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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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Available for work (US2005A_AVAILBLE)

Data file: USA2005_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 348
End: 348
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Q.31 is asked if the person has been looking for work during the past 4 weeks.]</p>

<p>31. Last week, could this person have started a job if offered one, or returned to work if recalled?</p>
<div class="i1">[] Yes, could have gone to work<br />[] No, because of own temporary illness<br />[] No, because of all other reasons (in school, etc.)</div>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
2 No, temporarily ill
3 No, other reason(s)
4 Yes, available for work
5 Not reported
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 whether or not persons who did not work during the previous week and were actively seeking a job or planning to open their own business or professional practice were currently available to take any work they might find.
Universe
United States 2005: Persons age 15+ [discrepancies: none]

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