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Census of Population and Housing 1990 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1990
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USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Labor force status (US1990A_0449)

Data file: USA1990-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 272
End: 272
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
21a. Did this person work at any time last week?

[] Yes -- Fill this circle if this person worked full time or part time. (Count as part-time work such as delivering papers, or helping without pay in a family business or farm. Also count active duty in the Armed Forces.)
[] No -- Fill this circle if this person did not work, or did only own housework, school work, or volunteer work. -- Skip to 25.


[Count as work - Mark yes:

- Work for someone else for wages, salary, piece rate, commission, tips, or payments "in kind" (for example, food, lodging received as payment for work performed).
- Work in own business, professional practice, or farm.
- Any work in a family business or farm, paid or not.
- Any part-time work including babysitting, paper routes, etc.
- Active duty in Armed Forces.

Do not count as work - Mark no:

- Housework or yard work at home.
- Unpaid volunteer work.
- School work.
- Work done as a resident of an institution.]



21b. How many hours did this person work last week (at all jobs)?

Subtract any time off. Add overtime or extra hours worked.

____ Hours
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No, not in the labor force
2 Yes, in the labor force
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 a person participated in the labor force.
Universe
Persons age 16+

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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