Releases of 1992/93 data prior to January 18, 1996 (WLS23R_2) contained an error in ALL status and prestige variables, the treatment of self-employed workers in job aspiration questions is changed to be consistent with other class of worker variables, and additional minor errors have been corrected. The sections that have been affected are BEG, EMJA, EMJC, FUTR, MARR, SKID, and SSIB (and WLS23MU - in PC versions only).
- 1970-Basis Duncan and Siegel Scores in the data for the 1/96 release have
been corrected as described in Appendix E - COR521C. Sixteen jobs are
affected by this error.
Variable File/Cols.
Name
EMJA.DAT
RF007JAH 20-22
RF008JAH 23-25
EMJC.DAT
RF010J1E 29-31
RF011J1E 32-34
RF037J1F 96-98
RF038J1F 99-101
RF010J2E 168-170
RF011J2E 171-173
RF037J2F 232-234
RF038J2F 235-237
RF010J3E 304-306
RF011J3E 307-309
RF037J3F 368-370
RF038J3F 371-373
RF010J4E 440-442
RF011J4E 443-445
RF037J4F 504-506
RF038J4F 507-509
RF010JCF 575-577
RF011JCF 578-580
RF037JCF 640-642
RF038JCF 643-645
FUTR.DAT
RW009REG 22-24
RW010REG 25-27
MARR.DAT
RC022SP 49-51
RC023SP 52-54
SKID.DAT
RJ028SK 64-66
RJ029SK 67-69
SSIB.DAT
RK015SSF 38-40
RK016SSF 41-43
RK043SSH 107-109
RK044SSH 110-112
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- Treatment of self-employed workers in Duncan Score for job aspiration
questions is changed to be consistent with other class of worker variables.
EMJA.DAT
RF007JAH 20-22
FUTR.DAT
RW009REG 22-24
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT SELF-EMPLOYMENT:
1 - For the Duncan Status and Siegel Prestige Scores, "employee of own
corporation" is treated as "salaried worker - not self-employed".
This is consistent with the Census Bureau treatment of these workers.
2 - For the creation of Major Occupational Groups, "employee of own
corporation" is treated the same as all self-employed. This is more
accurate but is less like Census Bureau treatment of these workers.
3 - For all aspiration questions where we only know self-employed or not,
individuals are listed as self-employed.
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- The class of worker code was not correct.
FUTR.DAT
RW006REF 17-17
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- The sex of two selected siblings was changed.
BEG.DAT
RA012SS 33-33
SSIB.DAT
RK029SSD 82-82