Variable Description

Name
H3EC59
Label
S15Q59 CHANCE OF-MID/CLASS INC AT 30-W3
Dataset

Summary Statistics for 'H3EC59'

Value Valid Label Frequency % of Valid % of All
. Missing missing 21
0.14%
1 Valid almost certain 6,453
42.87%
42.46%
2 Valid a good chance 4,952
32.90%
32.59%
3 Valid a 50-50 chance 2,308
15.33%
15.19%
4 Valid some chance, but probably not 631
4.19%
4.15%
5 Valid almost no chance 359
2.39%
2.36%
6 Valid this has already happened 348
2.31%
2.29%
96 Missing refused 6
0.04%
98 Missing don't know 107
0.70%
99 Missing not applicable 12
0.08%
Total Responses Valid Invalid Min Max
15197 15051 146 1 6

Representation

Representation Type
Code List
Selection Style
SelectOne
Measurement Unit
numeric
Measurement Unit
numeric
Aggregation Method
Unspecified
Temporal
False
Geographic
False

Source Questions

H3EC59

Lineage

  • Wave III In-Home Interview - H3EC59
    S15Q59 CHANCE OF-MID/CLASS INC AT 30-W3
    • 59. What do you think are the chances that the following will happen to you? You will have a middle-class income at age 30.

Concordance

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Wave II Wave III In-School
Wave II In-Home Interview Wave III In-Home Interview In-School Questionnaire
Wave II In-Home Interview Wave III In-Home Interview Wave I In-School Questionnaire Data
H2EE17 H3EC59 S45F
no chance
5.70%
almost no chance
5.64%
2.39%
higher than 'no chance', but lower than 'some chance'
2.33%
some chance, but probably not
11.86%
4.19%
some chance
9.86%
a 50-50 chance
37.08%
15.33%
higher than 'some chance', but lower than 'about 50-50'
3.01%
a good chance
33.54%
32.90%
about 50-50
19.83%
almost certain
11.87%
42.87%
higher than 'about 50-50', but lower than 'pretty likely'
5.39%
this has already happened
2.31%
pretty likely
23.13%
higher than 'pretty likely', but lower than 'it will happen'
10.74%
it will happen
20.01%
Add Health
Wave II Wave III In-School
Wave II In-Home Interview Wave III In-Home Interview In-School Questionnaire
Wave II In-Home Interview Wave III In-Home Interview Wave I In-School Questionnaire Data
H2EE17 H3EC59 S45F
no chance
5.13%
almost no chance
5.60%
2.36%
higher than 'no chance', but lower than 'some chance'
2.10%
some chance, but probably not
11.77%
4.15%
some chance
8.89%
a 50-50 chance
36.78%
15.19%
higher than 'some chance', but lower than 'about 50-50'
2.72%
a good chance
33.27%
32.59%
about 50-50
17.87%
almost certain
11.77%
42.46%
higher than 'about 50-50', but lower than 'pretty likely'
4.86%
this has already happened
2.29%
pretty likely
20.85%
higher than 'pretty likely', but lower than 'it will happen'
9.69%
it will happen
18.04%
Dataset Variable Valid Invalid Min First Quartile Median Third Quartile Max Mean StdDev
Wave II In-Home Interview H2EE17 14,617 121 1 5
Wave III In-Home Interview H3EC59 15,051 146 1 6
Wave I In-School Questionnaire Data S45F 81,239 8,879 0 8
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Wave II Wave III In-School
Wave II In-Home Interview Wave III In-Home Interview In-School Questionnaire
Wave II In-Home Interview Wave III In-Home Interview Wave I In-School Questionnaire Data
H2EE17 H3EC59 S45F
no chance 0
almost no chance 1 5
higher than 'no chance', but lower than 'some chance' 1
some chance, but probably not 2 4
some chance 2
a 50-50 chance 3 3
higher than 'some chance', but lower than 'about 50-50' 3
a good chance 4 2
about 50-50 4
almost certain 5 1
higher than 'about 50-50', but lower than 'pretty likely' 5
this has already happened 6
pretty likely 6
higher than 'pretty likely', but lower than 'it will happen' 7
it will happen 8