WLS Codebooks
Note: Codebooks contain frequency data from the private data release. For some variables, these differ from the frequencies in the public release. Variables that differ between the public and private versions include "(not available on public release)" as part of the variable description, or a note indicating the difference between the public and private versions.
1964 - Marriage
mrst64 Marital status mryr64 Year graduate married ochs64 1950 occupation code for husband's occupation siths6 Husband's occupation by general category ocsh64 1950 Duncan's SEI score for husband's occupation ocph64 1950 NORC prestige score for husband's occupation
mrst64: Marital status.
Data source: Parent Respondent
Collected in: 1964
Mode: mail
Source variables: 4a
Revisions: Updated 10/06
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT | 685 | 729 | 1414 |
1 | Married | 2780 | 3808 | 6588 |
2 | Not married | 1513 | 754 | 2267 |
3 | Divorced | 11 | 31 | 42 |
4 | Graduate deceased but was married | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Widow(er) | 1 | 4 | 5 |
mryr64: Year graduate married.
Data source: Parent Respondent
Collected in: 1964
Mode: mail
Source variables: 4b
Revisions: Updated 10/06
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NONRESPONDENT OR NA | 804 | 878 | 1682 |
-2 | 1514 | 754 | 2268 | |
54 | 1954 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
55 | 1955 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
56 | 1956 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
57 | 1957 | 45 | 329 | 374 |
58 | 1958 | 179 | 649 | 828 |
59 | 1959 | 329 | 796 | 1125 |
60 | 1960 | 491 | 654 | 1145 |
61 | 1961 | 586 | 535 | 1121 |
62 | 1962 | 530 | 370 | 900 |
63 | 1963 | 378 | 261 | 639 |
64 | 1964 | 130 | 92 | 222 |
65 | 1965 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
ochs64: 1950 occupation code for husband's occupation.
Data source: Parent Respondent
Collected in: 1964
Mode: mail
Source variables: F5
Revisions: Updated 10/06
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | FEMALE NONRESPONDENT OR NA | 0 | 953 | 953 |
-2 | 4991 | 805 | 5796 | |
1 - 58 | 0 | 878 | 878 | |
60 - 152 | 0 | 715 | 715 | |
153 - 238 | 0 | 718 | 718 | |
239 - 365 | 0 | 714 | 714 | |
367 - 504 | 0 | 543 | 543 |
postcards, please note the variable for current work status for
females (WKSTF6). The occupation coded for females in 1964 may in
fact refer to the most recent job held and does not necessarily refer
to a job held in 1964. We are fairly confident that the occupation
coded for males does refer to a 1964 job.
See Appendix E - COR074e for 1950 Census occupation codes with
SEI and NORC scores
siths6: Husband's occupation by general category.
Data source: Parent Respondent
Collected in: 1964
Mode: mail
Source variables: F5
Revisions: Updated 10/06
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | FEMALE NONRESPONDENT OR NA | 0 | 844 | 844 |
-2 | 4991 | 805 | 5796 | |
1 | Not codeable | 0 | 667 | 667 |
2 | Legal Authority | 0 | 64 | 64 |
3 | Finance and records | 0 | 269 | 269 |
4 | Manufacturing | 0 | 770 | 770 |
5 | Transportation | 0 | 268 | 268 |
6 | Extraction | 0 | 208 | 208 |
7 | Building and maintenance | 0 | 614 | 614 |
8 | Commerce | 0 | 446 | 446 |
9 | Aesthetics and entertainment | 0 | 55 | 55 |
10 | Education and research | 0 | 197 | 197 |
11 | Health and welfare | 0 | 119 | 119 |
postcards, please note the variable for current work status for
females (WKSTF6). The occupation coded for females in 1964 may in
fact refer to the most recent job held and does not necessarily refer
to a job held in 1964. We are fairly confident that the occupation
coded for males does refer to a 1964 job.
See Appendix E - COR074b for Theoretical Situs Location
of Selected Occupations.
ocsh64: 1950 Duncan's SEI score for husband's occupation.
Data source: Parent Respondent
Collected in: 1964
Mode: mail
Source variables: F5
Revisions: Updated 10/06
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | FEMALE NONRESPONDENT OR HUSBAND'S OCCUPATION NOT REPORTED | 0 | 953 | 953 |
-2 | 4991 | 1136 | 6127 | |
2 - 17 | 0 | 656 | 656 | |
18 - 32 | 0 | 665 | 665 | |
33 - 49 | 0 | 715 | 715 | |
50 - 72 | 0 | 760 | 760 | |
73 - 96 | 0 | 441 | 441 |
postcards, please note the variable for current work status for
females (WKSTF6). The occupation coded for females in 1964 may in
fact refer to the most recent job held and does not necessarily refer
to a job held in 1964. We are fairly confident that the occupation
coded for males does refer to a 1964 job.
See Appendix E - COR074e for 1950 Census occupation codes with
SEI and NORC scores
ocph64: 1950 NORC prestige score for husband's occupation.
Data source: Parent Respondent
Collected in: 1964
Mode: mail
Source variables: F5
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | FEMALE NONRESPONDENT OR HUSBAND'S OCCUPATION NOT REPORTED | 0 | 953 | 953 |
-2 | 4991 | 805 | 5796 | |
3 | Student | 0 | 149 | 149 |
4 | Unemployed or retired | 0 | 11 | 11 |
5 | Military and other enlisted persons | 0 | 107 | 107 |
6 | Military non-commissioned officers | 0 | 21 | 21 |
7 | Military commissioned officers | 0 | 43 | 43 |
23 - 56 | 0 | 656 | 656 | |
57 - 65 | 0 | 779 | 779 | |
66 - 71 | 0 | 751 | 751 | |
72 - 80 | 0 | 698 | 698 | |
81 - 93 | 0 | 353 | 353 |
postcards, please note the variable for current work status for
females (WKSTF6). The occupation coded for females in 1964 may in
fact refer to the most recent job held and does not necessarily refer
to a job held in 1964. We are fairly confident that the occupation
coded for males does refer to a 1964 job.
See Appendix E - COR074e for 1950 Census occupation codes with
SEI and NORC score