Details of Element: Life Work, Profession or Usual Occupation
Component of Abbreviated Genetics Survey

Unique Name: lwpou
Contained in the Common BLSA Data Set ? No

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 3344 1319 4663
Number of Distinct Participants 1114 553 1667
Year First Collected 1959 1978 -
Year Last Collected 1990 1990 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Discrete
    Value Meaning
    1 Prof/Tech
    2 Mgmt/Prop
    3 Clerical
    4 Skilled Craft
    5 Semi-Skilled/Laborer
    6 Farmer
    7 Student
    8 Homemaker/Vol
Precision: #.
Anticipated Range: 1. thru 8.
Masterfile Index: 402-01-12
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
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