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The PSID: Occupation/Industry Retrospective 1978

Codebook


   

Variable List

Number Name Label

1 ID78 1978 INTERVIEW NUMBER

2 HDIND78 INDUSTRY OF HEAD 78

3 HDOCC78 OCCUPATION OF HEAD 78

4 WFIND78 INDUSTRY OF WIFE 78

5 WFOCC78 OCCUPATION OF WIFE 78


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
ID78 1978 INTERVIEW NUMBER Numeric 4 0 1-4

Question

Frequency Code Description
4712 1-6154 1978 family interview number


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
HDIND78 INDUSTRY OF HEAD 78 Numeric 3 0 5-7

Question

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
160 17-28 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
35 47-57 Mining
333 67-77 Construction
998 107-398 Manufacturing
288 407-479 Transportation, Communications, and Other Public Utilities
599 507-698 Wholesale and Retail Trade
150 707-718 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
146 727-759 Business and Repair Services
199 769-798 Personal Services
32 807-809 Entertainment and Recreation Services
674 828-897 Professional and Related Services
317 907-937 Public Administration
28 999 NA; DK
753 0 Inap.: not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
HDOCC78 OCCUPATION OF HEAD 78 Numeric 3 0 8-10

Question

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
530 1-195 Professional, Technical, and Kindred Workers
439 201-245 Managers and Administrators, Except Farm
149 260-285 Sales Workers
427 301-395 Clerical and Kindred Workers
695 401-600 Craftsmen and Kindred Workers
493 601-695 Operatives, Except Transport
201 701-715 Transport Equipment Operatives
266 740-785 Laborers, Except Farm
78 801-802 Farmers and Farm Managers
54 821-824 Farm Laborers and Farm Foremen
533 901-965 Service Workers, Except Private Household
79 980-984 Private Household Workers
15 999 NA; DK
753 0 Inap.: not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
WFIND78 INDUSTRY OF WIFE 78 Numeric 3 0 11-13

Question

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
16 17-28 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
2 47-57 Mining
11 67-77 Construction
305 107-398 Manufacturing
46 407-479 Transportation, Communications, and Other Public Utilities
291 507-698 Wholesale and Retail Trade
92 707-718 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
42 727-759 Business and Repair Services
161 769-798 Personal Services
8 807-809 Entertainment and Recreation Services
490 828-897 Professional and Related Services
71 907-937 Public Administration
16 999 NA; DK
3161 0 Inap.: no wife; not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
WFOCC78 OCCUPATION OF WIFE 78 Numeric 3 0 14-16

Question

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
216 1-195 Professional, Technical, and Kindred Workers
77 201-245 Managers and Administrators, Except Farm
100 260-285 Sales Workers
442 301-395 Clerical and Kindred Workers
27 401-600 Craftsmen and Kindred Workers
243 601-695 Operatives, Except Transport
10 701-715 Transport Equipment Operatives
11 740-785 Laborers, Except Farm
2 801-802 Farmers and Farm Managers
12 821-824 Farm Laborers and Farm Foremen
351 901-965 Service Workers, Except Private Household
49 980-984 Private Household Workers
11 999 NA; DK
3161 0 Inap.: no wife; not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999
 



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