Description

This variable indicates whether persons were engaged in active-duty military service in the armed forces of the United States during the Korean conflict era (between June, 1950 and January, 1955). It includes those on active duty in the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard during this period, and it excludes those in the National Guard and military Reserves, unless they were called to active duty.

Universe

• United States 1980: Persons age 16+

Availability

• United States: 1980

Integrated variables

• None