Labor Force Status Tables
The tables in the following section are organized as follows: Tables 4 and 5 depict the labor force status, as measured by 'Employment Status Recode' variables, across survey years for the Older Men sample as a whole and for respondents by race. Tables 6 and 7 provide similar information for the Young Men. Readers should note that these tables contain unweighted frequencies. They should only be used as an aid in describing raw frequency counts in these data and must not be used to make inferences about population data.
Table 4. Labor Force Status: Older Men Civilian Respondents 1966-90
Survey Year |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1971 |
1976 |
1981 |
1990 |
Total Interviewed |
5020 |
4744 |
4648 |
4381 |
4175 |
3487 |
2832 |
2092 |
In the Labor Force |
Total |
4673 |
4377 |
4221 |
3942 |
3550 |
2148 |
1070 |
298 |
Employed |
4595 |
4295 |
4131 |
3884 |
3469 |
2044 |
1032 |
291 |
Unemployed |
78 |
82 |
90 |
58 |
81 |
104 |
38 |
7 |
Not in the Labor Force |
Total |
347 |
367 |
427 |
439 |
625 |
1339 |
1762 |
1611 |
In School |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Retired |
42 |
28 |
89 |
62 |
186 |
915 |
1440 |
1469 |
Unable to Work |
219 |
276 |
314 |
302 |
327 |
331 |
178 |
107 |
Other |
81 |
60 |
24 |
72 |
109 |
93 |
144 |
31 |
Keeping House |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
4 |
Never Worked |
5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
ESR not available |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
183 |
Not Interviewed |
0 |
276 |
372 |
845 |
845 |
1533 |
2188 |
2928 |
Year Total |
5020 |
5020 |
5020 |
5020 |
5020 |
5020 |
5020 |
5020 |
Table 5. Labor Force Status: Older Men Civilian Respondents by Race 1966-90
Survey Year |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1971 |
1976 |
1981 |
1990 |
Non-Black Respondents |
Total Interviewed |
3600 |
3402 |
3338 |
3141 |
3016 |
2521 |
2077 |
1603 |
In the Labor Force |
Total |
3394 |
3186 |
3080 |
2865 |
2613 |
1578 |
813 |
250 |
Employed |
3348 |
3139 |
3035 |
2829 |
2570 |
1512 |
792 |
248 |
Unemployed |
46 |
47 |
45 |
36 |
43 |
66 |
21 |
2 |
Not in the Labor Force |
Total |
206 |
216 |
258 |
276 |
403 |
943 |
1264 |
1223 |
In School |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Retired |
31 |
24 |
66 |
48 |
138 |
703 |
1071 |
1139 |
Unable to Work |
118 |
156 |
176 |
175 |
194 |
187 |
91 |
59 |
Other |
55 |
34 |
16 |
51 |
69 |
53 |
102 |
22 |
Keeping House |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
3 |
Never Worked |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
ESR not available |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
130 |
Not Interviewed |
0 |
198 |
262 |
459 |
584 |
1079 |
1523 |
1997 |
Year Total |
3600 |
3600 |
3600 |
3600 |
3600 |
3600 |
3600 |
3600 |
Black Respondents |
Total Interviewed |
1420 |
1342 |
1310 |
1240 |
1159 |
966 |
755 |
489 |
In the Labor Force |
Total |
1279 |
1191 |
1141 |
1077 |
937 |
570 |
257 |
48 |
Employed |
1247 |
1156 |
1096 |
1055 |
899 |
532 |
240 |
43 |
Unemployed |
32 |
35 |
45 |
22 |
38 |
38 |
17 |
5 |
Not in the Labor Force |
Total |
141 |
151 |
169 |
163 |
222 |
396 |
498 |
388 |
In School |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Retired |
11 |
4 |
23 |
14 |
48 |
212 |
369 |
330 |
Unable to Work |
101 |
120 |
138 |
127 |
