Census of Population and Housing 1960 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1960

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Reference ID

USA_1960_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Means of transportation to work (US1960A_0484)

Data file: USA1960-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 289

End: 289

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

P21. When was this person born?

[] Born before April 1946

Please go on with questions P22 to P35. Answer the questions regardless of whether the person is a housewife, student, or retired person, or a part-time or full-time worker.

[] Born April 1946 or later

Please omit questions P22 to P35 and turn the page to the next person.
Space for any notes about the entries for this person.

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P29. How did he get to work last week?

(Check one box for principal means used last week)

[] Railroad
[] Taxicab
[] Walk only
[] Subway or elevated
[] Private auto or car pool
[] Worked at home
[] Bus or street car
[] Other means - Write in:

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	Auto
2	Bus or streetcar
3	Subway or elevated
4	Railroad
5	Taxicab
6	Walked only
7	Other
8	Worked at home
9	Unknown

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the respondent's primary means of transportation to work over the course of the previous week. The primary means of transportation was that used on the most days or to cover the greatest distance.

Universe

Persons age 14+ who worked last week

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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