VAR CF0154b R OCCUPATION 14 CATEGORIES 1984-LATER

VAR CF0154b   R OCCUPATION 14 CATEGORIES 1984-LATER
              COLUMNS 203-204
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 98

       What is/was your main occupation?  (What sort of work do/did
       you do?)  (1984-1986:IF NOT CLEAR: tell me a little more about
       what you do/did.) (1986 AND LATER: What are/were your most important
       activities or duties?)

       R OCCUPATION -
       14-CATEGORY COLLAPSED CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE
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       USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B

       This variable combines employment data for all Rs except
       nonworking homemakers and students (i.e., their data for
       employment in the past 6 months are omitted).
       The disabled and homemakers or students who are also
       currently working have their current occupation coded here.
       Retirees who are also currently working have past occupation
       coded rather than current occupation. If R is disabled
       and not working but has worked in the past, or if R is
       unemployed, then past employment is represented here.

       1.  Executive, Administrative and Managerial
       2.  Professional Specialty Occupations
       3.  Technicians and Related Support Occupations
       4.  Sales Occupation
       5.  Administrative Support, including clerical
       6.  Private Household
       7.  Protective Service
       8.  Service except Protective and Household
       9.  Farming, Forestry and Fishing Occupations
       10. Precision Production, Craft and Repair Occupations
       11. Machine Operators, Assemblers and Inspectors
       12. Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
       13. Handlers, Equipment Cleaners, Helpers and Laborers
       14. Member of Armed Forces

       98. DK
       99. NA
       00. Inap, R has never worked for pay; question not used

        1984:  840516          1986:  860664         1988:  880466
        1990:  900603          1992:  923955         1994:  941256
        1996:  960676          1998:  980639         2000:  000980


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