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The PSID: Occupation/Industry Retrospective 1971

Codebook


   

Variable List

Number Name Label

1 ID71 1971 INTERVIEW NUMBER

2 HDIND71 INDUSTRY OF HEAD 71

3 HDOCC71 OCCUPATION OF HEAD 71

4 WFIND71 INDUSTRY OF WIFE 71

5 WFOCC71 OCCUPATION OF WIFE 71


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
ID71 1971 INTERVIEW NUMBER Numeric 4 0 1-4

Question
1971 Interview Number (1971 ID Number)

Frequency Code Description
3976 1-4840 1971 family interview number


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
HDIND71 INDUSTRY OF HEAD 71 Numeric 3 0 5-7

Question
D3a. What kind of business is that in? E6a. What kind of business was that in? F3a. What kind of business is that in?

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
178 17-28 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
22 47-57 Mining
333 67-77 Construction
920 107-398 Manufacturing
241 407-479 Transportation, Communications, and Other Public Utilities
575 507-698 Wholesale and Retail Trade
138 707-718 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
123 727-759 Business and Repair Services
250 769-798 Personal Services
28 807-809 Entertainment and Recreation Services
595 828-897 Professional and Related Services
219 907-937 Public Administration
48 999 NA; DK
306 0 Inap.: not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
HDOCC71 OCCUPATION OF HEAD 71 Numeric 3 0 8-10

Question
D2. What is your main occupation? (What sort of work do you do?) D3. Tell me a little more about what you do. E6. What sort of work did you do on your last job? (What was your occupation?) F3. 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
419 1-195 Professional, Technical, and Kindred Workers
385 201-245 Managers and Administrators, Except Farm
145 260-285 Sales Workers
317 301-395 Clerical and Kindred Workers
657 401-600 Craftsmen and Kindred Workers
503 601-695 Operatives, Except Transport
167 701-715 Transport Equipment Operatives
255 740-785 Laborers, Except Farm
98 801-802 Farmers and Farm Managers
55 821-824 Farm Laborers and Farm Foremen
519 901-965 Service Workers, Except Private Household
123 980-984 Private Household Workers
27 999 NA; DK
306 0 Inap.: not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
WFIND71 INDUSTRY OF WIFE 71 Numeric 3 0 11-13

Question
G3a. What kind of business is that in?

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
5 47-57 Mining
8 67-77 Construction
272 107-398 Manufacturing
41 407-479 Transportation, Communications, and Other Public Utilities
254 507-698 Wholesale and Retail Trade
63 707-718 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
25 727-759 Business and Repair Services
214 769-798 Personal Services
9 807-809 Entertainment and Recreation Services
392 828-897 Professional and Related Services
69 907-937 Public Administration
32 999 NA; DK
2560 0 Inap.: no wife; not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
WFOCC71 OCCUPATION OF WIFE 71 Numeric 3 0 14-16

Question
G3. 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
170 1-195 Professional, Technical, and Kindred Workers
58 201-245 Managers and Administrators, Except Farm
76 260-285 Sales Workers
377 301-395 Clerical and Kindred Workers
25 401-600 Craftsmen and Kindred Workers
248 601-695 Operatives, Except Transport
9 701-715 Transport Equipment Operatives
9 740-785 Laborers, Except Farm
3 801-802 Farmers and Farm Managers
26 821-824 Farm Laborers and Farm Foremen
307 901-965 Service Workers, Except Private Household
92 980-984 Private Household Workers
16 999 NA; DK
2560 0 Inap.: no wife; not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999
 



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