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The PSID: Occupation/Industry Retrospective 1975

Codebook


   

Variable List

Number Name Label

1 ID75 1975 INTERVIEW NUMBER

2 HDIND75 INDUSTRY OF HEAD 75

3 HDOCC75 OCCUPATION OF HEAD 75

4 WFIND75 INDUSTRY OF WIFE 75

5 WFOCC75 OCCUPATION OF WIFE 75


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
ID75 1975 INTERVIEW NUMBER Numeric 4 0 1-4

Question
1975 Interview Number (1975 ID Number)

Frequency Code Description
4435 1-5725 1975 family interview number


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
HDIND75 INDUSTRY OF HEAD 75 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
169 17-28 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
25 47-57 Mining
340 67-77 Construction
968 107-398 Manufacturing
266 407-479 Transportation, Communications, and Other Public Utilities
591 507-698 Wholesale and Retail Trade
161 707-718 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
135 727-759 Business and Repair Services
202 769-798 Personal Services
33 807-809 Entertainment and Recreation Services
673 828-897 Professional and Related Services
275 907-937 Public Administration
31 999 NA; DK
566 0 Inap.: not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
HDOCC75 OCCUPATION OF HEAD 75 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
498 1-195 Professional, Technical, and Kindred Workers
426 201-245 Managers and Administrators, Except Farm
148 260-285 Sales Workers
408 301-395 Clerical and Kindred Workers
688 401-600 Craftsmen and Kindred Workers
493 601-695 Operatives, Except Transport
200 701-715 Transport Equipment Operatives
249 740-785 Laborers, Except Farm
81 801-802 Farmers and Farm Managers
62 821-824 Farm Laborers and Farm Foremen
522 901-965 Service Workers, Except Private Household
76 980-984 Private Household Workers
18 999 NA; DK
566 0 Inap.: not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
WFIND75 INDUSTRY OF WIFE 75 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
18 17-28 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
2 47-57 Mining
4 67-77 Construction
309 107-398 Manufacturing
44 407-479 Transportation, Communications, and Other Public Utilities
276 507-698 Wholesale and Retail Trade
81 707-718 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
25 727-759 Business and Repair Services
169 769-798 Personal Services
13 807-809 Entertainment and Recreation Services
450 828-897 Professional and Related Services
67 907-937 Public Administration
9 999 NA; DK
2968 0 Inap.: no wife; not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
WFOCC75 OCCUPATION OF WIFE 75 Numeric 3 0 14-16

Question
G3. What sort 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
186 1-195 Professional, Technical, and Kindred Workers
70 201-245 Managers and Administrators, Except Farm
83 260-285 Sales Workers
415 301-395 Clerical and Kindred Workers
22 401-600 Craftsmen and Kindred Workers
257 601-695 Operatives, Except Transport
9 701-715 Transport Equipment Operatives
11 740-785 Laborers, Except Farm
2 801-802 Farmers and Farm Managers
15 821-824 Farm Laborers and Farm Foremen
315 901-965 Service Workers, Except Private Household
72 980-984 Private Household Workers
10 999 NA; DK
2968 0 Inap.: no wife; not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999
 



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