American National Election Studies, Cumulative Data File, 1948-2004

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VCF0107 In addition to being American, what do you consider your main ethnic group or nationality group? (IF NO HISPANIC GROUP MENTIONED:) Are you of Spanish or Hispanic origin or descent? (IF YES:) Please look at the booklet and tell me which category best describes your Hispanic origin.   0) Short-form "new" cross section (1992)   1) Yes, Mexican-American, Chicano   2) Yes, Puerto Rican   3) Yes, other Hispanic   4) Yes, Hispanic but don't know which type   7) No, not Hispanic   8) Don't know if Hispanic   9) NA if Hispanic

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Short-form "new" cross section (1992)	4	0%	0%	-4.99
Yes, Mexican-American, Chicano	854	3.3%	3.4%	-4.24
Yes, Puerto Rican	234	.9%	4.3%	-3.49
Yes, other Hispanic	638	2.5%	6.8%	-2.74
Yes, Hispanic but don't know which type	46	.2%	6.9%	-2
No, not Hispanic	23455	91.6%	98.6%	.25
Don't know if Hispanic	100	.4%	99%	.99
NA if Hispanic	263	1%	100%	1.74

Variable Comparisons

Gender Race Age Education Religion Church attendance

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Short-form "new" cross section (1992)	0.0% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 4
Yes, Mexican-American, Chicano	3.5% 396	3.2% 458	3.3% 854
Yes, Puerto Rican	0.8% 96	1.0% 138	0.9% 234
Yes, other Hispanic	2.4% 279	2.5% 359	2.5% 638
Yes, Hispanic but don't know which type	0.1% 16	0.2% 30	0.2% 46
No, not Hispanic	91.7% 10465	91.6% 12990	91.6% 23455
Don't know if Hispanic	0.3% 37	0.4% 63	0.4% 100
NA if Hispanic	1.0% 118	1.0% 145	1.0% 263
TOTAL	100.0% 11411	100.0% 14183	25594

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian	Native American	Hispanic	Other	TOTAL
Short-form "new" cross section (1992)	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes, Mexican-American, Chicano	0.5% 97	0.6% 18	0.0% 0	1.1% 8	51.8% 719	0.0% 0	3.3% 842
Yes, Puerto Rican	0.1% 23	0.6% 18	0.6% 2	0.0% 0	13.2% 183	0.0% 0	0.9% 226
Yes, other Hispanic	0.6% 128	0.9% 29	7.6% 26	1.4% 10	31.0% 430	0.0% 0	2.5% 623
Yes, Hispanic but don't know which type	0.0% 8	0.2% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.2% 30	0.0% 0	0.2% 44
No, not Hispanic	97.4% 19327	95.9% 2999	91.0% 312	96.1% 673	1.5% 21	95.5% 21	91.9% 23353
Don't know if Hispanic	0.4% 73	0.5% 16	0.3% 1	0.4% 3	0.1% 2	4.5% 1	0.4% 96
NA if Hispanic	0.9% 181	1.3% 42	0.6% 2	0.9% 6	0.2% 3	0.0% 0	0.9% 234
TOTAL	100.0% 19837	100.0% 3128	100.0% 343	100.0% 700	100.0% 1388	100.0% 22	25418

Age (I-AGE)

	17-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65 and older	TOTAL
Short-form "new" cross section (1992)	0.0% 1	0.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 4
Yes, Mexican-American, Chicano	6.9% 188	4.6% 258	3.3% 180	2.4% 92	2.2% 74	1.3% 61	3.3% 853
Yes, Puerto Rican	1.2% 34	1.3% 75	1.0% 54	0.8% 32	0.6% 19	0.4% 18	0.9% 232
Yes, other Hispanic	3.7% 102	3.2% 180	2.1% 116	2.5% 97	2.5% 85	1.2% 57	2.5% 637
Yes, Hispanic but don't know which type	0.3% 9	0.3% 14	0.1% 8	0.1% 3	0.2% 6	0.1% 6	0.2% 46
No, not Hispanic	86.0% 2342	89.3% 4987	91.9% 4966	92.6% 3528	93.2% 3147	95.8% 4421	91.7% 23391
Don't know if Hispanic	0.6% 17	0.5% 26	0.4% 19	0.2% 9	0.3% 11	0.4% 17	0.4% 99
NA if Hispanic	1.1% 30	0.8% 46	1.1% 60	1.2% 45	1.1% 36	0.8% 37	1.0% 254
TOTAL	100.0% 2723	100.0% 5587	100.0% 5403	100.0% 3808	100.0% 3378	100.0% 4617	25516

