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Census of Population and Housing 2000 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 2000
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USA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Employment status (US2000A_0446)

Data file: USA2000-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 286
End: 287
Width: 2
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
18. Was this person under 15 years of age on April 1, 2000?

[] Yes [Go on to question 33]
[] No





20. a. Has this person ever served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, military Reserves, or National Guard? Active duty does not include training for the Reserves or National Guard, but DOES include activation, for example, for the Persian Gulf War.

[] Yes, now on active duty
[] Yes, on active duty in past, but not now
[] No, training for Reserves or National Guard only [Go on to question 21]
[] No, never served in the military [Go on to question 21]





20. b. When did this person serve on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces? Mark [X] a box for each period in which this person served.

[] April 1995 or later
[] August 1990 to March 1995 (including Persian Gulf War)
[] September 1980 to July 1990
[] May 1975 to August 1980
[] Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975)
[] February 1955 to July 1964
[] Korean conflict (June 1950-January 1955)
[] World War II (September 1940-July 1947)
[] Some other time





21. Last week, did this person do any work for either pay or profit? Mark [X] the "yes" box even if the person worked only 1 hour, or helped without pay in a family business or farm for 15 hours or more, or was on active duty in the Armed Forces.

[] Yes
[] No [Go on to question 25a]




25. a. Last week, was this person on layoff from a job?

[] Yes [Go on to question 25c]
[] No



25. b. Last week, was this person temporarily absent from a job or business?

[] Yes, on vacation, temporary illness, labor dispute, etc. [Go on to question 26]
[] No [Go on to question 25d]




25. c. Has this person been informed that he or she will be recalled to work within the next 6 months or been given a date to return to work?

[] Yes [Go on to question 25e]
[] No





25. d. Has this person been looking for work during the last 4 weeks?

[] Yes
[] No [Go on to question 26]





25. e. Last week, could this person have started a job if offered one, or returned to work if recalled?

[] Yes, could have gone to work
[] No, because of own temporary illness
[] No, because of all other reasons (in school, etc.)
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
10 At work
12 Has job, not working
14 Armed forces--at work
15 Armed forces--with job but not at work
20 Unemployed
30 Not in 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 the respondent was a part of the labor force--working or seeking work--and, if so, whether the person was currently unemployed.
Universe
Persons age 16 and older

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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