2015 American Community Survey - IPUMS Subset
United States, 2011 - 2015
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Reference ID
USA_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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United States Census Bureau, IPUMS
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- Data files
- USA2015_PHC-H-H
- USA2015_PHC-P-H
Occupational income score (US2015A_OCCSCORE)
Data file: USA2015_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
337
End:
338
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
47. Income in the past 12 months
<br />Mark (X) the "Yes" box for each type of income this person received, and give your best estimate of the total amount during the past 12 months. (NOTE: The "past 12 months" is the period from today's date one year ago up through today.) </p>
<p>Mark (X) the "No" box to show types of income NOT received. </p>
<p>If net income was a loss, mark the "Loss" box to the right of the dollar amount. </p>
<p>For income received jointly, report the appropriate share for each person -- or, if that's not possible, report the whole amount for only one person and mark the "No" box for the other person.
<br />Mark (X) the "Yes" box for each type of income this person received, and give your best estimate of the total amount during the past 12 months. (NOTE: The "past 12 months" is the period from today's date one year ago up through today.) </p>
<p>Mark (X) the "No" box to show types of income NOT received. </p>
<p>If net income was a loss, mark the "Loss" box to the right of the dollar amount. </p>
<p>For income received jointly, report the appropriate share for each person -- or, if that's not possible, report the whole amount for only one person and mark the "No" box for the other person.
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 30 |
| 31 | 31 |
| 32 | 32 |
| 33 | 33 |
| 34 | 34 |
| 35 | 35 |
| 36 | 36 |
| 37 | 37 |
| 38 | 38 |
| 39 | 39 |
| 40 | 40 |
| 41 | 41 |
| 42 | 42 |
| 43 | 43 |
| 45 | 45 |
| 46 | 46 |
| 48 | 48 |
| 49 | 49 |
| 52 | 52 |
| 54 | 54 |
| 62 | 62 |
| 63 | 63 |
| 80 | 80 |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's occupational income score.
Universe
United States 2015: Persons age 16+ working within the last five years, not new workers [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept