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United States Census of 1900 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1900
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USA_1900_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Labor force status (US1900A_LABFORCE)

Data file: USA1900_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 363
End: 363
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US00A454 US00A455 US00A456 US00A457 US00A458 US00A459 US00A474"><span class="em">Occupation, Trade or Profession:</span><br />Of each person ten years of age and over:<br />19. ____ Occupation.<br />20. ____ Months not employed.<br /></svar>
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Value Category
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 if the person participated in labor force.
Universe
United States 1900: Persons age 16+

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