expected earnings if have degree age 45, bracketed
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:
paredexpectations_ip9.pxpearn4dk
Question label:
Expected earnings if have degree age 45, bracketed
Question text:
Which of these do you think might fairly represent CHILD NAME's yearly earnings at age 45 if he/she had a university degree?
Question universe:
if ff_paredexpectip8 = 1 and ff_paredaboutip8 MIS (Adult responded to the Parental Educational Expectations module at IP8 AND identifier for subject of questions at IP8 is not missing)
and if (ff_paredaboutip8 = 1) & (HHGRID.CLSTAT for that child 0) (Child was asked about at IP8 and is not deceased)
and if PXPEARN4 = DK (Child's expected earnings with a university degree age 45 not known)
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2155 | 95.23% |
| proxy | -7 | 63 | 2.78% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 0.13% |
| less than ⣠10,000 per year | 1 | 2 | 0.09% |
| ⣠15,000 to ⣠19,999 per year | 3 | 1 | 0.04% |
| ⣠20,000 to ⣠24,999 per year | 4 | 1 | 0.04% |
| ⣠30,000 to ⣠34,999 per year | 6 | 1 | 0.04% |
| ⣠35,000 to ⣠39,999 per year | 7 | 2 | 0.09% |
| ⣠40,000 to ⣠44,999 per year | 8 | 3 | 0.13% |
| ⣠45,000 to ⣠49,999 per year | 9 | 3 | 0.13% |
| ⣠50,000 to ⣠54,999 per year | 10 | 1 | 0.04% |
| ⣠55,000 to ⣠59,999 per year | 11 | 1 | 0.04% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 15 | 0.66% |
| Total | 2263 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.73 | 2248 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 3.13 | 15 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2208 | 92.85% |
| proxy | -7 | 111 | 4.67% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 39 | 1.64% |
| less than ⣠10,000 per year | 1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| ⣠20,000 to ⣠24,999 per year | 4 | 1 | 0.04% |
| ⣠25,000 to ⣠29,999 per year | 5 | 4 | 0.17% |
| ⣠30,000 to ⣠34,999 per year | 6 | 3 | 0.13% |
| ⣠40,000 to ⣠44,999 per year | 8 | 5 | 0.21% |
| ⣠50,000 to ⣠54,999 per year | 10 | 2 | 0.08% |
| ⣠55,000 to ⣠59,999 per year | 11 | 1 | 0.04% |
| ⣠75,000 to ⣠79,999 per year | 15 | 1 | 0.04% |
| ⣠90,000 to ⣠94,999 per year | 18 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2378 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.74 | 2359 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 3.93 | 19 |



