VAR CF0126b FATHER OCCUPATION 15 CATEGORIES (1)

VAR CF0126b   FATHER OCCUPATION 15 CATEGORIES (1)
              COLUMNS 138-139
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 98

        What kind of work did your father or father surrogate do for a
        living while you were growing up?

        FATHER'S OCCUPATION (WHEN R WAS YOUNG) -
        15 CATEGORIES 1978-1982,1996
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

         No code corresponding to 15 was used in 1996.

               01.  Professional, technical and kindred workers
               02.  Managers and administrators, except farm
               03.  Sales workers
               04.  Clerical and kindred workers
               05.  Craftsmen and kindred workers
               06.  Operatives, except transport
               07.  Transport equipment operatives
               08.  Laborers, except farm
               09.  Farmers (owners and tenants), farm managers,
                      farmer -- NA type
               10.  Farm foreman, farm laborer (wage-worker)
               11.  Service workers, except private household and
                      government protective services
               12.  Government protective services:  firemen; police;
                           marshals and  constables
               13.  Private household workers
               14.  Member of armed forces
               15.  Not in labor force

               98.  DK
               99.  NA
               00.  INAP, father wasn't living; not raised by
                          father, no parallel information for paternal
                          surrogate; question not used

        1978:  780618        1980:  800705         1982:  820747
        1996:  960710


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