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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Occupation (US1960A_OCC)
Data file: USA1960_PHC-P-H
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Type:
Discrete
Start:
246
End:
248
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 | Accountants and auditors |
| 010 | Actors and actresses |
| 012 | Airplane pilots and navigators |
| 013 | Architects |
| 014 | Artists and art teachers |
| 015 | Athletes |
| 020 | Authors |
| 021 | Chemists |
| 022 | Chiropractors |
| 023 | Clergymen |
| 030 | College presidents and deans |
| 031 | Professors and instructors, agricultural sciences |
| 032 | Professors and instructors, biological sciences |
| 034 | Professors and instructors, chemistry |
| 035 | Professors and instructors, economics |
| 040 | Professors and instructors, engineering |
| 041 | Professors and instructors, geology and geophysics |
| 042 | Professors and instructors, mathematics |
| 043 | Professors and instructors, medical sciences |
| 045 | Professors and instructors, physics |
| 050 | Professors and instructors, psychology |
| 051 | Professors and instructors, statistics |
| 052 | Professors and instructors, natural sciences, n.e.c. |
| 053 | Professors and instructors, social sciences, n.e.c. |
| 054 | Professors and instructors, nonscientific subjects |
| 060 | Professors and instructors, subject not specified |
| 070 | Dancers and dancing teachers |
| 071 | Dentists |
| 072 | Designers |
| 073 | Dietitians and nutritionists |
| 074 | Draftsmen |
| 075 | Editors and reporters |
| 080 | Engineers, aeronautical |
| 081 | Engineers, chemical |
| 082 | Engineers, civil |
| 083 | Engineers, electrical |
| 084 | Engineers, industrial |
| 085 | Engineers, mechanical |
| 090 | Engineers, metallurgical, and metallurgists |
| 091 | Engineers, mining |
| 092 | Engineers, sales |
| 093 | Engineers, n.e.c. |
| 101 | Entertainers, n.e.c. |
| 102 | Farm and home management advisors |
| 103 | Foresters and conservationists |
| 104 | Funeral directors and embalmers |
| 105 | Lawyers and judges |
| 111 | Librarians |
| 120 | Musicians and music teachers |
| 130 | Agricultural scientists |
| 131 | Biological scientists |
| 134 | Geologists and geophysicists |
| 135 | Mathematicians |
| 140 | Physicists |
| 145 | Miscellaneous natural scientists |
| 150 | Nurses, professional |
| 151 | Nurses, student professional |
| 152 | Optometrists |
| 153 | Osteopaths |
| 154 | Personnel and labor relations workers |
| 160 | Pharmacists |
| 161 | Photographers |
| 162 | Physicians and surgeons |
| 163 | Public relations men and publicity writers |
| 164 | Radio operators |
| 165 | Recreation and group workers |
| 170 | Religious workers |
| 171 | Social and welfare workers, except group |
| 172 | Economists |
| 173 | Psychologists |
| 174 | Statisticians and actuaries |
| 175 | Miscellaneous social scientists |
| 180 | Sports instructors and officials |
| 181 | Surveyors |
| 182 | Teachers, elementary schools |
| 183 | Teachers, secondary schools |
| 184 | Teachers, n.e.c. |
| 185 | Technicians, medical and dental |
| 190 | Technicians, electrical and electronic |
| 191 | Technicians, other engineering and physical sciences |
| 192 | Technicians, n.e.c. |
| 193 | Therapists and healers, n.e.c. |
| 194 | Veterinarians |
| 195 | Professional, technical, and kindred workers, n.e.c. |
| 200 | Farmers (owners and tenants) |
| 222 | Farm managers |
| 250 | Buyers and department heads, store |
| 251 | Buyers and shippers, farm products |
| 252 | Conductors, railroad |
| 253 | Credit men |
| 254 | Floor men and floor managers, store |
| 260 | Inspectors, public administration |
| 262 | Managers and superintendents, building |
| 265 | Officers, pilots, pursers, and engineers, ship |
| 270 | Officials and administrators, n.e.c., public administration |
| 275 | Officials, lodge, society, union, etc. |
| 280 | Postmasters |
| 285 | Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. |
| 290 | Managers, officials, and proprietors, n.e.c. |
