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Appendix C: Country of Birth Variables Used to Replicate Ahmed and Robinson's 1980-1990 Emigration Estimates
Appendix C: Country of Birth Variables Used to Replicate Ahmed and Robinson's 1980-1990 Emigration Estimates
Country classification for the 1980-1990 estimate period (40 categories with 8 regional and total categories that were not used in programming):
1 All Countries, Total
2 North & Central America, Total
3 Mexico
4 Cuba
5 Dominican Republic
6 El Salvador
7 Guatemala
8 Canada
9 Haiti
10 Jamaica
11 Trinidad & Tobago
12 Other N. & C. American Countries
13 South America, Total
14 Argentina
15 Colombia
16 Ecuador
17 Peru
18 Other South American Countries
19 Europe, Total
20 France
21 Germany (East & West)
22 Greece
23 Ireland
24 Italy
25 Netherlands
26 Poland
27 Portugal
28 Spain
29 U.S.S.R
30 United Kingdom
31 Yugoslavia
32 Other European Countries
33 Asia, Total
34 Middle East, Total
35 Iran
36 Israel
37 Other Middle Eastern Countries
38 South & East Asia, Total
39 China & Taiwan
40 India
41 Japan
42 Korea
43 Philippines
44 Other S. & E. Asian Countries
45 Africa, Total
46 Oceania, Total
47 Australia
48 Other Oceania
Country classification for the 1990 Census (111 categories):
1 Mexico 2 Cuba 3 Dominican Republic 4 Costa Rica 5 El Salvador 6 Guatemala 7 Honduras 8 Nicaragua 9 Panama 10 Other Latin N & C America 11 Canada 12 Belize 13 Bahamas 14 Barbados 15 Haiti 16 Jamaica 17 Trinidad and Tobago 18 Other West Indies 19 Other N and C America 20 Argentina 21 Bolivia 22 Brazil 23 Chile 24 Colombia 25 Ecuador 26 French Guyana, Suriname 27 Guyana 28 Paraguay 29 Peru 30 Uruguay 31 Venezuela 32 Other South America 33 Albania 34 Austria 35 Belgium 36 Bulgaria 37 Czechoslovakia 38 Denmark 39 Finland 40 France 41 Germany (East, West, Berlin) 42 Greece 43 Hungary 44 Ireland 45 Italy & the Vatican 46 Netherlands 47 Norway 48 Poland 49 Portugal 50 Romania 51 Spain 52 Sweden 53 Switzerland 54 United Kingdom 55 Yugoslavia 56 U.S.S.R. (as reported) 57 Baltics (Est.-Lat.-Lith.) 58 Other Northern Europe 59 Other Eastern Europe 60 Other Southern Europe 61 Other Western Europe 62 Europe, not specified 63 Iran 64 Iraq 65 Israel 66 Jordan 67 Lebanon 68 Saudi Arabia 69 Syria 70 Turkey 71 Other Middle East 72 Afghanistan 73 Bangladesh 74 Burma 75 China 76 Hong Kong 77 India 78 Indonesia 79 Japan 80 Cambodia 81 Korea 82 Laos 83 Malaysia 84 Pakistan 85 Philippines 86 Sri Lanka 87 Taiwan 88 Thailand 89 Vietnam 90 Other South and East Asia 91 Algeria 92 Cape Verde 93 Egypt 94 Ethiopia 95 Ghana 96 Kenya 97 Liberia 98 Libya 99 Morocco 100 Nigeria 101 South Africa 102 Sudan 103 Tanzania 104 Uganda 105 Zimbabwe 106 Other northern Africa 107 Other Africa 108 Australia 109 New Zealand 110 Other Oceania 111 Antarctica
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau.
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