GSS 1972-2002 Cumulative Datafile

Father's Employment


paocc16
FATHERS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)
Text of this Question or Item 
8. A. What kind of work did your father (FATHER SUBSTITUTE) 
normally do while you were growing up? That is, what was his job 
called?
Total Cases: 43,698 (Range of valid codes: 1-984)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data code: 0
Record/columns: 1/63-65

papres16
FATHERS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970)
Text of this Question or Item 
B. What did he actually do in that job? Tell me, what were some 
of his main duties?
% Valid
% All
N
Value
Label
0.0
0.0
2
9

0.2
0.1
52
12

0.1
0.0
15
14

0.1
0.0
16
15

0.9
0.5
205
16

4.9
2.5
1,100
17

2.4
1.2
540
18

0.4
0.2
90
19

0.3
0.2
72
20

0.0
0.0
7
21

0.9
0.4
196
22

0.8
0.4
184
23

0.2
0.1
54
24

0.3
0.2
74
25

3.6
1.9
811
26

1.0
0.5
220
27

1.4
0.7
320
28

1.7
0.9
384
29

1.1
0.6
252
30

0.7
0.4
166
31

6.8
3.5
1,509
32

2.6
1.3
571
33

2.9
1.5
648
34

1.3
0.7
300
35

2.8
1.4
617
36

2.3
1.2
520
37

0.8
0.4
174
38

1.7
0.9
390
39

4.3
2.2
958
40

19.9
10.2
4,445
41

1.0
0.5
215
42

0.5
0.2
101
43

1.2
0.6
262
44

3.2
1.6
706
45

0.2
0.1
34
46

2.6
1.3
586
47

2.7
1.4
606
48

1.0
0.5
234
49

11.1
5.7
2,476
50

1.0
0.5
218
51

0.1
0.1
31
52

0.1
0.0
12
53

0.3
0.1
58
54

0.1
0.1
24
55

0.5
0.3
114
56

0.9
0.4
193
57

0.2
0.1
44
58

0.7
0.3
149
60

0.8
0.4
172
61

0.5
0.2
109
62

0.3
0.2
74
63

0.0
0.0
1
65

0.0
0.0
4
66

0.3
0.2
67
67

0.4
0.2
85
68

1.4
0.7
309
69

0.0
0.0
11
70

0.3
0.2
69
71

0.4
0.2
91
72

0.2
0.1
45
74

0.5
0.2
102
76

0.4
0.2
94
78

0.5
0.3
112
82



49.0
21,398
.
(No Data)
100.0
100.0
43,698


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data code: 0
Record/columns: 1/66-67

pawrkslf
FATHER SELF-EMP. OR WORKED FOR SOMEBODY
Text of this Question or Item 
E. Was he self-employed or did he work for someone else?
% Valid
% All
N
Value
Label
30.8
25.7
11,252
1
SELF-EMPLOYED
69.2
57.8
25,265
2
SOMEONE ELSE


0.3
124
8
DK


1.0
443
9
NA


15.1
6,614
.
(No Data)
100.0
100.0
43,698


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 0,8,9
Record/column: 1/68

paind16
FATHERS INDUSTRY CODE (1970)
Text of this Question or Item 
C. What kind of place did he work for? D. What did they 
(make/do)?
Total Cases: 43,698 (Range of valid codes: 17-937)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data code: 0
Record/columns: 1/69-71

paocc80
FATHERS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1980)
Text of this Question or Item 
9. Father's Occupation, Prestige, and Industry
Total Cases: 43,698 (Range of valid codes: 3-889)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 0,998,999
Record/columns: 1/72-74

papres80
FATHERS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1980)
% Valid
% All
N
Value
Label
0.0
0.0
7
17

0.1
0.1
23
19

0.1
0.0
9
20

0.2
0.1
31
21

1.5
0.6
257
22

1.9
0.8
337
23

3.1
1.3
553
24

0.3
0.1
50
25

0.2
0.1
44
26

0.8
0.3
139
27

0.9
0.4
159
28

0.8
0.3
139
29

5.8
2.4
1,030
30

1.6
0.6
278
31

1.7
0.7
304
32

1.8
0.7
324
33

2.7
1.1
481
34

3.5
1.4
615
35

4.5
1.8
791
36

0.6
0.2
102
37

0.6
0.3
114
38

3.4
1.4
603
39

15.4
6.2
2,721
40

0.9
0.4
164
41

3.4
1.4
598
42

1.5
0.6
257
43

4.6
1.9
809
44

2.1
0.8
369
45

0.4
0.2
74
46

4.7
1.9
830
47

0.9
0.4
155
48

3.4
1.4
601
49

1.6
0.6
284
50

9.7
3.9
1,726
51

0.3
0.1
54
52

0.9
0.4
155
53

1.1
0.5
202
54

0.1
0.0
14
55

0.1
0.0
10
56

0.1
0.0
17
57

0.1
0.0
18
58

0.7
0.3
123
59

1.2
0.5
217
60

0.7
0.3
117
61

0.3
0.1
51
62

0.2
0.1
35
63

2.4
1.0
426
64

1.1
0.4
187
65

0.8
0.3
137
66

0.0
0.0
8
67

0.2
0.1
34
68

1.6
0.6
283
69

0.1
0.0
16
70

0.3
0.1
60
71

0.5
0.2
86
72

0.7
0.3
122
73

0.8
0.3
137
74

0.6
0.3
113
75

0.6
0.2
109
86



59.5
25,989
.
(No Data)
100.0
100.0
43,698


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data code: 0
Record/columns: 1/75-76

paind80
FATHERS INDUSTRY CODE (1980)
Total Cases: 43,698 (Range of valid codes: 10-990)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 0,998,999
Record/columns: 1/77-79

