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.
Current Job Aspirations
jb10yr What kind of work would graduate like to do 10 years from now? inr10 1970 Census detailed industry code for preferred job ocr10 1970 Census detailed occupation code for preferred job cwr10 Class of worker code for preferred job inmr10 1970 Major industry code for preferred job ocmr10 1970 Major occupation code for preferred job ocsr10u 1970 Duncan SEI score for preferred job ocpr10u 1970 Siegel prestige score for preferred job ocer10 1970 Occupational education score for preferred job ocir10 1970 Occupational income score for preferred job wrch10 What chance will graduate do preferred job? wrchr1,wrchr2 Reasons for graduates response to WRCH10
jb10yr: If you were free to choose, what kind of work would you like to be doing 10 years from now?
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 1975
Mode: phone
Source variables: 48
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT | 667 | 522 | 1189 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 386 | 635 | 1021 |
1 | Same Job | 2057 | 1225 | 3282 |
2 | Not Working | 98 | 199 | 297 |
3 | Housework | 1 | 266 | 267 |
4 | Different Job | 1782 | 2479 | 4261 |
housewife in 10 years, JB10YR = 3. If R was currently a
housewife and wanted any job in 10 years regardless of
whether she held that job before, JB10YR = 4.
inr10: 1970 Census detailed industry code for preferred job 10 years from now.
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 1975
Mode: phone
Source variables: 28d, 48, 48a
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT | 826 | 777 | 1603 |
-2 | 485 | 1100 | 1585 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 81 | 246 | 327 |
17 - 269 | 1140 | 227 | 1367 | |
278 - 668 | 850 | 519 | 1369 | |
669 - 829 | 691 | 683 | 1374 | |
837 - 857 | 306 | 1294 | 1600 | |
858 - 947 | 612 | 480 | 1092 |
and class of worker.
ocr10: 1970 Census detailed occupation code for preferred job 10 years from now.
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 1975
Mode: phone
Source variables: 28, 48
Revisions: Updated 9/99
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT | 786 | 684 | 1470 |
-2 | 485 | 1100 | 1585 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 11 | 4 | 15 |
1 - 140 | 632 | 820 | 1452 | |
141 - 245 | 1384 | 866 | 2250 | |
246 - 391 | 421 | 1038 | 1459 | |
392 - 801 | 1143 | 453 | 1596 | |
802 - 984 | 129 | 361 | 490 |
and class of worker.
cwr10: Class of worker code for preferred job 10 years from now.
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 1975
Mode: phone
Source variables: 28e, 48, 48b
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT | 701 | 578 | 1279 |
-2 | 485 | 1100 | 1585 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 7 | 14 | 21 |
1 | Work for someone else | 2463 | 3071 | 5534 |
4 | Self-employed | 1335 | 563 | 1898 |
for other variables.
inmr10: 1970 Major industry code for preferred job 10 years from now.
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 1975
Mode: phone
Source variables: 28d, 48, 48a
Revisions: Updated 6/95
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT | 826 | 777 | 1603 |
-2 | 485 | 1100 | 1585 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 81 | 246 | 327 |
1 | Agriculture, Forestry, And Fisheries | 344 | 93 | 437 |
2 | Mining | 10 | 2 | 12 |
3 | Construction | 254 | 22 | 276 |
4 | Manufacturing | 813 | 238 | 1051 |
5 | Transportation, Communications, And Other Public Utilities | 237 | 86 | 323 |
6 | Wholesale And Retail Trade | 464 | 461 | 925 |
7 | Finance, Insurance, And Real Estate | 228 | 210 | 438 |
8 | Business And Repair Services | 138 | 66 | 204 |
9 | Personal Services | 82 | 90 | 172 |
10 | Entertainment And Recreation Services | 74 | 30 | 104 |
11 | Public Administration | 302 | 101 | 403 |
12 | Professional And Related Services | 653 | 1804 | 2457 |
had codes "10" and "12" condensed into "10".
See Appendix E - COR569 for Correction of error in major
industry codes or Change Notice #1.
