Father’s activity status when resp. aged 14. Coding frame aligned to UKHLS.
See PASEMP, PABOSS, PAMNGR, PASOC*, PARGSC, PASEG, PAGOLD, PAISCON, PA1JUKSOC*, PAJLCBSOC* (The same information about mothers are in variable names starting with M instead of P)
Fathers activity status when resp. aged 14. Coding frame aligned to UKHLS. Note that this variables coding frame differs from that of its BHPS counterpart.
See PASEMP, PABOSS, PAMNGR, PASOC*, PARGSC, PASEG, PAGOLD, PAISCON, PA1JUKSOC*, PAJLCBSOC* (The same information about mothers are in variable names starting with M instead of P)
Uses W_PAJU on datafile W_INDRESPUses BW_PAJU, BW_PASOC90_BH, PASOC00_NI_BH on datafile BW_INDRESP/
Derived variable note:
Father's activity status when resp. aged 14. Coding frame aligned to UKHLS.
See PASEMP, PABOSS, PAMNGR, PASOC*, PARGSC, PASEG, PAGOLD, PAISCON, PA1JUKSOC*, PAJLCBSOC* (The same information about mothers are in variable names starting with M instead of P)
Derived variable note:
Uses W_MAJU on datafile W_INDRESP Uses BW_MAJU, BW_MASOC90_BH, MASOC00_NI_BH on datafile BW_INDRESP/
Thinking back to when you were 14 years old, was your father working at that time?
Question universe:
if [(ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint 1] // New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds
Further details: For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
31576
96.12%
proxy
-7
74
0.23%
refusal
-2
12
0.04%
don't know
-1
19
0.06%
Father working
1
951
2.9%
Father not working
2
79
0.24%
Father deceased
3
33
0.1%
father not living with respondent so don't know
4
105
0.32%
Total
32849
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
26897
75.83%
proxy
-7
134
0.38%
refusal
-2
57
0.16%
don't know
-1
75
0.21%
Father working
1
6991
19.71%
Father not working
2
433
1.22%
Father deceased
3
303
0.85%
father not living with respondent so don't know
4
581
1.64%
Total
35471
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
27384
97.81%
proxy
-7
104
0.37%
refusal
-2
6
0.02%
don't know
-1
4
0.01%
Father working
1
407
1.45%
Father not working
2
35
0.13%
Father deceased
3
10
0.04%
father not living with respondent so don't know
4
48
0.17%
Total
27998
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
28591
97.68%
proxy
-7
198
0.68%
refusal
-2
6
0.02%
don't know
-1
8
0.03%
Father working
1
358
1.22%
Father not working
2
36
0.12%
Father deceased
3
14
0.05%
father not living with respondent so don't know
4
60
0.2%
Total
29271
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
30989
96.82%
proxy
-7
464
1.45%
refusal
-2
3
0.01%
don't know
-1
7
0.02%
Father working
1
456
1.42%
Father not working
2
27
0.08%
Father deceased
3
16
0.05%
father not living with respondent so don't know
4
46
0.14%
Total
32008
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
32889
95.83%
proxy
-7
804
2.34%
refusal
-2
4
0.01%
don't know
-1
9
0.03%
Father working
1
488
1.42%
Father not working
2
40
0.12%
Father deceased
3
21
0.06%
father not living with respondent so don't know
4
64
0.19%
Total
34319
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
34206
94.86%
proxy
-7
1096
3.04%
refusal
-2
4
0.01%
don't know
-1
20
0.06%
Father working
1
584
1.62%
Father not working
2
65
0.18%
Father deceased
3
30
0.08%
father not living with respondent so don't know
4
53
0.15%
Total
36058
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
36591
93.12%
proxy
-7
1683
4.28%
refusal
-2
9
0.02%
don't know
-1
19
0.05%
Father working
1
820
2.09%
Father not working
2
65
0.17%
Father deceased
3
32
0.08%
father not living with respondent so don't know
4
75
0.19%
Total
39294
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
38011
90.14%
proxy
-7
2832
6.72%
refusal
-2
16
0.04%
don't know
-1
37
0.09%
Father working
1
1060
2.51%
Father not working
2
113
0.27%
Father deceased
3
40
0.09%
father not living with respondent so don't know
4
61
0.14%
Total
42170
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
36358
80.45%
proxy
-7
3324
7.36%
refusal
-2
58
0.13%
don't know
-1
304
0.67%
father working
1
4426
9.79%
father not working
2
355
0.79%
father deceased
3
198
0.44%
father not living with respondent so don't know
4
169
0.37%
Total
45192
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
2
0.0%
inapplicable
-8
39898
88.98%
proxy
-7
3858
8.6%
refusal
-2
1
0.0%
don't know
-1
13
0.03%
father working
1
871
1.94%
father not working
2
88
0.2%
father deceased
3
28
0.06%
father not living with respondent so don't know
4
78
0.17%
Total
44837
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
5
0.01%
inapplicable
