{smcl} {.-} help for {cmd:isko} {right: {browse "mailto:John_Hendrickx@yahoo.com":John Hendrickx}} {.-} {title:isko} {p 8 27} {cmd:iskoisei} {it:newvarname} {cmd:, isko(}{it:varname}{cmd:)} {p 8 27} {cmd:iskotrei} {it:newvarname} {cmd:, isko(}{it:varname}{cmd:)} {p 8 27} {cmd:iskoegp} {it:newvarname} {cmd:, isko(}{it:varname}{cmd:)} {cmd:sempl(}{it:varname}{cmd:)} {cmd:supvis(}{it:varname}{cmd:)} {p 8 27} {cmd:isko8868} {it:newvarname} {cmd:, isko(}{it:varname}{cmd:)} {p 8 27} {cmd:iskolab} {title:Description} {p} The {cmd:isko} package consists of a series of programs to recode ISCO-88 {it:(International Classification of Occupations)} codes into other occupational scales. Use the {help isco} package to recode ISCO-68 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:isko} commands must be a new variable name in which the recoded occupational scale is to be placed. The {cmd:isko} option is used specify the variable containing the ISCO-88 occupational codes. {p 0 4} {help iskoisei} transforms ISCO-88 codes into an ISEI scale {it:(International Socio-Economic Index)}; cf. Ganzeboom, de Graaf, Treiman (1992). {p 0 4} {help iskotrei} transforms ISCO-88 codes into Treiman's SIOPS scale {it:(Standard International Occupational Prestige Scale)}; cf Treiman (1977). {p 0 4} {help iskoegp} transforms ISCO-88 codes into a 10 category EGP scale; cf Erikson, Goldthorpe, Portocarero (1979). Note that {cmd:iskoegp} 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:iskoegp} 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}. {p 0 4} {help isko8868} transforms ISCO-88 codes into ISCO-88 codes; cf ILO (1990). {title:Options} {p 0 4} {cmd:isko} specifies the variable to be recoded. This must be a 4 digit integer containing ISCO-88 occupational codes. {p 0 4} {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:iskoegp}. {p 0 4} {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:iskoegp}. {title:References} {p 0 4} 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. {p 0 4} 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. {p 0 4} ILO (International Labour Office). 1968. {it:International Standard Classification of Occupations, revised edition.} Geneva: International Labour Office. {p 0 4} {c -}{c -}. 1990. {it:International standard classification of occupations: ISCO-88.} Geneva: International Labour Office. {p 0 4} Treiman, D.J. 1977. {it:Occupational Prestige in Comparative Perspective.} New York: Academic Press. Direct comments to: {p 4 4} {browse "mailto:John_Hendrickx@yahoo.com": John Hendrickx}{break} Management Studies Group{break} Wageningen University{break} Hollandseweg 1{break} 6706 KN Wageningen{break} The Netherlands{break} {p} The {cmd:isko} package is available at {browse "http://ideas.uqam.ca/ideas/data/bocbocode.html":SSC-IDEAS}. Use {help ssc} {cmd:install isko} to obtain the latest version. {title:Also see} {p 0 21} On-line: help for {help iskoegp}, {help iskoisei}, {help iskotrei}, {help isko8868}, {help iskolab}, {help isco}, {help iscoegp}, {help iscoisei}, {help iscotrei}, {help isco6888}, {help iscolab} {p_end}