Variable Description

Name
H3LM26A
Label
S8Q26A DETAIL JOB CLASS/CURR JOB-W3
Description

See list of 1998 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes at the bottom of Wave III, Section 8 codebook. Downloaded at https://www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth/documentation/restricteduse/datasets.

Dataset

Summary Statistics for 'H3LM26A'

Value Valid Label Frequency % of Valid % of All
9999996 Missing refused 4
0.03%
9999997 Missing legitimate skip 4,823
31.74%
9999998 Missing don't know 14
0.09%
9999999 Missing not applicable 25
0.16%
Total Responses Valid Invalid
15197 10331 4866

Representation

Representation Type
Numeric
Type
Integer
Variable is a Weight
False
Aggregation Method
Unspecified
Temporal
False
Geographic
False

Source Questions

H3LM26A

Lineage

  • Wave III In-Home Interview - H3LM26A
    S8Q26A DETAIL JOB CLASS/CURR JOB-W3
    • 26A. Which one of the following more specific [insert first level occupation from Q25] occupations best describes this job?

Concordance

Add Health
Wave III Wave IV
Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview
Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview
H3LM26A H4LM14
only temporarily laid off
6.37%
on sick leave or temporarily disabled
3.86%
on maternity/paternity leave
3.54%
permanently disabled
5.84%
unemployed and looking for work
25.57%
unemployed and not looking for work
3.54%
student
16.04%
keeping house
27.94%
retired
0.11%
other
7.19%
Add Health
Wave III Wave IV
Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview
Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview
H3LM26A H4LM14
only temporarily laid off
1.15%
on sick leave or temporarily disabled
0.69%
on maternity/paternity leave
0.64%
permanently disabled
1.05%
unemployed and looking for work
4.60%
unemployed and not looking for work
0.64%
student
2.89%
keeping house
5.03%
retired
0.02%
other
1.29%
Dataset Variable Valid Invalid Min First Quartile Median Third Quartile Max Mean StdDev
Wave III In-Home Interview H3LM26A 10,331 4,866
Wave IV In-Home Interview H4LM14 2,824 12,877 1 10
Add Health
Wave III Wave IV
Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview
Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview
H3LM26A H4LM14
only temporarily laid off 1
on sick leave or temporarily disabled 2
on maternity/paternity leave 3
permanently disabled 4
unemployed and looking for work 5
unemployed and not looking for work 6
student 7
keeping house 8
retired 9
other 10