| 301 | Agents, n.e.c. |
| 302 | Attendants and assistants, library |
| 303 | Attendants, physician's and dentist's office |
| 304 | Baggagemen, transportation |
| 305 | Bank tellers |
| 310 | Bookkeepers |
| 312 | Cashiers |
| 313 | Collectors, bill and account |
| 314 | Dispatchers and starters, vehicle |
| 315 | Express messengers and railway mail clerks |
| 320 | File clerks |
| 321 | Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
| 323 | Mail carriers |
| 324 | Messengers and office boys |
| 325 | Office machine operators |
| 333 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
| 340 | Postal clerks |
| 341 | Receptionists |
| 342 | Secretaries |
| 343 | Shipping and receiving clerks |
| 345 | Stenographers |
| 350 | Stock clerks and storekeepers |
| 351 | Telegraph messengers |
| 352 | Telegraph operators |
| 353 | Telephone operators |
| 354 | Ticket, station, and express agents |
| 360 | Typists |
| 370 | Clerical and kindred workers, n.e.c. |
| 380 | Advertising agents and salesmen |
| 381 | Auctioneers |
| 382 | Demonstrators |
| 383 | Hucksters and peddlers |
| 385 | Insurance agents, brokers, and underwriters |
| 390 | Newsboys |
| 393 | Real estate agents and brokers |
| 394 | Salesmen and sales clerks, n.e.c. |
| 395 | Stock and bond salesmen |
| 401 | Bakers |
| 402 | Blacksmiths |
| 403 | Boilermakers |
| 404 | Bookbinders |
| 405 | Brickmasons, stonemasons, and tile setters |
| 410 | Cabinetmakers |
| 411 | Carpenters |
| 413 | Cement and concrete finishers |
| 414 | Compositors and typesetters |
| 415 | Cranemen, derrickmen, and hoistmen |
| 420 | Decorators and window dressers |
| 421 | Electricians |
| 423 | Electrotypers and stereotypers |
| 424 | Engravers, except photoengravers |
| 425 | Excavating, grading, and machinery operators |
| 430 | Foremen, n.e.c. |
| 431 | Forgemen and hammermen |
| 432 | Furriers |
| 434 | Glaziers |
| 435 | Heat treaters, annealers, and temperers |
| 444 | Inspectors, scalers, and graders, log and lumber |
| 450 | Inspectors, n.e.c. |
| 451 | Jewelers, watchmakers, goldsmiths, and silversmiths |
| 452 | Job setters, metal |
| 453 | Linemen and servicemen, telegraph, telephone, and power |
| 454 | Locomotive engineers |
| 460 | Locomotive firemen |
| 461 | Loom fixers |
| 465 | Machinists |
| 470 | Mechanics and repairmen, air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration |
| 471 | Mechanics and repairmen, airplane |
| 472 | Mechanics and repairmen, automobile |
| 473 | Mechanics and repairmen, office machine |
| 474 | Mechanics and repairmen, radio and television |
| 475 | Mechanics and repairmen, railroad and car shop |
| 480 | Mechanics and repairmen, n.e.c. |
| 490 | Millers, grain, flour, feed, etc. |
| 491 | Millwrights |
| 492 | Molders, metal |
| 493 | Motion picture projectionists |
| 494 | Opticians, and lens grinders and polishers |
| 495 | Painters, construction and maintenance |
| 501 | Paperhangers |
| 502 | Pattern and model makers, except paper |
| 503 | Photoengravers and lithographers |
| 504 | Piano and organ tuners and repairmen |
| 505 | Plasterers |
| 510 | Plumbers and pipe fitters |
| 512 | Pressmen and plate printers, printing |
| 513 | Rollers and roll hands, metal |
| 514 | Roofers and slaters |
| 515 | Shoemakers and repairers, except factory |
| 520 | Stationary engineers |
| 521 | Stone cutters and stone carvers |
| 523 | Structural metal workers |
| 524 | Tailors and tailoresses |
| 525 | Tinsmiths, coppersmiths, and sheet metal workers |
| 530 | Toolmakers, and die makers and setters |
| 535 | Upholsterers |
| 545 | Craftsmen and kindred workers, n.e.c. |
| 555 | Former members of the armed forces |
| 601 | Apprentice auto mechanics |
| 602 | Apprentice bricklayers and masons |
| 603 | Apprentice carpenters |
| 604 | Apprentice electricians |
| 605 | Apprentice machinists and toolmakers |
| 610 | Apprentice mechanics, except auto |
| 612 | Apprentice plumbers and pipe fitters |
| 613 | Apprentices, building trades, n.e.c. |
| 614 | Apprentices, metalworking trades, n.e.c. |