See Appendix E - COR713 and MEMO133 for creation of major industry,
major occupation, status, and prestige.
ocmr10: 1970 Major occupation code for preferred job 10 years from now.
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 1975
Mode: phone
Source variables: 28, 48
Revisions: Updated 3/96, 9/99
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED, NONSAMPLE OR MILITARY OCCUPATION | 804 | 688 | 1492 |
-2 | 485 | 1100 | 1585 | |
1 | Professional, Technical & Specialty: Self-Employed & w/o Pay | 236 | 173 | 409 |
2 | Professional, Technical & Specialty: Salaried & N.A. | 786 | 1239 | 2025 |
3 | Executives, Administrators & Managers: Salaried & N.A. | 594 | 157 | 751 |
4 | Executives, Administrators & Managers: Self-Employed & w/o Pay | 456 | 124 | 580 |
5 | Sales: Not Retail Trade | 219 | 69 | 288 |
6 | Sales: Retail Trade | 54 | 93 | 147 |
7 | Administrator Support, Including Clerical | 106 | 1079 | 1185 |
8 | Precision Production, Craftsmen, Repair: Manufacturing | 205 | 11 | 216 |
9 | Precision Production, Craftsmen, Repair: Construction | 135 | 4 | 139 |
10 | Precision Production, Craftsmen, Repair: All Other & N.A. | 198 | 76 | 274 |
11 | Operators & Fabricators: Manufacturing | 142 | 54 | 196 |
12 | Operators & Fabricators: All Other & N.A. | 109 | 31 | 140 |
13 | Service Occupations | 116 | 339 | 455 |
14 | Handlers, Equipment Cleaners, Helpers/Laborers: Manufacturing | 8 | 2 | 10 |
15 | Handlers, Equipment Cleaners, Helpers/Laborers: All Other & N.A. | 50 | 19 | 69 |
16 | Farm Operators & Managers | 283 | 46 | 329 |
17 | Farm Workers & Related Occupations | 5 | 22 | 27 |
see Change Notice #3 for more details.
This code divides occupation into broad categories derived from
occupation, industry and class of worker. (Group II occupation is the
name used for this variables in the OCG II codebooks.)
ocsr10u: 1970 Duncan SEI score for preferred job 10 years from now.
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 1975
Mode: phone
Source variables: 28, 48
Revisions: Replacement 11/95; Updated 3/96, 9/99, 9/00 Archived variable: ocsr10
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED, NONSAMPLE OR MILITARY OCCUPATION | 793 | 684 | 1477 |
-2 | 485 | 1100 | 1585 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 11 | 4 | 15 |
30 - 340 | 956 | 519 | 1475 | |
350 - 480 | 473 | 1016 | 1489 | |
484 - 619 | 747 | 880 | 1627 | |
620 - 721 | 670 | 780 | 1450 | |
723 - 960 | 856 | 343 | 1199 |
ocpr10u: 1970 Siegel prestige score for preferred job 10 years from now.
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 1975
Mode: phone
Source variables: 28, 48
Revisions: Replacement 11/95; Updated 3/96, 9/99, 9/00 Archived variable: ocpr10
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED, NONSAMPLE OR MILITARY OCCUPATION | 793 | 684 | 1477 |
-2 | 485 | 1100 | 1585 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 11 | 4 | 15 |
154 - 368 | 703 | 771 | 1474 | |
371 - 442 | 835 | 624 | 1459 | |
443 - 512 | 695 | 761 | 1456 | |
514 - 598 | 758 | 784 | 1542 | |
600 - 812 | 711 | 598 | 1309 |
ocer10: 1970 Occupational education score for preferred job 10 years from now.
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 1975
Mode: phone
Source variables: 28, 48
Revisions: Added 9/00
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT or military occupation | 793 | 684 | 1477 |
-2 | 485 | 1100 | 1585 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 11 | 4 | 15 |
19 - 145 | 1007 | 449 | 1456 | |
147 - 284 | 581 | 870 | 1451 | |
286 - 503 | 725 | 732 | 1457 | |
504 - 725 | 734 | 763 | 1497 | |
727 - 995 | 655 | 724 | 1379 |
the right most digit.
