-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Codebook for NHGIS data file 'place-of-birth-greater-boston' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS CODEBOOK IS DERIVED FROM THE IPUMS NATIONAL HISTORIC GIS (https://data2.nhgis.org) Contents - Data Summary - Data Dictionary - Citation and Use Additional documentation on NHGIS data sources is available at: https://www.nhgis.org/documentation/tabular-data -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Data Summary -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year: 2016-2020 Geographic level: Census Tract (by State--County) Dataset: 2020 American Community Survey: 5-Year Data [2016-2020, Tracts & Larger Areas] NHGIS code: 2016_2020_ACS5b NHGIS ID: ds250 Breakdown(s): Geographic Subarea: Total area (00) Data type(s): (E) Estimates (M) Margins of error Tables: 1. Place of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in the United States Universe: Foreign-born population excluding population born at sea Source code: B05006 NHGIS code: AM00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Data Dictionary -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Context Fields GISJOIN: GIS Join Match Code YEAR: Data File Year STUSAB: State Postal Abbreviation REGIONA: Region Code DIVISIONA: Division Code STATE: State Name STATEA: State Code COUNTY: County Name COUNTYA: County Code CTY_SUBA: County Subdivision Code PLACEA: Place Code TRACTA: Census Tract Code C_CITYA: Consolidated City Code AIANHHA: American Indian Area/Alaska Native Area/Hawaiian Home Land Code RES_ONLYA: American Indian Area/Alaska Native Area (Reservation or Statistical Entity Only) Code TRUSTA: American Indian Area (Off-Reservation Trust Land Only)/Hawaiian Home Land Code AIHHTLI: American Indian Trust Land/ Hawaiian Home Land Indicator TRBL_SUBA: Tribal Subdivision Code AITS: American Indian Tribal Subdivision (FIPS) ANRCA: Alaska Native Regional Corporation Code CBSAA: Core Based (Metropolitan/Micropolitan) Statistical Area [2003-Present] Code CSAA: Combined Statistical Area [2003-Present] Code METDIVA: Metropolitan Division [2003-Present] Code MEMI: Metropolitan/Micropolitan Indicator Flag NECTAA: New England City and Town Area [2003-Present] Code C_NECTAA: Combined New England City and Town Area [2003-Present] Code NECTADIVA: New England City and Town Area Division [2003-Present] Code URB_AREAA: Urban Area [1970-Present] Code CDA: Congressional District Code STLEG_UPA: State Legislative District (Upper Chamber) Code STLEG_LOA: State Legislative District (Lower Chamber) Code ZCTAA: 5-Digit ZIP Code Tabulation Area [2000-Present] Code SUBMCDA: Subminor Civil Division [Puerto Rico] Code SD_ELMA: School District (Elementary) Code SD_SECA: School District (Secondary) Code SD_UNIA: School District (Unified) Code UR: Urban/Rural PCI: Principal City Indicator PUMAA: Public Use Microdata Sample Area (PUMA) Code GEOID: Census Geographic Identifier TRBL_CTA: Tribal Census Tract Code Data Type (E): Estimates NAME_E: Area Name Table 1: Total population Universe: Total population AM0KE001: Total population Table 2: Place of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in the United States Universe: Foreign-born population excluding population born at sea Source code: B05006 NHGIS code: AM00 AM00E001: Total AM00E002: Europe AM00E003: Europe: Northern Europe AM00E004: Europe: Northern Europe: Denmark AM00E005: Europe: Northern Europe: Ireland AM00E006: Europe: Northern Europe: Norway AM00E007: Europe: Northern Europe: Sweden AM00E008: Europe: Northern Europe: United Kingdom (inc. Crown Dependencies) AM00E009: Europe: Northern Europe: United Kingdom (inc. Crown Dependencies): United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland AM00E010: Europe: Northern Europe: United Kingdom (inc. Crown Dependencies): England AM00E011: Europe: Northern Europe: United Kingdom (inc. Crown Dependencies): Scotland AM00E012: Europe: Northern Europe: Other Northern Europe AM00E013: Europe: Western Europe AM00E014: Europe: Western Europe: Austria AM00E015: Europe: Western Europe: Belgium