2010 American Community Survey - IPUMS Subset

United States, 2006 - 2010

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USA_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS

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Veteran status (US2010A_VETSTAT)

Data file: USA2010_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 1049

End: 1050

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="US10A733">26. Has this person ever served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, military Reserves, or National Guard? Active duty does not include training for the Reserves or National Guard, but DOES include activation, for example, for the Persian Gulf War. <br /><div class="i1">[] Yes, now on active duty <br />[] Yes, on active duty during the last 12 months, but not now <br />[] Yes, on active duty in past, but not during the last 12 months <br />[] No, training for Reserves or National Guard only skip to question 28a <br />[] No, never served in the military ->skip to question 29a</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
00	NIU (not in universe)
11	No military service
12	Military service, but currently on active duty
13	Training for Reserves or National Guard only
21	Veteran, on active duty prior to past year
22	Veteran, on active duty in past year

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 whether the person has veteran status.

Universe

United States 2010: Persons age 17+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

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