1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1990

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Reference ID

USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Available for work (US1990A_AVAILBLE)

Data file: USA1990_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 329

End: 329

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="US90A467"><span class="em">26b. Could this person have taken a job last week if one had been offered?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] No, already has job<br />[] No, temporarily ill<br />[] No, other reasons (in school, etc.)<br />[] Yes, could have taken job</div><br /><br />[Mark no, already has a job if the person was on layoff or was expecting to report to a job within 30 days. Mark no, temporarily ill if the person expects to be able to work within 30 days. Mark no, other reasons if the person could not have taken a job because he or she was going to school, taking care of children, etc.]<br /></svar>

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	No, already has job
2	No, temporarily ill
3	No, other reason(s)
4	Yes, available for work

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

United States 1990: Persons age 16+, not at work during previous week and actively looking for work [discrepancies: type I: 0.3%, type II: 0.1%]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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