Census of Population and Housing 1980 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980

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USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

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Quarters unemployed last year (US1980A_0465)

Data file: USA1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 289

End: 289

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

31a. Last year (1979), did this person work, even for a few days, at a paid job or in a business or farm?

[] Yes

31b. How many weeks did this person work in 1979?

Count paid vacation, paid sick leave, and military service.

[Look at the instructions for question 22a to see what to count as work.]

____ Weeks

[Count every week in which the person did any work at all, even for an hour.]

31c. During the weeks worked in 1979, how many hours did this person usually work each week?

____ Hours

[If the hours worked each week varied considerably, give the best estimate of the hours usually worked most weeks.]

[] No -- Skip to 31d

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	Not unemployed last year
2	Up to one quarter unemployed last year
3	Two quarters unemployed
4	Three quarters unemployed
5	Four quarters unemployed

Description

Definition

This variable indicates how many quarter-year equivalents the person was unemployed last year (rounded up).

Universe

Persons age 16+

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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