EXPECTED EARNINGS IF STUDY
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Question asked in the latest wave:
youngadults_ip5.xpearnu
Question label:
Expected earnings if study
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 HHGRID.DVAge > 15 & HHGRID.DVAge < 22 (aged 16 - 21)
and if EDUCATIONALASPIRATIONS.EDTYPE = 1 | 2 | (3 & HHGRID.DVAGE >= 16 & <= 19) (Studying at school, college or FE college)
and if (UNISUB1 = DK | REF | 95) & (UNISUB2 = DK | REF | 95 | 96) (1st and 2nd preferred subject not given)
Question interviewer instructions:
ENTER AMOUNT
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 52 | 2.43% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1934 | 90.29% |
| proxy | -7 | 147 | 6.86% |
| don't know | -1 | 4 | 0.19% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 5 | 0.23% |
| Total | 2142 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28000.0 | 2137 | 20000.0 | 35000.0 | 5700.88 | 5 |



