Expected earnings without a university degree
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Question label:
Expected earnings without a university degree
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, how much do you think [CHILD NAME] could earn per year on average at the age of 30 if he/she did not go to university at all?
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:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 35647 | 90.72% |
| proxy | -7 | 1683 | 4.28% |
| refusal | -2 | 11 | 0.03% |
| don't know | -1 | 495 | 1.26% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 1458 | 3.71% |
| Total | 39294 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24920.99 | 37836 | 0 | 85000.0 | 10284.95 | 1458 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 21 | 0.05% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 37247 | 88.33% |
| proxy | -7 | 2832 | 6.72% |
| refusal | -2 | 15 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 545 | 1.29% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 1510 | 3.58% |
| Total | 42170 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24297.65 | 40660 | 0 | 99000.0 | 9384.73 | 1510 |
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