Census of Population and Housing 1980 - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1980

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Reference ID

PRI_1980_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

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Available for work (PR1980A_0449)

Data file: PRI1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 254

End: 254

Width: 1

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.]

26a. Has ____ been looking for work during the last 4 weeks?

[] Yes
[] No -- Skip to 27

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	No, already has job
2	No, temporarily ill
3	No, other reason(s)
4	Yes, available for work
5	Not reported

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 that a person is available for work.

Universe

Persons age 16+, not at work during previous week and actively looking for work

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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