Expected earnings of same gender
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.pxpearng1
Question label:
Expected earnings of same gender
Question text:
Think about all current 30 year old CHILD'S SEX = 2 | SEX = 2womenCHILD'S SEX = 1 | SEX = 1men who are working full time. What is the average amount that you believe these workers currently earn per year if they have a university degree?
Question universe:
if ((HHGrid.Dvage > 21 & HHGrid.Dvage < 71) | (HHGrid.Dvage < 22 & Demographics.JbStat = 7 & EducationalAspirations.Edtype = 4 | 5)) (Respondents aged 22-70 or respondents aged under 22 and currently at H.E. college or university)
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 | 458 | 20.24% |
| proxy | -7 | 63 | 2.78% |
| refusal | -2 | 17 | 0.75% |
| don't know | -1 | 217 | 9.59% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 1482 | 65.49% |
| Total | 2263 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30073.52 | 781 | 0 | 400000.0 | 14959.06 | 1482 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 470 | 19.76% |
| proxy | -7 | 111 | 4.67% |
| refusal | -2 | 16 | 0.67% |
| don't know | -1 | 218 | 9.17% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 1563 | 65.73% |
| Total | 2378 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30560.84 | 815 | 0 | 400000.0 | 17315.75 | 1563 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 61 | 2.85% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1753 | 81.84% |
| proxy | -7 | 147 | 6.86% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.09% |
| don't know | -1 | 53 | 2.47% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 126 | 5.88% |
| Total | 2142 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36797.82 | 2016 | 25.0 | 350000.0 | 35785.05 | 126 |



