- Description
- Codes
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Questionnaire Text
- Flags
- Source Variables
- Editing Procedure
Description
NATIVITY indicates whether respondents were native-born or foreign-born; for native-born respondents, it indicates whether their mothers and/or fathers were native-born or foreign-born. NATIVITY is constructed from the IPUMS variables BPL, MBPL, and FBPL. Those U.S. possessions and territories classified as "U.S. outlying areas" in BPL are considered foreign. For a similar variable that identifies those who are foreign or native born in 1970 for Puerto Rico, see NATIVPR.
Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
Code | Label |
1970
met2
|
1960
1pct
|
1950
1pct
|
1940
1pct
|
1930
1pct
|
1920
1pct
|
1910
1pct
|
1900
1pct
|
1880
1pct
|
1870
1pct
|
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0 | N/A or unknown | · | · | X | X | · | · | · | · | · | · |
Native-Born | |||||||||||
1 | Both parents native-born | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
2 | Father foreign, mother native | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
3 | Mother foreign, father native | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
4 | Both parents foreign | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
5 | Foreign-Born | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Comparability
The universe has shifted over time. For comparability with 1940 and 1950, the universe must be limited to sample-line persons only, using the SLREC variable. NATIVITY is not available for persons in Alaska in the 1950 full count.
Universe
- 1870-1930: All persons.
- 1940, 1950 1%: Sample-line persons.
- 1950 100%: Sample-line persons; not available in Alaska.
- 1960-1970: All persons.
Availability
- 2023: --
- 2022: --
- 2021: --
- 2020: --
- 2019: --
- 2018: --
- 2017: --
- 2016: --
- 2015: --
- 2014: --
- 2013: --
- 2012: --
- 2011: --
- 2010: --
- 2009: --
- 2008: --
- 2007: --
- 2006: --
- 2005: --
- 2004: --
- 2003: --
- 2002: --
- 2001: --
- 2000: --
- 1990: --
- 1980: --
- 1970: 1% state fm2; 1% metro fm2; 1% neigh fm2
- 1960: All samples
- 1950: All samples
- 1940: All samples
- 1930: All samples
- 1920: All samples
- 1910: All samples
- 1900: All samples
- 1880: All samples
- 1870: All samples
- 1860: --
- 1850: --
- 2023: --
- 2022: --
- 2021: --
- 2020: --
- 2019: --
- 2018: --
- 2017: --
- 2016: --
- 2015: --
- 2014: --
- 2013: --
- 2012: --
- 2011: --
- 2010: --
- 2009: --
- 2008: --
- 2007: --
- 2006: --
- 2005: --
- 2000: --
- 1990: --
- 1980: --
- 1970: --
- 1930: --
- 1920: --
- 1910: --
Editing Procedure
There is no editing procedure available for this variable.

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