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ind70: 1970 Census Industry Classification

Description

ind70 is the 1970 Census-based industry code for the primary job of the respondent. See also mind16.

Availability

Sample Years
Basic 1976 - 1982
May 1973 - 1981
ORG 1979 - 1982

Values

Value Label
17 Agricultural production
18 Agricultural services, except horticultural
19 Horticultural services
27 Forestry
28 Fisheries
29 Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries--allocated
47 Metal mining
48 Coal mining
49 Crude petroleum and natural gas extractions
57 Nonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuel
58 Mining--allocated
67 General building contractors
68 General contractors, except building
69 Special trade contractors
77 Construction, n.s.
78 Construction--allocated
107 Logging
108 Sawmills, planing mills, and mill work
109 Miscellaneous wood products
118 Furniture and fixtures
119 Glass and glass products
127 Cement, concrete, gypsum, and plaster products
128 Structural clay products
137 Pottery and related products
138 Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products
139 Blast furnaces, steel works, rolling and finishing mills
147 Other primary iron and steel industries
148 Primary aluminum industries
149 Other primary nonferrous industries
157 Cutlery, hand tools, and other hardware
158 Fabricated structural metal products
159 Screw machine products
167 Metal stamping
168 Miscellaneous fabricated metal products
169 Metal industries, n.s.
177 Engines and turbines
178 Farm machinery and equipment
179 Construction and material handling machines
187 Metalworking machinery
188 Office and accounting machines
189 Electronic computing equipment
197 Machinery, except electrical, n.e.c.
198 Machinery, n.s.
199 Household appliances
207 Radio, T.V., and communication equipment
208 Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c.
209 Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.s.
219 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment
227 Aircraft and parts
228 Ship and boat building and repairing
229 Railroad locomotives and equipment
237 Mobile dwellings and campers
238 Cycles and miscellaneous transportation equipment
239 Scientific and controlling instruments
247 Optical and health services supplies
248 Photographic equipment and supplies
249 Watches, clocks, and clockwork-operated devices
257 Professional equipment, n.s.
258 Ordnance
259 Miscellaneous manufacturing industries
267 Manufacturing, durable goods--allocated
268 Meat products
269 Dairy products
278 Canning and preserving fruits, vegetables, and sea foods
279 Grain-mill products
287 Bakery products
288 Confectionery and related products
289 Beverage industries
297 Miscellaneous food preparation and kindred products
298 Food industries, n.s.
299 Tobacco manufactures
307 Knitting mills
308 Dyeing and finishing textiles, except wool and knit goods
309 Floor coverings, except hard surface
317 Yarn, thread, and fabric mills
318 Miscellaneous textile mill products
319 Apparel and accessories
327 Miscellaneous fabricated textile products
328 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills
329 Miscellaneous paper and pulp products
337 Paperboard containers and boxes
338 Newspaper publishing and printing
339 Printing, publishing, and allied industries, except newspapers
347 Industrial chemicals
348 Plastics, synthetics and resins, except fibers
349 Synthetic fibers
357 Drugs and medicines
358 Soaps and cosmetics
359 Paints, varnishes, and related products
367 Agricultural chemicals
368 Miscellaneous chemicals
369 Chemicals and allied products, n.s.
377 Petroleum refining
378 Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products
379 Rubber products
387 Miscellaneous plastic products
388 Tanned, curried, and finished leather
389 Footwear, except rubber
397 Leather products, except footwear
398 Manufacturing industries, n.s.
399 Manufacturing, nondurable goods--allocated
407 Railroads and railway express service
408 Street railways and bus lines
409 Taxicab service
417 Trucking service
418 Warehousing and storage
