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The PSID: Occupation/Industry Retrospective 1976

Codebook


   

Variable List

Number Name Label

1 ID76 1976 INTERVIEW NUMBER

2 HDIND76 INDUSTRY OF HEAD 76

3 HDOCC76 OCCUPATION OF HEAD 76

4 WFIND76 INDUSTRY OF WIFE 76

5 WFOCC76 OCCUPATION OF WIFE 76


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
ID76 1976 INTERVIEW NUMBER Numeric 4 0 1-4

Question
1976 Interview Number (1976 ID Number)

Frequency Code Description
4485 1-5862 1976 family interview number


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
HDIND76 INDUSTRY OF HEAD 76 Numeric 3 0 5-7

Question
D4. What kind of business is that in? E13. What kind of business was that in? F5. What kind of business was 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
161 17-28 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
28 47-57 Mining
329 67-77 Construction
959 107-398 Manufacturing
268 407-479 Transportation, Communications, and Other Public Utilities
570 507-698 Wholesale and Retail Trade
165 707-718 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
135 727-759 Business and Repair Services
195 769-798 Personal Services
37 807-809 Entertainment and Recreation Services
663 828-897 Professional and Related Services
290 907-937 Public Administration
39 999 NA; DK
646 0 Inap.: not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
HDOCC76 OCCUPATION OF HEAD 76 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. E12. What sort of work did you do on your last job? (What was your occupation?) F4. 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
511 1-195 Professional, Technical, and Kindred Workers
433 201-245 Managers and Administrators, Except Farm
151 260-285 Sales Workers
405 301-395 Clerical and Kindred Workers
690 401-600 Craftsmen and Kindred Workers
459 601-695 Operatives, Except Transport
195 701-715 Transport Equipment Operatives
247 740-785 Laborers, Except Farm
80 801-802 Farmers and Farm Managers
54 821-824 Farm Laborers and Farm Foremen
511 901-965 Service Workers, Except Private Household
77 980-984 Private Household Workers
26 999 NA; DK
646 0 Inap.: not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
WFIND76 INDUSTRY OF WIFE 76 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
17 17-28 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
2 47-57 Mining
9 67-77 Construction
283 107-398 Manufacturing
46 407-479 Transportation, Communications, and Other Public Utilities
276 507-698 Wholesale and Retail Trade
85 707-718 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
33 727-759 Business and Repair Services
174 769-798 Personal Services
12 807-809 Entertainment and Recreation Services
484 828-897 Professional and Related Services
78 907-937 Public Administration
27 999 NA; DK
2959 0 Inap.: no wife; not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
WFOCC76 OCCUPATION OF WIFE 76 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
214 1-195 Professional, Technical, and Kindred Workers
75 201-245 Managers and Administrators, Except Farm
95 260-285 Sales Workers
422 301-395 Clerical and Kindred Workers
27 401-600 Craftsmen and Kindred Workers
232 601-695 Operatives, Except Transport
12 701-715 Transport Equipment Operatives
8 740-785 Laborers, Except Farm
2 801-802 Farmers and Farm Managers
14 821-824 Farm Laborers and Farm Foremen
331 901-965 Service Workers, Except Private Household
70 980-984 Private Household Workers
24 999 NA; DK
2959 0 Inap.: no wife; not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999
 



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