Census of Population and Housing 1980 - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1980

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PRI_1980_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

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Class of worker (PR1980A_0438)

Data file: PRI1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 237

End: 238

Width: 2

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

16. Enumerator - Mark when this person was born.

[] Born before April 1965 -- Ask questions 17 - 33. (Omit question 17 if born between April 1960 and March 1965.)
[] Born April 1965 or later -- Turn to next page for next person

[Questions 17 through 33 asked of persons aged 15 and above.]

28-30. Current or most recent job activity

Describe the chief job activity or business at which ____ worked the most hours last week (or the last job or business since 1975)

30. Was ____
(Fill one circle)

[] Employee of private company, business, or individual, for wages, salary, or commissions.
[] Federal government employee
[] Commonwealth government employee
[] Municipal government employee
Self-employed in own business, professional practice, or farm --

[] Own business not incorporated
[] Own business incorporated

[] Working without pay in family business or farm

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
13	Self-employed, not incorporated
14	Self-employed, incorporated
22	Wage/salary, private
25	Federal government employee
27	State government employee
28	Local government employee
29	Unpaid family worker

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the class of a worker.

Universe

Persons age 16+ who had worked within the previous five years; not new workers

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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