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Census of Population and Housing 1980 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980
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Veteran, served during Korean conflict era (June 1950 to January 1955 ) (US1980A_0507)

Data file: USA1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 377
End: 377
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
18b. Was active-duty military service during --

Fill a circle for each period in which this person served.

[] May 1975 or later
[] Vietnam era (August 1964 - April 1975)
[] February 1955 - July 1964
[] Korean conflict (June 1950 - January 1955)
[] World War II (September 1940 - July 1947)
[] World War I (April 1917 - November 1918)
[] Any other time


[If this person served during more than one period, fill all circles which apply, even if service was for a short time.]
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No
2 Yes, served this period
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 whether persons were engaged in active-duty military service in the armed forces of the United States during the Korean conflict era (between June, 1950 and January, 1955). It includes those on active duty in the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard during this period, and it excludes those in the National Guard and military Reserves, unless they were called to active duty.
Universe
Persons age 16+

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Other Person Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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