T115. Veteran Status for Male Population [3] - Social Explorer Tables (SE) - Census 1980

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Table:

T115. Veteran Status for Male Population [3]

Universe: Male Civilian Persons 16 Years And Over

Table Details

T115.

Veteran Status for Male Population

Universe: Male Civilian Persons 16 Years And Over

Variable	Label
T115_001	Male Civilian Persons 16 Years And Over:
T115_002	Veteran
T115_003	Nonveteran

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; Census of Population and Housing, 1980: Summary Tape File 3 [machine-readable data file] / conducted By the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Washington: Bureau of the Census [producer and distributor], 1982.
	Summary Tape File 3 -> Summary Tape File 3 -- Part II -> Glossary -> Veteran Status and Period of Service

Veteran Status and Period of Service

All civilians 16 years and over are classified on the basis of whether they have served in the Armed Forces of the United States, regardless of whether their service was in war or peacetime. This item was asked on a sample basis. (The question was also asked of 15-year-olds and of persons currently in the Armed Forces, but these groups are excluded from the universe of tabulations.)

Veteran

A person who has served but is not currently serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.

Nonveteran

Any other civilian, i.e., a person who has never served in the Armed Forces of the United States.

While the question on period of service allowed responses for more than one time period, these data are tabulated in terms of mutually exclusive categories. If persons served during both wartime and peacetime, they are classified according to the most recent wartime period of service.

May 1975 or later
Vietnam era only
February 1955 to July 1964 only
Vietnam era and Korean conflict
Korean conflict only
Korean conflict and World War II
World War II
World War I
Other service

Responses to period of service were edited by computer for consistency with age.

Historical comparability

Questions providing detailed data on veteran status have been asked since 1960. For 1980, the questions on veteran status and period of service are designed, for the first time, to include women as well as men. The 1970 counterpart item was asked only of men and identified two fewer periods of service.

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; Census of Population and Housing, 1980: Summary Tape File 3 [machine-readable data file] / conducted By the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Washington: Bureau of the Census [producer and distributor], 1982.
	Summary Tape File 3 -> Summary Tape File 3 -- Part II -> Glossary -> Sex

Sex

Ascertained on a complete-count basis.

Historical comparability

A question on the sex of individuals has been asked of the total population in every census.