American Community Survey 2005 - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 2005

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Reference ID

PRI_2005_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

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Years of active-duty military service (PR2005A_0474)

Data file: PRI2005-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 356

End: 356

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

21. When did this person serve on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces?

Mark [X] in a box for each period in which this person served.
[] September 2001 or later
[] August 1990 to August 2001 (including Persian Gulf War)
[] September 1980 to July 1990
[] May 1975 to August 1980
[] Vietnam era (August 1964 to April 1975)
[] March 1961 to July 1964
[] February 1955 to February 1961
[] Korean War (June 1950 to January 1955)
[] January 1947 to June 1950
[] World War II (December 1941 to December 1946)
[] November 1941 or earlier

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	2 years of service or less
2	More than 2 years of service

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.

Interviewer instructions

[Housing Question 17-42 should be asked only of individuals 15 and older.]

22. Do not round the answer. For example, if total service is 1 year and 10 months, mark the "Less than 2 years" box.

Description

Definition

This variable reports the total years of active duty military service for veterans and those currently on active duty.

Universe

Persons age 17+ with veteran status

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Other Person Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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