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1970 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1970
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PRI_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Veteran, served during WWII era (PR1970A_VETWWII)

Data file: PRI1970_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 302
End: 302
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="PR70A454 PR70A455 PR70A458 PR70A456 PR70A457 PR70A459">[If this is a man]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PR70A454 PR70A455 PR70A458 PR70A456 PR70A457 PR70A459"><span class="em">24. Has he ever served in the Army, Navy, or other Armed Forces of the United States? </span><br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="PR70A455 PR70A458 PR70A456 PR70A457 PR70A459"><div class="i1">(Fill the circle for each period of service.)</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Vietnam Conflict (Since Aug. 1964)<br />[] Korean War (June 1950 to Jan. 1955)<br />[] World War II (Sept. 1940 to July 1947)<br />[] World War I (April 1917 to Nov. 1918)<br />[] Any other time</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 No
2 Yes, served this period
8 Unknown
9 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 identifies if the person was engaged in active-duty military service in the armed forces of the United States during the WWII era.
Universe
Puerto Rico 1970: Males age 14+ [discrepancies: type I none; type II 0.3%]

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