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R child census occupation code (1980)
Variable:
kdocc80
Module:
Family Mobility
Subject:
Children
, Occupation
Survey Questions
Questions associated with this variable:
Respondent's Child's Occupation, Prestige, and Industry
A. What kind of work (is/was) (CHILD'S NAME) doing? That is, what (is/was) (his/her) job called?
B. IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED, ASK: What (does/did) (he/she) actually do in that job? Tell me what (are/were) some of (his/her) main duties?
C. What kind of place (does/did) (s/he) work for?
D. IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED, ASK: What (do/did) they (make/do)?
E. IF ALREADY ANSWERED, CODE WITHOUT ASKING: (Is/was) (s/he) self-employed or (does/did) (s/he) work for someone else?
Year Availability
Available in 1 of 32 years total.
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Summary by Year
Showing All Years
| Code | Label |
|---|---|
| 5 | Administrators and officials, public administration |
| 9 | Purchasing managers |
| 13 | Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations |
| 14 | Administrators, education and related fields |
| 16 | Managers, properties and real estate |
| 18 | Funeral directors |
| 19 | Managers and administrators, n.e.c. |
| 23 | Accountants and auditors |
| 25 | Other financial officers |
| 26 | Management analysts |
| 27 | Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists |
| 29 | Buyers, wholesale and retail trade except farm products |
| 33 | Purchasing agents and buyers |
| 35 | Construction inspectors |
| 53 | Civil engineers |
| 57 | Mechanical engineers |
| 59 | Engineers, n.e.c. |
| 64 | Computer systems analysts and scientists |
| 75 | Geologists and geodesists |
| 78 | Biological and life scientists |
| 84 | Physicians |
| 86 | Veterinarians |
| 95 | Registered nurses |
| 98 | Inhalation therapists |
| 106 | Physicians' assistants |
| 114 | Biological science teachers |
| 143 | English teachers |
| 144 | Foreign language teachers |
| 154 | Postsecondary teachers, subject not specified |
| 155 | Teachers, prekindergarten and kindergarten |
| 156 | Teachers, elementary school |
| 157 | Teachers, secondary school |
| 158 | Teachers, special education |
| 159 | Teachers, n.e.c. |
| 164 | Librarians |
| 167 | Psychologists |
| 174 | Social workers |
| 176 | Clergy |
| 177 | Religious workers, n.e.c. |
| 178 | Lawyers |
| 184 | Technical writers |
| 185 | Designers |
| 186 | Musicians and composers |
| 187 | Actors and directors |
| 188 | Painters, sculptors, craft-artists, and printmakers |
| 189 | Photographers |
| 194 | Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. |
| 195 | Editors and reporters |
| 197 | Public relations specialists |
| 198 | Announcers |
| 203 | Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians |
| 204 | Dental hygienists |
| 205 | Health record technologists and technicians |
| 206 | Radiologic technicians |
| 207 | Licensed practical nurses |
| 208 | Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. |
| 217 | Drafting occupations |
| 226 | Airplane pilots and navigators |
| 229 | Computer programmers |
| 234 | Legal assistants |
| 235 | Technicians, n.e.c. |
| 243 | Supervisors and proprietors, sales occupations |
| 253 | Insurance sales occupations |
| 254 | Real estate sales occupations |
| 255 | Securities and financial services sales occupations |
| 256 | Advertising and related sales occupations |
| 259 | Sales rep., mining, manufacturing, and wholesale |
| 264 | Sales workers, apparel |
| 265 | Sales workers, shoes |
| 267 | Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances |
| 274 | Sales workers, other commodities |
| 276 | Cashiers |
| 277 | Street and door-to-door sales workers |
| 278 | News vendors |
| 303 | Supervisors, general office |
| 307 | Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks |
| 308 | Computer operators |
| 313 | Secretaries |
| 315 | Typists |
| 316 | Interviewers |
| 317 | Hotel clerks |
| 318 | Transportation ticket and reservation agents |
| 319 | Receptionists |
| 327 | Order clerks |
| 329 | Library clerks |
| 335 | File clerks |
| 336 | Records clerks |
| 337 | Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks |
| 338 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
| 344 | Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators |
| 348 | Telephone operators |
| 353 | Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. |
| 354 | Postal clerks, excluding mail carriers |
