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2006 ACS 1-year PUMS Race 1 Code List

PUMS Code Race Description Corresponding Race Code Comments
1 White alone 100-199  
2 Black or African American alone 200-299  
3 American Indian alone A01-M38  
M40  
4 Alaska Native alone M44-R99  
5 American Indian and Alaska Native and no other races 300 American Indian or Alaska Native (Checkbox)
M39 Multiple AMERICAN INDIAN and ALASKA NATIVE responses
M41 American Indian
M42 Tribal Response, not elsewhere classified
M43 Not Used
A01-R99 More than 1 entry in A01-R99
6 Asian alone 400-499  
7 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 500-599  
8 Some other race alone 600-999  
9 Two or more major race groups    

 

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