1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
United States, 1990
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Reference ID
USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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- USA1990_PHC-H-H.dat
- USA1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Years of active-duty military service (US1990A_VETYRS)
Data file: USA1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
412
End:
413
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US90A496 US90A497 US90A498 US90A499 US90A500 US90A501 US90A502 US90A503"><span class="em">17b. Was active-duty military service during --</span><br /><div class="i1">Fill a circle for each period in which this person served.<br /><br />[] September 1980 or later<br />[] May 1975 to August 1980<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 /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 30 |
| 31 | 31 |
| 32 | 32 |
| 33 | 33 |
| 34 | 34 |
| 35 | 35 |
| 36 | 36 |
| 37 | 37 |
| 38 | 38 |
| 39 | 39 |
| 40 | 40 |
| 41 | 41 |
| 42 | 42 |
| 43 | 43 |
| 44 | 44 |
| 45 | 45 |
| 46 | 46 |
| 47 | 47 |
| 48 | 48 |
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 the total years of active duty military service for veterans and those currently on active duty.
Universe
United States 1990: Persons age 16+, currently or formerly in the armed forces [not verifiable]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Other Person Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |