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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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Looking for work (US1980A_0468)

Data file: USA1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 292
End: 292
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
26a. Has this person been looking for work during the last 4 weeks?

[] Yes
[] No -- Skip to 27


[Mark yes if the person tried to get a job or to start a business or professional practice at any time in the last four weeks; for example, registered at an employment office, went to a job interview, placed or answered ads, or did anything toward starting a business or professional practice.]
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No, did not look for work
2 Yes, looked for work
3 Not reported
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 or not persons who did not work during the previous week had actively sought a job or pursued opening their own business or professional practice within the past four weeks.
Universe
Persons age 16+, not at work during previous week

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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