The March 2026 monthly data and the January 2026 data that were recently re-released by the Census Bureau are now available via IPUMS CPS. October 2025 data were not collected during the U.S. federal government shutdown.
VLASTGUARD
Last period of active duty was a result of a call-up from the Reserves or National Guard
- Codes
- Description
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Flags
- Questionnaire Text
- UnHarmonized Variables
Codes
This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.
Description
VLASTGUARD indicates whether a respondent's last period of active duty was due to a call up from the Reserves or National Guard.
This variable is part of the Veterans Supplement
Universe
- 2007-2020: Veterans who did not state they had NOT been called to active duty by Reserves or National Guard, or those who did not specify what branch of the military they served in
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 – 2020 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - |
