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2020 The Puerto Rico Community Survey - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 2016 - 2020
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PRI_2020_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Veteran, served 2001 or later (PR2020A_VET01LTR)

Data file: PRI2020_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 480
End: 480
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
28. When did this person serve on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces?</p>
<div class="i1"><span class="ital">Mark (X) a box for each period in which this person served, even if just for part of the period.</span><br /><br />[] September 2001 or later<br />[] August 1990 to August 2001 (including Persian Gulf War)<br />[] May 1975 to July 1990<br />[] Vietnam era (August 1964 to April 1975)<br />[] February 1955 to July 1964<br />[] Korean War (July 1950 to January 1955)<br />[] January 1947 to June 1950<br />[] World War II (December 1941 to December 1946)<br />[] November 1941 or earlier</div>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 No
2 Yes, served this period
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the veteran, served 2001 or later.
Universe
Puerto Rico 2020: Persons age 17+, currently or formerly in the armed forces [discrepancies: none]

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