 4 of the questionnaire.

Please answer both Question 5 about Hispanic origin and Question 6 about race. For this survey, Hispanic origins are not races.

5. A person is of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin if the person's origin (ancestry) is Mexican, Mexican American, 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.
The term Mexican American refers to persons of Mexican-American origin or ancestry.
If you mark the "Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin" box, print the name of the specific origin.
If a person is not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin, answer this question by marking the "No, not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin" box.
This question should be answered by all persons.


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United States 2020 — source variable US2020A_HISPAN — Hispanic origin
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Note: Please answer both Question 5 about Hispanic origin and Question 6 about race. For this survey, Hispanic origins are not races.

5. Is Person X of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?

[] No, not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin
[] Yes, Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano
[] Yes, Puerto Rican
[] Yes, Cuban
[] Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin - Print origin, for example, Argentinean, Colombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Spaniard, and so on. - ____

6. What is Person X's race?

Mark (X) one or more boxes and print origins.

[] White - Print, for example, German, Irish, English, Italian, Lebanese, Egyptian, etc. - ____
[] Black or African Am. - Print, for example, African American, Jamaican, Haitian, Nigerian, Ethiopian, Somali, etc. - ____
[] American Indian or Alaska Native - Print name of enrolled or principal tribe(s), for example, Navajo Nation, Blackfeet Tribe, Mayan, Aztec, Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government, Nome Eskimo Community, etc. - ____
[] Chinese
[] Filipino
[] Asian Indian
[] Vietnamese
[] Korean
[] Japanese
[] Other Asian - Print, for example, Pakistani, Cambodian, Hmong, etc. - ____
[] Native Hawaiian
[] Samoan
[] Chamorro
[] Other Pacific Islander - Print, for example, Tongan, Fijian, Marshallese, etc. - ____
[] Some other race - Print race or origin. - ____
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Person questions 1-6

Answer questions 1-6 for the first five people living or staying at this address.

  • Include everyone who is living or staying here for more than 2 months.
  • Include yourself if you are living here for more than 2 months.
  • Include anyone else staying here who does not have another place to stay, even if they are here for 2 months or less.
  • Do not include anyone who is living somewhere else for more than 2 months, such as a college student living away or someone in the Armed Forces on deployment.

P5. Please answer "both" question 5 about Hispanic origin and question 6 about race. For this survey, Hispanic origin is not a race.