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1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1990
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PRI_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Employment status (PR1990A_EMPSTAT)

Data file: PRI1990_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 259
End: 260
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="PR90A429"><span class="em">22a. Did [respondent] work at any time last week, either full time or part time?</span><br /><br />Work includes part-time work such as delivering papers, or helping without pay in a family business or farm; it also includes active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Work does NOT include own housework, school work, or volunteer work.<br /><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No -- Skip to 26.</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="PR90A444" v="PR90A429 PR90A444"><span class="em">26. Was [respondent] on layoff from a job or business last week?</span><br />If "No," ask -- Was [respondent] temporarily absent or on vacation from a job or business last week?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Yes, on layoff<br />[] 2 Yes, on vacation, temporary illness, labor dispute, etc.<br />[] 3 No</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="PR90A445" v="PR90A429 PR90A445"><span class="em">27a. Has [respondent] been looking for work during the last 4 weeks?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No -- Skip to 28</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="PR90A446" v="PR90A429 PR90A446"><span class="em">27b. Could [respondent] have taken a job last week if one had been offered?</span><br />If "No," ask -- For what reason?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 No, already has a job<br />[] 2 No, temporarily ill<br />[] 3 No, other reasons (in school, etc.)<br />[] 4 Yes, could have taken job</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
00 NIU (not in universe)
10 At work
12 Has job, not working
14 Armed forces--at work
15 Armed forces--with job but not at work
20 Unemployed
30 Not in labor force
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 varibale indicates whether the respondent was a part of the labor force - working or seeking work - and, if so, whether the person was currently unemployed
Universe
Puerto Rico 1990: Persons age 16+ [discrepancies: none]

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