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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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Veteran, served May 1975 to July 1990 (PR2015A_VET75X90)

Data file: PRI2015_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 644
End: 644
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
27. When did this person serve on active duty in the US armed forces?</p>
<div class="i1">Mark (x) a box for each period in which this person served, even if just for part of the period.<br /><br />[] September 2001 or later<br />[] August 1990 to August 2001 (including Persian Gulf War)<br />[] May 1975 to July 1990<br />[] Vietnam era (August 1964 to April 1975)<br />[] February 1955 to July 1964<br />[] Korean War (July 1950 to January 1955)<br />[] January 1947 to June 1950<br />[] World War II (December 1941 to December 1946)<br />[] November 1941 or earlier</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 No
2 Yes, served this period
9 NIU (not in universe)
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 t whether the person is a veteran who served from May 1975 to July 1990.
Universe
Puerto Rico 2015: Persons age 17+, currently or formerly in the armed forces [discrepancies: none]

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