AM00E016: Europe: Western Europe: France AM00E017: Europe: Western Europe: Germany AM00E018: Europe: Western Europe: Netherlands AM00E019: Europe: Western Europe: Switzerland AM00E020: Europe: Western Europe: Other Western Europe AM00E021: Europe: Southern Europe AM00E022: Europe: Southern Europe: Greece AM00E023: Europe: Southern Europe: Italy AM00E024: Europe: Southern Europe: Portugal AM00E025: Europe: Southern Europe: Portugal: Azores Islands AM00E026: Europe: Southern Europe: Spain AM00E027: Europe: Southern Europe: Other Southern Europe AM00E028: Europe: Eastern Europe AM00E029: Europe: Eastern Europe: Albania AM00E030: Europe: Eastern Europe: Belarus AM00E031: Europe: Eastern Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina AM00E032: Europe: Eastern Europe: Bulgaria AM00E033: Europe: Eastern Europe: Croatia AM00E034: Europe: Eastern Europe: Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) AM00E035: Europe: Eastern Europe: Hungary AM00E036: Europe: Eastern Europe: Latvia AM00E037: Europe: Eastern Europe: Lithuania AM00E038: Europe: Eastern Europe: Moldova AM00E039: Europe: Eastern Europe: North Macedonia (Macedonia) AM00E040: Europe: Eastern Europe: Poland AM00E041: Europe: Eastern Europe: Romania AM00E042: Europe: Eastern Europe: Russia AM00E043: Europe: Eastern Europe: Serbia AM00E044: Europe: Eastern Europe: Ukraine AM00E045: Europe: Eastern Europe: Other Eastern Europe AM00E046: Europe: Europe, n.e.c. AM00E047: Asia AM00E048: Asia: Eastern Asia AM00E049: Asia: Eastern Asia: China AM00E050: Asia: Eastern Asia: China: China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan AM00E051: Asia: Eastern Asia: China: Hong Kong AM00E052: Asia: Eastern Asia: China: Taiwan AM00E053: Asia: Eastern Asia: Japan AM00E054: Asia: Eastern Asia: Korea AM00E055: Asia: Eastern Asia: Other Eastern Asia AM00E056: Asia: South Central Asia AM00E057: Asia: South Central Asia: Afghanistan AM00E058: Asia: South Central Asia: Bangladesh AM00E059: Asia: South Central Asia: India AM00E060: Asia: South Central Asia: Iran AM00E061: Asia: South Central Asia: Kazakhstan AM00E062: Asia: South Central Asia: Nepal AM00E063: Asia: South Central Asia: Pakistan AM00E064: Asia: South Central Asia: Sri Lanka AM00E065: Asia: South Central Asia: Uzbekistan AM00E066: Asia: South Central Asia: Other South Central Asia AM00E067: Asia: South Eastern Asia AM00E068: Asia: South Eastern Asia: Burma AM00E069: Asia: South Eastern Asia: Cambodia AM00E070: Asia: South Eastern Asia: Indonesia AM00E071: Asia: South Eastern Asia: Laos AM00E072: Asia: South Eastern Asia: Malaysia AM00E073: Asia: South Eastern Asia: Philippines AM00E074: Asia: South Eastern Asia: Singapore AM00E075: Asia: South Eastern Asia: Thailand AM00E076: Asia: South Eastern Asia: Vietnam AM00E077: Asia: South Eastern Asia: Other South Eastern Asia AM00E078: Asia: Western Asia AM00E079: Asia: Western Asia: Armenia AM00E080: Asia: Western Asia: Iraq AM00E081: Asia: Western Asia: Israel AM00E082: Asia: Western Asia: Jordan AM00E083: Asia: Western Asia: Kuwait AM00E084: Asia: Western Asia: Lebanon AM00E085: Asia: Western Asia: Saudi Arabia AM00E086: Asia: Western Asia: Syria AM00E087: Asia: Western Asia: Turkey AM00E088: Asia: Western Asia: Yemen AM00E089: Asia: Western Asia: Other Western Asia AM00E090: Asia: Asia, n.e.c. AM00E091: Africa AM00E092: Africa: Eastern Africa AM00E093: Africa: Eastern Africa: Eritrea AM00E094: Africa: Eastern Africa: Ethiopia AM00E095: Africa: Eastern Africa: Kenya AM00E096: Africa: Eastern Africa: Somalia AM00E097: Africa: Eastern Africa: Uganda AM00E098: Africa: Eastern Africa: Zimbabwe AM00E099: Africa: Eastern Africa: Other Eastern Africa AM00E100: Africa: Middle Africa AM00E101: Africa: Middle Africa: Cameroon AM00E102: Africa: Middle Africa: Congo AM00E103: Africa: Middle Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) AM00E104: Africa: Middle Africa: Other Middle Africa AM00E105: Africa: Northern Africa AM00E106: Africa: Northern Africa: Egypt AM00E107: Africa: Northern Africa: Morocco AM00E108: Africa: Northern Africa: Sudan AM00E109: Africa: Northern