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The PSID: Occupation/Industry Retrospective 1968

Codebook


   

Variable List

Number Name Label

1 ID68 1968 INTERVIEW NUMBER

2 HDIND68 INDUSTRY OF HEAD 68

3 HDOCC68 OCCUPATION OF HEAD 68

4 WFIND68 INDUSTRY OF WIFE 68

5 WFOCC68 OCCUPATION OF WIFE 68


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
ID68 1968 INTERVIEW NUMBER Numeric 4 0 1-4

Question
1968 Interview Number (1968 ID Number)

Frequency Code Description
2930 1-2930 Family interview number for SRC sample
1872 5001-6872 Family interview number for Census sample


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
HDIND68 INDUSTRY OF HEAD 68 Numeric 3 0 5-7

Question
F2. What is your main occupation? (What sort of work do you do?) F3. Tell me a little more about what you do. G1. What do you do when you work? (What is your occupation?) H2. What kind of work did you do when you worked? (What was your occupation?)

Explanation
The 3-digit industry code from _1970 Census of Population_; _Alphabetical Index of Industries and Occupations_ issued June 1971 by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Bureau of the Census was used for this variable. Please refer to Appendix V2, Wave XIV documentation, for complete listings.

Frequency Code Description
216 17-28 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
19 47-57 Mining
299 67-77 Construction
805 107-398 Manufacturing
237 407-479 Transportation, Communications, and Other Public Utilities
475 507-698 Wholesale and Retail Trade
118 707-718 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
115 727-759 Business and Repair Services
267 769-798 Personal Services
20 807-809 Entertainment and Recreation Services
441 828-897 Professional and Related Services
195 907-937 Public Administration
187 999 NA; DK
1408 0 Inap.: not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
HDOCC68 OCCUPATION OF HEAD 68 Numeric 3 0 8-10

Question
F2. What is your main occupation? (What sort of work do you do?) F3. Tell me a little more about what you do. G1. What do you do when you work? (What is your occupation?) H2. What kind of work did you do when you worked? (What was your occupation?)

Explanation
The 3-digit occupation code from _1970 Census of Population_; _Alphabetical Index of Industries and Occupation_ issued June 1971 by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Bureau of the Census was used for this variable. Please refer to Appendix V2, Wave XIV documentation, for complete listings.

Frequency Code Description
354 1-195 Professional, Technical, and Kindred Workers
348 201-245 Managers and Administrators, Except Farm
128 260-285 Sales Workers
273 301-395 Clerical and Kindred Workers
600 401-600 Craftsmen and Kindred Workers
444 601-695 Operatives, Except Transport
178 701-715 Transport Equipment Operatives
273 740-785 Laborers, Except Farm
115 801-802 Farmers and Farm Managers
80 821-824 Farm Laborers and Farm Foremen
415 901-965 Service Workers, Except Private Household
131 980-984 Private Household Workers
55 999 NA; DK
1408 0 Inap.: not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
WFIND68 INDUSTRY OF WIFE 68 Numeric 3 0 11-13

Question
I10. What kind of work did she do?

Explanation
The 3-digit industry code from _1970 Census of Population_; _Alphabetical Index of Industries and Occupations_ issued June 1971 by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Bureau of the Census was used for this variable. Please refer to Appendix V2, Wave XIV documentation, for complete listings.

Frequency Code Description
32 17-28 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
1 47-57 Mining
3 67-77 Construction
197 107-398 Manufacturing
21 407-479 Transportation, Communications, and Other Public Utilities
192 507-698 Wholesale and Retail Trade
44 707-718 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
14 727-759 Business and Repair Services
200 769-798 Personal Services
3 807-809 Entertainment and Recreation Services
262 828-897 Professional and Related Services
38 907-937 Public Administration
186 999 NA; DK
3609 0 Inap.: no wife; not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
WFOCC68 OCCUPATION OF WIFE 68 Numeric 3 0 14-16

Question
I10. What kind of work did she do?

Explanation
The 3-digit occupation code from _1970 Census of Population_; _Alphabetical Index of Industries and Occupation_ issued June 1971 by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Bureau of the Census was used for this variable. Please refer to Appendix V2, Wave XIV documentation, for complete listings.

Frequency Code Description
140 1-195 Professional, Technical, and Kindred Workers
38 201-245 Managers and Administrators, Except Farm
60 260-285 Sales Workers
280 301-395 Clerical and Kindred Workers
16 401-600 Craftsmen and Kindred Workers
199 601-695 Operatives, Except Transport
6 701-715 Transport Equipment Operatives
17 740-785 Laborers, Except Farm
1 801-802 Farmers and Farm Managers
28 821-824 Farm Laborers and Farm Foremen
247 901-965 Service Workers, Except Private Household
108 980-984 Private Household Workers
53 999 NA; DK
3609 0 Inap.: no wife; not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999
 



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