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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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Available for work (US1980A_0469)

Data file: USA1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 293
End: 293
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
26b. Could this person have taken a job last week?

[] No, already has a job
[] No, temporarily ill
[] No, other reasons (in school, etc.)
[] Yes, could have taken a job


[Mark no, already has a job if the person was on layoff or was expecting to report to a job within 30 days. Mark no, temporarily ill if the person expects to be able to work within 30 days. Mark no, other reasons if the person could not have taken a job because he or she was going to school, taking care of children, etc.]
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No, already has job
2 No, temporarily ill
3 No, other reason(s)
4 Yes, available for work
5 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 and were actively seeking a job or planning to open their own business or professional practice (collectively referred to as people "looking for work"--see LOOKING (looking for work)) were currently available to take any work they might find.
Universe
Persons age 16+, not at work during previous week and actively looking for work

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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