2005 American Community Survey - IPUMS Subset

United States, 2001 - 2005

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USA_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS

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Absent from work last week (US2005A_ABSENT)

Data file: USA2005_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 346

End: 346

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

29. a) Last week, was this person on layoff from a job?</p>
<div class="i1">[] Yes <span class="ital">--> Skip to question 29c</span><br />[] No</div><p>[Q.29 b is asked if the person was on layoff from a job the week before.]</p>

<p>b) Last week, was this person temporarily absent from a job or business?</p>
<div class="i1">[] Yes, on vacation, temporary illness, labor dispute, etc., <span class="ital">--> Skip to question 32</span><br />[] No <span class="ital">--> Skip to question 30</span></div><p>[Q. 29 c is asked if the person was temporarily absent from a job or business the week before.]</p>

<p>c) Has this person been informed that he or she will be recalled to work within the next 6 months OR been given a date to return to work?</p>
<div class="i1">[] Yes <span class="ital">--> Skip to question 31</span><br />[] No</div>

Value	Category
	NIU (not in universe)
1	No
2	Yes, laid off
4	Not reported

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether persons who did not work during the previous week had a job or business from which they were temporarily absent and, if so, whether they were absent due to a layoff or if their absence was for some other reason.

Universe

United States 2005: Persons age 15+ [discrepancies: none]

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Concept

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