Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
Code | Label |
78
|
---|---|---|
0 | Under 17 | X |
1 | Air Force | X |
2 | Army | X |
3 | Navy | X |
4 | Marines | X |
5 | Coast Guard | X |
6 | Other | X |
8 | Nonveteran | X |
9 | Branch or if served unknown | X |
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Description
AFBRANCH reports the branch of the armed forces in which the respondent served most recently. Most veteran respondents served in only one branch of the armed forces, which is specified in AFBRANCH. For those who ever served in more than one branch, AFBRANCH identifies the branch in which the person served most recently.
Current service in the armed forces, branch unspecified, is reported in NOWAF for 1997 forward; whether ever honorably discharged from the armed forces, branch unspecified, is reported in HONDSCG for 1997 forward.
Universe
- 1978: Persons age 17+.
Availability
- 1978
Survey Text
1978 |
1 [] Y
2 [] N (NP)
2a. In which branch or branches of the Armed Forces did -- serve? Mark all that apply.
2 [] Army
3 [] Navy
4 [] Marines
5 [] Coast Guard
If only one entry in 2a, mark corresponding box; otherwise ask:
b. In which did -- serve most recently?
2 [] Army
3 [] Navy
4 [] Marines
5 [] Coast Guard
c. When did -- serve in the (entry in 2b)?
Circle code in descending order of priority. Thus if person served in Vietnam and in Korea, circle VN.
Korean War (June '50 - Jan. '55) . . . KW
World War II (Sept. '40 - July '47) . . . WWII
World War I (April '17 - Nov. '18) . . . WWI
Post Vietnam (May '75 to present) . . . PVN
Other Service (all other periods) . . . OS
2 [] KW
3 [] WWII
4 [] WWI
5 [] PVN
6 [] OS
9 [] DK
Weights
- 1978 : PERWEIGHT