The 1970-basis occupational education score is the percentage of persons
in the 1970 Census in an occupation/industry/class-of-worker category
who completed one year of college or more. See Appendix P--cor638 and
cor713 for details, and a recommended transformation of this variable
is described in MEMO133.
ocir10: 1970 Occupational income score for preferred job 10 years from now.
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 1975
Mode: phone
Source variables: 28, 48
Revisions: Added 9/00
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT or military occupation | 793 | 684 | 1477 |
-2 | 485 | 1100 | 1585 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 11 | 4 | 15 |
2 - 72 | 113 | 1466 | 1579 | |
76 - 176 | 484 | 995 | 1479 | |
179 - 336 | 1029 | 427 | 1456 | |
340 - 522 | 1040 | 416 | 1456 | |
523 - 877 | 1036 | 234 | 1270 |
the right most digit.
The 1970-basis occupational education score is the percentage of persons
in the 1970 Census in an occupation/industry/class-of-worker category
who completed one year of college or more. See Appendix P--cor638 and
cor713 for details, and a recommended transformation of this variable
is described in MEMO133
wrch10: How good is the chance you will be doing what you want to do 10 years from now?
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 1975
Mode: phone
Source variables: 48, 49
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT | 669 | 526 | 1195 |
-2 | 386 | 635 | 1021 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 79 | 231 | 310 |
1 | Good | 2905 | 2848 | 5753 |
2 | Depends | 218 | 314 | 532 |
3 | Not so good | 734 | 772 | 1506 |
wrchr1: First response for why do graduate thinks his/her chances are the way they are for what graduate wants to do 10 years from now.
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 1975
Mode: phone
Source variables: 50
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT | 673 | 533 | 1206 |
-2 | 386 | 635 | 1021 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 44 | 109 | 153 |
0 | Other answers | 4 | 8 | 12 |
1 | I'll be doing that because I want to be doing that | 506 | 519 | 1025 |
2 | May change my mind as far as what I want to do ALLOW | 11 | 24 | 35 |
10 | Other factors will allow it | 15 | 13 | 28 |
11 | Family considerations will allow it | 25 | 563 | 588 |
12 | Financial/economic situation will allow it | 258 | 209 | 467 |
13 | Future demand for services will allow it | 667 | 465 | 1132 |
14 | Job security will allow it--restricted to respondent's job | 572 | 270 | 842 |
15 | Educational background will allow it--formal, academic education | 48 | 142 | 190 |
16 | I will be able to do it because I am competent ('am good at it', experience) | 587 | 396 | 983 |
17 | Personal qualities will allow it (confidence, aggressiveness, age) | 133 | 126 | 259 |
18 | Vocational training, licensing will allow it | 27 | 65 | 92 |
19 | Health will allow it | 19 | 15 | 34 |
20 | Connections, knowing the right people will allow it | 14 | 12 | 26 |
21 | Geographic location of residence will allow it | 5 | 18 | 23 |
29 | No reason (allow)--not further specified PREVENT | 38 | 43 | 81 |
30 | Other factors will prevent it | 11 | 8 | 19 |
31 | Family considerations will prevent it | 40 | 157 | 197 |
32 | Financial/economic situation will prevent it | 298 | 159 | 457 |
33 | Lack of future demand for services will prevent it | 84 | 122 | 206 |
34 | Lack of job security will prevent it--restricted to respondent's job | 20 | 8 | 28 |
35 | Educational background will prevent it--formal, academic education | 92 | 132 | 224 |
36 | I won't be able to do it because I am not competent | 32 | 30 | 62 |
37 | Personal qualities will prevent it (handicap) | 82 | 79 | 161 |
38 | Vocational training, licensing will prevent it | 17 | 17 | 34 |
39 | Poor health will prevent it | 7 | 14 | 21 |
40 | Lack of connections will prevent it | 3 | 0 | 3 |
41 | Geographic location of residence will prevent it | 3 | 15 | 18 |
49 | No reason (prevent)--not further specified DEPENDS | 13 | 9 | 22 |
50 | Depends on other factors | 7 | 8 | 15 |
51 | Depends on family considerations | 6 | 92 | 98 |
52 | Depends on financial/economic situation | 116 | 82 | 198 |
53 | Depends on future demand for services | 54 | 71 | 125 |
54 | Depends on job security--restricted to respondent's job | 10 | 10 | 20 |
55 | Depends upon whether my educational background will prevent it or not--formal academic education | 9 | 47 | 56 |
56 | Depends if I am competent or not | 13 | 11 | 24 |
57 | Depends on personal qualities | 13 | 25 | 38 |
58 | Depends on vocational training, licensing | 5 | 20 | 25 |
59 | Depends on health | 16 | 27 | 43 |
60 | Depends on if meet right people | 2 | 0 | 2 |
61 | Depends on geographic location of residence | 3 | 6 | 9 |
69 | No reason (depends)--not further specified | 3 | 12 | 15 |
wrchr2: Second response for why do graduate thinks his/her chances are the way they are for what graduate wants to do 10 years from now.