Education (I-EDUC)

	Grade school or less (0-8 grades)	High school (12 grades or fewer)	Some college (13 grades or more but no degree)	College or advanced degree	TOTAL
Short-form "new" cross section (1992)	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes, Mexican-American, Chicano	7.2% 144	3.8% 424	3.1% 194	1.5% 85	3.3% 847
Yes, Puerto Rican	1.5% 30	1.0% 117	0.9% 58	0.5% 29	0.9% 234
Yes, other Hispanic	3.1% 63	2.2% 251	3.0% 186	2.3% 132	2.5% 632
Yes, Hispanic but don't know which type	0.4% 8	0.2% 27	0.1% 7	0.1% 4	0.2% 46
No, not Hispanic	85.7% 1717	91.1% 10291	92.0% 5779	94.7% 5453	91.7% 23240
Don't know if Hispanic	0.8% 16	0.5% 53	0.3% 18	0.2% 10	0.4% 97
NA if Hispanic	1.2% 25	1.2% 131	0.6% 38	0.8% 44	0.9% 238
TOTAL	100.0% 2003	100.0% 11294	100.0% 6280	100.0% 5757	25334

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other and none (also includes don't know preference)	TOTAL
Short-form "new" cross section (1992)	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes, Mexican-American, Chicano	1.4% 213	9.1% 566	0.7% 4	2.1% 67	3.4% 850
Yes, Puerto Rican	0.5% 75	2.1% 132	0.5% 3	0.7% 24	0.9% 234
Yes, other Hispanic	1.3% 203	5.6% 349	0.9% 5	2.2% 70	2.5% 627
Yes, Hispanic but don't know which type	0.2% 26	0.2% 15	0.0% 0	0.1% 4	0.2% 45
No, not Hispanic	95.3% 14605	81.8% 5114	96.4% 533	93.6% 3017	91.8% 23269
Don't know if Hispanic	0.4% 58	0.3% 19	0.2% 1	0.5% 17	0.4% 95
NA if Hispanic	1.0% 146	0.9% 59	1.3% 7	0.8% 25	0.9% 237
TOTAL	100.0% 15326	100.0% 6254	100.0% 553	100.0% 3224	25357

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Every week	Almost every week (no cases in 1970)	Once or twice a month	A few times a year	Never	No religious preference (1970-1988)	TOTAL
Short-form "new" cross section (1992)	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes, Mexican-American, Chicano	3.0% 200	3.3% 97	5.1% 176	3.5% 192	2.8% 167	1.6% 16	3.3% 848
Yes, Puerto Rican	1.0% 65	0.6% 17	0.8% 26	1.1% 60	1.0% 59	0.4% 4	0.9% 231
Yes, other Hispanic	2.8% 182	2.0% 58	3.1% 107	2.3% 126	2.4% 141	1.6% 16	2.5% 630
Yes, Hispanic but don't know which type	0.2% 14	0.2% 5	0.2% 8	0.2% 10	0.2% 9	0.0% 0	0.2% 46
No, not Hispanic	91.7% 6068	92.7% 2716	90.0% 3120	91.3% 4978	92.3% 5416	94.0% 930	91.7% 23228
Don't know if Hispanic	0.3% 19	0.4% 13	0.2% 8	0.3% 17	0.6% 33	0.7% 7	0.4% 97
NA if Hispanic	1.0% 66	0.8% 23	0.6% 20	1.3% 72	0.7% 43	1.6% 16	0.9% 240
TOTAL	100.0% 6614	100.0% 2929	100.0% 3465	100.0% 5455	100.0% 5868	100.0% 989	25320