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Innovation Panel Variable

ypssssfam

Position (from the bottom) of your family in the UK Society, x marked on the lad

Datafile

Question asked in the latest wave:

youthquestionnaire_ip16.ypssssfam

Question label:

Social status: family

Question text:

Imagine that this ladder pictures how UK Society is set up. At the top of the ladder are the people who are the best off - they have the most money, the highest amount of schooling, and the jobs that bring the most respect. At the bottom are people who are the worst off - they have the least money, little or no education, no job, or jobs that no one wants or respects. Now think about your family. Please tell us where you think your family would be on this ladder. Mark the rung that best represents where your family would be on this ladder.

Question universe:

if [Modetype = 3] // If mode is web

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-964.58%
refusal-210.76%
2nd rung210.76%
3rd rung321.53%
4th rung486.11%
5th rung52519.08%
6th rung62619.85%
7th rung73325.19%
8th rung82317.56%
9th rung932.29%
10th rung (top)1032.29%
Total131100.0%

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