Mexican Origin People in the United States: Austin (Texas) Pilot Survey, 1978-1979 (ICPSR 7965)

Published: Feb 16, 1992

Principal Investigator(s):
National Institute of Mental Health/University of Texas at Austin

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07965.v1

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Project Description

Summary

This study was conducted for the purpose of testing and improving field procedures prior to beginning the Chicano Survey of 1979. It was jointly funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the University of Texas at Austin. Interviews were conducted in Travis County, Texas, from November 1978 to February 1979. The final sample size was 70 respondents. There are 569 variables concerned with family structure, education, ethnicity, employment, income, language spoken, and attitudes toward language as well as interviewer observations. This collection was made available to ICPSR by the National Chicano Research Network, which was located at the Survey Research Center of the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.

Citation

National Institute of Mental Health/University of Texas at Austin. Mexican Origin People in the United States: Austin (Texas) Pilot Survey, 1978-1979. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07965.v1

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Funding

United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute of Mental Health

Subject Terms

bilingual education bilingualism educational background ethnic groups ethnicity family history family relationships Hispanic or Latino Americans immigrants income job history Mexican Americans minority affairs native language political affiliation political attitudes public opinion social adjustment social attitudes

Geographic Coverage

United States Texas Austin

Scope of Project

Time Period(s)

1978 -- 1979

Date of Collection

1978-11 -- 1979-02

Methodology

Universe

Persons living in Travis county in Texas.

Data Source

personal interviews

Data Type(s)

survey data

Version(s)

Original Release Date

1984-03-18

Version Date

1992-02-16

Notes

Data in this collection are available only to users at ICPSR member institutions.
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