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Data Dictionary: Census 1960 Tracts Only Set
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Data Source: Social Explorer & U.S. Census Bureau - DUALabs
Universe: Population in the Experienced Civilian Labor Force
Variable Details
T83. Detailed Occupation
Universe: Population in the Experienced Civilian Labor Force
T083_206 Sewers and stitchers, manufacturing
Percent base:
Population in the Experienced Civilian Labor Force (SE:T083_001)
Aggregation method:
Addition
Formula used to compute this variable:
Return_Value = ORG:T063_206
Variables used in the formula:
ORG:T063_206
Operatives and kindred workers: Sewers and stitchers, manufacturing
Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Censuses of Population and Housing: 1960. Census Tracts. Final Report PHC(1)-11. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1962.
  Census Tract Data, 1940-1970: Elizabeth Mullen Bogue File -> Census Tracts -> Population Characteristics -> Occupation, industry, and class of worker
Occupation, industry, and class of worker
The data on these three subjects in this report arc for employed persons and refer to the job held during the week for which employment status was reported. For persons employed at two or more jobs, the data refer to the job at which the person worked the greatest number of hours. The occupation and industry statistics presented here are based on the detailed systems developed for the 1960 Census; see 1960 Classified Index of Occupations and Industries, Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D.C.