VCF0118 R Work Status 5-category

QUESTION:
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1968-1970:
Are you presently employed, or are you unemployed, or retired, (a 
housewife), (a student), or what?
1972-1978:  
(1972: We'd like to know if you are looking for work, working now) (1974-
1978: We'd like to know if you are working now, or are you unemployed,) 
retired, (a housewife) a (student), or what?  (IF HOMEMAKER OR STUDENT) 
Are you doing any work for pay at the present time? (IF R IS HOMEMAKER 
OR STUDENT AND R IS WORKING FOR PAY:) About how many hours do you work 
on  your job in the average week?
1980 AND LATER EXC. 2002 FRESH CROSS: 
We'd like to know if you are working now, temporarily laid off, or are 
you unemployed, retired, permanently disabled, (a homemaker), (a 
student), or what? (STUDENT OR HOMEMAKER:) Are you doing any work for 
pay at the present time?  (RETIRED 1980,1982, 1988 AND LATER:) Are you 
doing any work for pay at the present time? (DISABLED 1982,1988 AND 
LATER:) Are you doing any work for pay at the present time? (STUDENT OR 
HOMEMAKER:) About how many hours do you work on your job in the average 
week? (RETIRED AND ANSWERED WORKING FOR PAY 1980:) In an average week do 
you work 20 or more hours on that job? (RETIRED OR DISABLED, AND R 
ANSWERED WORKING FOR PAY 1982,1988 AND LATER:) About how many hours do 
you work on your job in the average week? (RETIRED OR DISABLED AND R 
VOLUNTEERED WORKING FOR PAY 1984,1986:) About how many hours do you work 
on your job in the average week? 
2002 FRESH CROSS: 
We'd like to know if you are working now, or are you unemployed, 
retired, a homemaker, (a student), or what? (MULTIPLE RESPONSES)

VALID_CODES:
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1.  Employed
2.  Not employed:  laid off, unemployed, on strike,
      permanently disabled, other (Exc.: retired,
      student, housewife)
3.  Retired
4.  Homemaker  (since 1972: not working 20 or more hrs/wk;
      1968-1970: if identifies self as "housewife;"  1956-
      1964: not working at all;  1952: not working full
      time)
5.  Student (since 1972:  not working 20 or more hrs/wk;
      1970:if identifies self as "student;" 1968: if
      identifies self as student--unless working full
      time days [coded 'employed']; 1956-1964: full or
      part time day student, working or not;
      1952: not employed full time)

MISSING_CODES:
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9.  DK; NA; no Pre IW
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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See appendix note "WORK STATUS".
See also VCF0116,VCF0150.
GENERAL NOTE:
No direct question asking R about his/her work status was used prior
to 1968.  Instead, R was asked what his/her occupation was, and codes
for "student," "retired," "housewife," "unemployed" etc. appeared
within the occupation codes from which this variable has been
recoded. For years prior to 1972, this is respondent self- 
identification (exceptions described in the appendix for cases where R 
described self as working student or homemaker).
For years 1972 and later except 2002 fresh cross, this is occupation 
status after the respondent has first self-identified in one or more 
occupation categories and then has answered other employment questions 
related to work history, number of  work hours etc.; for these years, 
it may be that coding here differs from R's initial self-
identification(s).

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1952:  520132  
1956:  560120  
1958:  580181  
1960:  600129  
1964:  640202  
1968:  680160
1970:  700275(type 0)
1972:  720306  
1974:  742443  
1976:  763409 
1978:  780531  
1980:  800515
1982:  820610  
1984:  840457  
1986:  860615  
1988:  880429  
1990:  900565  
1992:  923915
1994:  941216  
1996:  960616  
1998:  980579a 
2000:  000920 
2002:  023132x
2004:  043260b