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VAR CF0114 INCOME
COLUMNS 102 - 102
NUMERIC
MD EQ 0
1952,1956-1960: About what do you think your total income will be
this year for yourself and your immediate family?
1962: Would you tell me how much income you and your family will be
making during this calendar year, 1962. I mean, before taxes.
1964,1968: About what do you think your total income will be this
year for yourself and your immediate family. Just give me the
(number/ letter) of the right income category.
1966,1970: Many people don't know their exact (1966/1970) income yet;
but would you tell me as best you can what you expect your (1966/1970)
income to be--before taxes? You may just tell me the letter of the
group on this card into which your family income will probably fall.
1972-1990, 1992 long-form,1994-later: Please look at this card/page
and tell me the letter of the income group that includes the income of
all members of your family living here in <previous year> before
taxes. This figure should include salaries, wages, pensions,
dividends, interest, and all other income. (IF UNCERTAIN:) What
would be your best guess?
1992 short form: Can you give us an estimate of your total family
income in 1991 before taxes? This figure should include salaries,
wages, pensions, dividends, interest and all other income for every
member of your family living in your house in 1991. First could you
tell me if that was above or below $24,999? (IF UNCERTAIN: what would
be your best guess?) (IF ABOVE/BELOW $24,999:) I will read you some
income categories, could you please stop me when I reach the category
that corresponds to your family situation?
FAMILY INCOME
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
Question wording in 1948 is undocumented.
For each study year, the original coding of the income variable was
approximated as closely as possible to fit within this percentage
group version. Prior to 1972, an estimate of the CURRENT year's
income was given by the respondent. Since 1972, the PREVIOUS year's
income of R's family has been ascertained. Note that in all years
beginning 1976 this question was not actually asked if R was the only
household member age 14 or over: in such cases, data from question
asking individual (R's own) income was duplicated in the family income
variable. (Prior to 1976 R's individual income was not determined.)
For 14 cases in 1996, interviewers entered responses where individual
income was higher than family income. In some of these cases, the
response for family income and R income may have been provided or
entered in the incorrect order.
In 1998, it was discovered after interviewing had concluded that, for
at least a portion of their interviews, some interviewers coded the
lowest income category when the respondent stated that he or she did
not know what the household income was. Study staff has reviewed all
interviewer comment material available to identify cases coded in the
lowest category where comment notes clearly indicate Don't Know; such
cases have been recoded to DK. However, it is not known whether there
are additional cases (without recorded comments) in which the lowest
category had been incorrectly coded.
Beginning in 1964, R was shown a respondent card or booklet from which
to choose income ranges.
Personal data forms were completed for no-pre cases in 1960: data from
these forms were incorporated in the (pre) income var listed here for
1960.
The percentiles appearing here correspond to the following:
0-16 17-33 34-67 68-95 96-100
YEAR PERCENTILE PERCENTILE PERCENTILE PERCENTILE PERCENTILE
1948 none-$999 $1000-1999 $2000-2999 $3000-4999 $5000+
1952 none-$1999 $2000-2999 $3000-3999 $4000-9999 $10000 +
1954 none-$1999 $2000-2999 $4000-5999 $4000-9999 $10000 +
1956 none-$1999 $2000-3999 $4000-5999 $6000-9999 $10000 +
1958 none-$1999 $2000-3999 $4000-5999 $6000-14999 $15000 +
1960 none-$1999 $2000-3999 $4000-5999 $6000-14999 $15000 +
1962 none-$2999 $3000-3999 $4000-7499 $7500-14999 $15000 +
1964 none-$2999 $3000-4999 $5000-7499 $7500-14999 $15000 +
1966 none-$2999 $3000-3999 $4000-7499 $7500-14999 $15000 +
1968 none-$2999 $3000-5999 $6000-9999 $10000-19999 $20000 +
1970 none-$2999 $3000-4999 $5000-9999 $10000-24999 $25000 +
1972 none-$3999 $4000-5999 $6000-11999 $12000-24999 $25000 +
1974 none-$3999 $4000-6999 $7000-14999 $15000-34999 $35000 +
1976 none-$3999 $4000-7999 $8000-14999 $15000-34999 $35000 +
1978 none-$5999 $6000-10999 $11000-19999 $20000-34999 $35000 +
1980 none-$6999 $7000-11999 $12000-24999 $25000-49999 $50000 +
1982 none-$6999 $7000-12999 $13000-24999 $25000-49999 $50000 +
1984 none-$6999 $7000-12999 $13000-29999 $30000-59999 $60000 +
1986 none-$8999 $9000-14999 $15000-34999 $35000-74999 $75000 +
1988 none-$9999 $10000-14999 $15000-34999 $35000-89999 $90000 +
1990 none-$9999 $10000-16999 $17000-34999 $35000-89999 $90000 +
1992 none-$9999 $10000-19999 $20000-39999 $40000-89999 $90000 +
1994 none-$11999 $12000-21999 $22000-44999 $45000-104999 $105000 +
1996 none-$11999 $12000-21999 $22000-49999 $50000-104999 $105000 +
1998 none-$8999 $9999-21999 $22000-49999 $50000-104999 $105000 +
1. 0 to 16 percentile
2. 17 to 33 percentile
3. 34 to 67 percentile
4. 68 to 95 percentile
5. 96 to 100 percentile
0. DK; NA; refused to answer; INAP, no pre IW (1948,1952)
1948: 480049 1952: 520160 1954: 540023
1956: 560190 1958: 580203 1960: 600189
1962: 620075 1964: 640269 1966: 660235
1968: 680261 1970: 700388(type 0)1972: 720420
1974: 742549 1976: 763507 1978: 780598
1980: 800686 1982: 820725 1984: 840680
1986: 860733 1988: 880520 1990: 900663
1992: 924104 1994: 941404 1996: 960701
1998: 980652
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Walter Mebane
Mon Nov 12 02:55:58 EST 2001