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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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Available for work (US2000A_0464)

Data file: USA2000-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 317
End: 317
Width: 1
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





-- Answer questions 25-26 for persons who did not work for pay or profit last week. Others skip to 27.




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)
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 were currently available to take any work they might find.
Universe
Persons age 15+, not at work during previous week

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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