Social Stratification
in Eastern Europe After 1989:
General Population Survey
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Sheet Information II.1
SURVEY Sample
interviewed II.1
COUNTRY Country
and sample specification II.1
RESPID1 Respondent
identification number in survey II.1
RESPID2 Sequential
respondent identification number II.2
REGION Region
of residence II.2
DISTRICT District
of residence II.3
CITY City
of residence II.4
LANGUAGE Language
of interview II.4
INTCODE Interviewer
identification number II.5
LENGTH Length
of interview in minutes II.5
A. Household
Composition (up to 14 persons)/Other Children (up to 10) II.5
SEX Sex
of respondent II.7
BIRTH Year
of birth of respondent II.7
REL01-14 HH
member: relationship to respondent II.7
SEX01-14 HH
member: sex II.7
BIRTH01-14
HH member: year of birth II.7
EDUC01-14 HH
member: level of education (country specific) II.7
INSCH01-14 HH
member: in school? (if child of respondent) II.7
OTCHILD Does
respondent have children not in HH? II.9
OSEX01-10 Other
child: sex II.9
OBIRTH01-10 Other
child: year of birth II.9
OEDUC01-10 Other
child: level of education II.9
OINSCH01-10 Other
child: in school? II.9
B. Importance of Traits for Getting
Ahead II.9.
RICH88 Coming
from a wealthy family: 1988 II.10
RICH93 Coming
from a wealthy family: 1993 II.10
EDUC88
Having a good education: 1988 II.10
EDUC93 Having
a good education: 1993 II.10
AMBIT88
Having ambition: 1988 II.10
AMBIT93 Having
ambition: 1993 II.10
WORK88 Hard
work: 1988 II.10
WORK93 Hard
work: 1993 II.10
NET88 Knowing
the right people: 1988 II.10
NET93 Knowing
the right people: 1993 II.10
POL88 Having
political connections: 1988 II.10
POL93 Having
political connections: 1993 II.10
RISK88 Willingness
to take a risk: 1988 II.10
RISK93 Willingness
to take a risk: 1993 II.10
C. Educational
History (up to 12 spells of schooling) II.10
START01-12 Year
started spell of schooling II.13
TYPS01-12 Kind
of school II.13
DAYS01-12 Regular,
evening, or correspondence school? II.13
ENDS01-12 Year
ended spell of schooling II.13
CLASS01-12 Class
or grade level completed II.13
COMP01-12 Was
course of study completed? II.13
MAJOR02-12 Major
or specialization (2ndry & tertiary) II.13
TER03-12 Name
of institution (tertiary) II.14
D. Activity
History (up to 18 spells of activity) II.14
ACT01-18 Activity
II.17
YEAR01-18 Year
began activity II.17
MONTH01-18 Month
began activity II.17
If employed
OCC01-18 Occupation
(expanded ISCO category) II.17
IND01-18 Industrial
branch II.17
ORG01-18 Type
of organization II.17
SE01-18 Self-employed?
II.17
SUB01-18 Number
of subordinates II.17
FULL01-18 Working
full-time or part-time? II.17
LOC01-18 City
or town of employment II.17
E. Self-Employment
(up to 9 businesses) II.18
LNUM1-9 Line
on Activity History II.20
EMP1-9 Number
of paid employees II.20
FAMEM1-9 Number
of helping family members II.20
PERC1-9 Percentage
of business owned II.20
WORTH1-9 Monetary
worth of portion owned II.20
FARM1-9 Size
of farm II.20
F. Political
Difficulties II.20
FIRED Ever
fired for political, etc. reason? II.20
FIREYR Year
fired II.20
FIRENUM Line
on Activity History II.21
WHYFIRE Why
fired II.21
FIREMORE Additional
detail on firing II.21
JAILED
Ever jailed for political, etc. reason? II.21
JAILYR Year
jailed II.22
JAILNUM Line
on Activity History II.22
WHYJAIL
Why jailed II.22
JAILMORE Additional
information on jailing II.22
G.
Part-Time
Economic Activity (1988 and 1992) II.23
EVERFARM Ever
engaged in part-time agriculture? II.23
FARM88
Engaged in part-time agriculture in 1988? II.23
FINC88 Fraction
of family income from sale of agric. products II.23
FFOOD88 Fraction
of family food from agric. products II.23
FARM92 Engaged
in part-time agriculture in 1992? II.24
FINC92
Fraction of family income from sale of agric. products II.24
FFOOD92
Fraction
of family food from agric. products II.24
EVERBUS Ever
had other part-time or side business? II.24
BUS88
Had part-time or side business in 1988? II.24
TYPE88 What
kind of business? II.24
EMP88 Number
of paid employees II.25
FAMEM88 Number
of helping family members II.25
PERC88 Percentage
of business owned II.25
INC88 What
fraction of income came from this business? II.25
WORTH88 Worth
of share in business II.26
BUS92 Had
part-time or side business in 1992? II.26
TYPE92 What
kind of business? II.26
EMP92
Number of paid employees II.26
FAMEM92
Number
of helping family members II.26
PERC92 Percentage
of business owned II.26
INC92 What
fraction of income came from this business? II.26
WORTH92
Worth of share in business II.26
EVERSEC
Ever
had a second or side job? II.26
SEC88
Had a second or side job in 1988? II.26
SECOCC88 What
kind of work? II.27
SECTYP88 What
kind of organization? II.27
SECINC88 What
fraction of income came from this side job? II.27
SEC92 Had
a second or side job in 1992? II.27
SECOCC92 What
kind of work? II.28
SECTYP92 What
kind of organization? II.28
SECINC92 What
fraction of income came from this side job? II.28
H. Household Chores II.28
HHWORK Hours
per week spent on housework II.28
HHWORK88 Do
you spend more or less time now than in 1988? II.28
HHMORE Why
spend more time now? II.28
HHLESS Why
spend less time now? II.29
I. Income
II.29
RMAIN Income
from main job or business II.29
MNTHYR1A Year
or monthly? II.30
RSIDE Income
from side work or business II.30
MNTHYR1B Yearly
or monthly? II.30
RBENE
Income from social benefits II.30
MNTHYR1C Yearly
or monthly? II.30
ROTHER Income
from other sources II.31
MNTHYR1D Yearly
or monthly? II.31
SPMAIN Spouse's
income from main job or business II.31
MNTHYR2A Yearly
or monthly? II.31
SPSIDE Spouse's
income from side work or business II.31
MNTHYR2B Yearly
or monthly? II.31
SPBENE Spouse's
income from social benefits II.32
MNTHYR2C Yearly
or monthly II.32
SPOTHER Spouse's
income from other sources II.32
MNTHYR2D Yearly
or monthly II.32
ELSEINC
Did anyone else in household have income? II.32
HHINC
Income of other household members II.33
MNTHYR4 Yearly
or monthly II.33
HHINC88 Compared
to others, family income high or low?: 1988 II.33
HHINC93 Compared
to others, family income high or low?: now II.33
DECIL88 Perceived
income decile: 1988 II.34
DECIL93
Perceived income decile: now II.34
CHANGE Family
finances better or lower now than 1988? II.34
HOURS Hours
worked last week II.34
J. Father
II.35
DAD14 Living
with parents at age 14? II.35
DADBIRTH Father's
year of birth II.35
DADPLACE Size
of father's place of birth II.35
DADEDUC Father's
education (country-specific categories) II.36
DADACT14
Father's activity when respondent age 14 II.37
DADACT48
Father's activity in 1948 II.37
DADACT52
Father's activity in 1952 II.37
DADACT63 Father's
activity in 1963 II.37
DADACT73 Father's
activity in 1973 II.38
DADOCC14 Father's
occupation (expanded ISCO code) when respondent 14 II.38
DADOCC48 Father's
occupation (expanded ISCO code) in 1948 II.38
DADOCC52 Father's
occupation (expanded ISCO code) in 1952 II.38
DADOCC63 Father's
occupation (expanded ISCO code) in 1963 II.38
DADOCC73 Father's
occupation (expanded ISCO code) in 1973 II.38
DADIND14 Father's
industrial branch when respondent 14 II.38
DADIND48 Father's
industrial branch in 1948 II.38
DADIND52 Father's
industrial branch in 1952 II.38
DADIND63 Father's
industrial branch in 1963 II.38
DADIND73
Father's industrial branch in 1973 II.38
DADSE14
Father self-employed when respondent 14? II.38
DADSE48 Father
self-employed in 1948? II.38
DADSE52 Father
self-employed in 1952? II.38
DADSE63 Father
self-employed in 1963? II.38
DADSE73 Father
self-employed in 1973? II.38
DADSUB14 Number
of persons supervised by father when respondent 14 II.38
DADSUB48 Number
of persons supervised by father in 1948 II.38
DADSUB52 Number
of persons supervised by father in 1952 II.38
DADSUB63
Number of persons supervised by father in 1963 II.38
DADSUB73 Number
of persons supervised by father in 1973 II.38
K. Parents'
Property II.38
EVERPROP Did
either parent ever own property? II.38
LAND48 Owned
land in 1948? II.39
SIZE48 Size
of holdings (hectares) II.39
HOLD48 Size
of holdings (approximate) II.39
BUSI48 Owned
business in 1948? II.39
HOUSE48 Owned
home in 1948? II.40
CON48 Any
property owned in 1948 subsequently confiscated? II.40
LCON48 Was
land confiscated? II.40
BCON48 Was
business confiscated? II.40
HCON48 Was
home confiscated? II.41
CON38 Did
parents lose any property between 1938 and 1948? II.41
LCON38
Land? II.41
BCON38 Business?
