United States Census of 1910 - IPUMS Subset
United States, 1910
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Reference ID
USA_1910_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of the Census, IPUMS
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- USA1910_PHC-H-H
- USA1910_PHC-P-H
Weeks unemployed last year (US1910A_WKSUNEMP)
Data file: USA1910_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
464
End:
465
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US10A482">If an employee:<br />21. ____ Whether out of work on April 15, 1910.<br />22. ____ Number of weeks out of work during year 1909.<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 30 |
| 31 | 31 |
| 32 | 32 |
| 33 | 33 |
| 34 | 34 |
| 35 | 35 |
| 36 | 36 |
| 37 | 37 |
| 38 | 38 |
| 39 | 39 |
| 40 | 40 |
| 41 | 41 |
| 42 | 42 |
| 43 | 43 |
| 44 | 44 |
| 45 | 45 |
| 46 | 46 |
| 47 | 47 |
| 48 | 48 |
| 49 | 49 |
| 50 | 50 |
| 51 | 51 |
| 52 | 52 |
| 99 | NIU (not in universe) or blank |
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 number of weeks the person was unemployed last calendar year. The unemployment question was only supposed to be asked of wage workers, but some self-employed persons responded as well.
Universe
United States 1910: Wage workers and others who responded to the unemployment question
concept
Concept