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2015 American Community Survey - IPUMS Subset

United States, 2011 - 2015
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USA_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Means of transportation to work (US2015A_TRANWORK)

Data file: USA2015_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 397
End: 398
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
31. How did this person usually get to work last week? </p>
<div class="i1">If this person usually used more than one method of transportation during the trip, mark (X) the box of the one used for most of the distance<br /><br />[] Car, truck, or van<br />[] Bus or trolley bus<br />[] Streetcar or trolley car<br />[] Subway or elevated<br />[] Railroad<br />[] Ferryboat<br />[] Taxicab<br />[] Motorcycle<br />[] Bicycle<br />[] Walked<br />[] Worked at home [Skip to question 38a]<br />[] Other method</div>
Categories
Value Category
00 NIU (not in universe)
10 Auto, truck, or van
20 Motorcycle
32 Bus or trolley bus
35 Streetcar or trolley car (publico in Puerto Rico, 2000)
36 Subway or elevated
37 Long-distance train or commuter train
38 Taxicab
39 Ferryboat (launch in Puerto Rico)
50 Bicycle
60 Walked only
70 Other
80 Worked at home
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 person's means of transportation to work.
Universe
United States 2015: Persons age 16+ at work last week [discrepancies: none]

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