Census of Population and Housing 1990 - IPUMS Subset
United States, 1990
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Reference ID
USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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- USA1990-H-H
- USA1990-P-H
Weeks worked last year (US1990A_0457)
Data file: USA1990-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
291
End:
292
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
31a. Last year (1989), did this person work, even for a few days, at a paid job or in a business or farm?
[] Yes
[] No -- Skip to 32
[Look at the instructions for question 21a to see what to count as work.]
31b. How many weeks did this person work in 1989?
Count paid vacation, paid sick leave, and military service.
____ Weeks
[Count every week in which the person did any work at all, even for an hour.]
31c. During the weeks worked in 1989, how many hours did this person usually work each week?
____ Hours
[] Yes
[] No -- Skip to 32
[Look at the instructions for question 21a to see what to count as work.]
31b. How many weeks did this person work in 1989?
Count paid vacation, paid sick leave, and military service.
____ Weeks
[Count every week in which the person did any work at all, even for an hour.]
31c. During the weeks worked in 1989, how many hours did this person usually work each week?
____ Hours
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 |
| 9 | 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
Persons age 16+, worked last year
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |