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2015 The Puerto Rico Community Survey - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 2011 - 2015
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PRI_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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  • PRI2015_PHC-P-H

Wage and salary income last 12 months (in US$) (PR2015A_INCWAGE)

Data file: PRI2015_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Continuous
Start: 329
End: 334
Width: 6
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
47. Income in the past 12 months</p>

<p><span class="ital">Mark (x) the "yes" box for each type of income this person received and give your best estimate of the total amount during the past 12 months (note: the past 12 months is the period from today's d dta one year ago up through today.)<br /><br />Mark (x) the no box to show types of income not received.<br /><br />If net income was a loss, mark the "loss" box to the right of the dollar amount.<br /><br />For income received jointly, report the appropriate share for each person - or, if that's not possible, report the whole amount for only one person and mark the "no" box the other person.</span><div class="i1">a. Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses, or tips from all jobs. Report amount before deductions for taxes, bonds, dues, or other items.</div><div class="i2">[] Yes - _ , _ _ _ , _ _ _ .00 (total amount for past 12 months)<br />[] No</div><div class="i1">b. Self-employment income from own nonfarm businesses or farm businesses, including propietirships and partnerships. Report net income after business expenses.</div><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><div class="i3">- _ , _ _ _ , _ _ _ .00 (total amount for past 12 months)<br />[] Loss</div><div class="i2">[] No</div><div class="i1">c. Interest, dividends, net rental income, royalty income, or income from estates and trusts. Report even small amounts credited to an account.</div><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><div class="i3">- _ , _ _ _ , _ _ _ .00 (total amount for past 12 months)<br />[] Loss</div><div class="i2">[] No</div><div class="i1">d. Social Security or Railroad Retirement</div><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><div class="i3">- _ , _ _ _ , _ _ _ .00 (total amount for past 12 months)</div><div class="i2">[] No</div><div class="i1">e. Supplemental Security Income (SSI)</div><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><p> </p>
<div class="i3">- _ , _ _ _ , _ _ _ .00 (total amount for past 12 months)</div><div class="i2">[] No</div><div class="i1">f. Any public assistance or welfare payments from the state or local welfare office.</div><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><div class="i3">- _ , _ _ _ , _ _ _ .00 (total amount for past 12 months)</div><div class="i2">[] No</div><div class="i1">g. Retirement, survivor, or disability pensions.</div><div class="i2">Do not include Social Security.<br />[] Yes</div><div class="i3">- _ , _ _ _ , _ _ _ .00 (total amount for past 12 months)</div><div class="i2">[] No</div><div class="i1">h. Any other sources of income received regularly such as Veterans' (VA) payments, unemployment compensation, child support or alimony. Do not include lump sum payments such as money from an inheritance or the sale of a home.</div><div class="i2">[] Yes</div><p> </p>
<div class="i3">- _ , _ _ _ , _ _ _ .00 (total amount for past 12 months)</div><div class="i2">[] No</div><p>48. What was this person's total income during the past 12 months? Add entries in questions 47a 47h; subtract any losses. If net income was a loss, enter the amount and mark (x) the "loss" box next to the dollar amount.</p>
<div class="i1">[] None or _ _ , _ _ _ , _ _ _ .00 (total amount for past 12 months)<br />[] Loss</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's wage and salary income.
Universe
Puerto Rico 2015: Persons age 16+ [discrepancies: none]

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Imputation and derivation

Derivation
This is a 6-digit numeric variable with 0 implied decimal places
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