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

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Question A. What kind of work did your (mother/MOTHER SUBSTITUTE) usually do while you were growing up? That is, what was her job called? OCCUPATION: (See REMARKS) B. IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED, ASK: What did she actually do in that job? Tell me, what were some of her main duties? C. What kind of place did she work for? INDUSTRY: (See REMARKS) D. IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED, ASK: What did they (make/do)? E. IF ALREADY ANSWERED, CODE WITHOUT ASKING: Was she self-employed, or did she work for someone else?

Values

  • 10 agricultural production, crops

  • 11 agricultural production, livestock

  • 20 agricultural services, except horticultural

  • 21 horticultural services

  • 30 forestry

  • 31 fishing, hunting, and trapping, etc.

  • 40 metal mining

  • 41 coal mining

  • 42 crude petroleum and natural gas extraction

  • 50 nonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuel

  • 60 construction

  • 100 meat products

  • 101 dairy products

  • 102 canned and preserved fruits and vegetables

  • 110 grain mill products

  • 111 bakery products

  • 112 sugar and confectionery products

  • 120 beverage industries

  • 121 miscellaneous food preparations and kindred products

  • 122 not specified food industries

  • 130 tobacco manufactures

  • 132 knitting mills

  • 140 dyeing and finishing textiles, except wool and knit goods

  • 141 floor coverings, except hard surface

  • 142 yarn, thread, and fabric mills

  • 150 miscellaneous textile mill products

  • 151 apparel and accessories, except knit

  • 152 miscellaneous fabricated textile products

  • 160 pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

  • 161 miscellaneous paper and pulp products

  • 162 paperboard containers and boxes

  • 171 newspaper publishing and printing

  • 172 printing, publishing, and allied industries, except newspapers

  • 180 plastics, synthetics, and resins

  • 181 drugs

  • 182 soaps and cosmetics

  • 185 paints, varnishes, and related products

  • 190 agricultural chemicals

  • 191 industrial and miscellaneous chemicals

  • 192 petroleum and coal products

  • 200 petroleum refining

  • 201 miscellaneous petroleum and coal products

  • 210 tires and inner tubes

  • 211 other rubber products, and plastics footwear and belting

  • 212 miscellaneous plastics products

  • 220 leather tanning and finishing

  • 221 footwear, except rubber and plastic

  • 222 leather products, except footwear

  • 230 logging

  • 231 sawmills, planning mills, and millwork

  • 232 wood buildings and mobile homes

  • 241 miscellaneous wood products

  • 242 furniture and fixtures

  • 250 glass and glass products

  • 251 cement, concrete, gypsum, and plaster products

  • 252 structural clay products

  • 261 pottery and related products

  • 262 miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products

  • 270 blast furnaces, steelworks, rolling and finishing mills

  • 271 iron and steel foundries

  • 272 primary aluminum industries

  • 280 other primary metal industries

  • 281 cutlery, hand tools, and other hardware

  • 282 fabricated structural metal products

  • 290 screw machine products

  • 291 metal forgings and stampings

  • 292 ordnance

  • 300 miscellaneous fabricated metal products

  • 301 not specified metal industries

  • 310 engines and turbines

  • 311 farm machinery and equipment

  • 312 construction and material handling machines

  • 320 metalworking machinery

  • 321 office and accounting machines

  • 322 electronic computing equipment

  • 331 machinery, except electrical, n.e.c.

  • 332 not specified machinery

  • 340 household appliances

  • 341 radio, tv, and communication equipment

  • 342 electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c.

  • 350 not specified electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies

  • 351 motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment

  • 352 aircraft and parts

  • 360 ship and boat building and repairing

  • 361 railroad locomotives and equipment

  • 362 guided missiles, space vehicles, and parts

  • 370 cycles and miscellaneous transportation equipment

  • 371 scientific and controlling instruments

  • 372 optical and health services supplies

  • 380 photographic equipment and supplies

  • 381 watches, clocks, and clockwork operated devices

  • 382 not specified professional equipment

  • 390 toys, amusement, and sporting goods

  • 391 miscellaneous manufacturing industries

  • 392 not specified manufacturing industries

  • 400 railroads

  • 401 bus service and urban transit

  • 402 taxicab service

  • 410 trucking service

  • 411 warehousing and storage

  • 412 u.s. postal service

  • 420 water transportation

  • 421 air transportation

  • 422 pipe lines, except natural gas

  • 432 services incidental to transportation

  • 440 radio and television broadcasting

  • 441 telephone (wire and radio)

