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VAR CF0115 RESPONDENT OCCUPATION (1)
COLUMNS 115-115
NUMERIC
MD EQ 0
1952-1964: What is your occupation. I mean, what kind of work do
you do? (IF NOT CLEAR OR OBVIOUS [1958,1960,1964 only]:) What exactly
do you do on your job? (IF NOT ASCERTAINED:) What kind of business is
that? (IF R IS UNEMPLOYED:) What kind of work do you usually do? (IF
R IS RETIRED:) What kind of work did you do before you retired?
1968-1970: (IF EMPLOYED OR ON STRIKE:) What kind of work do you do?
[What exactly do you do on your job?] (IF UNEMPLOYED OR RETIRED:)
What kind of work did you do when you were employed? [What exactly did
you do on your job?]
1972-1982: (IF R IS WORKING NOW OR IS TEMPORARILY LAID OFF:) What is
your main occupation [What sort of work do you do? Tell me a little
more about what you do.] (IF R IS UNEMPLOYED:) What kind of work did
you do on your last regular job [What was your occupation?] (IF R IS
RETIRED OR DISABLED:) What kind of work did you do when you worked
[What was your main occupation?]
1984 and later: (IF R IS WORKING NOW OR IS TEMPORARILY LAID OFF:)
What is your main occupation [What sort of work do you do?] What are
your most important activities or duties? (IF R IS RETIRED/UNEMPLOYED
/DISABLED:) What kind of work did you do on your last regular job
[What was your occupation?] What were your most important activities
or duties?
OCCUPATION OF R
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
SEE ALSO VCF0151. SEE VCF0116, CF0118, CF0150 FOR WORK STATUS VARS.
The difference between the data in VCF0115 [which remains unchanged]
and data in VCF0151 [new var] is that VCF0151 also includes some
occupation data excluded from VCF0115. The occupation data present
in VCF0151 but absent from VCF0115 are for Rs considered "students"
and "housewives"-- either nonworking (past employment) or presently
working some hours (1966-1970: any number of hours; 1972 and later:
less than 20 hours per week). Occupational data for such respondents
were not present at all in 1952,1956, 1958,1960,1964 studies, for
which VCF0115 and VCF0151 are identical.
NOTE: TO RENDER VCF0151 COMPARABLE TO THIS VAR, USE VCF0116,VCF0118
OR VCF0150 AS A FILTER:
1- if VCF0116=8 then VCF0151=0, if VCF0116=7 then VCF0151=6 OR:
2- if VCF0118=5 then VCF0151=0, if VCF0118=4 then VCF0151=6 OR:
3- if VCF0150 in(80,81) then VCF0151=0,
if VCF0150 in(70,71,75) then VCF0151=6
For all years, 'occupation' in the original studies may represent
present OR past employment. Exact employment information taken from
the original data are described below, by year. Note that, in 1980
and thereafter, for Rs working after retirement, both past and current
occupations were determined in the original studies, but past employ-
ment is incorporated here.
Since 1984:
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT used in this variable applies to Rs who are also
homemakers and students only if R works more than 20 hours per week
[NOT CODED 7,8 in VCF0116]. Rs who are working after retirement are
categorized by their past employment, regardless of current number of
working hours (and regardless whether included in "working now" in
VCF0116/VCF0118). The working "disabled" are coded for current
employment. PAST EMPLOYMENT used in this var applies to retirees, the
unemployed (if they have ever worked), and the nonworking disabled (if
they have ever worked), but does not cover non-working students and
homemakers who have worked in the past 6 months, even though
occupational data for their most recent job is available in the
original study data [but see VCF0151]. NONEMPLOYMENT: If the
unemployed and disabled have never worked, they are not included in
valid data; students working less than 20 hours per week as well as
nonworking students are not in valid data. Homemakers not working
or working less than 20 hours per week appear in code 6.
