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The PSID: Occupation/Industry Retrospective 1980

Codebook


   

Variable List

Number Name Label

1 ID80 1980 INTERVIEW NUMBER

2 HDIND80 INDUSTRY OF HEAD 80

3 HDOCC80 OCCUPATION OF HEAD 80

4 WFIND80 INDUSTRY OF WIFE 80

5 WFOCC80 OCCUPATION OF WIFE 80


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
ID80 1980 INTERVIEW NUMBER Numeric 4 0 1-4

Question
1980 Interview Number (1980 ID Number)

Frequency Code Description
5148 1-6533 1980 family interview number


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
HDIND80 INDUSTRY OF HEAD 80 Numeric 3 0 5-7

Question
C8. What kind of business or industry is that in? D13. 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
166 17-28 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
32 47-57 Mining
349 67-77 Construction
1070 107-398 Manufacturing
300 407-479 Transportation, Communications, and Other Public Utilities
623 507-698 Wholesale and Retail Trade
152 707-718 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
156 727-759 Business and Repair Services
179 769-798 Personal Services
38 807-809 Entertainment and Recreation Services
716 828-897 Professional and Related Services
316 907-937 Public Administration
68 999 NA; DK
983 0 Inap.: not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
HDOCC80 OCCUPATION OF HEAD 80 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. D12. 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
547 1-195 Professional, Technical, and Kindred Workers
475 201-245 Managers and Administrators, Except Farm
164 260-285 Sales Workers
457 301-395 Clerical and Kindred Workers
718 401-600 Craftsmen and Kindred Workers
523 601-695 Operatives, Except Transport
223 701-715 Transport Equipment Operatives
252 740-785 Laborers, Except Farm
75 801-802 Farmers and Farm Managers
56 821-824 Farm Laborers and Farm Foremen
566 901-965 Service Workers, Except Private Household
68 980-984 Private Household Workers
41 999 NA; DK
983 0 Inap.: not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
WFIND80 INDUSTRY OF WIFE 80 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
24 17-28 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
3 47-57 Mining
17 67-77 Construction
314 107-398 Manufacturing
64 407-479 Transportation, Communications, and Other Public Utilities
344 507-698 Wholesale and Retail Trade
109 707-718 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
37 727-759 Business and Repair Services
168 769-798 Personal Services
12 807-809 Entertainment and Recreation Services
551 828-897 Professional and Related Services
100 907-937 Public Administration
25 999 NA; DK
3380 0 Inap.: no wife; not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999


Name Label Type Width Decimals Location
WFOCC80 OCCUPATION OF WIFE 80 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 sort 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
260 1-195 Professional, Technical, and Kindred Workers
123 201-245 Managers and Administrators, Except Farm
111 260-285 Sales Workers
510 301-395 Clerical and Kindred Workers
25 401-600 Craftsmen and Kindred Workers
239 601-695 Operatives, Except Transport
16 701-715 Transport Equipment Operatives
17 740-785 Laborers, Except Farm
5 801-802 Farmers and Farm Managers
14 821-824 Farm Laborers and Farm Foremen
379 901-965 Service Workers, Except Private Household
54 980-984 Private Household Workers
15 999 NA; DK
3380 0 Inap.: no wife; not eligible for retroactive coding

Missing Data Code: 999
 



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