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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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Means of transportation to work (PR1980A_0481)

Data file: PRI1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 325
End: 326
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.]



24b. How did this person usually get to work last week?

If ___ used more than one method, give the one usually used for most of the distance.

[] Private car
[] Truck
[] Van
[] Bus
[] Public car
[] Launch
[] Taxi cab
[] Walked only
[] Worked at home
[] Other: specify ____

If private car, truck or van in 24b, go to 24c. Otherwise, skip to 28.
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
11 Auto
14 Truck
15 Van
30 Bus or streetcar
32 Streetcar or trolley car
35 Taxicab
36 Ferryboat
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 means of transportation to work.
Universe
Persons age 16+ who were at work last week

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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