Description
For persons aged 16 and older who are in scope and have a current main job, OCCCAT90RD reports the occupation category of the person's current main job. OCCCAT90RD reports the condensed occupation code based on detailed 3-digit 1990 Census occupation classification of a verbatim text field collected during the interview. For condensed occupation codes in FYC 2002-forward files, please see OCCCATRD.
Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
01
|
00
|
99
|
98
|
97
|
96
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | NIU | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 01 | Professional, technical and kindred | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 02 | Managerial and Administrative | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 03 | Sales Workers | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 04 | Clerical and kindred workers | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 05 | Crafstmen and Foremen | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 06 | Operatives | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 07 | Transport operatives | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 08 | Service workers | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 09 | Laborers, not farming | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 10 | Farm owners and managers | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 11 | Farm laborers and foremen | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 12 | Active military | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 90 | Unclassifiable/unknown occupation | · | · | · | X | X | X |
| 91 | Last worked prior to 1984 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 94 | Determined from previous round | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 97 | Refused | X | X | X | X | · | · |
| 98 | Not ascertained | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 99 | Don't know | X | X | X | X | · | · |
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Comparability
In 1996, OCCCAT90RD only includes persons aged 16 and older with a current main job, who are eligible in rounds 1 and 2 of data collection; in subsequent years, OCCCAT90RD is available for persons aged 16 and older who have a current main job. Otherwise, this variable is completely comparable across time.
Universe
- 1996: Persons in rounds 1 and 2 who are aged 16 and older, in scope, and have a current main job.
- 1997-2001: Persons aged 16 and older who are in scope and have a current main job.
Availability
- 1996-2001
Weights
- 1996-2001 : PERWEIGHT
Flags
This variable has no flags.
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