II.41
HCON38 Home?
II.42
L. Paternal
Grandfather II.42
PGEDUC Paternal
grandfather's education II.42
PGOCC Paternal
grandfather's main occupation (expanded ISCO code) II.42
PGPROP Did
paternal grandfather ever own property? II.42
PGLND48 Did
he own land in 1948? II.43
PGSIZE48 Size
of holdings (hectares) II.43
PGHOLD48 Size
of holdings (approximate) II.43
PGBUSI48 Did
he own a business in 1948? II.44
PGHSE48 Did
he own a home in 1948? II.44
PGCON48 Any
of his 1948 property subsequently confiscated? II.44
PGLCON48 Was
land confiscated? II.45
PGBCON48 Was
business confiscated? II.45
PGHCON48 Was
home confiscated? II.45
PGCON38 Did
he lose any property between 1938 and 1948? II.45
PGLCON38 Land?
II.46
PGBCON38 Business?
II.46
PGHCON38
Home? II.46
M. Mother
II.46
MOMBIRTH Mother's
year of birth II.46
MOMPLACE Size
of mother's place of birth II.47
MOMEDUC Mother's
education (country-specific categories) II.47
MOMACT14
Mother's activity when respondent age 14 II.49
MOMACT48
Mother's activity in 1948 II.49
MOMACT52
Mother's activity in 1952 II.49
MOMACT63 Mother's
activity in 1963 II.49
MOMACT73 Mother's
activity in 1973 II.49
MOMOCC14 Mother's
occupation (expanded ISCO code) when respondent 14 II.49
MOMOCC48 Mother's
occupation (expanded ISCO code) in 1948 II.49
MOMOCC52 Mother's
occupation (expanded ISCO code) in 1952 II.49
MOMOCC63 Mother's
occupation (expanded ISCO code) in 1963 II.49
MOMOCC73 Mother's
occupation (expanded ISCO code) in 1973 II.49
MOMIND14 Mother's
industrial branch when respondent 14 II.49
MOMIND48 Mother's
industrial branch in 1948 II.49
MOMIND52 Mother's
industrial branch in 1952 II.49
MOMIND63 Mother's
industrial branch in 1963 II.49
MOMIND73 Mother's
industrial branch in 1973 II.49
MOMSE14 Mother
self-employed when respondent 14? II.49
MOMSE48 Mother
self-employed in 1948? II.49
MOMSE52
Mother self-employed in 1952? II.49
MOMSE63 Mother
self-employed in 1963? II.49
MOMSE73 Mother
self-employed in 1973? II.49
MOMSUB14 Number
of persons supervised by mother when respondent 14 II.49
MOMSUB48 Number
of persons supervised by mother in 1948 II.49
MOMSUB52 Number
of persons supervised by mother in 1952 II.49
MOMSUB63 Number
of persons supervised by mother in 1963 II.49
MOMSUB73 Number
of persons supervised by mother in 1973 II.49
SIBLING How
many brothers and sisters do you have? II.50
N. Maternal
Grandfather II.50
MGEDUC Maternal
grandfather's education II.50
MGOCC Maternal
grandfather's main occupation (expanded ISCO code) II.50
MGPROP
Did maternal grandfather ever own property? II.50
MGLND48 Did
he own land in 1948? II.51
MGSIZE48 Size
of holdings (hectares) II.51
MGHOLD48 Size
of holdings (approximate) II.51
MGBUSI48 Did
he own a business in 1948? II.51
MGHSE48 Did
he own a home in 1948? II.52
MGCON48 Any
of his 1948 property subsequently confiscated? II.52
MGLCON48 Was
land confiscated? II.52
MGBCON48 Was
business confiscated? II.53
MGHCON48 Was
home confiscated? II.53
MGCON38 Did
he lose any property between 1938 and 1948? II.53
MGLCON38 Land?
II.53
MGBCON38 Business?
II.54
MGHCON38 Home?
II.54
O. Spouse
II.54
EVERMAR Ever
been married? II.54
WHENMAR Year
of first marriage II.54
MARSTAT Current
marital status II.55
SPACT Spouse's
current activity II.55
SPOCC Spouse's
current occupation (expanded ISCO code) II.55
SPIND Spouse's
current industrial branch II.55
SPORG Type
of organization where spouse currently works II.55
SPSE Spouse
currently self-employed? II.55
SPSUB Number
of persons supervised by spouse II.56
SPFULL Spouse
employed full-time? II.56
SPEDUC Spouse's
education (country-specific code) II.56
SDADACT Spouse's
father's activity when spouse 14 II.56
SDADOCC Spouse's
father's occupation (expanded ISCO code) when spouse 14 II.56
SDADIND
Spouse's father's industrial branch when spouse 14 II.56
SDADSE Spouse's
father self-employed when spouse 14? II.56
SDADSUB Number
of persons supervised by spouse's father when spouse 14 II.57
SDADEDUC Spouse's
father's education (country-specific codes) II.57
P. Property
of Respondent (and Spouse) II.57
LAND93 Own
any land? II.57
SIZE93 Size
of holdings (hectares) II.57
HOLD93 Size
of holdings (approximate) II.58
HSE93 Own
home? II.58
VHSE93 Own
weekend home? II.58
OHSE93 Own
other houses, apartments? II.58
PROPVAL Current
value of real estate, business property owned II.58
BOND Own
any stocks, shares, or bonds? II.59
BONDVAL Current
value of stocks, share, and bonds owned II.59
VEHICLE Own
a motor vehicle? II.59
VVAL Current
value of all motor vehicles owned II.59
MOVEVAL Current
value of moveable personal property II.60
SAVINGS Have
savings at least as much as national monthly wage? II.60
EVERCON Any
property ever confiscated? II.60
LCON Land
confiscated? II.61
BCON Business
confiscated? II.61
HCON Home
confiscated? II.61
REFORM Anyone
in family receive land from post-war land reform? II.61
TICKET Anyone
in family received compensation ticket, property restitution? II.62
Q. Residential
History II.62
BIRTHPL Place
of birth II.62
DIDMOVE Ever
moved since age 14? II.63
MOVEYR02-16 Years
of moves after age 14 II.64
PLACE01
Place of residence at age 14 II.64
PLACE02-16 Places
lived after age 14 II.64
STATUS01 Status
of place lived at age 14 II.64
STATUS02-16
Status of places lived after age 14 II.64
R. Housing
Situation II.64
ROOMS Number
of rooms in current residence II.64
SQMETER Size
of current residence II.65
SHARE Is
residence shared with other households? II.65
HHROOMS Number
of rooms used exclusively by respondent's household II.65
WATER Does
residence have piped water? II.65
WC Inside
toilet? II.66
BATH Bathroom
or shower cabinet? II.66
PHONE Telephone?
II.66
LEVEL Quality
of residence II.66
REPAIR Has
residence been improved during respondent's tenure? II.66
EVERMOVE Has
respondent lived in same residence entire life? II.67
PROOMS Number
of rooms in previous residence II.67
PSQMETER Size
of previous residence II.67
PSHARE Was
previous residence shared with other households? II.67
PHHROOMS Number
of rooms used exclusively by respondent's household II.68
PWATER Did
previous residence have piped water? II.68
PWC Inside
toilet? II.68
PBATH Bathroom
or shower cabinet? II.68
PPHONE Telephone?
