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VAR CF0123 HEAD NORC RANK
COLUMNS 129-131
NUMERIC
MD EQ 0 OR GE 998
NORC PRESTIGE SCORE FOR HEAD
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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 VCF0123 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. Head is member of armed forces or former member; Head's
occupation has no NORC code (2 categories: carpenter's
helpers, and fishermen and oystermen)
999. NA if Head is working now/has ever worked; Head's
occupation NA
000. INAP; Head has never worked (unemployed or disabled)--all
years; Head is nonworking student or housewife--all
years; Head is housewife or student working less than
20 hours per week (1976 and 1978); identity of head of
household not established (1984); question not used
1976: 3436,3447 1978: 558,570 1980: 582,595
1982: 615,630,
643,657
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Walter Mebane
2003-02-17