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Description
VET1930 indicates whether the respondent was an ex-service veteran (Army, Navy, or Marine Corps) for any war or military expedition (Boxer Rebellion, Mexican Expedition, etc.). Those in the service during any period at which the U.S. was at war were considered veterans, as well as those who participated in a particular military expedition. Those in the service during peacetime were not to be considered veterans.
Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
1930
1pct
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Veteran status missing or not a veteran | X |
| 1 | World War I | X |
| 2 | Spanish-American, Philippine Insurrection or Boxer Rebellion | X |
| 3 | World War I and other war | X |
| 4 | Mexican Expedition | · |
| 5 | Civil War | · |
| 6 | Period of service not ascertained | X |
| 7 | Veteran status missing but war field implies veteran status | · |
| 8 | Illegible | X |
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Comparability
VET1930 is only available for 1930. It differs from VET1940 in that it only asks about the status of veterans themselves, and not their family members. It differs from VETSTAT from 1950 through 1990 in that only former service men who served in expeditions or times of war are counted as veterans.
Note: Despite the universe for VET1930, there are 416 people in the 1930 sample who reported being in the armed services at the time of the survey (OCC1950=595) and being a veteran (VET1930>0).
Universe
- Males age 21+, not currently in armed forces.
Availability
- 2023: --
- 2022: --
- 2021: --
- 2020: --
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- 2014: --
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- 2001: --
- 2000: --
- 1990: --
- 1980: --
- 1970: --
- 1960: --
- 1950: --
- 1940: --
- 1930: All samples
- 1920: --
- 1910: --
- 1900: --
- 1880: --
- 1870: --
- 1860: --
- 1850: --
- 2023: --
- 2022: --
- 2021: --
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- 2000: --
- 1990: --
- 1980: --
- 1970: --
- 1930: --
- 1920: --
- 1910: --
Flags
This variable has no flags.Source Variables
No unharmonized variables exist for the selected variable "Veteran Status, 1930" (VET1930).
Editing Procedure
There is no editing procedure available for this variable.