Wisconsin Tax Data
WLS0226
9/00
Wisconsin Longitudinal Study:
1957, TAX, 1964, 1975, and 1977
(updated for 9/00 release: WLS23_6)
WISCONSIN TAX DEPARTMENT DATA
NOTE: See Appendix H - COR702 for "Procedures in Gathering Tax Data"
6/66. The 1957 tax return was used for determining
parents' occupation in most cases, unless none were
available for that year. In that case, the next earliest
return since 1957 (e.g., 1958, 1959, etc.) was used.
Frequencies
Columns VName Codes Description Men Women
FATHER'S OCCUPATION FROM TAX DATA cols. 226-235
226-228 OCFA57 Father's Detailed 1957 Occupation (TAX) Coding
as per 1950 Census Occupational Classification.
These data were obtained from Wisconsin Tax
records with missing data filled in from 1957
questionnaires. See also OCF57, OCSF57 and
OCPF57.
001-507 1950 OCCUPATION CODES 4340 4631
999 Missing Data 652 694
NOTE: See Appendix F for Occupation coding 1957, 1964 and tax
especially - COR074e for 1950 Census Occupational
Codes.
229-229 OCF157 Father's 1957 Occupation (TAX) Condensed version
of OCFA57. See also OCF57.
0 Farmers, farm managers 844 879
1 Laborers including farm laborers 605 684
2 Private household workers and 130 109
service workers, excluding firemen,
policemen, detectives, and sheriffs
3 Operatives and kindred workers 730 760
4 Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred 703 788
workers, including noncommissioned
officers and enlisted men in Armed
Forces, firemen, policemen,
detectives, and sheriffs
5 Clerical, sales and kindred workers 411 418
6 Proprietors 347 390
7 Managers and officials--salaried 229 231
8 Professional, technical and kindred 298 322
workers, including military
commissioned officers and Peace
Corps workers
9 Student, housewife, unemployed, or 695 744
occupation not reported
NOTE: See Appendix F for Occupation coding 1957, 1964 and tax
especially - COR074a for Revised memo on Coding of Father's
Occupation as Farmer.
230-230 OCF257 Father's 1957 Occupation (TAX) Recoded by
indicated source of information.
1 Unskilled; not ascertained (coded 1604 1750
1 in OCF57 and not coded 058, 059,
or 405-408 in OCFA57)
2 Farming on April, 1957 866 880
Questionnaire and Tax Return (coded
2 in OCF57 AND coded either 058,
059 or 405-408 in OCFA57)
3 Farming, unskilled on April, 1957 90 103
Questionnaire, but not on Tax
Return (coded 058, 059 or 405-408
in OCFA57)
4 Farming on April, 1957 92 91
Questionnaire, but not on Tax
Return (coded 2 in OCF57 AND NOT
coded 058, 059 or 405-408 in
OCFA57)
5 Skilled (coded 3 in OCF57) 464 550
6 White collar (coded 4 in OCF57) 1039 1093
7 Professional or executive (coded 5 558 563
in OCF57)
9 Not ascertained 279 295
NOTE: See Appendix F -COR074a for Revised memo on Coding of Father's
Occupation as Farmer.
231-231 OCF357 Father's 1957 Occupation: Farming or Not Farming
(TAX) Recoded by indicated source of
information.
1 Not farming (coded 1, 3, 4, or 5 in 3901 4197
OCF57 and NOT coded 058, 059, or
405-408 in OCFA57)
2 Farming, on both April, 1957 866 880
Questionnaire and Tax Return (coded
2 in OCF57 AND coded 058, 059 or
405-408 in OCFA57)
3 Farming, on Tax Return but not 90 103
ascertained or unskilled on April,
1957 Questionnaire (coded 1 in
OCF57 AND coded 058, 059 or 405-408
in OCFA57)
4 Farming, on April, 1957 92 91
Questionnaire but not on Tax Return
(coded 2 in OCF57 AND NOT coded
058, 059 or 405-408 in OCFA57)
5 Farming, on Tax Return but skilled, 43 54
white collar or professional on
April, 1957 Questionnaire (coded 3,
4 or 5 in OCF57 AND coded 058, 059
or 405-408 in OCFA57)
NOTE: See Appendix F -COR074a for Revised memo on Coding of Father's
Occupation as Farmer.
232-233 OCSF57 Father's 1957 Occupation: Duncan's SEI Status
Score (TAX) Coded from OCFA57. See also OCF57
and OCPF57.
01-96 1950 DUNCAN SEI 4340 4631
99 Missing data 652 694
NOTE: See Appendix F for Occupation coding 1957, 1964 and tax
especially - COR074e for 1950 Census Occupational
Codes.
234-235 OCPF57 Father's 1957 Occupation: NORC Prestige Score
(TAX) Coded from OCFA57. See also OCF57 and
OCSF57.
