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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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Means of transportation to work (US1980A_0510)

Data file: USA1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 380
End: 381
Width: 2
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
24b. How did this person usually get to work last week?

If this person used more than one method, give the one usually used for most of the distance.

[] Car
[] Truck
[] Van
[] Bus or streetcar [skip to 28]
[] Railroad [skip to 28]
[] Taxicab [skip to 28]
[] Motorcycle [skip to 28]
[] Bicycle [skip to 28]
[] Walked only [skip to 28]
[] Worked at home [skip to 28]
[] Subway or elevated [skip to 28]
[] Other - [skip to 28]


____ Specify


[Mark Worked at home for a person who works on a farm where he or she lives, or in an office or shop in the person's home.]
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Auto
2 Truck
3 Van
4 Motorcycle
5 Bus or streetcar
6 Subway or elevated
7 Railroad
8 Taxicab
9 Bicycle
10 Walked only
11 Other
12 Worked at home
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 on the most recent day worked (1970), or over the course of the previous week (the 1960 and 1980-2000 censuses and the ACS). The primary means of transportation was that used on the most days or to cover the greatest distance.
Universe
Persons age 16+ who worked last week

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Other Person Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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