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Census of Population and Housing 1990 - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1990
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PRI_1990_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Looking for work (PR1990A_0445)

Data file: PRI1990-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 276
End: 276
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions 17 through 34 are for individuals aged 15 and over]



27a. Has [respondent] been looking for work during the last 4 weeks?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No -- Skip to 28
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No, did not look for work
2 Yes, looked for work
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 or not the person who did not work during the previous week had actively sought a job or pursued opening their own business or professional practice within the past four weeks.
Universe
Persons age 15+ who were not at work last week

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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