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2005 Puerto Rico Community Survey - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 2001 - 2005
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PRI_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Means of transportation to work (PR2005A_TRANWORK)

Data file: PRI2005_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 377
End: 378
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="PR05A465 PR05A466 PR05A479 PR05A480 PR05A481 PR05A482 PR05A483 PR05A599"> [Questions 24-28 are asked if the person did any work for either pay or profit in the week before.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PR05A479">25. How did this person usually get to work last week?<br /><div class="i1">If this person usually used more than one method of transportation during the trip, mark (X) in the box of the one used for most of the distance<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<br />[] Other method</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
00 NIU (not in universe)
10 Auto, truck, or van
20 Motorcycle
31 Bus or trolley bus
32 Streetcar or trolley car
33 Subway or elevated
34 Railroad
35 Taxicab
36 Ferryboat (launch in Puerto Rico)
40 Bicycle
50 Walked only
60 Other
70 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
Puerto Rico 2005: Persons age 16+ who were at work last week [discrepancies: none]

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