II.69
PLEVEL Quality
of previous residence II.69
PREPAIR Was
previous residence ever improved during respondent's tenure? II.69
YEARIN Year
moved to current residence II.69
TENANTS Number
of persons in household in previous residence II.70
PYEARIN Year
moved to previous residence II.70
S. Material
consumption II.70
WASHER Does
current household have automatic washing machine? II.70
VCR Video-cassette
recorder? II.70
SATEL Satellite
receiver? II.70
MICRO Microwave
oven? II.70
FREEZER Separate
deep freeze? II.70
COMPUTER Personal
computer? II.70
T. Life-Style
II.71
ANYLANG
Does respondent speak any languages other than language of interview? II.71
LANG01-04 Which
languages? II.74
LLEV01-04
How well? II.74
PMUSEUM
How often parents went to museums or art exhibits when respondent
14 II.75
PPERF How
often parents went to ballet, opera, theater, or concerts II.75
PMUSIC How
often parents listened to classical music at home II.75
PREAD
How often parents read serious books II.75
PLIB How
often parents went to library II.75
PDICTION
Dictionary in household when respondent was 14? II.75
PATLAS Atlas
in household when respondent was 14? II.75
PBOOKS
Number of books in household when respondent was 14 II.75
MUSEUM
How often respondent goes to museums or art exhibits II.76
PERF
How often respondent goes to ballet, opera, theater, or concerts II.76
MUSIC How
often respondent listens to classical music at home II.76
READ How
often respondent reads serious books II.76
LIB How
often respondent goes to library II.76
DICTION Dictionary
in household now? II.76
ATLAS Atlas
in household now? II.76
BOOKS Number
of books in household now II.76
U. Political
Participation II.77
PARTYMEM Ever
been a member of a political party? II.77
PARTY01-06
Names of parties joined II.83
YRJOIN01-06 Year
first joined each party II.83
YRLEFT01-06 Year
left each party II.83
OFF01-06 Highest
unpaid office in each party II.83
YRBEG01-06 Year
first held office II.83
YREND01-06 Year
last held office II.84
UNION Ever
a member of a trade union? II.84
UNION88 Trade
union member in 1988? II.84
NAME88
Name of 1988 union II.84
UNION93 Member
of trade union now? II.85
NAME93
Name of current union II.85
SPMEM Spouse
ever a member of a political party? II.87
SPARTY1-4 Names
of parties joined II.87
DMEM Father
ever a member of a political party? II.87
DPARTY1-4 Names
of parties joined II.87
MMEM Mother
ever a member of a political party? II.87
MPARTY1-4 Names
of parties joined II.88
TURNOUT If
elections were held this Sundary, would respondent vote? II.88
VOTENOW
For which party? II.88
VOTETHEN Party
voted for in most recent election II.90
V.
Ancestry and Religion II.92
DORIG01-12 Ethnic
origins on father's side II.94
MORIG01-12 Ethnic
origins on mother's side II.95
ORIG01-12
Ethnic identities of respondent II.95
BIRTHREL
Religion in which respondent raised II.96
RELIG Current
religion II.97
ATTEND Frequency
of attendance at religious services II.97
W. Conclusion
II.98
SUBJ Is
life better or worse now than in 1988? II.98
BIRTHDAY Exact
date of birth II.98
INTER Summary
of open-ended comments by respondent II.98
AGAIN Would
respondent be willing to be interviewed again? II.99
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Weights III.1
WT1 Restricts
sample to those age 20-69 (Hungary and Russia) III.1
WT2 Converts
household samples to person samples (Czech Republic and Russia) III.1
WT3 Adjusts
Czech data to correct for Prague over-sample III.1
WT4 Corrects
for bias in distribution of sample by gender III.1
WT5 Corrects
for bias in distribution of sample by size of place III.1
WT6 Corrects
for bias in distribution of sample by education III.1
WT7 Corrects
for design effects [not yet calculated; all weights currently = 1] III.1
WEIGHT Total
weight = WT1*WT2*WT3*WT4*WT5*WT6 III.2
Country III.2
CNT Country
identification (simplified) III.2
Size
of Place of Interview III.2
RESSIZE1 Size
of place of interview (country-specific codes) III.2
RESSIZE2 Size
of place of interview (internationally standardized codes) III.3
Household Composition III.3
SPOUSE Is
there a spouse/partner? III.4
NUMPERS Total
number of persons in household III.4
UNDER6
Number of persons in household under age six III.4
UNDER18 Number
of persons in household under age 18 III.4
OVER64 Number
of persons in household age 65 or older III.4
HHCHILD
Number of children of respondent living in household III.4
TOTCHILD Total
number of children of respondent III.4
Highest
Level of Education Attained, Except Respondent (Expanded CASMIN
Categories) III.4
IEDUC01-14 CASMIN
codes for persons in household roster (if children of respondent) III.5
IOEDUC01-10
CASMIN
codes for persons in Other Child Roster III.5
IDADEDUC CASMIN
code for respondent's father III.5
IMOMEDUC CASMIN
code for respondent's mother III.5
ISPEDUC CASMIN
code for spouse III.5
ISDADEDU CASMIN
code for spouse's father III.5
Years
of School Completed, Except Respondent III.5
YEDUC01-14 Years
of schooling for persons in household roster (if children of respondent)
III.5
YOEDUC01-10 Years
of schooling for persons in Other Child Roster III.5
YDADEDUC Years
of schooling of father III.5
YMOMEDUC
Years of schooling of mother III.5
YSPEDUC
Years of schooling of spouse III.5
YSDADEDU Years
of schooling of spouse's father III.5
Recoded Education Variables for
Respondent III.6
HIEDRC CASMIN
code for respondent III.6
HIEDYRS Years
of schooling of respondent III.6
Occupation
Recodes III.6
ISE01-18 ISEI
scores for occupations in Activity History III.6
DADISE14 ISEI
score for father's occupation when respondent age 14 III.6
DADISE48 ISEI
score for father's occupation in 1948 III.6
DADISE52 ISEI
score for father's occupation in 1952 III.6
DADISE63 ISEI
score for father's occupation in 1963 III.6
DADISE73 ISEI
score for father's occupation in 1973 III.6
PGISE ISEI
score for paternal grandfather's main occupation III.7
MOMISE14
ISEI score for mother's occupation when respondent age 14 III.7
MOMISE48
ISEI score for mother's occupation in 1948 III.7
MOMISE52
ISEI score for mother's occupation in 1952 III.7
MOMISE63 ISEI
score for mother's occupation in 1963 III.7
MOMISE73 ISEI
score for mother's occupation in 1973 III.7
MGISE ISEI
score for maternal grandfather's main occupation III.7
SPISE ISEI
score for spouse's current occupation III.7
SDADISE ISEI
score for spouse's father's occupation when spouse 14 III.7
EGP01-18 EGP
codes for occupations in Activity History III.7
DADEGP14 EGP
code for father's occupation when respondent age 14 III.7
DADEGP48 EGP
code for father's occupation in 1948 III.7
DADEGP52 EGP
code for father's occupation in 1952 III.7
DADEGP63
EGP code for father's occupation in 1963 III.7
DADEGP73 EGP
code for father's occupation in 1973 III.7
PGEGP
EGP code for paternal grandfather's main occupation III.7
MOMEGP14 EGP
code for mother's occupation when respondent age 14 III.7
MOMEGP48 EGP
code for mother's occupation in 1948 III.7
MOMEGP52 EGP
code for mother's occupation in 1952 III.7
MOMEGP63 EGP
code for mother's occupation in 1963 III.7
MOMEGP73 EGP
code for mother's occupation in 1973 III.7
MGEGP EGP
code for maternal grandfather's main occupation III.7
SPEGP EGP
code for spouse's current occupation III.7
SDADEGP EGP
code for spouse's father's occupation when spouse 14 III.7
SIX01-18 EGP
six codes for occupations in Activity History III.7
DADSIX14
EGP six code for father's occupation when respondent age 14 III.7
DADSIX48 EGP
six code for father's occupation in 1948 III.7
DADSIX52 EGP
six code for father's occupation in 1952 III.7
DADSIX63 EGP
six code for father's occupation in 1963 III.7
DADSIX73 EGP
six code for father's occupation in 1973 III.7
PGSIX EGP
six code for paternal grandfather's main occupation III.7
MOMSIX14 EGP
six code for mother's occupation when respondent age 14 III.8
MOMSIX48 EGP
six code for mother's occupation in 1948 III.8
MOMSIX52
EGP six code for mother's occupation in 1952 III.8
MOMSIX63
EGP six code for mother's occupation in 1963 III.8
MOMSIX73
EGP six code for mother's occupation in 1973 III.8
MGSIX
EGP six code for maternal grandfather's main occupation III.8
SPSIX EGP
six code for spouse's current occupation III.8
SDADSIX EGP
six code for spouse's father's occupation when spouse 14 III.8
PRE01-18 Prestige
scores for occupations in Activity History III.8
DADPRE14 Prestige
score for father's occupation when respondent age 14 III.8
DADPRE48 Prestige
score for father's occupation in 1948 III.8
DADPRE52 Prestige
score for father's occupation in 1952 III.8
DADPRE63 Prestige
score for father's occupation in 1963 III.8
DADPRE73
Prestige score for father's occupation in 1973 III.8
PGPRE Prestige
score for paternal grandfather's main occupation III.8
MOMPRE14 Prestige
score for mother's occupation when respondent age 14 III.8
MOMPRE48 Prestige
score for mother's occupation in 1948 III.8
MOMPRE52 Prestige
score for mother's occupation in 1952 III.8
MOMPRE63 Prestige
score for mother's occupation in 1963 III.8
MOMPRE73 Prestige
score for mother's occupation in 1973 III.8
MGPRE Prestige
score for maternal grandfather's main occupation III.8
SPPRE Prestige
score for spouse's current occupation III.8
SDADPRE Prestige
score for spouse's father's occupation when spouse 14 III.8
Respondent's
recent activity history III.8
ACTC Current
activity III.9
ACT93 Activity
in January 1993 III.9
ACT88 Activity
in January 1988 III.9
OCCF
ISCO
code for the most recent occupation III.9
OCC93 ISCO
code for the occupation held in January 1993 III.9
OCC88
ISCO code for the occupation held in January 1988 III.9
ISEC ISEI
score for the current occupation III.9
ISEF
ISEI score for the most recent occupation III.9
ISE93
ISEI score for the occupation held in January 1993 III.9
ISE88 ISEI
score for the occupation held in January 1988 III.9
EGPC
EGP code for the current occupation III.9
EGPF
EGP code for the most recent occupation III.9
EGP93
EGP code for the occupation held in January 1993
III.9
EGP88
EGP code for the occupation held in January
1988 III.9
SIXC Six
category EGP code for the current occupation III.9
SIXF Six
category EGP code for the most recent occupation III.9
SIX93 Six
category EGP code for the occupation held in January 1993 III.9
SIX88 Six
category EGP code for the occupation held in January 1988 III.9
PREC Prestige
score for the current occupation III.9
PREF
Prestige score for the most recent occupation III.9
PRE93 Prestige
score for the occupation held in January 1993 III.9
PRE88
Prestige score for the occupation held in January 1988 III.9
INDC Industry
code for the current occupation III.10
INDF
Industry code for the most recent occupation III.10
IND93 Industry
code for the occupation held in January 1993 III.10
IND88
Industry code for the occupation held in January 1988 III.10
ORGC Organization
type code for the current occupation III.10
ORGF Organization
type code for the most recent occupation III.10
ORG93 Organization
type code for the occupation held in January 1993 III.10
ORG88 Organization
type code for the occupation held in January 1988 III.10
SEC Self-employed?