  • 442 telegraph and miscellaneous communication service

  • 460 electric light and power

  • 461 gas and steam supply systems

  • 462 electric and gas, and other combinations

  • 470 water supply and irrigation

  • 471 sanitary services

  • 472 not specified utilities

  • 500 motor vehicles and equipment

  • 501 furniture and home furnishings

  • 502 lumber and construction materials

  • 510 sporting goods, toys, and hobby goods

  • 511 metals and minerals, except petroleum

  • 512 electrical goods

  • 521 hardware, plumbing and heating supplies

  • 522 not specified electrical and hardware products

  • 530 machinery, equipment, and supplies

  • 531 scrap and waste materials

  • 532 miscellaneous wholesale, durable goods

  • 540 paper and paper products

  • 541 drugs, chemicals, and allied products

  • 542 apparel, fabrics, and notions

  • 550 groceries and related products

  • 551 farm products-raw materials

  • 552 petroleum products

  • 560 alcoholic beverages

  • 561 farm supplies

  • 562 miscellaneous wholesale, nondurable goods

  • 571 not specified wholesale trade

  • 580 lumber and building material retailing

  • 581 hardware stores

  • 582 retail nurseries and garden stores

  • 590 mobile home dealers

  • 591 department stores

  • 592 variety stores

  • 600 miscellaneous general merchandise stores

  • 601 grocery stores

  • 602 dairy products stores

  • 610 retail bakeries

  • 611 food stores, n.e.c.

  • 612 motor vehicle dealers

  • 620 auto and home supply stores

  • 621 gasoline service stations

  • 622 miscellaneous vehicle dealers

  • 630 apparel and accessory stores, except shoe

  • 631 shoe stores

  • 632 furniture and home furnishings stores

  • 640 household appliances, tv, and radio stores

  • 641 eating and drinking places

  • 642 drug stores

  • 650 liquor stores

  • 651 sporting goods, bicycles, and hobby stores

  • 652 book and stationery stores

  • 660 jewelry stores

  • 661 sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores

  • 662 mail order houses

  • 670 vending machine operators

  • 671 direct selling establishments

  • 672 fuel and ice dealers

  • 681 retail florists

  • 682 miscellaneous retail stores

  • 691 not specified retail trade

  • 700 banking

  • 701 savings and loan associations

  • 702 credit agencies, n.e.c.

  • 710 security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies

  • 711 insurance

  • 712 real estate, including real estate-insurance-law offices

  • 721 advertising

  • 722 services to dwellings and other buildings

  • 730 commercial research, development, and testing labs

  • 731 personnel supply services

  • 732 business management and consulting services

  • 740 computer and data processing services

  • 741 detective and protective services

  • 742 business services, n.e.c.

  • 750 automotive services, except repair

  • 751 automotive repair shops

  • 752 electrical repair shops

  • 760 miscellaneous repair services

  • 761 private households

  • 762 hotels and motels

  • 770 lodging places, except hotels and motels

  • 771 laundry, cleaning, and garment services

  • 772 beauty shops

  • 780 barber shops

  • 781 funeral service and crematories

  • 782 shoe repair shops

  • 790 dressmaking shops

  • 791 miscellaneous personal services

  • 800 theaters and motion pictures

  • 801 bowling alleys, billiard and pool parlors

  • 802 miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services

  • 812 offices of physicians

  • 820 offices of dentists

  • 821 offices of chiropractors

  • 822 offices of optometrists

  • 830 offices of health practitioners, n.e.c.

  • 831 hospitals

  • 832 nursing and personal care facilities

  • 840 health services, n.e.c.

  • 841 legal services

  • 842 elementary and secondary schools

  • 850 colleges and universities

  • 851 business, trade, and vocational schools

  • 852 libraries

  • 860 educational services, n.e.c.

  • 861 job training and vocational rehabilitation services

  • 862 child day care services

  • 870 residential care facilities, without nursing

  • 871 social services, n.e.c.

  • 872 museums, art galleries and zoos

  • 880 religious organizations

  • 881 membership organizations

  • 882 engineering, architectural, and surveying services

  • 890 accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services

  • 891 noncommercial educational and scientific research

  • 892 miscellaneous professional and related services

  • 900 executive and legislative offices

  • 901 general government, n.e.c.

  • 910 justice, public order, and safety

  • 921 public finance, taxation, and monetary policy

  • 922 administration of human resources programs

  • 930 administration of environmental quality and household programs

  • 931 administration of economic programs

  • 932 national security and international affairs

  • 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(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

Question Years and Ballots

yearballotsavailability
1994A/B/Cfull
1996A/B/Cfull
1998A/B/Cfull
2000A/B/Cfull
2002A/B/Cfull
2004A/B/Cfull
2006A/B/Cfull
2008A/B/Cfull
2010A/B/Cfull

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