Africa: Other Northern Africa AM00E110: Africa: Southern Africa AM00E111: Africa: Southern Africa: South Africa AM00E112: Africa: Southern Africa: Other Southern Africa AM00E113: Africa: Western Africa AM00E114: Africa: Western Africa: Cabo Verde AM00E115: Africa: Western Africa: Ghana AM00E116: Africa: Western Africa: Liberia AM00E117: Africa: Western Africa: Nigeria AM00E118: Africa: Western Africa: Senegal AM00E119: Africa: Western Africa: Sierra Leone AM00E120: Africa: Western Africa: Other Western Africa AM00E121: Africa: Africa, n.e.c. AM00E122: Oceania AM00E123: Oceania: Australia and New Zealand Subregion AM00E124: Oceania: Australia and New Zealand Subregion: Australia AM00E125: Oceania: Australia and New Zealand Subregion: Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion AM00E126: Oceania: Fiji AM00E127: Oceania: Micronesia AM00E128: Oceania: Oceania, n.e.c. AM00E129: Americas AM00E130: Americas: Latin America AM00E131: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean AM00E132: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean: Bahamas AM00E133: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean: Barbados AM00E134: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean: Cuba AM00E135: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean: Dominica AM00E136: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean: Dominican Republic AM00E137: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean: Grenada AM00E138: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean: Haiti AM00E139: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean: Jamaica AM00E140: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean: St. Vincent and the Grenadines AM00E141: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago AM00E142: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean: West Indies AM00E143: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean: Other Caribbean AM00E144: Americas: Latin America: Central America AM00E145: Americas: Latin America: Central America: Belize AM00E146: Americas: Latin America: Central America: Costa Rica AM00E147: Americas: Latin America: Central America: El Salvador AM00E148: Americas: Latin America: Central America: Guatemala AM00E149: Americas: Latin America: Central America: Honduras AM00E150: Americas: Latin America: Central America: Mexico AM00E151: Americas: Latin America: Central America: Nicaragua AM00E152: Americas: Latin America: Central America: Panama AM00E153: Americas: Latin America: Central America: Other Central America AM00E154: Americas: Latin America: South America AM00E155: Americas: Latin America: South America: Argentina AM00E156: Americas: Latin America: South America: Bolivia AM00E157: Americas: Latin America: South America: Brazil AM00E158: Americas: Latin America: South America: Chile AM00E159: Americas: Latin America: South America: Colombia AM00E160: Americas: Latin America: South America: Ecuador AM00E161: Americas: Latin America: South America: Guyana AM00E162: Americas: Latin America: South America: Peru AM00E163: Americas: Latin America: South America: Uruguay AM00E164: Americas: Latin America: South America: Venezuela AM00E165: Americas: Latin America: South America: Other South America AM00E166: Americas: Northern America AM00E167: Americas: Northern America: Canada AM00E168: Americas: Northern America: Other Northern America Data Type (M): Margins of error NAME_M: Area Name Table 1: Place of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in the United States Universe: Foreign-born population excluding population born at sea Source code: B05006 NHGIS code: AM00 AM00M001: Total AM00M002: Europe AM00M003: Europe: Northern Europe AM00M004: Europe: Northern Europe: Denmark AM00M005: Europe: Northern Europe: Ireland AM00M006: Europe: Northern Europe: Norway AM00M007: Europe: Northern Europe: Sweden AM00M008: Europe: Northern Europe: United Kingdom (inc. Crown Dependencies) AM00M009: Europe: Northern Europe: United Kingdom (inc. Crown Dependencies): United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland AM00M010: Europe: Northern Europe: United Kingdom (inc. Crown Dependencies): England AM00M011: Europe: Northern Europe: United Kingdom (inc. Crown Dependencies): Scotland AM00M012: Europe: Northern Europe: Other Northern Europe AM00M013: Europe: Western Europe AM00M014: Europe: Western Europe: Austria AM00M015: Europe: Western Europe: Belgium AM00M016: Europe: Western Europe: France AM00M017: Europe: Western Europe: Germany AM00M018: Europe: Western Europe: Netherlands AM00M019: Europe: Western Europe: Switzerland AM00M020: Europe: Western Europe: Other Western Europe AM00M021: Europe: Southern Europe AM00M022: Europe: Southern Europe: Greece AM00M023: Europe: Southern Europe: Italy AM00M024: Europe: Southern Europe: Portugal AM00M025: Europe: Southern Europe: Portugal: Azores Islands AM00M026: Europe: Southern Europe: Spain AM00M027: Europe: Southern Europe: Other Southern Europe AM00M028: Europe: Eastern Europe AM00M029: Europe: Eastern Europe: Albania AM00M030: Europe: Eastern Europe: Belarus AM00M031: Europe: Eastern Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina AM00M032: Europe: Eastern Europe: Bulgaria AM00M033: Europe: Eastern Europe: Croatia AM00M034: Europe: Eastern Europe: Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) AM00M035: Europe: Eastern Europe: Hungary AM00M036: Europe: Eastern Europe: Latvia AM00M037: Europe: Eastern Europe: Lithuania AM00M038: Europe: Eastern Europe: Moldova AM00M039: Europe: Eastern Europe: North Macedonia (Macedonia) AM00M040: Europe: Eastern Europe: Poland AM00M041: Europe: Eastern Europe: Romania AM00M042: Europe: Eastern Europe: Russia AM00M043: Europe: Eastern Europe: Serbia AM00M044: Europe: Eastern Europe: Ukraine AM00M045: Europe: Eastern Europe: Other Eastern Europe AM00M046: Europe: Europe, n.e.c. AM00M047: Asia AM00M048: Asia: Eastern Asia AM00M049: Asia: Eastern Asia: China AM00M050: Asia: Eastern Asia: China: China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan AM00M051: Asia: Eastern Asia: China: Hong Kong AM00M052: Asia: Eastern Asia: China: Taiwan AM00M053: Asia: Eastern Asia: Japan AM00M054: Asia: Eastern Asia: Korea AM00M055: Asia: Eastern Asia: Other Eastern Asia AM00M056: Asia: South Central Asia AM00M057: Asia: South Central Asia: Afghanistan AM00M058: Asia: South Central Asia: Bangladesh AM00M059: Asia: South Central Asia: India AM00M060: Asia: South Central Asia: Iran AM00M061: Asia: South Central Asia: Kazakhstan AM00M062: Asia: South Central Asia: Nepal AM00M063: Asia: South Central Asia: Pakistan AM00M064: Asia: South Central Asia: Sri Lanka AM00M065: Asia: South Central Asia: Uzbekistan AM00M066: Asia: South Central Asia: Other South Central Asia AM00M067: Asia: South Eastern Asia AM00M068: Asia: South Eastern Asia: Burma AM00M069: Asia: South Eastern Asia: Cambodia AM00M070: Asia: South Eastern Asia: Indonesia AM00M071: Asia: South Eastern Asia: Laos AM00M072: Asia: South Eastern Asia: Malaysia AM00M073: Asia: South Eastern Asia: Philippines AM00M074: Asia: South Eastern Asia: Singapore AM00M075: Asia: South Eastern Asia: Thailand AM00M076: Asia: South Eastern Asia: Vietnam AM00M077: Asia: South Eastern Asia: Other South Eastern Asia AM00M078: Asia: Western Asia AM00M079: Asia: Western Asia: Armenia AM00M080: Asia: Western Asia: Iraq AM00M081: Asia: Western Asia: Israel AM00M082: Asia: Western Asia: Jordan AM00M083: Asia: Western Asia: Kuwait AM00M084: Asia: Western Asia: Lebanon AM00M085: Asia: Western Asia: Saudi Arabia AM00M086: Asia: Western Asia: Syria AM00M087: Asia: Western Asia: Turkey AM00M088: Asia: Western Asia: Yemen AM00M089: Asia: Western Asia: Other Western Asia AM00M090: Asia: Asia, n.e.c. AM00M091: Africa AM00M092: Africa: Eastern Africa AM00M093: Africa: Eastern Africa: Eritrea AM00M094: Africa: Eastern Africa: Ethiopia AM00M095: Africa: Eastern Africa: Kenya AM00M096: Africa: Eastern Africa: Somalia AM00M097: Africa: Eastern Africa: Uganda AM00M098: Africa: Eastern Africa: Zimbabwe AM00M099: Africa: Eastern Africa: Other Eastern Africa AM00M100: Africa: Middle Africa AM00M101: Africa: Middle Africa: Cameroon AM00M102: Africa: Middle