| 355 | Mail carriers, postal service |
| 356 | Mail clerks, excluding postal service |
| 357 | Messengers |
| 359 | Dispatchers |
| 364 | Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks |
| 365 | Stock and inventory clerks |
| 374 | Material recording, scheduling and distributing clerks, n.e.c. |
| 375 | Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
| 376 | Investigators and adjusters, except insurance |
| 379 | General office clerks |
| 383 | Bank tellers |
| 385 | Data-entry keyers |
| 389 | Administrative support occupations, n.e.c. |
| 406 | Child care workers, private household |
| 407 | Private household cleaners and servants |
| 418 | Police and detectives, public service |
| 423 | Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers |
| 424 | Correctional institution officers |
| 426 | Guards and police, excluding public service |
| 431 | Current member of the armed forces |
| 433 | Supervisors, food preparation and service occupations |
| 435 | Waiters and waitresses |
| 436 | Cooks, except short order |
| 439 | Kitchen workers, food preparation |
| 443 | Waiters'/waitresses' assistants |
| 444 | Miscellaneous food preparation occupations |
| 445 | Dental assistants |
| 446 | Health aids, except nursing |
| 447 | Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants |
| 449 | Maids and housemen |
| 453 | Janitors and cleaners |
| 456 | Supervisors, personal service occupations |
| 458 | Hairdressers and cosmetologists |
| 459 | Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities |
| 465 | Public transportation attendants |
| 467 | Welfare service aides |
| 468 | Child care workers, except private household |
| 469 | Personal service occupations, n.e.c. |
| 473 | Farmers, except horticultural |
| 479 | Farm workers |
| 485 | Supervisors, related agricultural occupations |
| 486 | Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm |
| 503 | Supervisors, mechanics and repairers |
| 505 | Automobile mechanics, except apprentices |
| 515 | Aircraft mechanics, excluding engine |
| 516 | Heavy equipment mechanics |
| 518 | Industrial machinery repairers |
| 523 | Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment |
| 525 | Data processing equipment repairers |
| 526 | Household appliance and power tool repairers |
| 529 | Telephone installers and repairers |
| 549 | Not specified mechanics and repairers |
| 558 | Supervisors, n.e.c. |
| 567 | Carpenters, except apprentices |
| 573 | Drywall installers |
| 575 | Electricians, except apprentices |
| 576 | Electrician apprentices |
| 579 | Painters, construction and maintenance |
| 585 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters, except apprentices |
| 594 | Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
| 595 | Roofers |
| 614 | Drillers, oil well |
| 633 | Supervisors, production occupations |
| 637 | Machinists, except apprentices |
| 657 | Cabinet makers and bench carpenters |
| 658 | Furniture and wood finishers |
| 666 | Dressmakers |
| 668 | Upholsterers |
| 686 | Butchers and meat cutters |
| 687 | Bakers |
| 706 | Punching and stamping press machine operators |
| 734 | Printing machine operators |
| 744 | Textile sewing machine operators |
| 748 | Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators |
| 766 | Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food |
| 777 | Miscellaneous and not specified machine operators, n.e.c. |
| 779 | Machine operators, not specified |
| 783 | Welders and cutters |
| 785 | Assemblers |
| 789 | Hand painting,coating, and decorating occupations |
| 796 | Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners |
| 803 | Supervisors, motor vehicle operators |
| 804 | Truck drivers, heavy |
| 806 | Driver-sales workers |
| 808 | Bus drivers |
| 809 | Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs |
| 844 | Operating engineers |
| 863 | Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers, n.e.c. |
| 869 | Construction laborers |
| 876 | Stevedores |
| 877 | Stock handlers and baggers |
| 883 | Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. |
| 887 | Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners |
| 888 | Hand packers and packagers |
| 889 | Laborers, except construction |
| 998 | Don't know |
| 999 | No answer |
| 0 | Not applicable |
| 1994 |
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| 23 |
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| 2391 |
Summary Statistics
| Valid cases | 562 |
| Missing cases | 61904 |