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In question 13 on the 1990 census forms, we asked people to write in their ancestry. Ancestry refers to a person’s ethnic origin, heritage, or the place of birth of the person or the person’s parents or ancestors before their arrival in the United States.
Ancestry data from the 1990 census reflect the diverse ethnic groups that have come to the United States throughout its history.
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