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1960 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1960
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USA_1960_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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  • USA1960_PHC-P-H

Weeks worked last year, intervalled (US1960A_WKSWORK2)

Data file: USA1960_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 261
End: 261
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="US60A445 US60A446 US60A447 US60A448 US60A451 US60A452 US60A453 US60A457 US60A459 US60A475 US60A476 US60A484 US60A451 US60A455 US60A464"><span class="em">P21. When was this person born? </span><br /><br /><div class="i1">[] Born before April 1946</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">Please go on with questions P22 to P35. Answer the questions regardless of whether the person is a housewife, student, or retired person, or a part-time or full-time worker.</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">[] Born April 1946 or later</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">Please omit questions P22 to P35 and turn the page to the next person.<br />Space for any notes about the entries for this person.</div><br /><br /><div class="i3">_____</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="US60A455"><span class="em">P31. How many weeks did he work in 1959, either full-time or part-time? Count paid vacation, paid sick leave, and military service as weeks worked (If exact figure not known, give best estimate) </span><br /><br /><div class="i1">[] 13 weeks or less<br />[] 14 to 26 weeks<br />[] 27 to 39 weeks<br />[] 40 to 47 weeks<br />[] 48 to 49 weeks<br />[] 50 to 52 weeks</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 1-13
2 14 -26
3 27 -39
4 40 -47
5 48 -49
6 50 -52
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 that the respondent worked for profit, pay, or as an unpaid family worker during the previous year.
Universe
United States 1960: Persons age 14+, worked last year [not verifiable]

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