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1980 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980
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USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Veteran, served during Vietnam era (August 1964 to April 1975 ) (US1980A_VETVIETN)

Data file: USA1980_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 401
End: 401
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US80A502 US80A503 US80A504 US80A506 US80A507 US80A508 US80A509"><span class="em">18b. Was active-duty military service during -- </span><br /><div class="i1">Fill a circle for each period in which this person served.<br /><br />[] May 1975 or later<br />[] Vietnam era (August 1964 - April 1975)<br />[] February 1955 - July 1964<br />[] Korean conflict (June 1950 - January 1955)<br />[] World War II (September 1940 - July 1947)<br />[] World War I (April 1917 - November 1918)<br />[] Any other time</div><br /><br />[If this person served during more than one period, fill all circles which apply, even if service was for a short time.]<br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No
2 Yes, served this period
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 persons were engaged in active-duty military service in the armed forces of the United States during the Vietnam era (between August, 1964 and April, 1975). It includes those on active duty in the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard during this period, and it excludes those in the National Guard and military Reserves, unless they were called to active duty.
Universe
United States 1980: Persons age 16+ [discrepancies: none]

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var_concept.title Vocabulary
Other Person Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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