Current occupation III.10
SEF Self-employed?
Most recent occupation III.10
SE93 Self-employed?
Occupation held in January 1993 III.10
SE88 Self-employed?
Occupation held in January 1988 III.10
SUBC Number
supervised in the current occupation III.10
SUBF Number
supervised in the most recent occupation III.10
SUB93 Number
supervised in the occupation held in January 1993 III.10
SUB88
Number supervised in the occupation held in January 1988 III.10
FULLC Worked
full time in the current occupation III.11
FULLF Worked
full time in the most recent occupation III.11
FULL93
Worked full time in the occupation held in January 1993? III.11
FULL88 Worked
full time in the occupation held in January 1988? III.11
LOCC Location
of the current occupation III.11
LOCF Location
of the most recent occupation III.11
LOC93 Location
of the occupation held in January 1993 III.11
LOC88 Location
of the occupation held in January 1988 III.11
TENUREC Number
of months since beginning current activity III.11
TENUREF Number
of months in the last job III.11
TENURE93 Number
of months since beginning January 1993 activity III.11
TENURE88 Number
of months since beginning January 1888 activity III.11
WKMON Total
number of months employed since first leaving school III.11
YEARF Year
last job began III.12
YEARENDF
Year last job ended III.12
1992
job characteristics (for income analysis) III.12
ACT92 Activity
in January 1992 III.12
YRBEG92 Year
began January 1992 activity III.12
OCC92
ISCO code for the occupation held in January 1992 III.12
ORG92 Organization
type code for the occupation held in January 1992 III.12
SELF92 Self-employed
in the job held in January 1992? III.12
MOBEG92 Month
began January 1992 activity III.12
IND92 Industry
code for the job held in 1992 III.12
FULL92 Worked
full time in the job held in January 1992? III.12
SUB92 Number
of subordinates in the job held in January 1992 III.12
EGP92
EGP code for the occupation held in January 1992 III.12
SIX92 Six
category EGP code for the occupation held in January 1992 III.12
ISE92 ISEI
score for the occupation held in January 1992 III.12
PRE92 Prestige
score for the occupation held in January 1992 III.12
EXPERIEN Number
of years of work experience [=WKMON/12]. See WKMON above. III.12
WKMON92 Number
of months employed in January 1992 III.12
Income
III.12
RMM Respondent's
monthly income from main job III.13
RSM Respondent's
monthly income from side job III.13
RBM Respondent's
monthly income from social benefits III.13
ROM
Respondent's monthly income from other sources III.13
RMTOT Respondent's
total monthly income III.13
SMM Spouse's
monthly income from main job III.13
SSM Spouse's
monthly income from side job III.13
SBM Spouse's
monthly income from social benefits III.13
SOM Spouse's
monthly income from other sources III.13
SMTOT Spouse's
total monthly income III.13
CRMM Corrected
respondent's monthly income from main job III.13
CRBM Corrected
respondent's monthly income from social benefits III.14
CRMTOT Corrected
respondent's total monthly income III.14
CSMM Corrected
spouse's monthly income from main job III.14
CSBM Corrected
spouse's monthly income from social benefits III.14
CSMTOT Corrected
spouse's total monthly income III.14
TOTHMTOT Monthly
income from other household members III.14
HSHMTOT Total
monthly household income III.14
INCPCA Monthly
household income per capita III.14
FLGCRMM Flag for
whether CRMM imputed III.14
FLGCRBM Flag
for whether CRBM imputed III.15
FLGCRTOT Flag
for whether CRMTOT imputed III.15
FLGCSMM Flag
for whether CSMM imputed III.15
FLGCSBM Flag
for whether CSBM imputed III.15
FLGCSTOT Flag for
whether CSTOT imputed III.15
FLGHMTOT Flag
for whether HSMTOT imputed III.15
S$CRMM Standardized
monthly income from main job III.15
S$CRBM Standardized
monthly income from social benefits III.15
S$CRMTOT Standardized
total monthly income III.15
S$CSMM Standardized
monthly income of spouse from main job III.15
S$CSBM Standardized
monthly income of spouse from social benefits III.15
S$CSMTOT Standardized
total monthly income of spouse III.15
S$HSHM
Standardized household total monthly income III.15
S$INCPA
Standardized monthly income per capita III.15
Languages
Spoken III.15
NUMLANG
Number of languages spoken in addition to language of interview
III.15
ENGLISH English
language competence III.16
FRENCH French
language competence III.16
GERMAN
German language competence III.16
RUSSIAN
Russian language competence III.16
LANGCOMP
Highest level of competence in any language (except language of
interview) III.16
Communist
Party History III.16
CPEVER Ever
a member of the Communist Party? III.16
CP88 Member
of the Communist Party in 1988? III.16
YRLEFTCP
Year left Communist Party III.16
SPCPEVER Spouse
ever a member of the Communist Party? III.16
FACPEVER Father
ever a member of the Communist Party? III.17
MOCPEVER Mother
ever a member of the Communist Party? III.17
CPOFFEVR
Ever held unpaid office in the Communist Party? III.17
CPOFF88 Held
unpaid office in the Communist Party in 1988? III.17
YRLFTOFF Year
(last) left unpaid office in the Communist Party III.17
Religion
III.17
RELIGB Religion
in which the respondent brought up (international classification) III.17
RELIGP
Respondent's current religion (international classification) III.18
Class III.18
CLE01-18 Class
codes for occupations in Activity History III.19
DADCLE14 Class
code for father's occupation when respondent age 14 III.19
DADCLE48 Class
code for father's occupation in 1948 III.10
DADCLE52 Class
code for father's occupation in 1952 III.19
DADCLE63 Class
code for father's occupation in 1963 III.19
DADCLE73 Class
code for father's occupation in 1973 III.19
PGCLE Class
code for paternal grandfather's main occupation III.19
MOMCLE14 Class
code for mother's occupation when respondent age 14 III.19
MOMCLE48 Class
code for mother's occupation in 1948 III.19
MOMCLE52 Class
code for mother's occupation in 1952 III.19
MOMCLE63 Class
code for mother's occupation in 1963 III.19
MOMCLE73 Class
code for mother's occupation in 1973 III.19
MGCLE Class
code for maternal grandfather's main occupation III.19
SPCLE Class
code for spouse's current occupation III.19
SDADCLE Class
code for spouse's father's occupation when spouse 14 III.19
CLEC Class
code for the current occupation III.19
CLEF
Class code for the most recent occupation III.19
CLE93
Class code for the occupation held in January 1993 III.19
CLE88 Class
code for the occupation held in January 1988 III.19
CLS01-18
Six category class codes for occupations in Activity
History III.19
DADCLS14 Six
category class code for father's occupation when respondent age 14 III.19
DADCLS48 Six
category class code for father's occupation in 1948 III.19
DADCLS52 Six
category class code for father's occupation in 1952 III.19
DADCLS63 Six
category class code for father's occupation in 1963 III.19
DADCLS73 Six
category class code for father's occupation in 1973 III.19
PGCLS
Six category class code for paternal grandfather's main occupation
III.19
MOMCLS14 Six
category class code for mother's occupation when respondent age 14 III.19
MOMCLS48 Six
category class code for mother's occupation in 1948 III.19
MOMCLS52 Six
category class code for mother's occupation in 1952 III.19
MOMCLS63 Six
category class code for mother's occupation in 1963 III.19
MOMCLS73 Six
category class code for mother's occupation in 1973 III.19
MGCLS Six
category class code for maternal grandfather's main occupation III.19
SPCLS Six
category class code for spouse's current occupation III.19
SDADCLS Six
category class code for spouse's father's occupation when spouse 14 III.19
CLSC Six
category class code for the current occupation III.19
CLSF Six
category class code for the most recent occupation III.19
CLS93 Six
category class code for the occupation held in January 1993 III.19
CLS88 Six
category class code for the occupation held in January 1988 III.19
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A
ACT01-18 Activity
II.17
ACT88 Activity
in January 1988 III.9
ACT92 Activity
in January 1992 III.12
ACT93 Activity
in January 1993 III.9
ACTC Current
activity III.9
Activity History Activity
History (up to 18 spells of activity) II.14
AGAIN Would
respondent be willing to be interviewed again? II.99
AMBIT88 Having
ambition: 1988 II.10
AMBIT93 Having
ambition: 1993 II.10
Ancestry and Religion
II.92
ANYLANG Does
respondent speak any languages other than language of interview? II.71
ATLAS Atlas
in household now? II.76
ATTEND Frequency
of attendance at religious services II.97
B
BATH Bathroom
or shower cabinet? II.66
BCON Business
confiscated? II.61
BCON38 Business?
