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National Origins

SELFBORN Were you born in the United States? (94, 95, 97-05)
YRSINUS                   If "no" (SELFBORN): How many years have you lived in the United States? (94, 95, 97-05)
PARSBORN Were both of your parents born in the United States? (94, 95, 97-05)
MOMSHOME If a parent was not born in the U.S. (PARSBORN): Which country does your mother's family come from? If more than one place: Where did your mother's mother come from? If R says, "Mexico": Which state is that? (94, 95, 97-05)
POPSHOME          If a parent was not born in the U.S. (PARSBORN): Which country does your father's family come from? If more than one place: Where did your father's father come from? If R says, "Mexico": Which state is that? (94, 95, 97-05)
MATRCULA If R says “no” (SELFBORN) and "Mexico"  ( MOMSHOME): Do you have a consular i.d. card? (05)
CITIZEN If "no" (SELFBORN): Are you an American citizen? (95, 97-05)
FTRCITIZ If "no" (CITIZEN): Do you think you will become an American citizen sometime within the next ten years? Would you say: definitely yes, probably yes, probably not, or definitely not? (95, 97-05)
PERMRES If "no" (CITIZEN): Do you have permanent U.S. residency? (03)
HOWCITIZ If R is a citizen (CITIZEN) and not born in the U.S. (SELFBORN): How did you become an American citizen? (03)
WHYCAM02 If a parent was not born in the U.S. (PARSBORN): What was it that led you, or your parents, to leave (your/their) country of origin and come to America? Nine categories. (02)
WHYCAM95 If a parent was not born in the U.S. (PARSBORN): What was it that led you, or your parents, to leave (your/their) country of origin and come to America? Ten slightly different categories. (95)
SPOUSETH If R is married or in a domestic partnership (MARRIAGE): Is your (spouse/-domestic partner) Anglo, Black, Hispanic, Asian, or of some other ethnic background (specify)? If R names more than one ethnicity: Which ethnic group does (he/she) generally identify with? (03)
SPOUBORN If R is married or in a domestic partnership (MARRIAGE): Was your (spouse/domestic partner) born in the United States? (02)
SPOUHOME If "no" (SPOUBORN): What is your (spouse's/domestic partner's) country of origin? (95, 02)
SELFHOME If "no" (SELFBORN): What is your country of origin? (02)




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