1980-1982:
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT used in this variable applies to Rs who are also
homemakers and students only if R works more than 20 hours per week
[NOT CODED 7,8 in VCF0116]. Rs who are working after retirement are
categorized by their past employment, regardless of current number of
working hours (and regardless whether included in "working now" in
VCF0116/VCF0118). Anyone identified as "disabled" is presumed not
currently working and is therefore not classified for current
occupation; if R is disabled and works, R's work status is "working
now" rather than "permanently disabled" and R is coded for current
employment (not past employment). PAST EMPLOYMENT used in this var
applies to retirees, the unemployed (if they have ever worked), and
the disabled (if they have worked in the past), but does not include
those nonworking students and homemakers who have worked in the past
12 months, even though occupational data for their most recent job
is available in the original study data [but see VCF0151].
NONEMPLOYMENT: If the unemployed and disabled have never worked, they
are not included in valid data; nonworking students and students
working less than 20 hours per week are not in valid data (are 0),
while nonworking homemakers and homemakers working less than 20 hours
per week appear in code 6.
1972-1978:
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT used in this variable applies to Rs who are also
homemakers or students only if R works 20 or more hours per week [NOT
coded 7,8 in VCF0116]; no information at all was present these years
about occupations (past or current) of housewives/students working
less than 20 hours per week. Rs who are working after being retired
or disabled may be coded here according to present OR past (pre-
retirement/disablement) employment, depending upon the following
condition: if R's current job is related to his/her past employment,
then current job is coded (and R is identified as "working now" rather
than "retired" or "disabled" in VCF0116/VCF0118); if R's current job
is not related to his/her past employment, then past job is
represented (R is identified as "retired" or "disabled" in
VCF0116/VCF0118). PAST EMPLOYMENT used in this var applies to the
"retired" (according to the condition above), to the unemployed (if
they have ever worked), and to the "disabled" (if they have worked
in the past and according to the condition above), but does not
include those nonworking students and homemakers who have worked
in the past 12 months, even though occupational data for their most
recent job is available in the original study data [but see VCF0151].
NONEMPLOYMENT: If the unemployed and disabled have never worked,
they are not included in valid data; nonworking students and
students working less than 20 hours per week are not in valid data
(are 0), while nonworking homemakers and homemakers working less
than 20 hours per week appear in code 6.
1970:
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT used in this variable is not defined in terms of
number of hours. Only those Rs who identify themselves as "employed"
or who volunteer "on strike" in response to the direct work status
question (choices given to R: employed/unemployed/ retired/
housewife/student/'or what') are coded for current employment.
However, even though Rs who identify themselves as "housewives" or
"students" (and all Rs coded into 'other' in the work status variable)
are subsequently asked if they also do any work for pay [and, if so,
what], occupational data for current jobs of working "student"-
identifiers and working "homemaker"-identifiers are not incorporated
here [but see VCF0151]. Because the disabled are not identified in
1970, it is indeterminable whether they were coded for employment
(current or past). The "retired" are not asked about any
post-retirement employment. PAST EMPLOYMENT used in this var applies
to those who identify themselves as "retired" or "unemployed."
Nonworking homemakers and students are not asked about past
employment (if any). NONEMPLOYMENT: If the unemployed have never
worked, they are not included in valid data. Those who identify
themselves as "students" are included in missing data (0), even if
they are also currently working. Those who identify themselves as
"housewives" appear in code 6, even if they are also currently
working .
1968:
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT used in this variable is not defined in terms of
number of hours. Note that the original study's occupation data
appeared in 2 vars, for 'occupation' and 'second job,' and only the
first var is represented here. Those who identify themselves as
"employed now" in response to the direct work status question (choices
given to R: employed now/ unemployed, laid off or sick/ retired/
permanently disabled/ housewife/ student/ 'or what') are coded for
current employment given. Rs who identify themselves as "housewives"
or "students" are subsequently asked if they also do any work for pay
and, if so, what: the occupational data for current jobs of working
"student"-identifiers and working "homemaker"-identifiers are not
incorporated here [but see VCF0151] --unless R is working full time
and is a student "only in the evening." Of 10 cases identified as
"physically disabled" in the original data, 6 are coded for some
current occupation and the remaining 4 are in NA missing data for
occupation. The "retired" are not asked about any post-retirement
employment. PAST EMPLOYMENT used in this var applies to those who
identify themselves as "retired" or "unemployed, laid off, or sick."