01-93 1950 NORC PRESTIGE 4340 4631
99 Missing data 652 694
NOTE: See Appendix F for Occupation coding 1957, 1964 and tax
especially - COR074e for 1950 Census Occupational
Codes.
MOTHER'S OCCUPATION FROM TAX DATA cols. 236-243
236-238 OCMD57 Mother's Detailed 1957 Occupation (TAX) Coding
as per 1950 Census Occupational Classifications.
See also OCSMO5 and OCPMO5.
001-501 1950 OCCUPATION CODES 1413 1540
507 Housewife 2392 2646
999 Missing data 1187 1139
NOTE: See Appendix F for Occupation coding 1957, 1964 and tax
especially - COR074e for 1950 Census Occupational
Codes.
239-239 OCM157 Mother's 1957 Occupation (TAX) Recoded from
OCMD57.
0 Farmers, farm managers 23 32
1 Laborers including farm laborers 178 192
2 Private household workers and 298 301
service workers, excluding firemen,
policemen, detectives, and sheriffs
3 Operatives and kindred workers 163 222
4 Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred 27 29
workers, including noncommissioned
officers and enlisted men in Armed
Forces, firemen, policemen,
detectives, and sheriffs
5 Clerical, sales and kindred workers 525 543
6 Proprietors 26 41
7 Managers and officials: salaried 24 25
8 Professional, technical and kindred 143 144
workers, including military
commissioned officers and Peace
Corps workers
9 Student, housewife, unemployed, or 3585 3796
occupation not reported
NOTE: See Appendix F for Occupation coding 1957, 1964 and tax
especially - COR074e for 1950 Census Occupational
Codes.
240-241 OCSMO5 Mother's 1957 Occupation: Duncan's SEI Status
Score (TAX) See also OCMD57, OCM157 and OCPMO5.
00 Lowest SEI 2 2
01 Housewife 2392 2646
02-93 1950 DUNCAN SEI 1411 1538
99 Missing data 1187 1139
NOTE: See Appendix F for Occupation coding 1957, 1964 and tax
especially - COR074e for 1950 Census Occupational
Codes.
242-243 OCPMO5 Mother's 1957 Occupation: NORC Prestige Scores
(TAX) See also OCMD57, OCM157 and OCSMO5.
01 Housewife 2392 2646
20-89 1950 NORC PRESTIGE 1413 1540
99 Missing data 1187 1139
NOTE: See Appendix F for Occupation coding 1957, 1964 and tax
especially - COR074e for 1950 Census Occupational
Codes.
PARENTAL INCOME FROM TAX DATA cols. 244-253
NOTE: Tax information was copied for 1957-1960 - the four-year
period in which their child was most likely to have been in
college. If no information was available for any of these
years from tax returns and if information was available for
prior years (1954-1956) or later years (1961-1964), this
information was used. In some cases where information was
not available from tax returns, information on "net
taxable" income (not adjusted fross income) was available
from the tax roll books and was used.
244-246 PI5760 "Average" Parental Income 1957-1960 in Hundreds
of Dollars (TAX)
000 $000-099 1 0
001 $100-199 7 1
002-998 $200-$99,800 or more 4332 4630
999 No information available 652 694
247-247 PINOYR "Number of Years" on Which the Average Parental
Income Is Based (TAX)
0 Years 173 155
1 One Year 97 86
2 Two Years 538 746
3 Three Years 200 216
4 Four Years 3332 3428
9 No information available 652 694
248-250 PIEARL "Earliest Available" Parental Income 1957-1960
in Hundreds of Dollars (TAX)
000 $000-099 2 0
001 $100-199 13 9
002-998 $200-$99,800 or more 4325 4622
999 No information available 652 694
251-251 PIERYR "Year" of Earliest Parental Income Reported
(TAX)
0 1956 or earlier 173 155
1 1957 3541 3617
2 1958 108 144
3 1959 479 680
4 1960 39 35
9 No information available 652 694
252-253 SES57 Factor-Weighted Combination of Parent's
Education, Father's Occupation and Average
Parental Income (TAX) Created from EDFA57
(father's years of schooling), EDMO57 (mother's
years of schooling), OCSF57 (Duncan's SEI for
father's 1957 occupation) and a version of
PI5760 (average parental income) with estimates
for missing data. This SES variable was used
for many papers prior to 1977.
01-97 Lowest to highest 4992 5325
NOTE: See Appendix I - COR689 for A Note on Factor Weighted SES Scores.
MALE STUDENT'S 1964 OCCUPATION FROM TAX DATA cols. 254-262
NOTE: For male students the latest tax return (i.e., 1964, 1963,
etc.) was used to code these occupations.
254-256 OCMS64 Male Respondent's Detailed 1964 Occupation (TAX)
Coding as per 1950 Census Occupational
Classifications. (Updated 9/99)
001-505 1950 OCCUPATION CODES 3881 0
998 Inappropriate; female 0 5325
999 Occupation not reported 1111 0
NOTE: See Appendix F for Occupation coding 1957, 1964 and tax
especially - COR074e for 1950 Census Occupational
Codes.