II.41
BCON48 Was
business confiscated? II.40
BIRTH Year
of birth of respondent II.7
BIRTH01-14 HH
member: year of birth II.7
BIRTHDAY Exact
date of birth II.98
BIRTHPL Place
of birth II.62
BIRTHREL Religion
in which respondent raised II.96
BOND Own
any stocks, shares, or bonds? II.59
BONDVAL
Current value of stocks, share, and bonds owned II.59
BOOKS Number
of books in household now II.76
BUS88 Had
part-time or side business in 1988? II.24
BUS92 Had
part-time or side business in 1992? II.26
BUSI48
Owned business in 1948? II.39
C
CHANGE Family
finances better or lower now than 1988? II.34
CITY City
of residence II.4
Class III.18
CLASS01-12 Class
or grade level completed II.13
CLE01-18 Class
codes for occupations in Activity History III.19
CLE88 Class
code for the occupation held in January 1988 III.19
CLE93 Class
code for the occupation held in January 1993 III.19
CLEC Class
code for the current occupation III.19
CLEF Class
code for the most recent occupation III.19
CLS01-18 Six
category class codes for occupations in Activity History III.19
CLS88
Six category class code for the occupation
held in January 1988 III.19
CLS93 Six
category class code for the occupation held in January 1993 III.19
CLSC Six
category class code for the current occupation III.19
CLSF Six
category class code for the most recent occupation III.19
CNT Country
identification (simplified) III.2
COMP01-12 Was
course of study completed? II.13
COMPUTER Personal
computer? II.70
CON38 Did
parents lose any property between 1938 and 1948? II.41
CON48 Any
property owned in 1948 subsequently confiscated? II.40
Conclusion II.98
Country III.2
COUNTRY Country
and sample specification II.1
Cover Sheet Information
Cover Sheet Information II.1
Communist Party History III.16
CP88 Member
of the Communist Party in 1988? III.16
CPEVER Ever
a member of the Communist Party? III.16
CPOFF88
Held unpaid office in the Communist Party in 1988? III.17
CPOFFEVR Ever
held unpaid office in the Communist Party? III.17
CRBM Corrected
respondent's monthly income from social benefits III.14
CRMM Corrected
respondent's monthly income from main job III.13
CRMTOT Corrected
respondent's total monthly income III.14
CSBM Corrected
spouse's monthly income from social benefits III.14
CSMM Corrected
spouse's monthly income from main job III.14
CSMTOT III.14
D
DAD14 Living
with parents at age 14? II.35
DADACT14 Father's
activity when respondent age 14 II.37
DADACT48 Father's
activity in 1948 II.37
DADACT52 Father's
activity in 1952 II.37
DADACT63 Father's
activity in 1963 II.37
DADACT73 Father's
activity in 1973 II.38
DADBIRTH Father's
year of birth II.35
DADCLE14 Class
code for father's occupation when respondent age 14 III.19
DADCLE48 Class
code for father's occupation in 1948 III.10
DADCLE52 Class
code for father's occupation in 1952 III.19
DADCLE63 Class
code for father's occupation in 1963 III.19
DADCLE73 Class
code for father's occupation in 1973 III.19
DADCLS14 Six
category class code for father's occupation when respondent age 14 III.19
DADCLS48 Six
category class code for father's occupation in 1948 III.19
DADCLS52 Six
category class code for father's occupation in 1952 III.19
DADCLS63 Six
category class code for father's occupation in 1963 III.19
DADCLS73 Six
category class code for father's occupation in 1973 III.19
DADEDUC Father's
education (country-specific categories) II.36
DADEGP14 EGP
code for father's occupation when respondent age 14 III.7
DADEGP48 EGP
code for father's occupation in 1948 III.7
DADEGP52 EGP
code for father's occupation in 1952 III.7
DADEGP63 EGP
code for father's occupation in 1963 III.7
DADEGP73 EGP
code for father's occupation in 1973 III.7
DADIND14 Father's
industrial branch when respondent 14 II.38
DADIND48 Father's
industrial branch in 1948 II.38
DADIND52
Father's industrial branch in 1952 II.38
DADIND63 Father's
industrial branch in 1963 II.38
DADIND73 Father's
industrial branch in 1973 II.38
DADISE14 ISEI
score for father's occupation when respondent age 14 III.6
DADISE48
ISEI score for father's occupation in 1948 III.6
DADISE52 ISEI
score for father's occupation in 1952 III.6
DADISE63 ISEI
score for father's occupation in 1963 III.6
DADISE73 ISEI
score for father's occupation in 1973 III.6
DADOCC14 Father's
occupation (expanded ISCO code) when respondent 14 II.38
DADOCC48 Father's
occupation (expanded ISCO code) in 1948 II.38
DADOCC52 Father's
occupation (expanded ISCO code) in 1952 II.38
DADOCC63 Father's
occupation (expanded ISCO code) in 1963 II.38
DADOCC73 Father's
occupation (expanded ISCO code) in 1973 II.38
DADPLACE Size
of father's place of birth II.35
DADPRE14 Prestige
score for father's occupation when respondent age 14 III.8
DADPRE48 Prestige
score for father's occupation in 1948 III.8
DADPRE52
Prestige score for father's occupation in 1952 III.8
DADPRE63
Prestige score for father's occupation in 1963 III.8
DADPRE73 Prestige
score for father's occupation in 1973 III.8
DADSE14 Father
self-employed when respondent 14? II.38
DADSE48 Father
self-employed in 1948? II.38
DADSE52
Father self-employed in 1952? II.38
DADSE63 Father
self-employed in 1963? II.38
DADSE73 Father
self-employed in 1973? II.38
DADSIX14
EGP six code for father's occupation when respondent age 14 III.7
DADSIX48
EGP six code for father's occupation in 1948 III.7
DADSIX52 EGP
six code for father's occupation in 1952 III.7
DADSIX63 EGP
six code for father's occupation in 1963 III.7
DADSIX73 EGP
six code for father's occupation in 1973 III.7
DADSUB14
Number of persons supervised by father when respondent 14 II.38
DADSUB48 Number
of persons supervised by father in 1948 II.38
DADSUB52
Number of persons supervised by father in 1952 II.38
DADSUB63
Number of persons supervised by father in 1963 II.38
DADSUB73 Number
of persons supervised by father in 1973 II.38
DAYS01-12 Regular,
evening, or correspondence school? II.13
DECIL88 Perceived
income decile: 1988 II.34
DECIL93
Perceived income decile: now II.34
DICTION Dictionary
in household now? II.76
DIDMOVE Ever
moved since age 14? II.63
DISTRICT District
of residence II.3
DMEM Father
ever a member of a political party? II.87
DORIG01-12 Ethnic
origins on father's side II.94
DPARTY1-4 Names
of parties joined II.87
E
Economic Activity
II.23
Educational History
(up to 12 spells of schooling) II.10
EDUC01-14 HH
member: level of education (country specific) II.7
EDUC88 Having
a good education: 1988 II.10
EDUC93 Having
a good education: 1993 II.10
EGP01-18 EGP
codes for occupations in Activity History III.7
EGP88 EGP
code for the occupation held in January 1988 III.9
EGP92 EGP
code for the occupation held in January 1992 III.12
EGP93 EGP
code for the occupation held in January 1993 III.9
EGPC EGP
code for the current occupation III.9
EGPF EGP
code for the most recent occupation III.9
ELSEINC Did
anyone else in household have income? II.32
EMP1-9 Number
of paid employees II.20
EMP88 Number
of paid employees II.25
EMP92 Number
of paid employees II.26
ENDS01-12 Year
ended spell of schooling II.13
ENGLISH English
language competence III.16
EVERBUS Ever
had other part-time or side business? II.24
EVERCON Any
property ever confiscated? II.60
EVERFARM Ever
engaged in part-time agriculture? II.23
EVERMAR Ever
been married? II.54
EVERMOVE Has
respondent lived in same residence entire life? II.67
EVERPROP Did
either parent ever own property? II.38
EVERSEC
Ever had a second or side job? II.26
EXPERIEN Number
of years of work experience [=WKMON/12].