| 615 | Apprentices, printing trades |
| 620 | Apprentices, other specified trades |
| 621 | Apprentices, trade not specified |
| 630 | Asbestos and insulation workers |
| 631 | Assemblers |
| 632 | Attendants, auto service and parking |
| 634 | Blasters and powdermen |
| 635 | Boatmen, canalmen, and lock keepers |
| 640 | Brakemen, railroad |
| 641 | Bus drivers |
| 642 | Chainmen, rodmen, and axmen, surveying |
| 643 | Checkers, examiners, and inspectors, manufacturing |
| 645 | Conductors, bus and street railway |
| 650 | Deliverymen and routemen |
| 651 | Dressmakers and seamstresses, except factory |
| 652 | Dyers |
| 653 | Filers, grinders, and polishers, metal |
| 654 | Fruit, nut, and vegetable graders and packers, except factory |
| 670 | Furnacemen, smeltermen, and pourers |
| 671 | Graders and sorters, manufacturing |
| 672 | Heaters, metal |
| 673 | Knitters, loopers, and toppers, textile |
| 674 | Laundry and dry cleaning operatives |
| 675 | Meat cutters, except slaughter and packing house |
| 680 | Milliners |
| 685 | Mine operatives and laborers, n.e.c. |
| 690 | Motormen, mine, factory, logging camp, etc. |
| 691 | Motormen, street, subway, and elevated railway |
| 692 | Oilers and greasers, except auto |
| 693 | Packers and wrappers, n.e.c. |
| 694 | Painters, except construction and maintenance |
| 695 | Photographic process workers |
| 701 | Power station operators |
| 703 | Sailors and deck hands |
| 704 | Sawyers |
| 705 | Sewers and stitchers, manufacturing |
| 710 | Spinners, textile |
| 712 | Stationary firemen |
| 713 | Switchmen, railroad |
| 714 | Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs |
| 715 | Truck and tractor drivers |
| 720 | Weavers, textile |
| 721 | Welders and flame-cutters |
| 775 | Operatives and kindred workers, n.e.c. |
| 801 | Baby sitters, private household |
| 802 | Housekeepers, private household |
| 803 | Laundresses, private household |
| 804 | Private household workers, n.e.c. |
| 810 | Attendants, hospital and other institutions |
| 812 | Attendants, professional and personal service, n.e.c. |
| 813 | Attendants, recreation and amusement |
| 814 | Barbers |
| 815 | Bartenders |
| 820 | Bootblacks |
| 821 | Boarding and lodging housekeepers |
| 823 | Chambermaids and maids, except private household |
| 824 | Charwomen and cleaners |
| 825 | Cooks, except private household |
| 830 | Counter and fountain workers |
| 831 | Elevator operators |
| 832 | Housekeepers and stewards, except private household |
| 834 | Janitors and sexton |
| 835 | Kitchen workers, n.e.c., except private household |
| 840 | Midwives |
| 841 | Porters |
| 842 | Practical nurses |
| 843 | Hairdressers and cosmetologists |
| 850 | Firemen, fire protection |
| 851 | Guards, watchmen, and doorkeepers |
| 852 | Marshals and constables |
| 853 | Policemen and detectives |
| 854 | Sheriffs and bailiffs |
| 860 | Watchmen (crossing) and bridge tenders |
| 874 | Ushers, recreation and amusement |
| 875 | Waiters and waitresses |
| 890 | Service workers, except private household, n.e.c. |
| 901 | Farm foremen |
| 902 | Farm laborers, wage workers |
| 903 | Farm laborers, unpaid family workers |
| 905 | Farm service laborers, self-employed |
| 960 | Carpenters' helpers, except logging and mining |
| 962 | Fishermen and oystermen |
| 963 | Garage laborers, and car washers and greasers |
| 964 | Gardeners, except farm, and groundskeepers |
| 965 | Longshoremen and stevedores |
| 970 | Lumbermen, raftsmen, and woodchoppers |
| 971 | Teamsters |
| 972 | Truck drivers' helpers |
| 973 | Warehousemen, n.e.c. |
| 985 | Laborers, n.e.c. |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | NIU (not in universe) |
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 respondent's primary occupation, coded into a contemporary census classification scheme.
Universe
United States 1960: Persons age 14+ who had worked within the previous ten years; not armed forces, not new workers [not verifiable]
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