How are full-time/part-time and full year/part year workers defined in Census 2000 and the American Community Survey?
Census 2000 and the American Community Survey have different time frames for these work experience concepts. In Census 2000, the question collecting information for these concepts asks about events occurring throughout the entire calendar year 1999; in the American Community Survey, the corresponding question asks about events occurring throughout the 12 months preceding the time when the question is answered. Here are some definitions: Reference period for work experience data: Calendar year 1999 for Census 2000 data; the past 12 months for data from the American Community Survey. Full-time, year-round workers in (reference period): all people 16 years old and over who usually worked 35 hours or more per week for 50 to 52 weeks in the (reference period). Part-time, year-round workers in (reference period): all people 16 years old and over who usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week for 50 to 52 weeks in the (reference period). Part-time or part-year workers in (reference period): all pe
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