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Census of Population and Housing 1980 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980
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USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Working 5 years ago (US1980A_0485)

Data file: USA1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 355
End: 355
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
17c. Working at a job or business?

[] Yes, full time
[] No
[] Yes, part time


[Mark yes, full time if the person worked full time (35 hours or more per week). Mark Yes, part time if the person worked part time (less than 35 hours per week). Mark no if the person only did unpaid volunteer work, housework or yard work at own home, or if the only work done was as a resident of an institution.]
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No
3 Full time (35 hours)
4 Part time (1-34 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 whether respondents were working five years earlier.
Universe
Persons age 16+

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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