-8
41657
88.49%
proxy
-7
3935
8.36%
refusal
-2
1
0.0%
don't know
-1
15
0.03%
father working
1
1196
2.54%
father not working
2
148
0.31%
father deceased
3
39
0.08%
father not living with respondent so don't know
4
78
0.17%
Total
47074
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
7
0.01%
inapplicable
-8
43981
88.51%
proxy
-7
3830
7.71%
don't know
-1
23
0.05%
father working
1
1558
3.14%
father not working
2
138
0.28%
father deceased
3
54
0.11%
father not living with respondent so don't know
4
101
0.2%
Total
49692
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
3
0.01%
inapplicable
-8
47359
86.79%
proxy
-7
3880
7.11%
refusal
-2
6
0.01%
don't know
-1
33
0.06%
father working
1
2721
4.99%
father not working
2
274
0.5%
father deceased
3
115
0.21%
father not living with respondent so don't know
4
177
0.32%
Total
54568
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
19
0.04%
proxy
-7
3262
6.4%
refusal
-2
12
0.02%
don't know
-1
247
0.48%
father working
1
39851
78.15%
father not working
2
3286
6.44%
father deceased
3
2203
4.32%
father not living with respondent so don't know
4
2114
4.15%
Total
50994
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
13419
93.06%
proxy
-7
965
6.69%
don't know
-1
4
0.03%
father not working
2
13
0.09%
father deceased
3
4
0.03%
father not living with respondent so don t know
4
14
0.1%
Total
14419
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
13887
93.37%
proxy
-7
948
6.37%
don't know
-1
6
0.04%
father not working
2
12
0.08%
father deceased
3
5
0.03%
father not living with respondent so don t know
4
15
0.1%
Total
14873
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
2
0.01%
inapplicable
-8
14356
93.27%
proxy
-7
977
6.35%
don't know
-1
13
0.08%
father not working
2
20
0.13%
father deceased
3
7
0.05%
father not living with respondent so don t know
4
17
0.11%
Total
15392
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
12
0.08%
inapplicable
-8
14558
93.22%
proxy
-7
982
6.29%
don't know
-1
8
0.05%
father not working
2
25
0.16%
father deceased
3
6
0.04%
father not living with respondent so don t know
4
26
0.17%
Total
15617
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
8
0.05%
inapplicable
-8
14710
93.15%
proxy
-7
1014
6.42%
don't know
-1
7
0.04%
father not working
2
20
0.13%
father deceased
3
18
0.11%
father not living with respondent so don t know
4
14
0.09%
Total
15791
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
10
0.06%
inapplicable
-8
15269
94.03%
proxy
-7
891
5.49%
don't know
-1
8
0.05%
father not working
2
23
0.14%
father deceased
3
18
0.11%
father not living with respondent so don t know
4
19
0.12%
Total
16238
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
12
0.07%
inapplicable
-8
15619
94.11%
proxy
-7
889
5.36%
refusal
-2
1
0.01%
don't know
-1
14
0.08%
father not working
2
30
0.18%
father deceased
3
19
0.11%
father not living with respondent so don t know
4
13
0.08%
Total
16597
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
14
0.07%
inapplicable
-8
17517
92.84%
proxy
-7
801
4.25%
don't know
-1
32
0.17%
father not working
2
225
1.19%
father deceased
3
173
0.92%
father not living with respondent so don t know
4
105
0.56%
Total
18867
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
22
0.14%
inapplicable
-8
14920
95.62%
proxy
-7
522
3.35%
don't know
-1
26
0.17%
father not working
2
42
0.27%
father deceased
3
32
0.21%
father not living with respondent so don t know
4
39
0.25%
Total
15603
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
10
0.06%
inapplicable
-8
14484
92.71%
proxy
-7
435
2.78%
don't know
-1
120
0.77%
father not working
2
189
1.21%
father deceased
3
251
1.61%
father not living with respondent so don t know
4
134
0.86%
Total
15623
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
1
0.01%
inapplicable
-8
10147
93.04%
proxy
-7
358
3.28%
don't know
-1
79
0.72%
father not working
2
114
1.05%
father deceased
3
119
1.09%
father not living with respondent so don t know
4
88
0.81%
Total
10906
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
42
0.41%
inapplicable
-8
8636
84.14%
proxy
-7
352
3.43%
refusal
-2
6
0.06%
don't know
-1
345
3.36%
father not working
2
356
3.47%
father deceased
3
527
5.13%
Total
10264
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
67257
39.94%
Father working
1
86026
51.09%
Father not working
2
6515
3.87%
Father deceased
3
4302
2.55%
father not living with respondent so don't know
4
4277
2.54%
Total
168377
100.0%
Mean
Number Missing
Min
Max
Std Dev
N
1.28
67257
1.0
4.0
0.73
101120
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