| Data Dictionary: | Census 1970 |
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Survey: Census 1970
| Data Source: | Social Explorer & U.S. Census Bureau |
Data set: Social Explorer Tables (SE)
| Table: | T12. Race [4] |
Universe: Total Population
Table Details
| T12. | Race | ||||||||||
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Relevant Documentation:
| Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; 1970 Census Users’ Guide; U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., 1970. |
| 1970 Census Users' Guide - Part I -> Part II. Population Census Concepts (Concepts 50 through 149) -> Race -> Race |
refers to the division of the population into white, Negro, and several other racial categories. These racial categories do not correspond to strict scientific definitions of biological stock. Persons were asked to indicate their race by selecting one of the following: White; Negro or Black; Indian (American); Japanese; Chinese; Filipino; Hawaiian; Korean; Other (specify). (In Alaska, Hawaiian and Korean were omitted and Aleut and Eskimo were added.)
Written entries in the other category are checked against a list of possible written entries.
This list indicates whether the written entry should remain in the other category or be correctly classified in one of the printed categories. If the written entry does not appear on the list, the entry remains in the other category.
Written entries in the other category are checked against a list of possible written entries.
This list indicates whether the written entry should remain in the other category or be correctly classified in one of the printed categories. If the written entry does not appear on the list, the entry remains in the other category.
Includes persons who indicated their race as white. Also includes persons who indicated the other race category and furnished written entries that should correctly be classified in the white category.
Includes all persons who did not indicate their race as white or did not have their entry classified as white.
Includes persons who indicated their race as Negro or Black. Also includes persons who indicated the other race category and furnished a written entry that should be classified as Negro or Black.
Includes persons who indicated their race as Indian (American) or reported an Indian tribe. In 1970 persons who indicated their race as American Indian were also asked to indicate their tribe.
Includes persons who indicated their race as Japanese and persons with written entries that should be classified as Japanese.
Includes persons who indicated their race as Chinese and persons with written entries that should be classified as Chinese.
Includes persons who indicated their race as Filipino and persons with written entries that should be classified as Filipino.
Includes persons in all the States (excluding Alaska) who indicated their race as Hawaiian or Korean. Also includes persons in the States who had written entries that should be classified as Hawaiian or Korean. In Alaska, persons who are Hawaiian and Korean are included in the other races category.
Includes persons in the State of Alaska who indicated their race as Aleut or Eskimo. In the other 49 States persons who indicated Aleut and Eskimo are included in the other race category.
Includes persons who indicated the other race category and had a written entry that is not classified as another category.
During publication this is often considered as a residual category and includes statistics for all races not shown separately.
During publication this is often considered as a residual category and includes statistics for all races not shown separately.
