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VAR CF0115 RESPONDENT OCCUPATION (1)

VAR CF0115    RESPONDENT  OCCUPATION (1)                                      
              COLUMNS 103  - 103                                              
              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                                                  
                                                                              
                                                                              
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Walter Mebane
Mon Nov 12 02:55:58 EST 2001