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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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Means of transportation to work (PR1990A_TRANWORK)

Data file: PRI1990_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 369
End: 370
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="PR90A580 PR90A465 PR90A466 PR90A467 PR90A468 PR90A471 PR90A472 PR90A473 PR90A469 PR90A462 PR90A464 PR90A463 PR90A573 PR90A572 PR90A439 PR90A440 PR90A460 PR90A461 PR90A474 PR90A475 PR90A477 PR90A476 PR90A444 PR90A445 PR90A446 PR90A442 PR90A430 PR90A431 PR90A435 PR90A436 PR90A443 PR90A437 PR90A438 PR90A441 PR90A447 PR90A448 PR90A450 PR90A451 PR90A452 PR90A453 PR90A454 PR90A455 PR90A456 PR90A522 PR90A470">[Questions 17 through 34 are for individuals aged 15 and over]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PR90A474"><span class="em">24a. What type of transportation did [respondent] usually use to get to work last week?</span> If more than one method of transportation usually was used during the trip, mark (X) the box of the one used for most of the distance.<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Car, truck, or van<br />[] 2 Bus<br />[] 3 <span class="lang">Publico</span><br />[] 4 Ferryboat<br />[] 5 Taxicab<br />[] 6 Motorcycle<br />[] 7 Bicycle<br />[] 8 Walked<br />[] 9 Worked at home -- Skip to 29<br />[] 10 Other method</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
00 NIU (not in universe)
10 Auto, truck, or van
20 Motorcycle
31 Bus or trolley bus
32 Streetcar or trolley car
35 Taxicab
36 Ferryboat (launch in Puerto Rico)
40 Bicycle
50 Walked only
60 Other
70 Worked at home
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 respondent's primary means of transportation to work on the most recent day worked, or over the course of the previous week.
Universe
Puerto Rico 1990: Persons age 16+ who were at work last week [discrepancies: none]

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