Census of Population and Housing 1980 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980

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USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Veteran, served during World War I era (April 1917 to November 1918) (US1980A_0502)

Data file: USA1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 373

End: 373

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 2

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

18b. Was active-duty military service during --

Fill a circle for each period in which this person served.

[] May 1975 or later
[] Vietnam era (August 1964 - April 1975)
[] February 1955 - July 1964
[] Korean conflict (June 1950 - January 1955)
[] World War II (September 1940 - July 1947)
[] World War I (April 1917 - November 1918)
[] Any other time

[If this person served during more than one period, fill all circles which apply, even if service was for a short time.]

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	No
2	Yes, served this period

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether persons were engaged in active-duty military service in the armed forces of the United States during the World War I era (between April, 1917 and November, 1918). It does not include persons currently in the armed forces or those who performed military service in the National Guard, the Reserves (Army, Navy, or Marine), Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Citizens Military Training Camp, Merchant Marine, or other branch not a part of the regular military establishment, unless the individual was called up for active duty.

Universe

Persons age 16+

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Other Person Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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