WLS Codebooks

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Allocation Flags

xaloc1 - xaloc21   Job flags
xalcm1             Flag for century month of birthdate
xalcm3 - xalcm8    Education flags
xalcm9             Flag for century month of beginning of first job
xalcm10            Flag for century month of end of longest voc-tech training
xalcm13 - xalcm14  Military flags
xalcm21            Flag for century month started working at current/last job
xalcm22 - xalcm47  Marriage flags
xalcm48 - xalcm57  Children flags
xalcm58            Flag for century month stopped working after last child born

xaloc1: Sibling respondent's first job flag.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 9-9d
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3395 3252 6647
-2 32 75 107
0 No allocations necessary 951 974 1925
1 Industry allocated 34 29 63
2 Occupation allocated 20 10 30
3 Both industry and occupation allocated 5 1 6

xaloc2: Sibling respondent's 1970 job flag.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 15-15e
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
-2 117 553 670
0 No allocations necessary 857 515 1372
1 Industry allocated 46 14 60
2 Occupation allocated 21 7 28
3 Both industry and occupation allocated 3 0 3

xaloc3: Sibling respondent's current or last job flag.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 19-19c
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3394 3252 6646
-2 3 255 258
0 No allocations necessary 960 793 1753
1 Industry allocated 48 24 72
2 Occupation allocated 25 12 37
3 Both industry and occupation allocated 7 5 12

xaloc5: Sibling respondent's 1976 job flag.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 39-40c
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3395 3252 6647
-2 950 997 1947
0 No allocations necessary 85 92 177
1 Industry allocated 7 0 7

xaloc6: Sibling respondent's father's/head's job flag.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 49-49d
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3394 3254 6648
-2 10 5 15
0 No allocations necessary 960 1014 1974
1 Industry allocated 46 45 91
2 Occupation allocated 21 16 37
3 Both industry and occupation allocated 6 7 13

xaloc10: Sibling respondent's spouse's job flag.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 68-68d
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3394 3252 6646
-2 510 147 657
0 No allocations necessary 511 879 1390
1 Industry allocated 11 41 52
2 Occupation allocated 8 19 27
3 Both industry and occupation allocated 3 3 6

xaloc20: Sibling respondent's job aspirations for 10 years from now.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 45-45b
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3394 3252 6646
-2 591 539 1130
0 No allocations necessary 405 511 916
1 Industry allocated 18 7 25
2 Occupation allocated 18 24 42
3 Both industry and occupation allocated 11 8 19

xaloc21: Sibling respondent's job aspirations when sibling respondent was age 16.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 57-57a
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3394 3252 6646
-1 Answered nothing or don't know to Q57 of 1977 questionnaire 394 244 638
0 No allocations necessary 525 773 1298
1 Industry allocated 14 14 28
2 Occupation allocated 84 55 139
3 Both industry and occupation allocated 26 3 29

xalcm1: Allocation flag for century month of birthdate of sibling respondent.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 91
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1044 1089 2133

xalcm3: Allocation flag for century month that sibling respondent graduated from high school.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 2c
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1032 1078 2110
1 YES-- allocation made 12 11 23

xalcm4: Allocation flag for century month that sibling respondent first attended college.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 3a
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1037 1089 2126
1 YES-- allocation made 7 0 7

xalcm6: Allocation flag for century month that sibling respondent completed highest degree.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 4d
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1043 1088 2131
1 YES-- allocation made 1 1 2

xalcm7: Allocation flag for century month of sibling respondent's last complete year at college.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 1d, 9
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1012 1083 2095
1 YES-- allocation made 32 6 38

xalcm8: Allocation flag for century month that sibling respondent completed bachelor's degree, if sibling respondent has a graduate or professional degree.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 7a
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1043 1089 2132
1 YES-- allocation made 1 0 1

xalcm9: Allocation flag for century month of beginning of sibling respondent's first job.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 9e
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 969 1031 2000
1 YES-- allocation made 75 58 133

xalcm10: Allocation flag for sibling respondent's century month of end of vocational-technical training for longest program.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 12i
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1007 1077 2084
1 YES-- allocation made 37 12 49

xalcm13: Allocation flag for century month of sibling respondent's first entering active military service.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 13c
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1032 1089 2121
1 YES-- allocation made 12 0 12

xalcm14: Allocation flag for century month of sibling respondent's last separation from active military service.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 13e
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1038 1089 2127
1 YES-- allocation made 6 0 6

xalcm21: Allocation flag for century month that sibling respondent started working at last or current job.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 19d
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1004 1060 2064
1 YES-- allocation made 40 29 69

xalcm22: Allocation flag for century month of sibling respondent's marriage if sibling respondent is currently married and married only once.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 61b
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1044 1089 2133

xalcm23: Allocation flag for century month of currently married sibling respondent's first marriage.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 64a
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1039 1089 2128
1 YES-- allocation made 5 0 5

xalcm24: Allocation flag for century month that currently married sibling respondent stopped living with first spouse.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 64d
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1032 1081 2113
1 YES-- allocation made 12 8 20

