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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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Year last worked (PR1970A_YRLASTWK)

Data file: PRI1970_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 249
End: 250
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="PR70A438"><span class="em">29. When did he last work at all, even for a few days? </span><br /><div class="i1">[] In 1970<br />[] In 1969<br />[] In 1968<br />[] 1964 to 1967<br />[] 1960 to 1963<br />[] 1959 or earlier (Skip to 35)<br />[] Never worked (Skip to 35)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
10 Worked current year
20 Worked previous year
31 Worked 2 years prior
34 Worked 3-6 years ago
36 Worked 7-10 years ago
40 Worked more than 10 years ago
50 Never worked
98 Unknown
99 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 the year the person last worked.
Universe
Puerto Rico 1970: Persons age 14+ who did not work last week and reported; not in armed forces [discrepancies: not verifiable]

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