Mother's Employment


maocc80
MOTHERS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1980)
Text of this Question or Item 
10 A. What kind of work did your (mother/MOTHER SUBSTITUTE) 
usually do while you were growing up? That is, what was her job 
called?
Total Cases: 43,698 (Range of valid codes: 3-889)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 0,998,999
Record/columns: 1/80-82

mapres80
MOTHERS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1980)
Text of this Question or Item 
B. IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED, ASK: What did she actually do in 
that job? Tell me, what were some of her main duties?
% Valid
% All
N
Value
Label
0.9
0.2
75
17

0.1
0.0
11
19

1.3
0.3
110
20

0.3
0.1
23
21

2.6
0.5
217
22

5.4
1.0
446
23

2.0
0.4
160
24

1.0
0.2
85
25

0.1
0.0
9
26

0.2
0.0
17
27

7.3
1.4
598
28

3.4
0.6
276
29

2.3
0.4
190
30

3.6
0.7
294
31

4.4
0.8
360
32

2.5
0.5
209
33

2.5
0.5
207
34

3.8
0.7
310
35

5.3
1.0
432
36

0.2
0.0
15
37

0.4
0.1
29
38

1.0
0.2
83
39

2.0
0.4
164
40

0.4
0.1
33
41

5.0
0.9
407
42

1.6
0.3
134
43

2.1
0.4
175
44

0.5
0.1
43
45

8.5
1.6
699
46

4.3
0.8
355
47

0.6
0.1
46
48

1.4
0.3
118
49

0.2
0.0
17
50

3.8
0.7
314
51

1.1
0.2
92
52

0.2
0.0
14
53

0.5
0.1
39
54

0.6
0.1
47
55

0.4
0.1
30
56

0.5
0.1
40
57

0.1
0.0
12
58

0.4
0.1
33
59

1.7
0.3
138
60

0.3
0.1
27
61

0.0
0.0
4
62

0.1
0.0
7
63

4.7
0.9
386
64

1.0
0.2
83
65

5.7
1.1
466
66

0.0
0.0
1
67

0.2
0.0
17
68

0.4
0.1
35
69

0.0
0.0
1
70

0.0
0.0
1
71

0.0
0.0
2
72

0.1
0.0
11
73

0.5
0.1
38
74

0.1
0.0
6
75

0.1
0.0
10
86



81.2
35,497
.
(No Data)
100.0
100.0
43,698


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data code: 0
Record/columns: 1/83-84

mawrkslf
MOTHER SELF-EMP. OR WORKED FOR SOMEBODY
Text of this Question or Item 
E. IF ALREADY ANSWERED, CODE WITHOUT ASKING: Was she 
self-employed, or did she work for someone else?
% Valid
% All
N
Value
Label
11.9
2.3
985
1
SELF-EMPLOYED
88.1
16.7
7,312
2
SOMEONE ELSE


0.0
10
8
DK


0.3
147
9
NA


80.7
35,244
.
(No Data)
100.0
100.0
43,698


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 0,8,9
Record/column: 1/85

maind80
MOTHERS INDUSTRY CODE (1980)
Text of this Question or Item 
C. What kind of place did she work for? D. IF NOT ALREADY 
ANSWERED, ASK: What did they (make/do)?
Total Cases: 43,698 (Range of valid codes: 1-998)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 0,990,999
Record/columns: 1/86-88

Family Composition


sibs
NUMBER OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS
Text of this Question or Item 
11. How many brothers and sisters did you have? Please count 
those born alive, but no longer living, as well as those alive 
now. Also include stepbrothers and stepsisters, and children 
adopted by your parents.
% Valid
% All
N
Value
Label
5.2
5.2
2,254
0

15.8
15.7
6,865
1

18.0
17.9
7,838
2

15.6
15.6
6,796
3

11.6
11.5
5,032
4

8.6
8.6
3,740
5

6.5
6.5
2,836
6

5.8
5.8
2,522
7

3.7
3.7
1,630
8

2.8
2.8
1,227
9

1.9
1.9
836
10

1.6
1.5
676
11

1.0
1.0
445
12

0.7
0.7
300
13

0.4
0.4
162
14

0.3
0.3
111
15

0.2
0.2
78
16

0.1
0.1
32
17

0.1
0.1
28
18

0.1
0.1
22
19

0.1
0.1
24
20

0.1
0.1
43
21

0.0
0.0
13
22

0.0
0.0
13
23

0.0
0.0
4
24

0.0
0.0
5
25

0.0
0.0
6
26

0.0
0.0
6
27

0.0
0.0
2
30

0.0
0.0
6
31

0.0
0.0
1
32

0.0
0.0
1
33

0.0
0.0
1
35

0.0
0.0
1
68



0.1
50
98
DK


0.2
92
99
NA
100.0
100.0
43,698


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 98,99
Record/columns: 1/89-90

childs
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
Text of this Question or Item 
12. How many children have you ever had? Please count all that 
were born alive at any time (including any you had from a 
previous marriage).
% Valid
% All
N
Value
Label
27.3
27.2
11,891
0

