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Mainstage Variable

pxpearn1

Expected earnings if study first choice

Datafile

Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

paredexpectations_w8.pxpearn1

Question label:

Expected earnings if study first choice

Question text:

Look ahead to when [CHILD NAME] will be 30 years old and suppose that he/she is working then. Think about the kinds of jobs that will be available to [CHILD NAME]. Assuming that one pound today is worth the same as one pound when [CHILD NAME] is 30 years old, if he/she had a university degree, how much do you think [CHILD NAME] could earn per year on average at the age of 30?

Question universe:

if PEDCHPNO > 0 (If there exists an eldest co-resident child (of those aged 16 and 17))

Question interviewer instructions:

ENTER AMOUNT

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

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83564790.72%
proxy-716834.28%
refusal-2120.03%
don't know-15441.38%
[Value >= 0]114083.58%
Total39294100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
37291.0378860900000.035856.991408

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-9210.05%
inapplicable-83724788.33%
proxy-728326.72%
refusal-2100.02%
don't know-16131.45%
[Value >= 0]114473.43%
Total42170100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
37341.44407230720000.034962.311447

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