Expected earnings without a university degree
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Question label:
Expected earnings without a university degree
Question text:
Look ahead to when you will be 30 years old and suppose that you are working then. Think about the kinds of jobs that will be available to you. Assuming that one pound today is worth the same as one pound when you are 30 years old, how much do you think you could earn per year on average at the age of 30 if you did not go to university at all?
Question universe:
if DEMOGRAPHICS.PDVAge = 16 | 17) (Respondent is aged 16 or 17)
Question interviewer instructions:
ENTER AMOUNT
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 36465 | 92.8% |
| proxy | -7 | 1683 | 4.28% |
| refusal | -2 | 4 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 331 | 0.84% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 810 | 2.06% |
| Total | 39294 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24375.63 | 38484 | 0 | 99000.0 | 12622.21 | 810 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 38092 | 90.33% |
| proxy | -7 | 2832 | 6.72% |
| refusal | -2 | 6 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 402 | 0.95% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 837 | 1.98% |
| Total | 42170 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24635.79 | 41333 | 0 | 99999.0 | 11759.28 | 837 |
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