VCF0107 R Hispanic Origin Type

QUESTION:
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1988 AND LATER:  In addition to being American, what do you consider
your main ethnic group or nationality group?  (IF NO HISPANIC GROUP
MENTIONED:)  Are you of Spanish or Hispanic origin or descent?
IF YES:)  Please look at the booklet and tell me which category best
describes your Hispanic origin.

VALID_CODES:
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1.  Yes, Mexican-American, Chicano
2.  Yes, Puerto Rican
3.  Yes, other Hispanic
4.  Yes, Hispanic but DK/NA type
7.  No, not Hispanic

MISSING_CODES:
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8.  DK if Hispanic
9.  NA if Hispanic
0.  Short-form 'new' Cross Section (1992)
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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SEE ALSO VCF0108.
GENERAL NOTE:
RESPONDENT BOOKLET SHOWN TO R (exc. 2000 telephone and 2002:) .
Beginning in 1988, the respondent was asked within the series of
ethnicity questions [SEE VCF0109] whether s/he is Hispanic.  Prior to
1988, information about Hispanic origin was determined only by
interviewer observation.
1978 NOTE:
A large number (171) of NAs appeared in the Study data.
1980 NOTE:
A Hispanic origin variable was present in both the pre and post.  The 
pre version is represented here.
1984 NOTE:
same as 1980
1992 NOTE:
This was not part of the 'short-form' questionnaire; for short-form 
panel cases, however, 1990 study data were incorporated.
1994 NOTE:
For panel cases, 1992 data were incorporated.
2002 NOTE:
For panel cases, 2000 data were incorporated.

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1978:  780632
1980:  800722  
1982:  820764
1984:  840709 
1986:  860757
1988:  880540,880541 
1990:  900676,900677 
1992:  924122,924123
1994:  941418,941419 
1996:  960708,960709
1998:  980659,980660 
2000:  001012,001013
2002:  023152
2004:  043306