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The PSID: Occupation/Industry Retrospective 1979

Codebook


   

Variable List

Number Name Label

1 ID79 1979 INTERVIEW NUMBER

2 HDIND79 INDUSTRY OF HEAD 79

3 HDOCC79 OCCUPATION OF HEAD 79

4 WFIND79 INDUSTRY OF WIFE 79

5 WFOCC79 OCCUPATION OF WIFE 79


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
ID79 1979 INTERVIEW NUMBER Numeric 4 0 1-4

Question
1979 Interview Number (1979 ID Number)

Frequency Code Description
4939 1-6373 1979 family interview number


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
HDIND79 INDUSTRY OF HEAD 79 Numeric 3 0 5-7

Question
C8. What kind of business or industry is that in? D14. What kind of business or industry was that in? E5. What kind of business or industry 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
159 17-28 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
32 47-57 Mining
356 67-77 Construction
1050 107-398 Manufacturing
311 407-479 Transportation, Communications, and Other Public Utilities
611 507-698 Wholesale and Retail Trade
153 707-718 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
148 727-759 Business and Repair Services
202 769-798 Personal Services
28 807-809 Entertainment and Recreation Services
671 828-897 Professional and Related Services
307 907-937 Public Administration
31 999 NA; DK
880 0 Inap.: not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
HDOCC79 OCCUPATION OF HEAD 79 Numeric 3 0 8-10

Question
C6. What is your main occupation? What sort of work do you do? C7. Tell me a little more about what you do. D13. What sort of work did you do on your last job? What was your occupation? E4. What sort of work did you do? 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
537 1-195 Professional, Technical, and Kindred Workers
459 201-245 Managers and Administrators, Except Farm
162 260-285 Sales Workers
442 301-395 Clerical and Kindred Workers
714 401-600 Craftsmen and Kindred Workers
509 601-695 Operatives, Except Transport
210 701-715 Transport Equipment Operatives
270 740-785 Laborers, Except Farm
74 801-802 Farmers and Farm Managers
49 821-824 Farm Laborers and Farm Foremen
528 901-965 Service Workers, Except Private Household
84 980-984 Private Household Workers
21 999 NA; DK
880 0 Inap.: not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
WFIND79 INDUSTRY OF WIFE 79 Numeric 3 0 11-13

Question
F9. What kind of business or industry is that in? G7. What kind of business or industry was that in? H5. What kind of business or industry 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
19 17-28 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
3 47-57 Mining
13 67-77 Construction
311 107-398 Manufacturing
56 407-479 Transportation, Communications, and Other Public Utilities
311 507-698 Wholesale and Retail Trade
105 707-718 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
45 727-759 Business and Repair Services
169 769-798 Personal Services
10 807-809 Entertainment and Recreation Services
536 828-897 Professional and Related Services
79 907-937 Public Administration
16 999 NA; DK
3266 0 Inap.: no wife; not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
WFOCC79 OCCUPATION OF WIFE 79 Numeric 3 0 14-16

Question
F7. What is your (wife's/friend's) main occupation? What sort of work does she do? F8. Tell me a little more about what she does. G6. What sort of work did your (wife/friend) do on her last job? (What was her occupation?) H4. What kind of work did she do? What was her 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
241 1-195 Professional, Technical, and Kindred Workers
92 201-245 Managers and Administrators, Except Farm
100 260-285 Sales Workers
498 301-395 Clerical and Kindred Workers
28 401-600 Craftsmen and Kindred Workers
239 601-695 Operatives, Except Transport
9 701-715 Transport Equipment Operatives
12 740-785 Laborers, Except Farm
4 801-802 Farmers and Farm Managers
13 821-824 Farm Laborers and Farm Foremen
370 901-965 Service Workers, Except Private Household
55 980-984 Private Household Workers
12 999 NA; DK
3266 0 Inap.: no wife; not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999
 



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