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Census of Population and Housing 1960 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1960
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USA_1960_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Means of transportation to work (US1960A_0484)

Data file: USA1960-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 289
End: 289
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
P21. When was this person born?


[] Born before April 1946


Please go on with questions P22 to P35. Answer the questions regardless of whether the person is a housewife, student, or retired person, or a part-time or full-time worker.



[] Born April 1946 or later



Please omit questions P22 to P35 and turn the page to the next person.
Space for any notes about the entries for this person.


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P29. How did he get to work last week?

(Check one box for principal means used last week)



[] Railroad
[] Taxicab
[] Walk only
[] Subway or elevated
[] Private auto or car pool
[] Worked at home
[] Bus or street car
[] Other means - Write in:
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Auto
2 Bus or streetcar
3 Subway or elevated
4 Railroad
5 Taxicab
6 Walked only
7 Other
8 Worked at home
9 Unknown
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 respondent's primary means of transportation to work over the course of the previous week. The primary means of transportation was that used on the most days or to cover the greatest distance.
Universe
Persons age 14+ who worked last week

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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