Census of Population and Housing 1960 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1960

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USA_1960_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

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Employment status (US1960A_0445)

Data file: USA1960-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 230

End: 230

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

P21. When was this person born?

[] Born before April 1946

Please go on with questions P22 to P35. Answer the questions regardless of whether the person is a housewife, student, or retired person, or a part-time or full-time worker.

[] Born April 1946 or later

Please omit questions P22 to P35 and turn the page to the next person.
Space for any notes about the entries for this person.

_____

P22. Did this person work at any time last week?

Include part-time work such as a Saturday job, delivering papers, or helping without pay in a family business or farm. Do not count own housework.

[] Yes
[] No

P24. Was this person looking for work or on layoff from a job?

[] Yes
[] No

P25. Does he have a job or business from which he was temporarily absent all last week because of illness, vacations, or other reasons?

[] Yes
[] No

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	At work
2	Has job, not working
3	Armed forces--at work
4	Armed forces--with job but not at work
5	Unemployed
6	Not in labor force

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the respondent was a part of the labor force - working or seeking work - and, if so, whether the person was currently unemployed.

Universe

Persons age 14+

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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