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About the 1990 census
Highlights
- 21st decennial census
- US population: 248,709,873
- California population: 29,760,021
Questions asked
Information obtained from all persons: Age, Sex, Color or Race, If American Indian, name of Tribe, Relationship to head of family or household, Marital Status
Information obtained from a sample of the population: Ancestry/ Ethnic Origin, Ill or Disabled, School Attendance, Educational Attainment, Place of Birth, Citizenship, If Foreign Born, year of immigration, language, Spanish origin or descent, Number of children ever born to mother, Veteran status, Length of Service, In service date, Place of residence in a previous year, Year moved to present residence, Industry, Occupation, Class of Worker, Employment Status, Duration of Unemployment, Year last worked, Weeks worked in preceding year, Hours worked in preceding week, Value of Real Estate, Income, Place of work, Means of transportation to work
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