United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

4 Population
In the 1980 and 1981 Current Population Survey (CPS), information on persons of Spanish origin
was gathered by using a self-identification question. Persons classified themselves in one of the
Spanish origin categories in response to the question: “ What is the origin or descent of each
person in the household?” Persons of Spanish origin in the CPS were persons who reported themselves
as Mexican-Amerlcan, Chlcano, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American,
or other Spanish origin.
A ncestry.— Information on ancestry (ethnicity) was collected in the November 1979 Current Population
Survey. The ancestry question was open-ended (that is, no prelisted categories were provided)
and was worded "What is this person’s ancestry?" Persons were asked to report their ancestry
group(s) based on self-identification. Ancestry refers to the nationality group, lineage, or the
country in which the person or person’s parents or ancestors were born before their arrival in the
United States. Thus, persons reported their ancestry group(s) regardless of the number of generations
removed from their country of origin.
N ativity.—The native population consists of all persons born in the U.S., Puerto Rico, or an outlying
area o f the U.S. It also includes persons born at sea or in a foreign country who have at least
one American parent. All others are classified as “foreign born.”
M obility status.—The U.S. population is classified according to mobility status on the basis of a
comparison between the place of residence of each individual at the time of the survey or census
and the place of residence at a specified earlier date. Nonmovers are all persons who were living in
the same housing unit at the end of the period as at the beginning of the period. Movers are all
persons who were living in a different housing unit at the end of the period from that in which they
were living at the beginning of the period, Movers from abroad include all persons, either citizens or
aliens, whose place of residence was outside the U.S. at the beginning of the period, that is, in
Puerto Rico, an outlying area under the jurisdiction of the U.S., or a foreign country.
Living arrangements.—Living arrangements may be in households or in group quarters. A
"household” comprises all persons who occupy a “ housing unit,” that is, a house, an apartment or
other group of rooms, or a single room that constitutes “ separate living quarters.” A household
includes the related family members and all the unrelated persons, if any, such as lodgers, foster
children, wards, or employees who share the housing unit. A person living alone or a group of unrelated
persons sharing the same housing unit as partners is also counted as a household. See text,
section 28, Construction and Housing, for definition of "housing unit."
All persons not living In households are classified as living in group quarters. These individuals
may be institutionalized, e.g., under care or custody in juvenile facilities, jails, correctional centers,
hospitals, or rest homes; or they may be residents In college dormitories, military barracks, rooming
houses, etc. (see table 78).
Householder.—Beginning in 1980, the terms “ householder" and “ family householder” have
been used in the presentation of data that had previously been presented with the designations
"head of household” and “ head of family". The householder is the first adult household member
listed on the questionnaire. The instructions call for listing first the person (or one of the persons) in
whose name the home is owned or rented. If a home is owned or rented jointly by a married
couple, either the husband or the wife may be listed first. Prior to 1980, the husband was always
considered the household head (householder) in married-couple households.
Family.—The term “ lamily” refers to a group of two or more persons related by birth, marriage,
or adoption and residing together in a household. A family includes among its members the person
or couple who maintains the household.
Subfamily.—Subfamilies are divided into “ related” and "unrelated” subfamilies. A related
subfamily consists of a married couple and their children, if any, or one parent with one or more
never married children under 18 years old living in a household and related to the person or couple
who maintains the household. Members of a related subfamily are also members of the family with
whom they live. The number of related subfamilies, therefore, is not included in the number of families.
An unrelated subfamily comprises two or more persons such as guests, lodgers, or resident
employees who are related to each other but not to the person or couple who maintains the household
in which they live.
Married couple.—A “ married couple" is defined as a husband and wife living together in the
same household, with or without children and other relatives.
Unrelated individuals.—"Unrelated individuals” refers to persons (other than inmates of institutions)
who are not living with any relatives. An unrelated individual may be a nonfamily householder
who lives alone or with nonrelatives only or a secondary individual such as a guest, lodger, or resident
employee who is not related to any other persons in the household. Persons in group quarters,
except inmates of institutions, are classified as secondary individuals.
Average annual change.—In this section, average annual percent change is computed by the
exponential or continuous-compounding method; see Guide to Tabular Presentation.
Statistical reliability.—For a discussion of statistical collection and estimation, sampling procedures,
and measures of statistical reliability applicable to Census Bureau data, see Appendix III.
H istorical statistics.—Tabular headnotes provide cross-references, where applicable, to Historical
Statistics o f the United States, Colonial Times to 1970. See Appendix i.