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The PSID: Occupation/Industry Retrospective 1972

Codebook


   

Variable List

Number Name Label

1 ID72 1972 INTERVIEW NUMBER

2 HDIND72 INDUSTRY OF HEAD 72

3 HDOCC72 OCCUPATION OF HEAD 72

4 WFIND72 INDUSTRY OF WIFE 72

5 WFOCC72 OCCUPATION OF WIFE 72


coding


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
ID72 1972 INTERVIEW NUMBER Numeric 4 0 1-4

Question
1972 Interview Number (1972 ID Number)

Frequency Code Description
4070 1-5060 1972 family interview number


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
HDIND72 INDUSTRY OF HEAD 72 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
21 47-57 Mining
344 67-77 Construction
913 107-398 Manufacturing
253 407-479 Transportation, Communications, and Other Public Utilities
579 507-698 Wholesale and Retail Trade
154 707-718 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
123 727-759 Business and Repair Services
258 769-798 Personal Services
31 807-809 Entertainment and Recreation Services
579 828-897 Professional and Related Services
236 907-937 Public Administration
29 999 NA; DK
372 0 Inap.: not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
HDOCC72 OCCUPATION OF HEAD 72 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
440 1-195 Professional, Technical, and Kindred Workers
388 201-245 Managers and Administrators, Except Farm
158 260-285 Sales Workers
328 301-395 Clerical and Kindred Workers
652 401-600 Craftsmen and Kindred Workers
499 601-695 Operatives, Except Transport
184 701-715 Transport Equipment Operatives
269 740-785 Laborers, Except Farm
90 801-802 Farmers and Farm Managers
61 821-824 Farm Laborers and Farm Foremen
501 901-965 Service Workers, Except Private Household
114 980-984 Private Household Workers
14 999 NA; DK
372 0 Inap.: not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
WFIND72 INDUSTRY OF WIFE 72 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
30 17-28 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
3 47-57 Mining
9 67-77 Construction
275 107-398 Manufacturing
45 407-479 Transportation, Communications, and Other Public Utilities
260 507-698 Wholesale and Retail Trade
63 707-718 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
24 727-759 Business and Repair Services
201 769-798 Personal Services
7 807-809 Entertainment and Recreation Services
418 828-897 Professional and Related Services
55 907-937 Public Administration
25 999 NA; DK
2655 0 Inap.: no wife; not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
WFOCC72 OCCUPATION OF WIFE 72 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
173 1-195 Professional, Technical, and Kindred Workers
57 201-245 Managers and Administrators, Except Farm
78 260-285 Sales Workers
370 301-395 Clerical and Kindred Workers
17 401-600 Craftsmen and Kindred Workers
250 601-695 Operatives, Except Transport
9 701-715 Transport Equipment Operatives
10 740-785 Laborers, Except Farm
3 801-802 Farmers and Farm Managers
25 821-824 Farm Laborers and Farm Foremen
322 901-965 Service Workers, Except Private Household
83 980-984 Private Household Workers
18 999 NA; DK
2655 0 Inap.: no wife; not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999
 



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