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The PSID: Occupation/Industry Retrospective 1973

Codebook


   

Variable List

Number Name Label

1 ID73 1973 INTERVIEW NUMBER

2 HDIND73 INDUSTRY OF HEAD 73

3 HDOCC73 OCCUPATION OF HEAD 73

4 WFIND73 INDUSTRY OF WIFE 73

5 WFOCC73 OCCUPATION OF WIFE 73


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
ID73 1973 INTERVIEW NUMBER Numeric 4 0 1-4

Question
1973 Interview Number (1973 ID Number)

Frequency Code Description
4177 1-5285 1973 family interview number


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
HDIND73 INDUSTRY OF HEAD 73 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
179 17-28 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
24 47-57 Mining
343 67-77 Construction
933 107-398 Manufacturing
252 407-479 Transportation, Communications, and Other Public Utilities
578 507-698 Wholesale and Retail Trade
162 707-718 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
122 727-759 Business and Repair Services
242 769-798 Personal Services
29 807-809 Entertainment and Recreation Services
598 828-897 Professional and Related Services
236 907-937 Public Administration
39 999 NA; DK
440 0 Inap.: not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
HDOCC73 OCCUPATION OF HEAD 73 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 sort 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
439 1-195 Professional, Technical, and Kindred Workers
422 201-245 Managers and Administrators, Except Farm
146 260-285 Sales Workers
354 301-395 Clerical and Kindred Workers
668 401-600 Craftsmen and Kindred Workers
473 601-695 Operatives, Except Transport
196 701-715 Transport Equipment Operatives
277 740-785 Laborers, Except Farm
90 801-802 Farmers and Farm Managers
63 821-824 Farm Laborers and Farm Foremen
490 901-965 Service Workers, Except Private Household
100 980-984 Private Household Workers
19 999 NA; DK
440 0 Inap.: not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
WFIND73 INDUSTRY OF WIFE 73 Numeric 3 0 11-13

Question
G4. 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
22 17-28 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
2 47-57 Mining
6 67-77 Construction
299 107-398 Manufacturing
46 407-479 Transportation, Communications, and Other Public Utilities
252 507-698 Wholesale and Retail Trade
73 707-718 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
27 727-759 Business and Repair Services
176 769-798 Personal Services
7 807-809 Entertainment and Recreation Services
401 828-897 Professional and Related Services
48 907-937 Public Administration
24 999 NA; DK
2794 0 Inap.: no wife; not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
WFOCC73 OCCUPATION OF WIFE 73 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
172 1-195 Professional, Technical, and Kindred Workers
48 201-245 Managers and Administrators, Except Farm
78 260-285 Sales Workers
376 301-395 Clerical and Kindred Workers
15 401-600 Craftsmen and Kindred Workers
264 601-695 Operatives, Except Transport
11 701-715 Transport Equipment Operatives
12 740-785 Laborers, Except Farm
3 801-802 Farmers and Farm Managers
18 821-824 Farm Laborers and Farm Foremen
304 901-965 Service Workers, Except Private Household
68 980-984 Private Household Workers
14 999 NA; DK
2794 0 Inap.: no wife; not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999
 



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