F
FACPEVER Father
ever a member of the Communist Party? III.17
FAMEM1-9 Number
of helping family members II.20
FAMEM88
Number of helping family members II.25
FAMEM92
Number of helping family members II.26
FARM1-9 Size
of farm II.20
FARM88 Engaged
in part-time agriculture in 1988? II.23
FARM92 Engaged
in part-time agriculture in 1992? II.24
Father II.35
FFOOD88 Fraction
of family food from agric. products II.23
FFOOD92 Fraction
of family food from agric. products II.24
FINC88 Fraction
of family income from sale of agric. products II.23
FINC92 Fraction
of family income from sale of agric. products II.24
FIRED Ever
fired for political, etc. reason? II.20
FIREMORE Additional
detail on firing II.21
FIRENUM Line
on Activity History II.21
FIREYR Year
fired II.20
FLGCRBM Flag
for whether CRBM imputed III.15
FLGCRMM Flag
for whether CRMM imputed III.14
FLGCRTOT
Flag for whether CRMTOT imputed III.15
FLGCSBM Flag
for whether CSBM imputed III.15
FLGCSMM Flag
for whether CSMM imputed III.15
FLGCSTOT
Flag for whether CSTOT imputed III.15
FLGHMTOT Flag
for whether HSMTOT imputed III.15
FREEZER Separate
deep freeze? II.70
FRENCH French
language competence III.16
FULL01-18 Working
full-time or part-time? II.17
FULL88 Worked
full time in the occupation held in January 1988? III.11
FULL92 Worked
full time in the job held in January 1992? III.12
FULL93 Worked
full time in the occupation held in January 1993? III.11
FULLC Worked
full time in the current occupation III.11
FULLF Worked
full time in the most recent occupation III.11
G
GERMAN German
language competence III.16
Getting Ahead II.9
H
HCON Home
confiscated? II.61
HCON38 Home?
II.42
HCON48 Was
home confiscated? II.41
HHCHILD Number
of children of respondent living in household III.4
HHINC
Income of other household members II.33
HHINC88 Compared
to others, family income high or low?: 1988 II.33
HHINC93 Compared
to others, family income high or low?: now II.33
HHLESS Why
spend less time now? II.29
HHMORE Why
spend more time now? II.28
HHROOMS Number
of rooms used exclusively by respondent's household II.65
HHWORK Hours
per week spent on housework II.28
HHWORK88 Do
you spend more or less time now than in 1988? II.28
HIEDRC CASMIN
code for respondent III.6
HIEDYRS Years
of schooling of respondent III.6
Highest
Level of Education Attained, Except Respondent (Expanded CASMIN
Categories) III.4
HOLD48 Size
of holdings (approximate) II.39
HOLD93 Size
of holdings (approximate) II.58
HOURS Hours
worked last week II.34
HOUSE48 Owned
home in 1948? II.40
Household Chores II.28
Household Composition
Household Composition (up
to 14 persons)/Other Children (up to 10) II.5
Housing SituationII.64
HSE93 Own
home? II.58
Hshld Comp. Household
Composition III.3
HSHMTOT
Total monthly household income III.14 I.
I
IDADEDUC CASMIN
code for respondent's father III.5
IEDUC01-14 CASMIN
codes for persons in household roster (if children of respondent) III.5
If employed
IMOMEDUC CASMIN
code for respondent's mother III.5
Importance of Traits for Getting
Ahead II.9.
INC88 What
fraction of income came from this business? II.25
INC92 What
fraction of income came from this business? II.26
Income II.29
Income (Constructed variables)
III.12
INCPCA Monthly
household income per capita III.14
IND01-18 Industrial
branch II.17
IND88 Industry
code for the occupation held in January 1988 III.10
IND92 Industry
code for the job held in 1992 III.12
IND93 Industry
code for the occupation held in January 1993 III.10
INDC
Industry code for the current occupation III.10
INDF Industry
code for the most recent occupation III.10
INSCH01-14 HH
member: in school? (if child of respondent) II.7
INTCODE
Interviewer identification number II.5
INTER Summary
of open-ended comments by respondent II.98
IOEDUC01-10 CASMIN
codes for persons in Other Child Roster III.5
ISDADEDU CASMIN
code for spouse's father III.5
ISE01-18 ISEI
scores for occupations in Activity History III.6
ISE88
ISEI score for the occupation held in January 1988 III.9
ISE92 ISEI
score for the occupation held in January 1992 III.12
ISE93
ISEI score for the occupation held in January 1993 III.9
ISEC
ISEI score for the current occupation III.9
ISEF
ISEI score for the most recent occupation III.9
ISPEDUC CASMIN
code for spouse III.5
J
JAILED Ever
jailed for political, etc. reason? II.21
JAILMORE Additional
information on jailing II.22
JAILNUM Line
on Activity History II.22
JAILYR Year
jailed II.22
L
LAND48 Owned
land in 1948? II.39
LAND93 Own
any land? II.57
LANG01-04 Which
languages? II.74
LANGCOMP Highest
level of competence in any language (except language
LANGUAGE Language
of interview II.4
Languages Spoken
III.15
LCON Land
confiscated? II.61
LCON38 Land?
II.41
LCON48 Was
land confiscated? II.40
LENGTH Length
of interview in minutes II.5
LEVEL Quality
of residence II.66
LIB How
often respondent goes to library II.76
Life-Style II.71
LLEV01-04 How
well? II.74
LNUM1-9 Line
on Activity History II.20
LOC01-18 City
or town of employment II.17
LOC88 Location
of the occupation held in January 1988 III.11
LOC93 Location
of the occupation held in January 1993 III.11
LOCC Location
of the current occupation III.11
LOCF
Location of the most recent occupation III.11
M
MAJOR02-12 Major
or specialization (2ndry & tertiary) II.13
MARSTAT Current
marital status II.55S.
Material consumption
II.70
Maternal Grandfather
II.50
MGBCON38 Business?
II.54
MGBCON48 Was
business confiscated? II.53
MGBUSI48 Did
he own a business in 1948? II.51
MGCLE Class
code for maternal grandfather's main occupation III.19
MGCLS Six
category class code for maternal grandfather's main occupation III.19
MGCON38 Did
he lose any property between 1938 and 1948? II.53
MGCON48 Any
of his 1948 property subsequently confiscated? II.52
MGEDUC Maternal
grandfather's education II.50
MGEGP EGP
code for maternal grandfather's main occupation III.7
MGHCON38 Home?
II.54
MGHCON48 Was
home confiscated? II.53
MGHOLD48 Size
of holdings (approximate) II.51
MGHSE48 Did
he own a home in 1948? II.52
MGISE ISEI
score for maternal grandfather's main occupation III.7
MGLCON38 Land?
