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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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Veteran status (PR1990A_0465)

Data file: PRI1990-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 343
End: 343
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

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



18a. Has [respondent] ever been on active-duty military service in the Armed Forces of the United States or ever been in the United States military Reserves or the National Guard?
"Active duty" does not include training for the military Reserves or National Guard.

[] 1 Yes, now on active duty
[] 2 Yes, on active duty in past, but not now
[] 3 Yes, service in Reserves or National Guard only -- Skip to 19
[] 4 No -- Skip to 19
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No Service
2 Yes
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 individuals served in the military forces of the United States in time of war or peace.
Universe
Persons age 16+

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Other Person Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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