419 Water transportation
427 Air transportation
428 Pipe lines, except natural gas
429 Services incidental to transportation
447 Radio broadcasting and television
448 Telephone (wire and radio)
449 Telegraph and miscellaneous communication services
467 Electric light and power
468 Electric-gas utilities
469 Gas and steam supply systems
477 Water supply
478 Sanitary services
479 Other and not specified utilities
499 Transportation, communications, and other public utilities--allocated
507 Motor vehicles and equipment
508 Drugs, chemicals, and allied products
509 Dry goods and apparel
527 Food and related products
528 Farm products--raw materials
529 Electrical goods
537 Hardware, plumbing, and heating supplies
538 Electrical and hardware products, n.s.
539 Machinery equipment and supplies
557 Metals and minerals, n.e.c.
558 Petroleum products
559 Scrap and waste materials
567 Alcoholic beverages
568 Paper and its products
569 Lumber and construction materials
587 Wholesalers, n.e.c.
588 Wholesale trade, n.s.
599 Wholesale trade--allocated
607 Lumber and building material retailing
608 Hardware and farm equipment stores
609 Department and mail order establishments
617 Limited price variety stores
618 Vending machine operators
619 Direct selling establishments
627 Miscellaneous general merchandise stores
628 Grocery stores
629 Dairy products stores
637 Retail bakeries
638 Food stores, n.e.c.
639 Motor vehicle dealers
647 Tire, battery, and accessory dealers
648 Gasoline service stations
649 Miscellaneous vehicle dealers
657 Apparel and accessories stores, except shoe stores
658 Shoe stores
667 Furniture and home furnishings stores
668 Household appliances, TV, and radio stores
669 Eating and drinking places
677 Drug stores
678 Liquor stores
679 Farm and garden supply stores
687 Jewelry stores
688 Fuel and ice dealers
689 Retail florists
697 Miscellaneous retail stores
698 Retail trade, n.s.
699 Retail trade--allocated
707 Banking
708 Credit agencies
709 Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies
717 Insurance
718 Real estate, including real estate-insurance-law offices
719 Finance, insurance, and real estate--allocated
727 Advertising
728 Services to dwellings and other buildings
729 Commercial research, development, and testing labs
737 Employment and temporary help agencies
738 Business management and consulting services
739 Computer programming services
747 Detective and protective services
748 Business services, n.e.c.
749 Automobile services, except repair
757 Automobile repair and related services
758 Electrical repair shops
759 Miscellaneous repair services
767 Business and repair services--allocated
769 Private households
777 Hotels and motels
778 Lodging places, except hotels and motels
779 Laundering, cleaning, and other garment services
787 Beauty shops
788 Barber shops
789 Shoe repair shops
797 Dressmaking shops
798 Miscellaneous personal services
799 Personal services--allocated
807 Theaters and motion pictures
808 Bowling alleys, billiard and pool parlors
809 Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services
817 Entertainment and recreation services--allocated
828 Offices of physicians
829 Offices of dentists
837 Offices of chiropractors
838 Hospitals
839 Convalescent institutions
847 Offices of health practitioners, n.e.c.
848 Health services, n.e.c.
849 Legal services
857 Elementary and secondary schools
858 Colleges and universities
859 Libraries
867 Educational services, n.e.c.
868 Educational services, n.s.
869 Museums, art galleries, and zoos
877 Religious organizations
878 Welfare services
879 Residential welfare facilities
887 Nonprofit membership organizations
888 Engineering and architectural services
889 Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services
897 Miscellaneous professional and related services
899 Professional and related services--allocated
907 Postal service
917 Federal public administration
927 State public administration
937 Local public administration
947 Public administration--allocated
997 Unemployed persons, last worked 1959 or earlier*
999 Industry not reported

