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What is/was your main occupation? (What sort of work do/did you do?) (1984-1986: IF NOT CLEAR: tell me a little more about what you do/did.) (1986 AND LATER: What are/were your most important activities or duties?)
Respondent's occupation, 14 categories · Asked in 10 waves, 1984–2004 · 18,747 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Kept and flagged: 0 (other_missing). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: This variable combines employment data for all Rs except nonworking homemakers and students (i.e., their data for employment in the past 6 months are omitted). The disabled and homemakers or students who are also currently working have their current occupation coded here. Retirees who are also currently working have past occupation coded rather than current occupation. If R is disabled and not working but has worked in the past, or if R is unemployed, then past employment is represented here. 2008-LATER NOTE: Revised master codes are not comparable to preceding years.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 2004 Time Series Study Source variable: V043262p. | 2004-09-07 to 2004-12-19 | face to face | 1,212 | 1,212 |
| ANES 2000 Time Series Study Source variable: V000980. | 2000-09-05 to 2000-12-22 | mixed | 1,807 | 1,807 |
| ANES 1998 Time Series Study Source variable: V980639. | 1998-11-04 to 1998-12-23 | mixed | 1,281 | 1,281 |
| ANES 1996 Time Series Study Source variable: V960676. | 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 | mixed | 1,714 | 1,714 |
| ANES 1994 Time Series Study Source variable: V941256. | 1994-11-09 to 1995-01-08 | mixed | 1,795 | 1,795 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V923955. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 2,485 |
| ANES 1990 Time Series Study Source variable: V900603. | 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 | face to face | 1,980 | 1,980 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Executive, administrative and managerial | Professional specialty occupations | Technicians and related support occupations | Sales occupation | Administrative support, including clerical | Private household | Protective service | Service except protective and household | Farming, forestry and fishing occupations | Precision production, craft and repair occupations | Machine operators, assemblers and inspectors | Transportation and material moving occupations | Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers and laborers | Member of armed forces | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 13% | 18% | 2% | 12% | 15% | – | 3% | 13% | 2% | 11% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1212 | ±3 | |
| Democrats | 11% | 22% | 1% | 10% | 15% | – | 2% | 17% | |||||||||
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 13% | 15% | 3% | 10% | 13% | – | 2% | ||||||||||
| Republicans | 14% | 18% | 1% | 15% | 18% | – | 4% | 6% |
ANES 2004 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ living in households in the contiguous 48 states. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 |
| face to face |
| 2,040 |
| 2,040 |
| ANES 1986 Time Series Study Source variable: V860664. | 1986-11-05 to 1987-02-07 | face to face | 2,176 | 2,176 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V840516. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 2,257 |
| 3% |
| 8% |
| 4% |
| 2% |
| 3% |
| 0% |
| 381 |
| ±6 |
| 16% |
| 2% |
| 12% |
| 4% |
| 5% |
| 4% |
| 0% |
| 469 |
| ±5 |
| 3% |
| 10% |
| 3% |
| 4% |
| 2% |
| 2% |
| 345 |
| ±6 |