IPUMS USA: descr: PWSTATE2

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PWSTATE2

Place of work: state

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Description

PWSTATE2 reports the state in which the respondent's primary workplace was located. If the person worked abroad, this is also indicated. In some cases, the state is not identified, such as in the 1980 Puerto Rico census (see below).

In 1980, responses to questions about workplace location were coded for only half the persons in the IPUMS. These cases yield representative proportional distributions but not correct absolute numbers for the general population. To generate accurate absolute numbers for 1980, users should select cases coded as 2 in MIGSAMP and multiply by 2 as well as by PERWT.

Codes and Frequencies

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An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample

Code	Label	2023 acs	2022 acs	2021 acs	2016 acs	2011 acs	2006 acs	2000 1pct	1990 1pct	1980 1pct
00	N/A	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
01	Alabama	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
02	Alaska	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
04	Arizona	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
05	Arkansas	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
06	California	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
08	Colorado	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
09	Connecticut	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
10	Delaware	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
11	District of Columbia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
12	Florida	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
13	Georgia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
15	Hawaii	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
16	Idaho	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
17	Illinois	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
18	Indiana	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
19	Iowa	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
20	Kansas	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
21	Kentucky	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
22	Louisiana	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
23	Maine	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
24	Maryland	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
25	Massachusetts	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
26	Michigan	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
27	Minnesota	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Code	Label	2023 acs	2022 acs	2021 acs	2016 acs	2011 acs	2006 acs	2000 1pct	1990 1pct	1980 1pct
28	Mississippi	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
29	Missouri	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
30	Montana	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
31	Nebraska	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
32	Nevada	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
33	New Hampshire	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
34	New Jersey	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
35	New Mexico	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
36	New York	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
37	North Carolina	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
38	North Dakota	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
39	Ohio	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
40	Oklahoma	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
41	Oregon	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
42	Pennsylvania	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
44	Rhode Island	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
45	South Carolina	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
46	South Dakota	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
47	Tennessee	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
48	Texas	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
49	Utah	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
50	Vermont	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
51	Virginia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
53	Washington	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
54	West Virginia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Code	Label	2023 acs	2022 acs	2021 acs	2016 acs	2011 acs	2006 acs	2000 1pct	1990 1pct	1980 1pct
55	Wisconsin	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
56	Wyoming	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	State group codes (UR samples)
61	Maine-New Hampshire-Vermont	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
62	Massachusetts-Rhode Island	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
63	Minnesota-Iowa-Missouri-Kansas-Nebraska-S.Dakota-N.Dakota	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
64	Maryland-Delaware	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
65	Montana-Idaho-Wyoming	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
66	Utah-Nevada	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
67	Arizona-New Mexico	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
68	Alaska-Hawaii	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
72	Puerto Rico	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	·	X
73	U.S. outlying area	·	·	·	·	·	·	X	·	X
74	United States (1980 Puerto Rico samples)	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
80	Abroad	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	X	X
81	Europe	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	·	·
82	Eastern Asia	·	·	X	X	X	X	X	·	·
83	Other Asia, n.s. (2003-2005 ACS); South Central, South East, and Western Asia (2000-2002 ACS)	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	·	·
84	Mexico	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	·	·
85	Other Americas	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	·	·
86	Other, n.e.c.	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	·	·
87	Iraq	·	·	·	·	X	X	·	·	·
88	Canada	·	·	X	X	·	·	·	·	·
90	Confidential	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	X	X
99	Not reported	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	X

Comparability

Sampling differences aside, this variable means the same thing across years. In some cases, PWSTATE2 is not specified, due to sampling design and/or confidentiality requirements. For example, the state is not identified when the PUMA or county group containing the workplace crossed state lines. Many smaller states are not identified in the 1980 Urban/Rural sample.

The ACS, the PRCS and the 1 percent sample for census 2000 include additional detail for persons who reported working abroad. Codes distinguish Europe, Eastern Asia, other parts of Asia, Mexico, and other Americas. These can be grouped together with the "other, n.e.c." category to achieve comparability with the general "abroad" category in the 5 percent sample for the 2000 census and in earlier years.

Users can use PWSTATE2 in conjunction with STATEFIP to create information similar to that yielded for the 1960 1% and 1970 samples in PWSTATE1 (which indicates whether the respondent's workplace was the same as, contiguous to, or not contiguous to the state of residence).

Availability

United States

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1980: 5% state; 1% metro; 1% urban
1970: --
1960: 5%
1950: --
1940: --
1930: --
1920: --
1910: --
1900: --
1880: --
1870: --
1860: --
1850: --

Puerto Rico

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1970: --
1930: --
1920: --
1910: --

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