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1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1990
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USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Veteran status (US1990A_VETSTAT)

Data file: USA1990_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 408
End: 408
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US90A495"><span class="em">17a. Has this person ever been on active-duty military service in the Armed Forces of the United States or ever been in the United States military Reserves or the National Guard?</span><br /><div class="i1">If service was in Reserves or National Guard only, see instruction guide.<br /><br />[] Yes, now on active duty<br />[] Yes, on active duty in past, but not now<br />[] Yes, service in Reserves or National Guard only -- Go to 18<br />[] No -- Go to 18</div><br /><br />[For a person with service in the National Guard or a military reserve unit, fill one of the two yes, active duty circles if and only if the person has ever been called up for active duty other than training; otherwise, mark yes, service in Reserves or National Guard only. For a person whose only service was as a civilian employee or volunteer for the Red Cross, USO, Public Health Service, or War or Defense Department, mark no. Count World War II Merchant Marine Seaman service as active duty; do not count other Merchant Marine service as active duty.]<br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No Service
2 Yes
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 individuals served in the military forces of the United States in time of war or peace.
Universe
United States 1990: Persons age 16+ [discrepancies: none]

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
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