Code

Variable creation
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* Industry: 1970 classification
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capture drop ind70
gen ind70 = .

* for coding ease, first create industry code for all dates
gen int indcode = .

if $monthlycps == 1 | $maycps == 1 {
    if tm(1973m1) <= $date & $date <= tm(1993m12)   {
        replace indcode = ind
    }
    if tm(1994m1) <= $date {
        replace indcode = peio1icd
        replace indcode = . if indcode < 0
    }

    * now create 1970 industry codes
    * 1973-1982: 1970 census industry codes
    * ind70 is already a variable, drop if it exists
    if tm(1973m1) <= $date & $date <= tm(1982m12) {
        replace ind70 = indcode
    }
}

#delimit ;
lab def ind70
17 "Agricultural production"
18 "Agricultural services, except horticultural"
19 "Horticultural services"
27 "Forestry"
28 "Fisheries"
29 "Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries--allocated"
47 "Metal mining"
48 "Coal mining"
49 "Crude petroleum and natural gas extractions"
57 "Nonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuel"
58 "Mining--allocated"
67 "General building contractors"
68 "General contractors, except building"
69 "Special trade contractors"
77 "Construction, n.s."
78 "Construction--allocated"
107 "Logging"
108 "Sawmills, planing mills, and mill work"
109 "Miscellaneous wood products"
118 "Furniture and fixtures"
119 "Glass and glass products"
127 "Cement, concrete, gypsum, and plaster products"
128 "Structural clay products"
137 "Pottery and related products"
138 "Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products"
139 "Blast furnaces, steel works, rolling and finishing mills"
147 "Other primary iron and steel industries"
148 "Primary aluminum industries"
149 "Other primary nonferrous industries"
157 "Cutlery, hand tools, and other hardware"
158 "Fabricated structural metal products"
159 "Screw machine products"
167 "Metal stamping"
168 "Miscellaneous fabricated metal products"
169 "Metal industries, n.s."
177 "Engines and turbines"
178 "Farm machinery and equipment"
179 "Construction and material handling machines"
187 "Metalworking machinery"
188 "Office and accounting machines"
189 "Electronic computing equipment"
197 "Machinery, except electrical, n.e.c."
198 "Machinery, n.s."
199 "Household appliances"
207 "Radio, T.V., and communication equipment"
208 "Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c."
209 "Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.s."
219 "Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment"
227 "Aircraft and parts"
228 "Ship and boat building and repairing"
229 "Railroad locomotives and equipment"
237 "Mobile dwellings and campers"
238 "Cycles and miscellaneous transportation equipment"
239 "Scientific and controlling instruments"
247 "Optical and health services supplies"
248 "Photographic equipment and supplies"
249 "Watches, clocks, and clockwork-operated devices"
257 "Professional equipment, n.s."
258 "Ordnance"
259 "Miscellaneous manufacturing industries"
267 "Manufacturing, durable goods--allocated"
268 "Meat products"
269 "Dairy products"
278 "Canning and preserving fruits, vegetables, and sea foods"
279 "Grain-mill products"
287 "Bakery products"
288 "Confectionery and related products"
289 "Beverage industries"
297 "Miscellaneous food preparation and kindred products"
298 "Food industries, n.s."
299 "Tobacco manufactures"
307 "Knitting mills"
308 "Dyeing and finishing textiles, except wool and knit goods"
309 "Floor coverings, except hard surface"
317 "Yarn, thread, and fabric mills"
318 "Miscellaneous textile mill products"
319 "Apparel and accessories"
327 "Miscellaneous fabricated textile products"
328 "Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills"
329 "Miscellaneous paper and pulp products"
337 "Paperboard containers and boxes"
338 "Newspaper publishing and printing"
339 "Printing, publishing, and allied industries, except newspapers"
347 "Industrial chemicals"
348 "Plastics, synthetics and resins, except fibers"
349 "Synthetic fibers"
357 "Drugs and medicines"
358 "Soaps and cosmetics"
359 "Paints, varnishes, and related products"
367 "Agricultural chemicals"
368 "Miscellaneous chemicals"
369 "Chemicals and allied products, n.s."
377 "Petroleum refining"
378 "Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products"
379 "Rubber products"
387 "Miscellaneous plastic products"
388 "Tanned, curried, and finished leather"
389 "Footwear, except rubber"
397 "Leather products, except footwear"
399 "Manufacturing, nondurable goods--allocated"
398 "Manufacturing industries, n.s."
407 "Railroads and railway express service"
