Person identifier
Calendar year (1980-1987)
Industry: agriculture (1=yes)
Race: Black (1=yes)
Industry: business/repair services (1=yes)
Industry: construction (1=yes)
Industry: entertainment (1=yes)
Labor-market experience (years)
Industry: finance (1=yes)
Ethnicity: Hispanic (1=yes)
Poor health (1=yes)
Annual hours worked
Industry: manufacturing (1=yes)
Married (1=yes)
Industry: mining (1=yes)
Region: North Central (1=yes)
Region: Northeast (1=yes)
Occupation group 1 (1=yes)
Occupation group 2 (1=yes)
Occupation group 3 (1=yes)
Occupation group 4 (1=yes)
Occupation group 5 (1=yes)
Occupation group 6 (1=yes)
Occupation group 7 (1=yes)
Occupation group 8 (1=yes)
Occupation group 9 (1=yes)
Industry: personal services (1=yes)
Industry: professional services (1=yes)
Industry: public administration (1=yes)
Rural residence (1=yes)
Region: South (1=yes)
Years of education
Industry: transportation (1=yes)
Industry: trade (1=yes)
Union contract (1=yes)
Log hourly wage
Year dummy: 1981 (1=yes)
Year dummy: 1982 (1=yes)
Year dummy: 1983 (1=yes)
Year dummy: 1984 (1=yes)
Year dummy: 1985 (1=yes)
Year dummy: 1986 (1=yes)
Year dummy: 1987 (1=yes)
Experience squared