Type of current job held by r

Source: R/gss_vars_474.R

lastjob

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question 1263. And how about your job now? (If you are not working now, please tell us about your last job.)

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariapclericalfarmhigher adminnever had jobno answerprof or techsalessemi-skilled workerserviceskilled workerunskilled workerTotal
19721613-----------1613
19731504-----------1504
19741484-----------1484
19751490-----------1490
19761499-----------1499
19771530-----------1530
19781532-----------1532
19801468-----------1468
19821860-----------1860
19831599-----------1599
19841473-----------1473
19851534-----------1534
19861470-----------1470
19872552553439461062811361201522221731819
19881481-----------1481
19891537-----------1537
19901372-----------1372
19911517-----------1517
19931606-----------1606
19942992-----------2992
19962904-----------2904
19982832-----------2832
20002817-----------2817
20022765-----------2765
20042812-----------2812
20064510-----------4510
20082023-----------2023
20102044-----------2044
20121974-----------1974
20142538-----------2538
20162867-----------2867
20182348-----------2348
20214032-----------4032
20223544-----------3544
Total7082625534394610628113612015222217372390

Values

  • 1 prof or tech

  • 2 higher admin

  • 3 clerical

  • 4 sales

  • 5 service

  • 6 skilled worker

  • 7 semi-skilled worker

  • 8 unskilled worker

  • 9 farm

  • 10 never had job

  • NA(d) don't know

  • NA(i) iap

  • NA(j) I don't have a job

  • NA(m) dk, na, iap

  • NA(n) no answer

  • NA(p) not imputable

  • NA(q) not imputable

  • NA(r) refused

  • NA(s) skipped on web

  • NA(u) uncodeable

  • NA(x) not available in this release

  • NA(y) not available in this year

  • NA(z) see codebook