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The PSID: Occupation/Industry Retrospective 1977

Codebook


   

Variable List

Number Name Label

1 ID77 1977 INTERVIEW NUMBER

2 HDIND77 INDUSTRY OF HEAD 77

3 HDOCC77 OCCUPATION OF HEAD 77

4 WFIND77 INDUSTRY OF WIFE 77

5 WFOCC77 OCCUPATION OF WIFE 77


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
ID77 1977 INTERVIEW NUMBER Numeric 4 0 1-4

Question
1977 Interview Number (1977 ID Number)

Frequency Code Description
4595 1-6007 1977 family interview number


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
HDIND77 INDUSTRY OF HEAD 77 Numeric 3 0 5-7

Question
D4. What kind of business is that in? E16. What kind of business was that in? F7. 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
149 17-28 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
31 47-57 Mining
327 67-77 Construction
971 107-398 Manufacturing
280 407-479 Transportation, Communications, and Other Public Utilities
612 507-698 Wholesale and Retail Trade
152 707-718 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
147 727-759 Business and Repair Services
195 769-798 Personal Services
33 807-809 Entertainment and Recreation Services
668 828-897 Professional and Related Services
296 907-937 Public Administration
42 999 NA; DK
692 0 Inap.: not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
HDOCC77 OCCUPATION OF HEAD 77 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. E15. What sort of work did you do on your last job? (What was your occupation?) F6. 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
515 1-195 Professional, Technical, and Kindred Workers
449 201-245 Managers and Administrators, Except Farm
159 260-285 Sales Workers
400 301-395 Clerical and Kindred Workers
676 401-600 Craftsmen and Kindred Workers
480 601-695 Operatives, Except Transport
200 701-715 Transport Equipment Operatives
255 740-785 Laborers, Except Farm
76 801-802 Farmers and Farm Managers
50 821-824 Farm Laborers and Farm Foremen
524 901-965 Service Workers, Except Private Household
83 980-984 Private Household Workers
36 999 NA; DK
692 0 Inap.: not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
WFIND77 INDUSTRY OF WIFE 77 Numeric 3 0 11-13

Question
G7. 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
3 47-57 Mining
9 67-77 Construction
302 107-398 Manufacturing
46 407-479 Transportation, Communications, and Other Public Utilities
263 507-698 Wholesale and Retail Trade
88 707-718 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
31 727-759 Business and Repair Services
157 769-798 Personal Services
10 807-809 Entertainment and Recreation Services
496 828-897 Professional and Related Services
74 907-937 Public Administration
17 999 NA; DK
3081 0 Inap.: no wife; not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
WFOCC77 OCCUPATION OF WIFE 77 Numeric 3 0 14-16

Question
G6. 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
218 1-195 Professional, Technical, and Kindred Workers
79 201-245 Managers and Administrators, Except Farm
83 260-285 Sales Workers
429 301-395 Clerical and Kindred Workers
24 401-600 Craftsmen and Kindred Workers
246 601-695 Operatives, Except Transport
12 701-715 Transport Equipment Operatives
10 740-785 Laborers, Except Farm
4 801-802 Farmers and Farm Managers
11 821-824 Farm Laborers and Farm Foremen
326 901-965 Service Workers, Except Private Household
61 980-984 Private Household Workers
11 999 NA; DK
3081 0 Inap.: no wife; not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999
 



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