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Data Dictionary: Census 1980
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Survey: Census 1980
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Universe: Persons 16 Years And Over Who Worked In 1979
Variable Details
T66. Sex By Usual Hours Worked Per Week In 1979 By Weeks Worked In 1979
Universe: Persons 16 Years And Over Who Worked In 1979
T066_001Persons 16 Years And Over Who Worked In 1979:
Percent base:
None - percentages not computed (variable is table universe)
Aggregation method:
Addition
Variables used in the formula:
ORG_STF3:T059001
Persons 16 Years And Over Who Worked In 1979: Male: Usually worked 35 or more hours per week: 50 to 52 weeks
ORG_STF3:T059002
Persons 16 Years And Over Who Worked In 1979: Male: Usually worked 35 or more hours per week: 40 to 49 weeks
ORG_STF3:T059003
Persons 16 Years And Over Who Worked In 1979: Male: Usually worked 35 or more hours per week: 27 to 39 weeks
ORG_STF3:T059004
Persons 16 Years And Over Who Worked In 1979: Male: Usually worked 35 or more hours per week: 1 to 26 weeks
ORG_STF3:T059005
Persons 16 Years And Over Who Worked In 1979: Male: Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week: 50 to 52 weeks
ORG_STF3:T059006
Persons 16 Years And Over Who Worked In 1979: Male: Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week: 40 to 49 weeks
ORG_STF3:T059007
Persons 16 Years And Over Who Worked In 1979: Male: Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week: 27 to 39 weeks
ORG_STF3:T059008
Persons 16 Years And Over Who Worked In 1979: Male: Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week: 1 to 26 weeks
ORG_STF3:T059009
Persons 16 Years And Over Who Worked In 1979: Female: Usually worked 35 or more hours per week: 50 to 52 weeks
ORG_STF3:T059010
Persons 16 Years And Over Who Worked In 1979: Female: Usually worked 35 or more hours per week: 40 to 49 weeks
ORG_STF3:T059011
Persons 16 Years And Over Who Worked In 1979: Female: Usually worked 35 or more hours per week: 27 to 39 weeks
ORG_STF3:T059012
Persons 16 Years And Over Who Worked In 1979: Female: Usually worked 35 or more hours per week: 1 to 26 weeks
ORG_STF3:T059013
Persons 16 Years And Over Who Worked In 1979: Female: Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week: 50 to 52 weeks
ORG_STF3:T059014
Persons 16 Years And Over Who Worked In 1979: Female: Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week: 40 to 49 weeks
ORG_STF3:T059015
Persons 16 Years And Over Who Worked In 1979: Female: Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week: 27 to 39 weeks
ORG_STF3:T059016
Persons 16 Years And Over Who Worked In 1979: Female: Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week: 1 to 26 weeks
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 -> Sex
Sex
Ascertained on a complete-count basis.

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

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 -> Weeks Worked In 1979
Weeks Worked In 1979
The number of weeks during 1979 in which a person did any work for pay or profit (including paid vacation and paid sick leave) or worked without pay on a family farm or in a family business. Weeks of active service in the Armed Forces are also included. These data are tabulated for all persons 16 years old and over who worked in 1979, regardless of current labor force status. This item was collected on a sample basis.

Census basic records and public-use microdata record the actual number of weeks worked, 1 to 52. Categories available in detailed tabulations include: 13 weeks or less, 14 to 26 weeks, 27 to 39 weeks, 40 to 47 weeks, 48 to 49 weeks, and 50 to 52 weeks. Statistics on weeks worked in 1979 can be used to put 1979 earnings in the appropriate perspective.

Limitations
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It is probable that the number of persons who worked in 1979 and the number of weeks they worked are understated since there is some tendency for respondents to forget intermittent or short periods of employment or to exclude weeks worked without pay. An evaluation study of 1970 census data on weeks worked last year found moderate consistency in the classification of persons who worked 50 to 52 weeks in 1969, but a high degree of variability for other weeks-worked categories.

Historical comparability
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Data on weeks worked collected in the 1980 census are comparable to data from the 1960 and 1970 censuses, but may not be entirely comparable with data from the 1940 and 1950 censuses because of a different structure to the question. In 1970, data on weeks worked were collected in intervals.

See also: "Hours Worked Per Week In 1979;" "Labor Force Status In 1979;" "Weeks Unemployed In 1979".