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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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Carpooling (US1980A_0511)

Data file: USA1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 382
End: 382
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
24c. When going to work last week, did this person usually --

[] Drive alone -- Skip to 28
[] Share driving
[] Drive others only
[] Ride as passenger only


[If the person was driven to work by someone who then drove back home or to a non-work destination, mark drive alone.]
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Drives alone
2 Shares driving
3 Drives others only
4 Passenger only
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 the respondent usually rode to work in a carpool (with at least one other worker) during the previous week. Persons are considered car-poolers only if they rode with other workers.
Universe
Persons age 16+ who worked last week and used a private auto, truck, or van as their primary means of transportation to work

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Other Person Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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