Entry:

Ganzeboom, Harry B.G., "Standardizing Occupation (and Education) Codes for International Comparative Survey Research," Paper presented at the "International and Intercultural Comparative Survey Research" Conference, Mannheim, Germany, October, 1996.


Abstract:

Occupation and education measures can be compared if occupation codes are standardized by ISCO codes and education codes are measured in minimum number of years needed to obtain a certain level of education.

GSS Years:

ISSP 1987, ISSP 1992

Other Data Sets:

NYT/CBS 1987; WP/ABC 1986; Harris 1985; Roper 1982

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

CLASS

SUBJECTIVE CLASS IDENTIFICATION

PAJOB

TYPE OF JOB HELD BY FATHER WHEN R 16

PASLF

WAS FATHER SELF-EMPLOYED?

FIRSTJOB

TYPE OF FIRST JOB HELD BY R

FIRSTSLF

FIRST JOB SELF-EMPLOYMENT?

LASTJOB

TYPE OF CURRENT JOB HELD BY R

LASTSLF

CURRENT JOB SELF-EMPLOYMENT?