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Census of Population and Housing 1990 - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1990
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PRI_1990_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Absent from work last week (PR1990A_0444)

Data file: PRI1990-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 275
End: 275
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions 17 through 34 are for individuals aged 15 and over]



26. Was [respondent] on layoff from a job or business last week?
If "No," ask -- Was [respondent] temporarily absent or on vacation from a job or business last week?

[] 1 Yes, on layoff
[] 2 Yes, on vacation, temporary illness, labor dispute, etc.
[] 3 No
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No
2 Yes, laid off
3 Yes, other reason (vacation, illness, labor dispute, etc.)
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 who did not work during the previous week had a job or business from which they were temporarily absent, and if so, whether they were absent due to a layoff or for some other reason.
Universe
Persons age 16+ who were not at work last week

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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