Variable Description

Name
H4MI8Y
Label
S10Q8Y YEAR START ACT/MILITARY DUTY-W4
Dataset

Summary Statistics for 'H4MI8Y'

Value Valid Label Frequency % of Valid % of All
1993 Valid 1993 1
0.09%
0.01%
1994 Valid 1994 13
1.17%
0.08%
1995 Valid 1995 85
7.67%
0.54%
1996 Valid 1996 150
13.54%
0.96%
1997 Valid 1997 170
15.34%
1.08%
1998 Valid 1998 144
13.00%
0.92%
1999 Valid 1999 146
13.18%
0.93%
2000 Valid 2000 137
12.36%
0.87%
2001 Valid 2001 82
7.40%
0.52%
2002 Valid 2002 60
5.42%
0.38%
2003 Valid 2003 43
3.88%
0.27%
2004 Valid 2004 34
3.07%
0.22%
2005 Valid 2005 19
1.71%
0.12%
2006 Valid 2006 13
1.17%
0.08%
2007 Valid 2007 6
0.54%
0.04%
2008 Valid 2008 5
0.45%
0.03%
9996 Missing refused 2
0.01%
9997 Missing legitimate skip 14,589
92.92%
9998 Missing don't know 2
0.01%
Total Responses Valid Invalid Min Max
15701 1108 14593 1993 2008

Representation

Representation Type
Code List
Selection Style
SelectOne
Measurement Unit
numeric
Measurement Unit
numeric
Aggregation Method
Unspecified
Temporal
False
Geographic
False

Source Questions

H4MI8Y

Lineage

  • Wave IV In-Home Interview - H4MI8Y
    S10Q8Y YEAR START ACT/MILITARY DUTY-W4
    • 8Y. In what month and year did your first military service begin? [Year]

Concordance

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Wave IV
Wave IV In-Home Interview
Wave IV In-Home Interview
H4MI8Y
1993
0.09%
1994
1.17%
1995
7.67%
1996
13.54%
1997
15.34%
1998
13.00%
1999
13.18%
2000
12.36%
2001
7.40%
2002
5.42%
2003
3.88%
2004
3.07%
2005
1.71%
2006
1.17%
2007
0.54%
2008
0.45%
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Wave IV
Wave IV In-Home Interview
Wave IV In-Home Interview
H4MI8Y
1993
0.01%
1994
0.08%
1995
0.54%
1996
0.96%
1997
1.08%
1998
0.92%
1999
0.93%
2000
0.87%
2001
0.52%
2002
0.38%
2003
0.27%
2004
0.22%
2005
0.12%
2006
0.08%
2007
0.04%
2008
0.03%
Dataset Variable Valid Invalid Min First Quartile Median Third Quartile Max Mean StdDev
Wave IV In-Home Interview H4MI8Y 1,108 14,593 1,993 2,008
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Wave IV
Wave IV In-Home Interview
Wave IV In-Home Interview
H4MI8Y
1993 1993
1994 1994
1995 1995
1996 1996
1997 1997
1998 1998
1999 1999
2000 2000
2001 2001
2002 2002
2003 2003
2004 2004
2005 2005
2006 2006
2007 2007
2008 2008