1960 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
United States, 1960
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USA_1960_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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- USA1960_PHC-H-H
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Industry (US1960A_IND)
Data file: USA1960_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
256
End:
258
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="US60A445 US60A446 US60A447 US60A448 US60A451 US60A452 US60A453 US60A457 US60A459 US60A475 US60A476 US60A484 US60A451 US60A455 US60A464"><span class="em">P21. When was this person born? </span><br /><br /><div class="i1">[] Born before April 1946</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">Please go on with questions P22 to P35. Answer the questions regardless of whether the person is a housewife, student, or retired person, or a part-time or full-time worker.</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">[] Born April 1946 or later</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">Please omit questions P22 to P35 and turn the page to the next person.<br />Space for any notes about the entries for this person.</div><br /><br /><div class="i3">_____</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="US60A447 US60A448 US60A451 US60A452 US60A453"><span class="em">P27. Occupation </span> (Answer 1, 2, or 3) <br /><br /><div class="i1">[] 1. This person <span class="em">last</span> worked in 1949 or earlier.<br />This person has never worked.<br /><br /><span class="em">or </span><br /><br />[] 2. On active duty in the Armed Forces now <br /><br /><span class="em">or</span> <br /><br />[] 3. Worked in 1950 or later (Answer a to e, below.)</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">Describe this person's job or business last week, if any, and write in name of employer. If this person had no job or business last week, give information for last job or business since 1950.</div><br /><br /><div class="i3"><span class="em">a. For whom did he work? </span><br /><br />_____<br />(Name of company, business, organization, or other employer) <br /><br /><span class="em">b. What kind of business or industry was this? </span><br />Describe activity at location where employed. <br /><br />_____<br />(For example: County junior high school, auto assembly plant, TV and radio service, retail supermarket, road construction, farm) <br /><br /><span class="em">c. Is this primarily: </span><br /><br />[] Manufacturing<br />[] Wholesale trade <br />[] Retail trade <br />[] Other (services, agriculture, government, construction, etc.) <br /><br /><span class="em">d. What kind of work was he doing? </span><br /><br />_____<br />(For example: 8th grade English teacher, paint sprayer, repairs TV sets, grocery checker, civil engineer, farmer, farm hand) <br /><br /><span class="em">e. Was this person: (Check one box) </span><br /><br />[] Employee of private company, business, or individual, for wages, salary, or commissions <br />[] Government employee (Federal, State, county, or local)<br />[] Self-employed in own business, professional practice, or farm <br />[] Working without pay in a family business or farm</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="US60A447 US60A448 US60A451 US60A452 US60A453"><span class="em">P27. Occupation </span> (Answer 1, 2, or 3) <br /><br /><div class="i1">[] 1. This person <span class="em">last</span> worked in 1949 or earlier.<br />This person has never worked.<br /><br /><span class="em">or </span><br /><br />[] 2. On active duty in the Armed Forces now <br /><br /><span class="em">or</span> <br /><br />[] 3. Worked in 1950 or later (Answer a to e, below.)</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">Describe this person's job or business last week, if any, and write in name of employer. If this person had no job or business last week, give information for last job or business since 1950.</div><br /><br /><div class="i3"><span class="em">a. For whom did he work? </span><br /><br />_____<br />(Name of company, business, organization, or other employer) <br /><br /><span class="em">b. What kind of business or industry was this? </span><br />Describe activity at location where employed. <br /><br />_____<br />(For example: County junior high school, auto assembly plant, TV and radio service, retail supermarket, road construction, farm) <br /><br /><span class="em">c. Is this primarily: </span><br /><br />[] Manufacturing<br />[] Wholesale trade <br />[] Retail trade <br />[] Other (services, agriculture, government, construction, etc.) <br /><br /><span class="em">d. What kind of work was he doing? </span><br /><br />_____<br />(For example: 8th grade English teacher, paint sprayer, repairs TV sets, grocery checker, civil engineer, farmer, farm hand) <br /><br /><span class="em">e. Was this person: (Check one box) </span><br /><br />[] Employee of private company, business, or individual, for wages, salary, or commissions <br />[] Government employee (Federal, State, county, or local)<br />[] Self-employed in own business, professional practice, or farm <br />[] Working without pay in a family business or farm</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 016 | Agriculture |
| 027 | Forestry |
| 028 | Fisheries |
| 047 | Metal mining |
| 048 | Coal mining |
| 049 | Crude petroleum and natural gas extractions |
| 057 | Nonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuel |
| 066 | All construction |
| 107 | Logging |
| 108 | Sawmills, planing mills, and mill work |
| 109 | Miscellaneous wood products |
| 118 | Furniture and fixtures |
| 119 | Glass and glass products |
| 127 | Cement, concrete, gypsum, and plaster products |
| 128 | Structural clay products |
| 137 | Pottery and related products |
| 138 | Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products |
