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{title:isco}

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{cmd:iscoisei} {it:newvarname} {cmd:, isco(}{it:varname}{cmd:)}

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{cmd:iscotrei} {it:newvarname} {cmd:, isco(}{it:varname}{cmd:)}

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{cmd:iscoegp} {it:newvarname} {cmd:, isco(}{it:varname}{cmd:)}
  {cmd:sempl(}{it:varname}{cmd:)} {cmd:supvis(}{it:varname}{cmd:)}

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{cmd:isco6888} {it:newvarname} {cmd:, isco(}{it:varname}{cmd:)}

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{cmd:iscolab}


{title:Description}

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The {cmd:isco} package consists of a series of programs to recode ISCO-68
{it:(International Classification of Occupations)} codes into other
occupational scales. Use the {help isko} package to recode ISCO-88
occupational codes.
These programs are Stata versions of the SPSS recode
files by Harry B.G. Ganzeboom and Donald J. Treiman, which are available at
{browse "http://www.fss.uu.nl/soc/hg/ismf":http://www.fss.uu.nl/soc/hg/ismf}.

The argument for the {cmd:isco} commands must be a new variable name in which
the recoded occupational scale is to be placed. The {cmd:isco} option is used
specify the variable containing the ISCO-68 occupational codes.

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{help iscoisei} transforms ISCO-68 codes into
an ISEI scale {it:(International Socio-Economic Index)};
cf. Ganzeboom, de Graaf, Treiman (1992).

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{help iscotrei} transforms ISCO-68 codes into
Treiman's SIOPS scale {it:(Standard International Occupational Prestige Scale)};
cf Treiman (1977).

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{help iscoegp} transforms ISCO-68 codes into
a 10 category EGP scale; cf Erikson, Goldthorpe, Portocarero (1979).
Note that {cmd:iscoegp} requires the specification of variables indicating
whether or not the respondent is self-employed and whether the respondent
is a supervisor; see {cmd:options} below. {cmd:iscoegp} recodes into the
following categories:
1 "higher controllers", 2 "lo controllers",  3 "routine nonmanual",
4 "sempl with emp",  5 "sempl without empl",  7 "manual supervisor",
8 "skilled manual",  9 "semi-unskilld manual",  10 "farm labor",
11 "selfempl farm". The recoded variable is labeled using {cmd:egp10}
as {it:lblname}; see help {help label}.

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{help isco6888} transforms ISCO-68 codes into
ISCO-88 codes; cf ILO (1990).

{title:Options}

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{cmd:isco} specifies the variable to be recoded.
This must be a 4 digit integer containing ISCO-68 occupational codes.

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{cmd:sempl} specifies a variable indicating whether or not
the respondent is self-employed. A 1 indicates self-employment, all other
values are ignored. Applies only to {cmd:iscoegp}.

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{cmd:supvis} specifies a variable indicating the number of employees
the respondent supervises. The values 1 and 10 are significant for
placement in certain EGP categories. Applies only to {cmd:iscoegp}.

{title:References}

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Erikson, R., J.H. Goldthorpe, L. Portocarero. 1979.
{it:International class mobility in three Westen European Countries:
England, France, and Sweden.}
British Journal of Sociology 30: 415-451.

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Ganzeboom, H.B.G., de Graaf, P.M. & D.J. Treiman. 1992.
{it:A Standard International Socio-Economic Index of Occupational Status.}
Social Science Research 21: 1-56.

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ILO (International Labour Office). 1968.
{it:International Standard Classification of Occupations, revised edition.}
Geneva: International Labour Office.

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{c -}{c -}. 1990.
{it:International standard classification of occupations: ISCO-88.}
Geneva: International Labour Office.

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Treiman, D.J. 1977.
{it:Occupational Prestige in Comparative Perspective.}
New York: Academic Press.

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The {cmd:isco} package is available at
{browse "http://ideas.uqam.ca/ideas/data/bocbocode.html":SSC-IDEAS}.
Use {help ssc} {cmd:install isco} to obtain the latest version.


{title:Also see}

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On-line: help for
  {help iscoegp}, {help iscoisei}, {help iscotrei}, {help isco6888}, {help iscolab},
  {help isko}, {help iskoegp}, {help iskoisei}, {help iskotrei}, {help isko8868}, {help iskolab}
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