********************************************************************** RESPONDENT'S ARMED FORCES EXPERIENCE ********************************************************************** 2849 M523 Q.523 Have you ever been on active duty in the Armed Forces for a period of 6 months or more? Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 1-Yes 1845 17.42 2-No 11133 82.30 9-No answer 39 0.28 Q.524 In what month and year did that period of active duty begin? 2850-2853 M524M Date Coded in Century Months Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent Before 1940 34 0.37 1940-1949 552 5.79 1950-1959 356 3.66 1960-1969 445 4.10 1970-1988 452 3.43 9996-Inapplicable 11172 82.58 9998-Don't know 5 0.05 9999-No answer 1 0.01 See Appendix G for coding of dates into Century Months NSFH/30 January 90 Page M-313 ________________________________________________________________________________ 2854 M524F Date Allocation Flag Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 0-Month and year given by respondent 1748 16.53 1-Year given, month allocated from 29 0.28 season or portion of year 2-Year given, no response for month; 62 0.55 month allocated 3-No year given by respondent 6 0.07 6-Inapplicable 11172 82.58 2855 M525 Q.525 Did you enter the Armed Forces as a: Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 1-draftee 537 5.26 2-did you enlist 1299 12.08 6-Inapplicable 11172 82.58 9-No answer 9 0.08 2856 M526 Q.526 Were you ever involved in combat? Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 1-Yes 620 6.08 2-No 1217 11.26 6-Inapplicable 11172 82.58 9-No answer 8 0.08 Q.527 What was the month and year of your last separation from active duty? 2857-2860 M527M Date Coded in Century Months NSFH/30 January 90 Page M-314 ________________________________________________________________________________ Unweighted Frequency 9995-Currently on active duty 63 9996-Inapplicable 11177 9998-Don't know 3 9999-No answer 8 See Appendix G for coding of dates into Century Months 2861 M527F Date Allocation Flag Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 0-Month and year given by respondent 1663 15.77 1-Year given, month allocated from 30 0.29 season or portion of year 2-Year given, no response for month; 73 0.71 month allocated 3-No year given by respondent 11 0.10 4-Date not determined 63 0.50 6-Inapplicable 11177 82.63 Note: Information on current enrollment status is in CURRENR and CURRENRF, in columns 7393 and 7394.