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Data Dictionary: ACS 2008 (3-Year Estimates)
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Data Source: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau
Universe: Total Asian categories tallied for people with one Asian category only and people with no specific Asian category reported
Variable Details
T13. Asian by Specific Origin (Asian with One Asian Category for Selected Groups)
Universe: Total Asian categories tallied for people with one Asian category only and people with no specific Asian category reported
T013_019 Other Asian, Not Specified
Percent base:
Total: (SE:T013_001)
Aggregation method:
Addition
Formula used to compute this variable:
Return_Value = ACS08_3yr:B02006019; if (ACS08_3yr:B02006019.IsNull) Return_Value.IsNull = true
Variables used in the formula:
ACS08_3yr:B02006019
Total Asian Alone Population: Other Asian, Not Specified
Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2006-2008 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
  ACS 2008-3yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix B: Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Race -> Asian
Asian
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. It includes "Asian Indian," "Chinese," "Filipino," "Korean," "Japanese," "Vietnamese," and "Other Asian."
Asian Indian
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Includes people who indicate their race as "Asian Indian" or identified themselves as Bengalese, Bharat, Dravidian, East Indian, or Goanese.
Chinese
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Includes people who indicate their race as "Chinese" or who identify themselves as Cantonese, or Chinese American. In some tabulations, written entries of Taiwanese are included with Chinese while in others they are shown separately.
Filipino
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Includes people who indicate their race as "Filipino" or who report entries such as Philipino, Philipine, or Filipino American.
Japanese
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Includes people who indicate their race as "Japanese" or who report entries such as Nipponese or Japanese American.
Korean
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Includes people who indicate their race as "Korean" or who provide a response of Korean American.
Vietnamese
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Includes people who indicate their race as "Vietnamese" or who provide a response of Vietnamese American.
Cambodian
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Includes people who provide a response such as Cambodian or Cambodia.
Hmong
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Includes people who provide a response such as Hmong, Laohmong, or Mong.
Laotian
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Includes people who provide a response such as Laotian, Laos, or Lao.
Thai
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Includes people who provide a response such as Thai, Thailand, or Siamese.
Other Asian
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Includes people who provide a write-in response of an Asian group, such as Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Indochinese, Indonesian, Iwo Jiman, Madagascar, Malaysian, Maldivian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Singaporean, Sri Lankan, or Other Asian, not specified.