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Census of Population and Housing 1980 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980
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USA_1980_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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Labor force status (US1980A_0450)

Data file: USA1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 260
End: 260
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 2
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
22a. Did this person work at any time last week?

[] Yes --

Fill this circle if this person worked full time or part time. (Count part-time work such as delivering papers, or helping without pay in a family business or farm. Also count active duty in the Army Forces.)

22b. How many hours did this person work last week (at all jobs)?


Subtract any time off; add overtime or extra hours worked.

____ Hours



[] No -- Skip to 25

Fill this circle if this person did not work, or did only own housework, school work, or volunteer work.


[Mark yes if the person worked, either full or part time, on any day of last week (Sunday through Saturday).

Count as work:

Work for someone else for wages, salary, piece rate, commission, tips, or payments "in kind" (for example, food, lodging received as payment for work performed).
Work in own business, professional practice, or farm.
Any work in a family business or farm, paid or not.
Any part-time work including babysitting, paper routes, etc.
Active duty in Armed Forces.


Do not count as work:

Housework or yard work at home
Unpaid volunteer work.
Work done as a resident of an institution.


Give the actual number of hours worked at all jobs last week, even if that was more or fewer hours than usually worked.]
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No, not in the labor force
2 Yes, in the labor force
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 a person participated in the labor force.
Universe
Persons age 16+

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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