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2020 The Puerto Rico Community Survey - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 2016 - 2020
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PRI_2020_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Veteran status (PR2020A_VETSTAT)

Data file: PRI2020_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 582
End: 583
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
27. Has this person ever served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, Reserves, or National Guard?</p>
<div class="i1"><span class="ital">Mark (X) one box.</span><br /><br />[] Never served in the military (skip to question 30a)<br />[] Only on active duty for training in the Reserves or National Guard -- <span class="ital">(Skip to question 29a)</span><br />[] Now on active duty<br />[] On active duty in the past, but not now</div>
Categories
Value Category
11 No military service
12 Military service, but currently on active duty
13 Training for Reserves or National Guard only
20 Veteran (on active duty in past but not now)
99 NIU (not in universe)
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 veteran status.
Universe
Puerto Rico 2020: Persons age 17+ [discrepancies: none]

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