II.53
MGLCON48 Was
land confiscated? II.52
MGLND48 Did
he own land in 1948? II.51
MGOCC
Maternal grandfather's main occupation (expanded ISCO code) II.50
MGPRE Prestige
score for maternal grandfather's main occupation III.8
MGPROP Did
maternal grandfather ever own property? II.50
MGSIX EGP
six code for maternal grandfather's main occupation III.8
MGSIZE48 Size
of holdings (hectares) II.51
MICRO
Microwave oven? II.70
MMEM Mother
ever a member of a political party? II.87
MNTHYR1A Year
or monthly? II.30
MNTHYR1B Yearly
or monthly? II.30
MNTHYR1C Yearly
or monthly? II.30
MNTHYR1D Yearly
or monthly? II.31
MNTHYR2A Yearly
or monthly? II.31
MNTHYR2B Yearly
or monthly? II.31
MNTHYR2C Yearly
or monthly II.32
MNTHYR2D Yearly
or monthly II.32
MNTHYR4 Yearly
or monthly II.33
MOBEG92 Month
began January 1992 activity III.12
MOCPEVER Mother
ever a member of the Communist Party? III.17
MOMACT14 Mother's
activity when respondent age 14 II.49
MOMACT48 Mother's
activity in 1948 II.49
MOMACT52 Mother's
activity in 1952 II.49
MOMACT63
Mother's activity in 1963 II.49
MOMACT73 Mother's
activity in 1973 II.49
MOMBIRTH Mother's
year of birth II.46
MOMCLE14 Class
code for mother's occupation when respondent age 14 III.19
MOMCLE48 Class
code for mother's occupation in 1948 III.19
MOMCLE52 Class
code for mother's occupation in 1952 III.19
MOMCLE63 Class
code for mother's occupation in 1963 III.19
MOMCLE73 Class
code for mother's occupation in 1973 III.19
MOMCLS14 Six
category class code for mother's occupation when respondent age 14 III.19
MOMCLS48 Six
category class code for mother's occupation in 1948 III.19
MOMCLS52 Six
category class code for mother's occupation in 1952 III.19
MOMCLS63 Six
category class code for mother's occupation in 1963 III.19
MOMCLS73 Six
category class code for mother's occupation in 1973 III.19
MOMEDUC Mother's
education (country-specific categories) II.47
MOMEGP14 EGP
code for mother's occupation when respondent age 14 III.7
MOMEGP48 EGP code
for mother's occupation in 1948 III.7
MOMEGP52 EGP code
for mother's occupation in 1952 III.7
MOMEGP63 EGP code
for mother's occupation in 1963 III.7
MOMEGP73 EGP code
for mother's occupation in 1973 III.7
MOMIND14 Mother's
industrial branch when respondent 14 II.49
MOMIND48
Mother's industrial branch in 1948 II.49
MOMIND52
Mother's industrial branch in 1952 II.49
MOMIND63
Mother's industrial branch in 1963 II.49
MOMIND73
Mother's industrial branch in 1973 II.49
MOMISE14 ISEI
score for mother's occupation when respondent age 14 III.7
MOMISE48 ISEI
score for mother's occupation in 1948 III.7
MOMISE52 ISEI
score for mother's occupation in 1952 III.7
MOMISE63 ISEI
score for mother's occupation in 1963 III.7
MOMISE73
ISEI score for mother's occupation in 1973 III.7
MOMOCC14 Mother's
occupation (expanded ISCO code) when respondent 14 II.49
MOMOCC48 Mother's
occupation (expanded ISCO code) in 1948 II.49
MOMOCC52 Mother's
occupation (expanded ISCO code) in 1952 II.49
MOMOCC63 Mother's
occupation (expanded ISCO code) in 1963 II.49
MOMOCC73
Mother's occupation (expanded ISCO code) in 1973 II.49
MOMPLACE Size
of mother's place of birth II.47
MOMPRE14 Prestige score
for mother's occupation when respondent age 14 III.8
MOMPRE48 Prestige score
for mother's occupation in 1948 III.8
MOMPRE52 Prestige score
for mother's occupation in 1952 III.8
MOMPRE63 Prestige score
for mother's occupation in 1963 III.8
MOMPRE73 Prestige score
for mother's occupation in 1973 III.8
MOMSE14
Mother self-employed when respondent 14? II.49
MOMSE48 Mother
self-employed in 1948? II.49
MOMSE52 Mother
self-employed in 1952? II.49
MOMSE63 Mother
self-employed in 1963? II.49
MOMSE73 Mother
self-employed in 1973? II.49
MOMSIX14 EGP
six code for mother's occupation when respondent age 14 III.8
MOMSIX48 EGP six code for
mother's occupation in 1948 III.8
MOMSIX52 EGP six code for
mother's occupation in 1952 III.8
MOMSIX63 EGP six code for
mother's occupation in 1963 III.8
MOMSIX73 EGP six code for
mother's occupation in 1973 III.8
MOMSUB14
Number of persons supervised by mother when respondent 14 II.49
MOMSUB48 Number
of persons supervised by mother in 1948 II.49
MOMSUB52 Number
of persons supervised by mother in 1952 II.49
MOMSUB63 Number
of persons supervised by mother in 1963 II.49
MOMSUB73 Number
of persons supervised by mother in 1973 II.49
MONTH01-18
Month began activity II.17
MORIG01-12 Ethnic
origins on mother's side II.95
Mother II.46
MOVEVAL Current
value of moveable personal property II.60
MOVEYR02-16 Years
of moves after age 14 II.64
MPARTY1-4 Names
of parties joined II.88
MUSEUM How
often respondent goes to museums or art exhibits II.76
MUSIC How
often respondent listens to classical music at home II.76
N
NAME88 Name
of 1988 union II.84
NAME93
Name of current union II.85
NET88 Knowing
the right people: 1988 II.10
NET93 Knowing
the right people: 1993 II.10
NUMLANG Number
of languages spoken in addition to language of interview III.15
NUMPERS
Total number of persons in household III.4
O
OBIRTH01-10 Other
child: year of birth II.9
OCC01-18 Occupation
(expanded ISCO category) II.17
OCC88 ISCO
code for the occupation held in January 1988 III.9
OCC92 ISCO
code for the occupation held in January 1992 III.12
OCC93 ISCO
code for the occupation held in January 1993 III.9
OCCC
ISCO code for the current occupation III.9
OCCF
ISCO code for the most recent occupation III.9
Occupation Recodes III.6
OEDUC01-10 Other
child: level of education II.9
OFF01-06 Highest
unpaid office in each party II.83
OHSE93 Own
other houses, apartments? II.58
OINSCH01-10
Other child: in school? II.9
ORG01-18 Type
of organization II.17
ORG88 Organization
type code for the occupation held in January 1988 III.10
ORG92 Organization
type code for the occupation held in January 1992 III.12
ORG93 Organization
type code for the occupation held in January 1993 III.10
ORGC Organization
type code for the current occupation III.10
ORGF Organization
type code for the most recent occupation III.10
ORIG01-12 Ethnic
identities of respondent II.95
OSEX01-10 Other
child: sex II.9
OTCHILD Does
respondent have children not in HH? II.9
TOTHMTOT Monthly
income from other household members III.14
OVER64 Number
of persons in household age 65 or older III.4
P
Parents' Property
II.38
Paternal Grandfather
II.42
PARTY01-06 Names
of parties joined II.83
PARTYMEM Ever
been a member of a political party? II.77
PATLAS Atlas
in household when respondent was 14? II.75
PBATH
Bathroom or shower cabinet? II.68
PBOOKS Number
of books in household when respondent was 14 II.75
PDICTION Dictionary
in household when respondent was 14? II.75
PERC1-9 Percentage
of business owned II.20
PERC88
Percentage of business owned II.25
PERC92
Percentage of business owned II.26
PERF
How often respondent goes to ballet, opera, theater, or concerts II.76
PGBCON38 Business?
II.46
PGBCON48 Was
business confiscated? II.45
PGBUSI48 Did
he own a business in 1948? II.44
PGCLE Class
code for paternal grandfather's main occupation III.19
PGCLS Six
category class code for paternal grandfather's main occupation III.19
PGCON38 Did
he lose any property between 1938 and 1948? II.45
PGCON48 Any
of his 1948 property subsequently confiscated? II.44
PGEDUC Paternal
grandfather's education II.42
PGEGP EGP
code for paternal grandfather's main occupation III.7
PGHCON38 Home?
II.46
PGHCON48 Was
home confiscated? II.45
PGHOLD48 Size
of holdings (approximate) II.43
PGHSE48 Did
he own a home in 1948? II.44
PGISE
ISEI score for paternal grandfather's main occupation III.7
PGLCON38 Land?
II.46
PGLCON48 Was
land confiscated? II.45
PGLND48 Did
he own land in 1948? II.43
PGOCC Paternal
grandfather's main occupation (expanded ISCO code) II.42
PGPRE Prestige
score for paternal grandfather's main occupation III.8
PGPROP Did
paternal grandfather ever own property? II.42
PGSIX
EGP six code for paternal grandfather's main occupation
III.7
PGSIZE48 Size
of holdings (hectares) II.43
PHHROOMS Number
of rooms used exclusively by respondent's household II.68
PHONE Telephone?
II.66
PLACE01
Place of residence at age 14 II.64
PLACE02-16 Places
lived after age 14 II.64
PLEVEL Quality
of previous residence II.69
PLIB How
often parents went to library II.75
PMUSEUM How
often parents went to museums or art exhibits when respondent 14 II.75
PMUSIC
How often parents listened to classical music at home II.75
Political Participation
II.77
POL88 Having
political connections: 1988 II.10
POL93
Having political connections: 1993 II.10
Political Difficulties
II.20
PPERF
How often parents went to ballet, opera, theater, or concerts II.75
PPHONE Telephone?
