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Census of Population and Housing 1970 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1970
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USA_1970_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Hours worked last week, intervalled (US1970A_0456)

Data file: USA1970-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 264
End: 264
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
23. When was this person born?


[] Born before April 1956 - Please go on with questions 24 through 41.
[] Born April 1956 or later - Please omit questions 24 through 41 and go to the next page for the next person.




Questions 29 through 41 are for all persons born before April 1956 including housewives, students, or disabled persons as well as part-time or full-time workers.


[All]

29a. Did this person work at any time last week?


[] Yes - Fill this circle if this person did full- or part-time work. (Count part-time work such as a Saturday job, delivering papers, or helping without pay in a family business or farm; and active duty in the Armed Forces.

[] No - Fill this circle if this person did not work, or did only own housework, school work, or volunteer work. Skip to 30





[All]
b. How many hours did he work last week (at all jobs)?
Subtract any time off and add overtime or extra hours worked.

[] 1 to 14 hours
[] 15 to 29 hours
[] 30 to 34 hours
[] 35 to 39 hours
[] 40 hours
[] 41 to 48 hours
[] 49 to 59 hours
[] 60 hours or more
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 1 -14 hours
2 15 -29 hours
3 30 -34 hours
4 35 -39 hours
5 40 hours
6 41 -48 hours
7 49 -59 hours
8 60 hours
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 total number of hours the respondent was at work during the previous week given in intervals (1-14 hours, 15-29 hours, and so on), instead of as a precise number of hours.
Universe
Persons age 14+, at work last week

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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