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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Place of work metropolitan status (US1960A_0475)

Data file: USA1960-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 282

End: 282

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.

_____

If this person worked last week, answer questions P28 and P29.

P28. What city and county did he work in last week?

If he worked in more than one city or county, give place where he worked most last week.

a. City or town

_____

b. If city or town - Did he work inside the city limits?

[] Yes
[] No

c. _____ County
_____State

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	In central city
2	Not central city
3	Outside metropolitan area, abroad, or not repor

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether respondents who worked last week worked primarily within a metropolitan area (codes 1-4), and, if so, whether they worked within a metropolitan central city (codes 1-3). A metropolitan area includes a large city (the "central city") and surrounding counties that are economically integrated with that city.

Universe

Persons age 14+ who worked last week, including armed forces at work

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Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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