257-258 OCMS16 Male Respondent's 1964 Occupation (TAX) Recoded
from OCMS64. See also OCSMS6 and OCPMS6.
(Updated 9/99)
01 Farmers, farm managers 181 0
02 Laborers including farm laborers 622 0
03 Private household workers and 103 0
service workers excluding firemen,
policemen, detectives, and sheriffs
04 Operatives and kindred workers 834 0
05 Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred 819 0
workers including noncommissioned
officers and enlisted men in Armed
Forces, policemen, detectives, and
sheriffs
06 Clerical, sales and kindred workers 551 0
07 Proprietors 65 0
08 Managers and officials: salaried 106 0
09 Professional, technical and kindred 513 0
workers including military
commissioned officers and Peace
Corps workers
98 Inappropriate--female 0 5325
99 Student, unemployed or occupation 1198 0
not reported
259-260 OCSMS6 Male Respondent's 1964 Occupation: Duncan's SEI
Status Score Recoded from OCMS64. See also
OCMS16 and OCPMS6. (Updated 9/99)
02-96 1950 DUNCAN SEI 3794 0
98 Inappropriate--female (SEXRSP = 2) 0 5325
99 Student, unemployed or occupation 1198 0
not reported
NOTE: See Appendix F for Occupation coding 1957, 1964 and tax
especially - COR074e for 1950 Census Occupational
Codes.
261-262 OCPMS6 Male Respondent's 1964 Occupation: NORC Prestige
Score (TAX) Recoded from OCMS64. See also
OCMS16 and OCSMS6. (Updated 9/99)
23-93 1950 NORC PRESTIGE 3794 0
98 Inappropriate-- female (SEXRSP = 2) 0 5325
99 Student, unemployed or occupation 1198 0
not reported
NOTE: See Appendix F for Occupation coding 1957, 1964 and tax
especially - COR074e for 1950 Census Occupational
Codes.
MALE STUDENT'S SPOUSE'S 1964 OCCUPATION FROM TAX DATA cols. 263-271
NOTE: For male student's spouse's occupation the latest tax
return (i.e., 1964, 1963, etc.) was used to code these
occupations.
263-265 OCSP64 Male Respondent's Spouse's Detailed 1964
Occupation (TAX) Coding as per 1950 Census
Occupational Classifications. (Updated 9/99)
001-507 1950 OCCUPATION CODES 1838 0
998 Inappropriate; female or never 2210 5325
married, divorced or widowed male
999 Spouse's occupation not reported 944 0
NOTE: See Appendix F for Occupation coding 1957, 1964 and tax
especially - COR074e for 1950 Census Occupational
Codes.
266-267 OCSP16 Male Respondent's Spouse's 1964 Occupation (TAX)
Recoded from OCSP64. See also OCSSP6 and
OCPSP6. (Updated 9/99)
01 Farmers, farm managers 3 0
02 Laborers including farm laborers 44 0
03 Private household workers and 102 0
service workers excluding firemen,
policemen, detectives and sheriffs
04 Operatives and kindred workers 69 0
05 Craftsmen, foremen and kindred 9 0
workers including noncommissioned
officers and enlisted men in Armed
Forces, firemen, policemen,
detectives and sheriff
06 Clerical, sales and kindred workers 444 0
07 Proprietors 4 0
08 Managers and officials: salaried 6 0
09 Professional, technical and kindred 198 0
workers including military
commissioned officers and Peace
Corps workers
98 Inappropriate--female or never 2210 5325
married, divorced or widowed male
99 Student, housewife, unemployed or 1903 0
spouse's occupation not reported
268-269 OCSSP6 Male Respondent's Spouse's 1964 Occupation:
Duncan's SEI Status Score (TAX) Recoded from
OCSP64. See also OCSP16 and OCPSP6. (Updated 9/99)
03-85 1950 DUNCAN SEI 879 0
98 Inappropriate-- female (SEXRSP = 2) 2210 5325
or never married, divorced or
widowed males
99 Unemployed or spouse's occupation 1903 0
not reported
NOTE: See Appendix F for Occupation coding 1957, 1964 and tax
especially - COR074e for 1950 Census Occupational
Codes.
270-271 OCPSP6 Male Respondent's Spouse's 1964 Occupation: NORC
Prestige Scores (TAX) Recoded from OCSP64. See
also OCSP16 and OCSSP6. (Updated 9/99)
33-84 1950 NORC PRESTIGE 879 0
98 Inappropriate; female or never 2210 5325
married, divorced or widowed male
99 Spouse is a student or housewife, 1903 0
is unemployed or spouse's
occupation not reported
NOTE: See Appendix F for Occupation coding 1957, 1964 and tax
especially - COR074e for 1950 Census Occupational
Codes.
Data last updated