Gallup Codebook
The variables in this dataset are arranged in columns. Each column is a variable, each row is an observation (an individual). The variables, from left to right are:
| location: |
5=Mon Valley 6=Pittsburgh 7=rest of county |
| age | age in years |
| race |
1=white 2=black 3=other 4=hispanic |
| gend | 1=male 0=female |
| educ |
1=4th grade or less 2=grades 5,6,7 3=grade 8 4=high school incomplete (9-11) 5=high school graduate 6=technical/trade/business school 7=college/university incomplete 8=college/university graduate or more |
| emp | 1=employed 0=unemployed |
| wage |
hourly wage if employed 0 if unemployed |
| hours | hours worked per week |
| weeks |
weeks worked per year if employed 0 if unemployed |
| salary |
annual salary if employed (equals wage*hours*weeks) |
| income |
1=under $10,000 per year 2=10,000-14,999 3=15,000-19,999 4=20,000-24,999 5=25,000-29,999 6=30,000-34,999 7=35,000-39,999 8=40,000-49,999 9=50,000+ 99=refused to answer |
| disloc |
1=have been dislocated 0=not |
| train | 1=participated in job training program |
| monthu | number of months unemployed in previous year |
| rate |
rating of community as place to live 2=excellent 1=good 0=fair or poor |