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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Means of transportation to work (US1980A_0510)

Data file: USA1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 380

End: 381

Width: 2

Range: 0 - 12

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

24b. How did this person usually get to work last week?

If this person used more than one method, give the one usually used for most of the distance.

[] Car
[] Truck
[] Van
[] Bus or streetcar [skip to 28]
[] Railroad [skip to 28]
[] Taxicab [skip to 28]
[] Motorcycle [skip to 28]
[] Bicycle [skip to 28]
[] Walked only [skip to 28]
[] Worked at home [skip to 28]
[] Subway or elevated [skip to 28]
[] Other - [skip to 28]

____ Specify

[Mark Worked at home for a person who works on a farm where he or she lives, or in an office or shop in the person's home.]

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

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the respondent's primary means of transportation to work on the most recent day worked (1970), or over the course of the previous week (the 1960 and 1980-2000 censuses and the ACS). The primary means of transportation was that used on the most days or to cover the greatest distance.

Universe

Persons age 16+ who worked last week

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Other Person Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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