production for consumption more important
production for consumption and production for market exchange of equal importance

no tribute, taxation, or expropriation (original code 10)
payment of tribute, taxation, or expropriation occur (original code 20)
more than one of the above (original code 24)

no tribute or taxation (original code 88)
sporadic taxation or request for tribute (original code 10)
the exactions are reported not to be burdensome (original code 20)
the exactions are reported to be burdensome (original code 21)
regular taxation or request for tribute (original code 30)
the exactions are reported not to be burdensome (original code 31)
the exactions are reported to be burdensome (original code 32)

no formal education (original code 10)
formal education present (original code 20)
small fraction of local community is formally educated (original code 21)
large part of local community is formally educated (original code 22)
members of local community have a higher education (original code 23)

no overarching political unit (variable 1729 coded as 1) (original code 88)
violent acts absent
acts of violence, in reaction against attacks by overarching political unit
active resistance, aiming at revolution

no political office (original code 10)
no political office at the head of local community, but segments of different local communities belong to supralocal non-territorially organized political unit (original code 20)
highest political office one level above smallest supralocal non-territorially organized political unit (original code 21)
highest political office two levels above smallest supralocal non-territorially organized political unit (original code 22)
highest political office at the head of local community
highest political office one level above local community (original code 31)
highest political office two levels above local community (original code 32)
highest political office three levels above local community (original code 33)
highest political office four or more levels above local community (original code 34)