408 "Street railways and bus lines"
409 "Taxicab service"
417 "Trucking service"
418 "Warehousing and storage"
419 "Water transportation"
427 "Air transportation"
428 "Pipe lines, except natural gas"
429 "Services incidental to transportation"
447 "Radio broadcasting and television"
448 "Telephone (wire and radio)"
449 "Telegraph and miscellaneous communication services"
467 "Electric light and power"
468 "Electric-gas utilities"
469 "Gas and steam supply systems"
477 "Water supply"
478 "Sanitary services"
479 "Other and not specified utilities"
499 "Transportation, communications, and other public utilities--allocated"
507 "Motor vehicles and equipment"
508 "Drugs, chemicals, and allied products"
509 "Dry goods and apparel"
527 "Food and related products"
528 "Farm products--raw materials"
529 "Electrical goods"
537 "Hardware, plumbing, and heating supplies"
538 "Electrical and hardware products, n.s."
539 "Machinery equipment and supplies"
557 "Metals and minerals, n.e.c."
558 "Petroleum products"
559 "Scrap and waste materials"
567 "Alcoholic beverages"
568 "Paper and its products"
569 "Lumber and construction materials"
587 "Wholesalers, n.e.c."
588 "Wholesale trade, n.s."
599 "Wholesale trade--allocated"
607 "Lumber and building material retailing"
608 "Hardware and farm equipment stores"
609 "Department and mail order establishments"
617 "Limited price variety stores"
618 "Vending machine operators"
619 "Direct selling establishments"
627 "Miscellaneous general merchandise stores"
628 "Grocery stores"
629 "Dairy products stores"
637 "Retail bakeries"
638 "Food stores, n.e.c."
639 "Motor vehicle dealers"
647 "Tire, battery, and accessory dealers"
648 "Gasoline service stations"
649 "Miscellaneous vehicle dealers"
657 "Apparel and accessories stores, except shoe stores"
658 "Shoe stores"
667 "Furniture and home furnishings stores"
668 "Household appliances, TV, and radio stores"
669 "Eating and drinking places"
677 "Drug stores"
678 "Liquor stores"
679 "Farm and garden supply stores"
687 "Jewelry stores"
688 "Fuel and ice dealers"
689 "Retail florists"
697 "Miscellaneous retail stores"
698 "Retail trade, n.s."
699 "Retail trade--allocated"
707 "Banking"
708 "Credit agencies"
709 "Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies"
717 "Insurance"
718 "Real estate, including real estate-insurance-law offices"
719 "Finance, insurance, and real estate--allocated"
727 "Advertising"
728 "Services to dwellings and other buildings"
729 "Commercial research, development, and testing labs"
737 "Employment and temporary help agencies"
738 "Business management and consulting services"
739 "Computer programming services"
747 "Detective and protective services"
748 "Business services, n.e.c."
749 "Automobile services, except repair"
757 "Automobile repair and related services"
758 "Electrical repair shops"
759 "Miscellaneous repair services"
767 "Business and repair services--allocated"
769 "Private households"
777 "Hotels and motels"
778 "Lodging places, except hotels and motels"
779 "Laundering, cleaning, and other garment services"
787 "Beauty shops"
788 "Barber shops"
789 "Shoe repair shops"
797 "Dressmaking shops"
798 "Miscellaneous personal services"
799 "Personal services--allocated"
807 "Theaters and motion pictures"
808 "Bowling alleys, billiard and pool parlors"
809 "Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services"
817 "Entertainment and recreation services--allocated"
828 "Offices of physicians"
829 "Offices of dentists"
837 "Offices of chiropractors"
838 "Hospitals"
839 "Convalescent institutions"
847 "Offices of health practitioners, n.e.c."
848 "Health services, n.e.c."
849 "Legal services"
857 "Elementary and secondary schools"
858 "Colleges and universities"
859 "Libraries"
867 "Educational services, n.e.c."
868 "Educational services, n.s."
869 "Museums, art galleries, and zoos"
877 "Religious organizations"
878 "Welfare services"
879 "Residential welfare facilities"
887 "Nonprofit membership organizations"
888 "Engineering and architectural services"
889 "Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services"
897 "Miscellaneous professional and related services"
899 "Professional and related services--allocated"
907 "Postal service"
917 "Federal public administration"
927 "State public administration"
937 "Local public administration"
947 "Public administration--allocated"
997 "Unemployed persons, last worked 1959 or earlier*"
999 "Industry not reported"
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#delimit cr;
lab val ind70 ind70
label var ind70 "1970 Census Industry Classification"
notes ind70: Industry classification for 1973-1982
notes ind70: 1973-1982 Unicon: ind