VAR CF0120 RESPONDENT S.E.I. RANK

VAR CF0120    RESPONDENT S.E.I. RANK
              COLUMNS 120-122
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 998


        DUNCAN S.E.I. SCORE FOR R
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        1976-1982: ORIGINAL SCORE (3-digit code, see APPENDIX "DUNCAN S.E.I
        AND NORC PRESTIGE SCALES 1976-1982") IS BASED ON 1970 U.S. CENSUS
        OCCUPATION CODES.
        1984:  ORIGINAL SCORE (4-digit code, see APPENDIX "1984 DUNCAN
        S.E.I.") IS BASED ON 1980 U.S. CENSUS OCCUPATION CODES.

        1984 scoring based on 1980 U.S. Census Occupation codes has resulted
        in distributions which are not comparable to earlier years.

        Scores appearing in VCF0120 for 1976-1982 have 1 implied decimal
        point, i.e., code 578 represents a score of 57.8.  Scores for 1984
        also have 1 implied decimal point, rounded from 2 implied decimal
        points.

        SEE APPENDICES "DUNCAN S.E.I. AND NORC PRESTIGE SCALES 1976-1982"
        AND "1984 DUNCAN S.E.I.") and:

               998.  R is member of armed forces or former member

               000.  INAP; R has never worked (unemployed or disabled)--all
                     years; R is nonworking student or housewife--all years; R
                     is housewife or student working less than 20 hrs per week
                     (1976 and 1978); question not used

        1976:  3413,3425   1978:  535,547     1980:  504,517
        1982:  558,573,    1984:  1136
               586,600

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