Nonworking homemakers and students are not asked about past employment
(if any). NONEMPLOYMENT: If the unemployed have never worked, they
are not included in valid data. Those who identify themselves as
"students" (daytime) are included in missing data (0), even if they
are also currently working. Rs who identify themselves as
"housewives" are in code 6, even if they are also currently working.
1952-1964:
During these years, two separate occupation questions were used in the
original data: the first codes ALL Rs' employment, including
"student," "homemaker," "retired" and "unemployed" as categories. Rs
falling into the latter two categories were then asked the second
occupation question which determines past employment and is also
represented here. No information is available from any of these years
about disabled Rs, or about post-retirement occupations of retired Rs
(if any). Nonworking "housewives" and "students" are not asked about
past employment (if any) during any years 1952-1964. For 1956-1964,
homemakers who are also working part time are coded by current
occupation, not as housewives, and working students attending day
classes-- even part time-- are coded as students, while Rs attending
classes part time in the evening are coded by occupation. For 1952,
only full-time employment is coded in the original data and here:
students and homemakers working part time are not coded by occupation;
they appear in 0 missing data (students) and code 6 (homemakers).
The 1954,1962,1966 occupation vars have not been included here since
they only described respondents who were also heads of households.
Since 1984, this variable has been a recode taken from a collapsed
version of the 1980 U.S. Census Occupation codes [full U.S. Census
occupation codes were also available in the original datasets].
Prior to 1984, the original variables used to create this var were
recodes from the following:
1976-1982: 1970 U.S. Census Occupation codes
1968-1974: CPS Political Behavior Occupation codes
1964: 1960 U.S. Census Occupation codes
1956-1960: 1950 U.S. Dept. of Commerce Census of occupations
The original 1952 occupational data appeared in categories created by
by NES. This coding scheme had fewer and broader occupational cate-
gories than subsequent years and could only approximately be recoded
into the categories appearing here. [The original codes were:
19.Professional and semi-professional; 20.Self-employed businessmen
and artisans, managers; 30.Clerical and sales, buyers, agents,
brokers; 40.Skilled and semi-skilled; 60.Unskilled, service workers,
farm laborers; 61.Protective service; 80.Farm operators;
90.Unemployed; 92.Student; 95.Retired; 6. Housewife.]
The 1954 recode used for VCF0115 is:
19=1, 20=1, 30=2, 40=3, 61=3, 60=4, 80=5, 96=6, else=0.
1. Professional and managerial
2. Clerical and sales workers
3. Skilled, semi-skilled and service workers
4. Laborers, except farm
5. Farmers, farm managers, farm laborers and foremen; forestry
and fishermen
6. Homemakers (1972-1992: 7 IN VCF0116, 4 in VCF0118;
1952-1970: 4 in VCF0118)
0. NA; member of armed forces; INAP, no pre (1952,1960);
question not used (1954)
1952: 520132,520134 1956: 560120,560123 1958: 580181,580184
1960: 600129,600132 1964: 640202,640205 1968: 680161
1970: 700275,700276 1972: 720306,720309 1974: 742443,742446
(type 0)
1976: 763409,763412 1978: 780531,780534 1980: 800454,800455,
1982: 820556,820557, 1984: 840456,840504, 800471,800486
820572 840516
1986: 860614,860664 1988: 880428,880466 1990: 900565,900603
1992: 923914,923955 1994: 941215,941216 1996: 960615,960676
1998: 980579,980639 2000: 000919,000980
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Walter Mebane
2003-02-17