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Census of Population and Housing 2000 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 2000
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Years of active-duty military service (US2000A_0495)

Data file: USA2000-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 386
End: 386
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





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. c. In total, how many years of active-duty military service has this person had?

[] Less than 2 years
[] 2 years or more
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Less than 2 years
2 2 years or more
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 total years of active duty military service for veterans and those currently on active duty.
Universe
Persons age 17+, currently or formerly in the armed forces

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Other Person Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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