Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) [electronic resource] : part I - current population survey, April 1971, augmented with DOT characteristics and Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) : part II - fourth edition dictionary of DOT scores for 1970 census categories.

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Data file
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English
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Ann Arbor, MI : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006.
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Extent of collection: 2 data files + machine-readable documentation (PDF).

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    Restrictions note
    Use of these data is restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.
    Summary note
    This data collection contains two separate data files, both of which are the results of the systematic evaluation of job worth performed by the Committee on Occupational Classification and Analysis of the National Academy of Sciences. The Committee acquired a selection of variables from the April 1971 Current Population Survey (CPS) that were gathered from a sample of households which yielded 60,441 workers in the experienced civilian labor force. The CPS survey provided detailed information about the workers and their family backgrounds, education, and employment. Part 1 contains that data augmented with Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) characteristics, e.g., job classification and description, for each worker in the survey. Part 2 of this data collection is a file created by the Committee containing aggregate DOT characteristics (based on the DOT, Fourth Edition) for the 574 expanded occupation categories of the 1970 United States Census. The motivation for aggregating DOT characteristics (which exist as scores for each of 12,099 occupations) into 1970 United States Census codes was to allow researchers to relate the characteristics of occupations from the DOT to the characteristics of the individuals in those occupations gathered from the Census and survey data. The file's data -- the aggregated scores for all the workers in each of the 574 occupational categories -- are based on a variety of criteria, e.g., Specific Vocational Preparation (SVP), aptitudes, interest factors, preferences, physical demands, environmental conditions, and General Educational Development (GED).
    Notes
    • Codebook available in print and electronic format.
    • Title from title screen (viewed on February 10, 2006).
    Type of data
    Extent of collection: 2 data files + machine-readable documentation (PDF).
    Time and place of event
    • Date(s) of collection: 1970; 1971.
    • Time period: 1970; 1971.
    Geographic coverage
    Geographic coverage: United States.
    System details
    • Mode of access: World Wide Web.
    • Data format: Logical Record Length (Part 1 only) and card image (Part 2 only).
    • Extent of processing: SCAN/ REFORM.DOC/ REFORM.DATA/ DDEF.ICPSR.
    Methodology note
    • Data source: April 1971 Current Population Survey, 1970 United States Census, Dictionary of Occupational Titles (Third Edition), and Dictionary of Occupational Titles (Fourth Edition).
    • Sample: Part 1: a mulitstage probability sampling method was employed in the April 1971 Current Population Survey of households and yielded 60,441 workers in the experienced civilian labor force.
    • Universe: Part 1: United States labor force. Part 2: United States labor force occupation groups.
    Contents
    • Pt. 1. Current population survey, April 1971, augmented with DOT characteristics
    • pt. 2. Fourth edition dictionary of DOT scores for 1970 census categories.
    Cite as
    National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Occupational Classification and Analysis. DICTIONARY OF OCCUPATIONAL TITLES (DOT): PART I - CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY, APRIL 1971, AUGMENTED WITH DOT CHARACTERISTICS, AND PART II - FOURTH EDITION DICTIONARY OF DOT SCORES FOR 1970 CENSUS CATEGORIES [Computer File]. ICPSR07845-v2. Washington DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 1981. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-09-06.
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    1340465085
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