Africa: Congo AM00M103: Africa: Middle Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) AM00M104: Africa: Middle Africa: Other Middle Africa AM00M105: Africa: Northern Africa AM00M106: Africa: Northern Africa: Egypt AM00M107: Africa: Northern Africa: Morocco AM00M108: Africa: Northern Africa: Sudan AM00M109: Africa: Northern Africa: Other Northern Africa AM00M110: Africa: Southern Africa AM00M111: Africa: Southern Africa: South Africa AM00M112: Africa: Southern Africa: Other Southern Africa AM00M113: Africa: Western Africa AM00M114: Africa: Western Africa: Cabo Verde AM00M115: Africa: Western Africa: Ghana AM00M116: Africa: Western Africa: Liberia AM00M117: Africa: Western Africa: Nigeria AM00M118: Africa: Western Africa: Senegal AM00M119: Africa: Western Africa: Sierra Leone AM00M120: Africa: Western Africa: Other Western Africa AM00M121: Africa: Africa, n.e.c. AM00M122: Oceania AM00M123: Oceania: Australia and New Zealand Subregion AM00M124: Oceania: Australia and New Zealand Subregion: Australia AM00M125: Oceania: Australia and New Zealand Subregion: Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion AM00M126: Oceania: Fiji AM00M127: Oceania: Micronesia AM00M128: Oceania: Oceania, n.e.c. AM00M129: Americas AM00M130: Americas: Latin America AM00M131: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean AM00M132: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean: Bahamas AM00M133: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean: Barbados AM00M134: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean: Cuba AM00M135: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean: Dominica AM00M136: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean: Dominican Republic AM00M137: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean: Grenada AM00M138: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean: Haiti AM00M139: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean: Jamaica AM00M140: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean: St. Vincent and the Grenadines AM00M141: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago AM00M142: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean: West Indies AM00M143: Americas: Latin America: Caribbean: Other Caribbean AM00M144: Americas: Latin America: Central America AM00M145: Americas: Latin America: Central America: Belize AM00M146: Americas: Latin America: Central America: Costa Rica AM00M147: Americas: Latin America: Central America: El Salvador AM00M148: Americas: Latin America: Central America: Guatemala AM00M149: Americas: Latin America: Central America: Honduras AM00M150: Americas: Latin America: Central America: Mexico AM00M151: Americas: Latin America: Central America: Nicaragua AM00M152: Americas: Latin America: Central America: Panama AM00M153: Americas: Latin America: Central America: Other Central America AM00M154: Americas: Latin America: South America AM00M155: Americas: Latin America: South America: Argentina AM00M156: Americas: Latin America: South America: Bolivia AM00M157: Americas: Latin America: South America: Brazil AM00M158: Americas: Latin America: South America: Chile AM00M159: Americas: Latin America: South America: Colombia AM00M160: Americas: Latin America: South America: Ecuador AM00M161: Americas: Latin America: South America: Guyana AM00M162: Americas: Latin America: South America: Peru AM00M163: Americas: Latin America: South America: Uruguay AM00M164: Americas: Latin America: South America: Venezuela AM00M165: Americas: Latin America: South America: Other South America AM00M166: Americas: Northern America AM00M167: Americas: Northern America: Canada AM00M168: Americas: Northern America: Other Northern America -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Citation and Use of NHGIS Data -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All persons are granted a limited license to use this documentation and the accompanying data, subject to the following conditions: * REDISTRIBUTION: You will not redistribute the data without permission. 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