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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Looking for work (US1990A_LOOKING)

Data file: USA1990_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 328

End: 328

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="US90A466"><span class="em">26a. Has this person been looking for work during the last 4 weeks?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No -- Skip to 27</div><br /><br />[Mark yes if the person tried to get a job or to start a business or professional practice at any time in the last 4 weeks; for example, registered at an employment office, went to a job interview, placed or answered ads, or did anything toward starting a business or professional practice.]<br /></svar>

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	No, did not look for work
2	Yes, looked for work
9	Unknown

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether or not persons who did not work during the previous week had actively sought a job or pursued opening their own business or professional practice within the past four weeks.

Universe

United States 1990: Persons age 16+, not at work during previous week [discrepancies: type I: none, type II: none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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