VAR CF0122 RESPONDENT NORC RANK

VAR CF0122    RESPONDENT NORC RANK
              COLUMNS 126-128
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 998


        NORC PRESTIGE 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.

        Scores appearing in VCF0122 for 1976-1982 have 1 implied decimal
        point, i.e., code 578 represents a score of 57.8.

        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; R's
                       occupation has no NORC code (2 categories: carpenter's
                       helpers, or fishermen and oystermen)

               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:  3414,3426         1978:  536,548         1980:  505,518
        1982:  559,574,587,601

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