| 139 | Blast furnaces, steelworks, rolling and finishing mills |
| 146 | Primary nonferrous industries |
| 147 | Other primary iron and steel industries |
| 157 | Cutlery, hand tools, and other hardware |
| 158 | Fabricated structural metal products |
| 166 | Miscellaneous fabricated metal products |
| 169 | Metal industries, n.s. |
| 176 | Miscellaneous machinery |
| 178 | Farm machinery and equipment |
| 186 | Office, computing and accounting machines |
| 206 | Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies |
| 219 | Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment |
| 227 | Aircraft and parts |
| 228 | Ship and boat building and repairing |
| 236 | Railroad and miscellaneous transportation equipment |
| 246 | Professional equipment and supplies |
| 248 | Photographic equipment and supplies |
| 249 | Watches, clocks, and clockwork-operated devices |
| 259 | Miscellaneous manufacturing industries |
| 268 | Meat products |
| 269 | Dairy products |
| 278 | Canning and preserving fruits, vegetables, and seafood |
| 279 | Grain-mill products |
| 287 | Bakery products |
| 288 | Confectionery and related products |
| 289 | Beverage industries |
| 293 | Food industries, n.s. |
| 297 | Miscellaneous food preparation and kindred products |
| 298 | Food industries, n.s. |
| 299 | Tobacco manufacturers |
| 307 | Knitting mills |
| 308 | Dyeing and finishing textiles, except wool and knit goods |
| 309 | Floor coverings, except hard surface |
| 317 | Yarn, thread, and fabric mills |
| 318 | Miscellaneous textile mill products |
| 319 | Apparel and accessories |
| 327 | Miscellaneous fabricated textile products |
| 328 | Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills |
| 329 | Miscellaneous paper and pulp products |
| 337 | Paperboard containers and boxes |
| 338 | Newspaper publishing and printing |
| 339 | Printing, publishing, and allied industries, except newspapers |
| 346 | Miscellaneous chemicals and allied products |
| 349 | Synthetic fibers |
| 357 | Drugs and medicines |
| 359 | Paints, varnishes, and related products |
| 377 | Petroleum refining |
| 378 | Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products |
| 379 | Rubber products |
| 387 | Miscellaneous plastic products |
| 388 | Tanned, curried, and finished leather |
| 389 | Footwear, except rubber |
| 397 | Leather products, except footwear |
| 398 | Manufacturing, n.s. |
| 407 | Railroads and railway express service |
| 408 | Street railways and bus lines |
| 409 | Taxicab service |
| 417 | Trucking service |
| 418 | Warehousing and storage |
| 419 | Water transportation |
| 427 | Air transportation |
| 428 | Pipe lines, except natural gas |
| 429 | Services incidental to transportation |
| 447 | Radio broadcasting and television |
| 448 | Telephone (wire and radio) |
| 449 | Telegraph and miscellaneous communication services |
| 467 | Electric light and power |
| 468 | Electric-gas utilities |
| 469 | Gas and steam supply systems |
| 477 | Water supply |
| 478 | Sanitary services |
| 479 | Other and not specified utilities |
| 507 | Motor vehicles and equipment |
| 508 | Drugs, chemicals, and allied products |
| 509 | Dry goods and apparel |
| 527 | Food and related products |
| 528 | Farm products--raw materials |
| 536 | Electrical goods, hardware, and plumbing equipment |
| 539 | Machinery equipment and supplies |
| 558 | Petroleum products |
| 566 | Miscellaneous wholesale trade |
| 588 | Wholesale trade, n.s. |
| 607 | Lumber and building material retailing |
| 608 | Hardware and farm equipment stores |
| 617 | Limited price variety stores |
| 626 | General merchandise retailing |
| 629 | Dairy products stores |
| 636 | Food stores except dairy products |
| 646 | Motor vehicle and accessory retailing |
| 648 | Gasoline service station |
| 657 | Apparel and accessories stores, except shoe stores |
| 658 | Shoe stores |
| 667 | Furniture and home furnishing stores |
| 668 | Household appliances, TV, and radio stores |
| 669 | Eating and drinking places |
| 677 | Drug stores |
| 678 | Liquor stores |
| 687 | Jewelry stores |
| 688 | Fuel and ice dealers |
| 689 | Retail florists |
| 696 | Miscellaneous retail stores |
| 698 | Retail trade, n.s. |
| 706 | Banking and credit agencies |
| 709 | Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies |
| 717 | Insurance |
| 718 | Real estate, including real estate-insurance-law offices |
| 727 | Advertising |
| 736 | Miscellaneous business services |
| 756 | Automobile repair services and garages |
| 766 | Miscellaneous repair services |
| 769 | Private households |
| 776 | Hotels and lodging places |
| 779 | Laundering, cleaning, and other garment services |
| 786 | Barber and beauty shops |
| 789 | Shoe repair shops |
| 797 | Dressmaking shops |
| 798 | Miscellaneous personal services |
| 807 | Theaters and motion pictures |
| 808 | Bowling alleys, billiard and pool parlors |
| 809 | Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services |
| 826 | Medical and other health services, except hospital |
| 838 | Hospitals |
| 849 | Legal services |
| 856 | Educational services |
| 876 | Welfare and religious services |
| 887 | Nonprofit membership organizations |
| 888 | Engineering and architectural services |
| 889 | Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services |
| 897 | Miscellaneous professional and related services |
| 907 | Postal service |
| 917 | Federal public administration |
| 927 | State public administration |
| 937 | Local public administration |
| 999 | Unknown |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the type of industry in which the respondent performed an occupation. This variable contains raw codes (other recorded versions are OCC and OCC1950).
Universe
United States 1960: Persons age 14+ who had worked within the previous ten years; not armed forces, not persons with a job but not at work last week, not new workers [not verifiable]
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Concept