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The PSID: Occupation/Industry Retrospective 1974

Codebook


   

Variable List

Number Name Label

1 ID74 1974 INTERVIEW NUMBER

2 HDIND74 INDUSTRY OF HEAD 74

3 HDOCC74 OCCUPATION OF HEAD 74

4 WFIND74 INDUSTRY OF WIFE 74

5 WFOCC74 OCCUPATION OF WIFE 74


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
ID74 1974 INTERVIEW NUMBER Numeric 4 0 1-4

Question
1974 Interview Number (1974 ID Number)

Frequency Code Description
4345 1-5517 1974 family interview number


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
HDIND74 INDUSTRY OF HEAD 74 Numeric 3 0 5-7

Question
D4. What kind of business is that in? E7. What kind of business was that in? F4. 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
18 47-57 Mining
354 67-77 Construction
989 107-398 Manufacturing
258 407-479 Transportation, Communications, and Other Public Utilities
580 507-698 Wholesale and Retail Trade
157 707-718 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
142 727-759 Business and Repair Services
213 769-798 Personal Services
26 807-809 Entertainment and Recreation Services
622 828-897 Professional and Related Services
263 907-937 Public Administration
23 999 NA; DK
522 0 Inap.: not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
HDOCC74 OCCUPATION OF HEAD 74 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
465 1-195 Professional, Technical, and Kindred Workers
415 201-245 Managers and Administrators, Except Farm
154 260-285 Sales Workers
386 301-395 Clerical and Kindred Workers
680 401-600 Craftsmen and Kindred Workers
499 601-695 Operatives, Except Transport
197 701-715 Transport Equipment Operatives
273 740-785 Laborers, Except Farm
90 801-802 Farmers and Farm Managers
59 821-824 Farm Laborers and Farm Foremen
498 901-965 Service Workers, Except Private Household
95 980-984 Private Household Workers
12 999 NA; DK
522 0 Inap.: not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
WFIND74 INDUSTRY OF WIFE 74 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
24 17-28 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
1 47-57 Mining
5 67-77 Construction
307 107-398 Manufacturing
50 407-479 Transportation, Communications, and Other Public Utilities
269 507-698 Wholesale and Retail Trade
83 707-718 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
28 727-759 Business and Repair Services
168 769-798 Personal Services
12 807-809 Entertainment and Recreation Services
423 828-897 Professional and Related Services
57 907-937 Public Administration
18 999 NA; DK
2900 0 Inap.: no wife; not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
WFOCC74 OCCUPATION OF WIFE 74 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
188 1-195 Professional, Technical, and Kindred Workers
61 201-245 Managers and Administrators, Except Farm
88 260-285 Sales Workers
399 301-395 Clerical and Kindred Workers
25 401-600 Craftsmen and Kindred Workers
259 601-695 Operatives, Except Transport
15 701-715 Transport Equipment Operatives
6 740-785 Laborers, Except Farm
2 801-802 Farmers and Farm Managers
20 821-824 Farm Laborers and Farm Foremen
298 901-965 Service Workers, Except Private Household
71 980-984 Private Household Workers
13 999 NA; DK
2900 0 Inap.: no wife; not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999
 



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