Expected earnings if have degree
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.xpearn1
Question label:
Expected earnings if have 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, if you had a university degree, how much do you think you could earn per year on average at the age of 30?
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:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2061 | 91.07% |
| proxy | -7 | 63 | 2.78% |
| don't know | -1 | 28 | 1.24% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 85 | 3.76% |
| Total | 2263 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36560.41 | 2178 | 35.0 | 370000.0 | 39364.27 | 85 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2098 | 88.23% |
| proxy | -7 | 111 | 4.67% |
| don't know | -1 | 37 | 1.56% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 132 | 5.55% |
| Total | 2378 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33970.83 | 2246 | 0 | 180000.0 | 20821.25 | 132 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 15 | 0.7% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1933 | 90.24% |
| proxy | -7 | 147 | 6.86% |
| don't know | -1 | 10 | 0.47% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 37 | 1.73% |
| Total | 2142 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37648.65 | 2105 | 10000.0 | 70000.0 | 14556.82 | 37 |