xalcm25: Allocation flag for century month of currently married sibling respondent's termination of first marriage.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 64e
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1027 1082 2109
1 YES-- allocation made 17 7 24

xalcm26: Allocation flag for century month of currently married sibling respondent's second marriage.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 64a
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1042 1089 2131
1 YES-- allocation made 2 0 2

xalcm27: Allocation flag for century month that currently married sibling respondent stopped living with second spouse.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 64d
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1042 1089 2131
1 YES-- allocation made 2 0 2

xalcm28: Allocation flag for century month of currently married sibling respondent's termination of second marriage.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 64e
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1043 1088 2131
1 YES-- allocation made 1 1 2

xalcm29: Allocation flag for century month of currently married sibling respondent's third marriage.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 64a
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1044 1089 2133

xalcm30: Allocation flag for century month that currently married sibling respondent stopped living with third spouse.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 64d
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1044 1089 2133

xalcm31: Allocation flag for century month of currently married sibling respondent's termination of third marriage.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 64e
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1044 1088 2132
1 YES-- allocation made 0 1 1

xalcm32: Allocation flag for century month of currently married and married more than once sibling respondent's current marriage.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 64a
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1044 1089 2133

xalcm33: Allocation flag for century month of not currently married, married only once sibling respondent's marriage.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 72a
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1043 1088 2131
1 YES-- allocation made 1 1 2

xalcm34: Allocation flag for century month that not currently married, married only once sibling respondent stopped living with spouse.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 72b
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1041 1085 2126
1 YES-- allocation made 3 4 7

xalcm35: Allocation flag for century month of divorce or death of spouse if sibling respondent not currently married, married only once.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 72c
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1039 1086 2125
1 YES-- allocation made 5 3 8

xalcm36: Allocation flag for century month of not currently married sibling respondent's beginning of first marriage.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 75a
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1042 1089 2131
1 YES-- allocation made 2 0 2

xalcm37: Allocation flag for century month that not currently married sibling respondent stopped living with first spouse.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 75d
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1041 1087 2128
1 YES-- allocation made 3 2 5

xalcm38: allocation flag for century month of not currently married sibling respondent's termination of first marriage.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 75e
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1041 1087 2128
1 YES-- allocation made 3 2 5

xalcm39: Allocation flag for century month of not currently married sibling respondent's beginning of second marriage.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 75a
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1043 1089 2132
1 YES-- allocation made 1 0 1

xalcm40: Allocation flag for century month that not currently married sibling respondent stopped living with second spouse.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 75d
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1043 1089 2132
1 YES-- allocation made 1 0 1

xalcm41: Allocation flag for century month of not currently married sibling respondent's termination of second marriage.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 75e
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1043 1089 2132
1 YES-- allocation made 1 0 1

xalcm42: Allocation flag for century month of not currently married sibling respondent's beginning of third marriage.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 75a
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1044 1089 2133

xalcm43: Allocation flag for century month that not currently married sibling respondent stopped living with third spouse.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 75d
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1044 1089 2133

xalcm44: Allocation flag for century month of not currently married sibling respondent's termination of third marriage.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 75e
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1044 1089 2133

xalcm45: Allocation flag for century month of not currently married sibling respondent's beginning of last marriage.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 75a
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1040 1089 2129
1 YES-- allocation made 4 0 4

xalcm46: Allocation flag for century month that not currently married sibling respondent stopped living with last spouse.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 75d
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1040 1089 2129
1 YES-- allocation made 4 0 4

xalcm47: Allocation flag for century month of not currently married sibling respondent's termination of last marriage.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 75e
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1041 1088 2129
1 YES-- allocation made 3 1 4

xalcm48: Allocation flag for century month of birthdate for sibling respondent's first child.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 79
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1044 1088 2132
1 YES-- allocation made 0 1 1

xalcm49: Allocation flag for century month of birthdate for sibling respondent's second child.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 79
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1044 1089 2133

xalcm50: Allocation flag for century month of birthdate for sibling respondent's third child.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 79
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1044 1089 2133

xalcm51: Allocation flag for century month of birthdate for sibling respondent's fourth child.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 79
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1044 1089 2133

xalcm52: Allocation flag for century month of birthdate for sibling respondent's fifth child.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 79
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1044 1089 2133

xalcm53: Allocation flag for century month of birthdate for sibling respondent's sixth child.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 79
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1044 1089 2133

xalcm54: Allocation flag for century month of birthdate for sibling respondent's seventh child.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 79
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1044 1089 2133

xalcm55: Allocation flag for century month of birthdate for sibling respondent's eighth child.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 79
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1044 1089 2133

xalcm56: Allocation flag for century month of birthdate for sibling respondent's ninth child.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 79
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1044 1089 2133

xalcm57: Allocation flag for century month of birthdate for sibling respondent's tenth child.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 79
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1044 1089 2133

xalcm58: Allocation flag for century month that sibling respondent stopped working after last child born.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 1977      Mode: phone
Source variables: 84b
Revisions: Updated 3/97     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NONSAMPLE 3393 3252 6645
0 NO-- allocation not made 1044 1085 2129
1 YES-- allocation made 0 4 4

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