Details of Element: Secondary Occupation
Component of Demographic Questionnaire

Unique Name: secoc
Contained in the Common BLSA Data Set ? Yes

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 592 762 1354
Number of Distinct Participants 292 384 676
Year First Collected 1992 1991 -
Year Last Collected 1998 1998 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Discrete
    Value Meaning
    1 Unemployed
    2 Clerical
    3 Craftsman
    4 Farmer
    5 Laborer
    6 Manager
    7 Professional
    8 Sales
    9 Service Worker
    10 Transportation
    11 Artist, Musician, Actor
    12 Homemaker
    13 Other
Precision: ##.
Anticipated Range: 01. thru 13.
Masterfile Index: 804-02-43
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
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