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 1975
Mode: phone
Source variables: 50
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT | 673 | 533 | 1206 |
-2 | 3007 | 3347 | 6354 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 44 | 109 | 153 |
0 | Other answers | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1 | I'll be doing that because I want to be doing that | 231 | 240 | 471 |
2 | May change my mind as far as what I want to do ALLOW | 4 | 6 | 10 |
10 | Other factors will allow it | 1 | 2 | 3 |
11 | Family considerations will allow it | 17 | 123 | 140 |
12 | Financial/economic situation will allow it | 106 | 94 | 200 |
13 | Future demand for services will allow it | 193 | 141 | 334 |
14 | Job security will allow it--restricted to respondent's job | 148 | 61 | 209 |
15 | Educational background will allow it--formal, academic education | 34 | 75 | 109 |
16 | I will be able to do it because I am competent ('am good at it', experience) | 213 | 170 | 383 |
17 | Personal qualities will allow it (confidence, aggressiveness, age) | 63 | 62 | 125 |
18 | Vocational training, licensing will allow it | 18 | 25 | 43 |
19 | Health will allow it | 12 | 8 | 20 |
20 | Connections, knowing the right people will allow it | 14 | 17 | 31 |
21 | Geographic location of residence will allow it | 3 | 11 | 14 |
29 | No reason (allow)--not further specified PREVENT | 5 | 1 | 6 |
30 | Other factors will prevent it | 2 | 3 | 5 |
31 | Family considerations will prevent it | 20 | 32 | 52 |
32 | Financial/economic situation will prevent it | 38 | 41 | 79 |
33 | Lack of future demand for services will prevent it | 18 | 14 | 32 |
34 | Lack of job security will prevent it--restricted to respondent's job | 7 | 0 | 7 |
35 | Educational background will prevent it--formal, academic education | 28 | 35 | 63 |
36 | I won't be able to do it because I am not competent | 7 | 9 | 16 |
37 | Personal qualities will prevent it (handicap) | 23 | 23 | 46 |
38 | Vocational training, licensing will prevent it | 6 | 10 | 16 |
39 | Poor health will prevent it | 1 | 2 | 3 |
40 | Lack of connections will prevent it | 3 | 0 | 3 |
41 | Geographic location of residence will prevent it | 3 | 4 | 7 |
49 | No reason (prevent)--not further specified DEPENDS | 1 | 0 | 1 |
51 | Depends on family considerations | 3 | 24 | 27 |
52 | Depends on financial/economic situation | 12 | 34 | 46 |
53 | Depends on future demand for services | 11 | 14 | 25 |
54 | Depends on job security--restricted to respondent's job | 4 | 1 | 5 |
55 | Depends upon whether my educational background will prevent it or not--formal academic education | 2 | 12 | 14 |
56 | Depends if I am competent or not | 3 | 5 | 8 |
57 | Depends on personal qualities | 3 | 11 | 14 |
58 | Depends on vocational training, licensing | 1 | 10 | 11 |
59 | Depends on health | 8 | 8 | 16 |
61 | Depends on geographic location of residence | 0 | 8 | 8 |