II.69
PRE01-18
Prestige scores for occupations in Activity History III.8
PRE88 Prestige
score for the occupation held in January 1988 III.9
PRE92
Prestige score for the occupation held in January 1992 III.12
PRE93
Prestige score for the occupation held in January 1993 III.9
PREAD How
often parents read serious books II.75
PREC Prestige
score for the current occupation III.9
PREF Prestige
score for the most recent occupation III.9
PREPAIR
Was previous residence ever improved during respondent's tenure? II.69
PROOMS Number
of rooms in previous residence II.67
Property of Respondent
(and Spouse) II.57
PROPVAL Current
value of real estate, business property owned II.58
PSHARE Was
previous residence shared with other households? II.67
PSQMETER Size
of previous residence II.67
PWATER Did
previous residence have piped water? II.68
PWC
Inside toilet? II.68
PYEARIN Year
moved to previous residence II.70
R
RBENE
Income from social benefits II.30
RBM Respondent's
monthly income from social benefits III.13
READ How
often respondent reads serious books II.76
Recoded Education
Variables for Respondent III.6
REFORM Anyone
in family receive land from post-war land reform? II.61
REGION Region
of residence II.2
REL01-14
HH member: relationship to respondent II.7
RELIG Current
religion II.97
RELIGB Religion
in which the respondent brought up (international classification) III.17
Religion Recodes III.17
RELIGP
Respondent's current religion (international classification) III.18
REPAIR Has
residence been improved during respondent's tenure? II.66
Residential History
II.62
RESPID1
Respondent identification number in survey II.1
RESPID2 Sequential
respondent identification number II.2
Respondent's
recent activity history III.8
RESSIZE1 Size
of place of interview (country-specific codes) III.2
RESSIZE2 Size
of place of interview (internationally standardized codes) III.3
RICH88 Coming
from a wealthy family: 1988 II.10
RICH93 Coming
from a wealthy family: 1993 II.10
RISK88
Willingness to take a risk: 1988 II.10
RISK93
Willingness to take a risk: 1993 II.10
RMAIN
Income from main job or business II.29
RMM Respondent's
monthly income from main job III.13
RMTOT Respondent's
total monthly income III.13
ROM
Respondent's monthly income from other sources III.13
ROOMS Number
of rooms in current residence II.64
ROTHER Income
from other sources II.31
RSIDE Income
from side work or business II.30
RSM Respondent's
monthly income from side job III.13
RUSSIAN
Russian language competence III.16
S
S$CRBM Standardized
monthly income from social benefits III.15
S$CRMM Standardized
monthly income from main job III.15
S$CRMTOT Statndardized
total monthly income III.15
S$CSBM Standardized
monthly income of spouse from social benefits III.15
S$CSMM Standardized
monthly income of spouse from main job III.15
S$CSMTOT Standardized
total monthly income of spouse III.15
S$HSHM Standardized
household total monthly income III.15
S$INCCPA Standardized
monthly income per capita III.15
SATEL Satellite
receiver? II.70
SAVINGS Have
savings at least as much as national monthly wage? II.60
SBM Spouse's
monthly income from social benefits III.13
SDADACT Spouse's
father's activity when spouse 14 II.56
SDADCLE Class
code for spouse's father's occupation when spouse 14 III.19
SDADCLS Six
category class code for spouse's father's occupation when spouse 14 III.19
SDADEDUC Spouse's
father's education (country-specific codes) II.57
SDADEGP EGP
code for spouse's father's occupation when spouse 14 III.7
SDADIND Spouse's
father's industrial branch when spouse 14 II.56
SDADISE ISEI
score for spouse's father's occupation when spouse 14 III.7
SDADOCC Spouse's
father's occupation (expanded ISCO code) when spouse 14 II.56
SDADPRE Prestige
score for spouse's father's occupation when spouse 14 III.8
SDADSE Spouse's
father self-employed when spouse 14? II.56
SDADSIX EGP
six code for spouse's father's occupation when spouse 14 III.8
SDADSUB Number
of persons supervised by spouse's father when spouse 14 II.57
SE01-18 Self-employed?
II.17
SE88 Self-employed?
Occupation held in January 1988 III.10
SE93 Self-employed?
Occupation held in January 1993 III.10
SEC Self-employed?
Current occupation III.10
SEC88 Had
a second or side job in 1988? II.26
SEC92
Had a second or side job in 1992? II.27
SECINC88 What
fraction of income came from this side job? II.27
SECINC92 What
fraction of income came from this side job? II.28
SECOCC88 What
kind of work? II.27
SECOCC92 What
kind of work? II.28
SECTYP88 What
kind of organization? II.27
SECTYP92
What kind of organization? II.28
SEF Self-employed?
Most recent occupation III.10
Self-Employment II.18
SELF92 Self-employed
in the job held in January 1992? III.12
SEX Sex
of respondent II.7
SEX01-14 HH
member: sex II.7
SHARE
Is residence shared with other households? II.65
SIBLING How
many brothers and sisters do you have? II.50
SIX01-18 EGP
six codes for occupations in Activity History III.7
SIX88 Six
category EGP code for the occupation held in January 1988 III.9
SIX92 Six
category EGP code for the occupation held in January 1992 III.12
SIX93 Six
category EGP code for the occupation held in January 1993 III.9
SIXC Six
category EGP code for the current occupation III.9
SIXF
Six category EGP code for the most recent occupation III.9
Size of Place
of Interview III.2
SIZE48 Size
of holdings (hectares) II.39
SIZE93
Size of holdings (hectares) II.57
SMM Spouse's
monthly income from main job III.13
SMTOT Spouse's
total monthly income III.13
SOM Spouse's
monthly income from other sources III.13
SPACT Spouse's
current activity II.55
SPARTY1-4 Names
of parties joined II.87
SPBENE Spouse's
income from social benefits II.32
SPCLE Class
code for spouse's current occupation III.19
SPCLS Six
category class code for spouse's current occupation III.19
SPCPEVER Spouse
ever a member of the Communist Party? III.16
SPEDUC Spouse's
education (country-specific code) II.56
SPEGP EGP
code for spouse's current occupation III.7
SPFULL Spouse
employed full-time? II.56
SPIND Spouse's
current industrial branch II.55
SPISE
ISEI score for spouse's current occupation III.7
SPMAIN Spouse's
income from main job or business II.31
SPMEM Spouse
ever a member of a political party? II.87
SPOCC Spouse's
current occupation (expanded ISCO code) II.55
SPORG Type
of organization where spouse currently works II.55
SPOTHER
Spouse's income from other sources II.32
Spouse II.54
SPOUSE Is
there a spouse/partner? III.4
SPPRE Prestige
score for spouse's current occupation III.8
SPSE Spouse
currently self-employed? II.55
SPSIDE Spouse's
income from side work or business II.31
SPSIX EGP
six code for spouse's current occupation III.8
SPSUB Number
of persons supervised by spouse II.56
SQMETER
Size of current residence II.65
SSM Spouse's
monthly income from side job III.13
START01-12 Year
started spell of schooling II.13
STATUS01 Status
of place lived at age 14 II.64
STATUS02-16 Status
of places lived after age 14 II.64
SUB01-18 Number
of subordinates II.17
SUB88 Number
supervised in the occupation held in January 1988 III.10
SUB92 Number
of subordinates in the job held in January 1992 III.12
SUB93 Number
supervised in the occupation held in January 1993 III.10
SUBC
Number supervised in the current occupation III.10
SUBF Number
supervised in the most recent occupation III.10
SUBJ Is
life better or worse now than in 1988? II.98
SURVEY Sample
interviewed II.1
T
TENANTS Number
of persons in household in previous residence II.70
TENURE88 Number
of months since beginning January 1888 activity III.11
TENURE93 Number
of months since beginning January 1993 activity III.11
TENUREC
Number of months since beginning current activity III.11
TENUREF Number
of months in the last job III.11
TER03-12 Name
of institution (tertiary) II.14
TICKET Anyone
in family received compensation ticket, property restitution? II.62
TOTCHILD Total
number of children of respondent III.4
TURNOUT
If elections were held this Sundary, would respondent vote? II.88
TYPE88 What
kind of business? II.24
TYPE92 What
kind of business? II.26
TYPS01-12 Kind
of school II.13
U
UNDER18 Number
of persons in household under age 18 III.4
UNDER6 Number
of persons in household under age six III.4
UNION
Ever a member of a trade union? II.84
UNION88 Trade
union member in 1988? II.84
UNION93 Member
of trade union now? II.85
V
VCR Video-cassette
recorder? II.70
VEHICLE Own
a motor vehicle? II.59
VHSE93 Own
weekend home? II.58
VOTENOW For
which party? II.88
VOTETHEN Party
voted for in most recent election II.90
VVAL Current
value of all motor vehicles owned II.59
W
WASHER Does
current household have automatic washing machine? II.70
WATER
Does residence have piped water? II.65
WC
Inside toilet? II.66
WEIGHT Total
weight = WT1*WT2*WT3*WT4*WT5*WT6 III.2
Weights III.1
WHENMAR Year
of first marriage II.54
WHYFIRE Why
fired II.21
WHYJAIL
Why jailed II.22
WKMON Total
number of months employed since first leaving school III.11
WKMON92 Number
of months employed in January 1992 III.12
WORK88
Hard work: 1988 II.10
WORK93 Hard
work: 1993 II.10
WORTH1-9 Monetary
worth of portion owned II.20
WORTH88
Worth of share in business II.26
WORTH92 Worth
of share in business II.26
WT1 Restricts
sample to those age 20-69 (Hungary and Russia) III.1
WT2 Converts
household samples to person samples (Czech Republic
WT3 Adjusts
Czech data to correct for Prague over-sample III.1
WT4 Corrects
for bias in distribution of sample by gender III.1
WT5 Corrects
for bias in distribution of sample by size of place III.1
WT6 Corrects
for bias in distribution of sample by education III.1
WT7 Corrects
for design effects [not yet calculated; all weights currently = 1] III.1
Y
YDADEDUC Years
of schooling of father III.5
YEAR01-18 Year
began activity II.17
YEARENDF Year
last job ended III.12
YEARF Year
last job began III.12
YEARIN Year
moved to current residence II.69
Years of School
Completed, Except Respondent III.5
YEDUC01-14 Years
of schooling for persons in household roster (if children of respondent)
III.5
YMOMEDUC
Years of schooling of mother III.5
YOEDUC01-10 Years of schooling
for persons in Other Child Roster III.5
YRBEG01-06 Year
first held office II.83
YRBEG92 Year
began January 1992 activity III.12
YREND01-06 Year
last held office II.84
YRJOIN01-06 Year
first joined each party II.83
YRLEFT01-06 Year
left each party II.83
YRLEFTCP Year
left Communist Party III.16
YRLFTOFF Year
(last) left unpaid office in the Communist Party III.17
YSDADEDU Years
of schooling of spouse's father III.5
YSPEDUC
Years of schooling of spouse III.5
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