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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Weeks worked last year (US2005A_WKSWORK1)

Data file: USA2005_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 338

End: 339

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

[Q.33-34 are asked if the person last worked, even for a few days, within the past 12 months.]</p>

<p>33. During the past 12 months, how many weeks did this person work?</p>
<div class="i1">Count paid vacation, paid sick leave, and military service.<br /><br />Weeks ____</div><p>34. During the PAST 12 months, in the weeks worked, how many hours did this person usually work each week?</p>
<div class="i1">Usual hours worked each week ____</div>

Categories

Value	Category
00	NIU (not in universe)
01	1
02	2
03	3
04	4
05	5
06	6
07	7
08	8
09	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

United States 2005: Persons age 16+ who worked last year [discrepancies: none]

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