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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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Labor force status (US1960A_0446)

Data file: USA1960-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 231
End: 231
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
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No, not in the labor force
2 Yes, in the labor force
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 a person participated in the labor force.
Universe
Persons age 14+

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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