133 |
144 |
87 |
48 |
Other |
26 |
26 |
8 |
21 |
40 |
40 |
42 |
9 |
Keeping House |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
Never Worked |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
ESR not available |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
53 |
Not Interviewed |
0 |
78 |
110 |
180 |
261 |
454 |
665 |
931 |
Year Total |
1420 |
1420 |
1420 |
1420 |
1420 |
1420 |
1420 |
1420 |
Table 6. Labor Force Status: Young Men Civilian Respondents 1966-81
Survey Year |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
1976 |
1981 |
Total Interviewed |
5225 |
4790 |
4318 |
4033 |
3993 |
3987 |
3695 |
3398 |
In the Labor Force |
Total |
3620 |
3504 |
3380 |
3328 |
3441 |
3599 |
3525 |
3292 |
Employed |
3221 |
3133 |
3138 |
3087 |
3176 |
3342 |
3345 |
3136 |
Unemployed |
399 |
371 |
242 |
241 |
265 |
257 |
180 |
156 |
Not in the Labor Force |
Total |
1605 |
1286 |
938 |
705 |
552 |
388 |
170 |
106 |
In School |
997 |
994 |
751 |
527 |
383 |
253 |
67 |
21 |
Unable to Work |
5 |
9 |
12 |
9 |
12 |
23 |
37 |
37 |
Other |
71 |
81 |
109 |
143 |
1371 |
112 |
66 |
48 |
Never Worked |
532 |
202 |
66 |
26 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Not Interviewed |
0 |
435 |
907 |
1192 |
1232 |
1238 |
1530 |
1827 |
Year Total |
5225 |
5225 |
5225 |
5225 |
5225 |
5225 |
5225 |
5225 |
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1 Includes two respondents recoded from "Code 7" to "Code 8-Other." |
Table 7. Labor Force Status: Young Men Civilian Respondents by Race 1966-81
Survey Year |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
1976 |
1981 |
Non-Black Respondents |
Total Interviewed |
3787 |
3477 |
3155 |
2976 |
2962 |
2998 |
2848 |
2622 |
In the Labor Force |
Total |
2595 |
2534 |
2452 |
2449 |
2535 |
2704 |
2728 |
2549 |
Employed |
2363 |
2322 |
2318 |
2307 |
2379 |
2540 |
2623 |
2466 |
Unemployed |
232 |
212 |
134 |
142 |
156 |
164 |
105 |
83 |
Not in the Labor Force |
Total |
1192 |
943 |
703 |
527 |
427 |
294 |
120 |
73 |
In School |
774 |
728 |
573 |
410 |
315 |
212 |
61 |
18 |
Unable to Work |
3 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
15 |
22 |
29 |
Other |
44 |
58 |
76 |
97 |
951 |
67 |
37 |
26 |
Never Worked |
371 |
150 |
47 |
15 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Not Interviewed |
-- |
310 |
632 |
811 |
825 |
789 |
939 |
1165 |
Year Total |
3787 |
3787 |
3787 |
3787 |
3787 |
3787 |
3787 |
3787 |
Black Respondents |
Total Interviewed |
1438 |
1313 |
1163 |
1057 |
1031 |
989 |
847 |
776 |
In the Labor Force |
Total |
1025 |
970 |
928 |
879 |
906 |
895 |
797 |
743 |
Employed |
858 |
811 |
820 |
780 |
797 |
802 |
722 |
670 |
Unemployed |
167 |
159 |
108 |
99 |
109 |
93 |
75 |
73 |
Not in the Labor Force |
Total |
413 |
343 |
235 |
178 |
125 |
94 |
50 |
33 |
In School |
223 |
266 |
178 |
117 |
68 |
41 |
6 |
3 |
Unable to Work |
2 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
15 |
8 |
Other |
27 |
23 |
33 |
46 |
421 |
45 |
29 |
22 |
Never Worked |
161 |
52 |
19 |
11 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Not Interviewed |
-- |
125 |
275 |
381 |
407 |
449 |
591 |
662 |
Year Total |
1438 |
1438 |
1438 |
1438 |
1438 |
1438 |
1438 |
1438 |
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1 Includes one respondent in each racial group recoded from "Code 7" to "Code 8-Other." |