16.0
15.9
6,964
1

24.3
24.2
10,560
2

15.4
15.3
6,684
3

8.2
8.2
3,576
4

4.0
4.0
1,732
5

2.0
2.0
877
6

1.2
1.2
504
7

1.7
1.7
755
8
EIGHT OR MORE


0.4
155
9
NA
100.0
100.0
43,698


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data code: 9
Record/column: 1/91

age
AGE OF RESPONDENT
% Valid
% All
N
Value
Label
0.3
0.3
132
18

1.4
1.4
622
19

1.5
1.5
665
20

1.7
1.7
753
21

1.8
1.8
785
22

2.1
2.1
915
23

2.1
2.1
906
24

2.3
2.3
997
25

2.2
2.2
975
26

2.3
2.3
1,004
27

2.4
2.4
1,054
28

2.2
2.2
951
29

2.4
2.4
1,036
30

2.2
2.2
957
31

2.4
2.4
1,040
32

2.2
2.2
975
33

2.3
2.3
995
34

2.3
2.3
984
35

2.2
2.2
959
36

2.2
2.2
948
37

2.2
2.2
967
38

1.9
1.9
831
39

2.0
2.0
881
40

1.9
1.9
826
41

1.9
1.9
823
42

1.9
1.9
841
43

1.8
1.8
767
44

1.7
1.7
751
45

1.7
1.7
739
46

1.6
1.6
690
47

1.7
1.6
720
48

1.7
1.7
724
49

1.5
1.5
640
50

1.6
1.6
681
51

1.5
1.5
650
52

1.5
1.5
634
53

1.4
1.4
619
54

1.2
1.2
533
55

1.4
1.4
625
56

1.3
1.3
548
57

1.4
1.4
606
58

1.3
1.3
555
59

1.3
1.3
565
60

1.2
1.2
509
61

1.2
1.2
536
62

1.2
1.2
534
63

1.1
1.1
474
64

1.2
1.2
525
65

1.1
1.1
487
66

1.2
1.2
510
67

1.2
1.2
504
68

1.0
1.0
452
69

1.1
1.1
485
70

1.0
0.9
415
71

1.0
1.0
430
72

0.9
0.9
408
73

0.9
0.9
404
74

0.8
0.8
328
75

0.8
0.8
343
76

0.8
0.8
328
77

0.6
0.6
283
78

0.6
0.6
242
79

0.5
0.5
206
80

0.5
0.5
210
81

0.4
0.4
177
82

0.4
0.4
164
83

0.3
0.3
136
84

0.3
0.3
125
85

0.2
0.2
103
86

0.2
0.2
95
87

0.1
0.1
64
88

0.4
0.4
195
89



0.0
1
98
DK


0.4
156
99
NA
100.0
100.0
43,698


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 0,98,99
Record/columns: 1/92-93

agekdbrn
R'S AGE WHEN 1ST CHILD BORN
Text of this Question or Item 
14. How old were you when your first child was born?
% Valid
% All
N
Value
Label
0.0
0.0
1
9

0.0
0.0
1
11

0.0
0.0
2
12

0.2
0.0
17
13

0.3
0.1
28
14

0.9
0.2
82
15

2.6
0.6
244
16

4.4
1.0
423
17

6.6
1.4
630
18

8.0
1.7
764
19

8.7
1.9
834
20

9.0
2.0
859
21

7.7
1.7
733
22

6.8
1.5
649
23

6.4
1.4
612
24

6.9
1.5
655
25

5.2
1.1
496
26

5.0
1.1
475
27

4.3
0.9
413
28

3.3
0.7
316
29

3.4
0.7
324
30

2.1
0.4
196
31

2.1
0.5
197
32

1.4
0.3
138
33

1.0
0.2
94
34

1.1
0.2
107
35

0.7
0.2
70
36

0.5
0.1
48
37

0.4
0.1
37
38

0.3
0.1
30
39

0.2
0.1
23
40

0.2
0.0
19
41

0.2
0.0
15
42

0.0
0.0
4
43

0.0
0.0
3
44

0.0
0.0
4
45

0.0
0.0
3
46

0.0
0.0
2
47

0.0
0.0
2
48

0.0
0.0
2
49

0.0
0.0
1
50

0.0
0.0
1
51

0.0
0.0
1
54

0.0
0.0
1
65



0.1
23
98
DK


0.3
116
99
NA


77.8
34,003
.
(No Data)
100.0
100.0
43,698


Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 0,98,99
Record/columns: 1/95-96