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
Weeks worked last year (US1990A_WKSWORK1)
Data file: USA1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
317
End:
318
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">31a. Last year (1989), did this person work, even for a few days, at a paid job or in a business or farm? </span><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No -- Skip to 32</div><p>[Look at the instructions for question 21a to see what to count as work.]</p>
<p><span class="em">31b. How many weeks did this person work in 1989? </span>
<br />Count paid vacation, paid sick leave, and military service.</p>
<div class="i1">____ Weeks</div><p>[Count every week in which the person did any work at all, even for an hour.]</p>
<p><span class="em">31c. During the weeks worked in 1989, how many hours did this person usually work each week? </span><div class="i1">____ Hours</div>
<p><span class="em">31b. How many weeks did this person work in 1989? </span>
<br />Count paid vacation, paid sick leave, and military service.</p>
<div class="i1">____ Weeks</div><p>[Count every week in which the person did any work at all, even for an hour.]</p>
<p><span class="em">31c. During the weeks worked in 1989, how many hours did this person usually work each week? </span><div class="i1">____ Hours</div>
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 |
| 49 | 49 |
| 50 | 50 |
| 51 | 51 |
| 52 | 52 |
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 number of weeks that the respondent worked for profit, pay, or as an unpaid family worker during the previous year.
Universe
United States 1990: Persons age 16+, worked last year [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |