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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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Available for work (PR1990A_0446)

Data file: PRI1990-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 277
End: 277
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

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



27b. Could [respondent] have taken a job last week if one had been offered?
If "No," ask -- For what reason?

[] 1 No, already has a job
[] 2 No, temporarily ill
[] 3 No, other reasons (in school, etc.)
[] 4 Yes, could have taken job
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No, already has job
2 No, temporarily ill
3 No, other reason(s)
4 Yes, available 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 persons who did not work during the previous week and were actively seeking a job or planning to open their own business or professional practice were currently available to take any work they might find.
Universe
Persons age 15+ who were not at work last week and were actively looking for work

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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