expected earnings if have degree, age 45
Datafile
Variable note:
This variable is part of the "Subjective expectations about the returns to higher education and decisions to attend university" experiment. See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.
Question asked in the latest wave:
yahedecisions_ip9.xpearn4
Question label:
Expected earnings if have degree, age 45
Question text:
And how much do you think you could earn per year on average at the age of 45 if you had a university degree?
Question universe:
if ff_yahechoiceip8 = 1 (Respondent asked YA HE Decisions module at IP8)
and if (DEMOGRAPHICS.PDVAGE = 16|(DEMOGRAPHICS.PDVAGE>16 & HEmakeappl = 2))| (DEMOGRAPHICS.PDVAGE>16 & (HEmakeappl = 1 & (HEapplstat = 1|2|3) | (HEapplstat = 4 & HEage > 0)) (Respondent aged 16 OR aged 17 or older and has not applied for university OR respondent is aged over 17, has applied for univeristy and is either enrolled, waiting to take up place or waiting to hear about place OR has not secured a place but expects some chance of having a degree by age 30)
Question interviewer instructions:
ENTER AMOUNT
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2061 | 91.07% |
| proxy | -7 | 63 | 2.78% |
| don't know | -1 | 26 | 1.15% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 87 | 3.84% |
| Total | 2263 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42191.95 | 2176 | 50.0 | 120000.0 | 19802.89 | 87 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2098 | 88.23% |
| proxy | -7 | 111 | 4.67% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.08% |
| don't know | -1 | 31 | 1.3% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 136 | 5.72% |
| Total | 2378 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46618.01 | 2242 | 0 | 200000.0 | 27607.49 | 136 |



