S8Q8 FAMILY BETTER/WORSE OFF B/F 16-W5

Variable Description

Name
H5EL8
Label
S8Q8 FAMILY BETTER/WORSE OFF B/F 16-W5
Dataset
wave5

Summary Statistics for 'H5EL8'

Value Valid Label Frequency % of Valid % of All
. Missing missing 99
0.80%
1 Valid a lot better off 841
6.89%
6.84%
2 Valid somewhat better off 2,308
18.92%
18.76%
3 Valid same as average family 5,786
47.42%
47.04%
4 Valid somewhat worse off 2,625
21.51%
21.34%
5 Valid a lot worse off 641
5.25%
5.21%
Total Responses Valid Invalid Min Max
12300 12201 99 1 5

Representation

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

Source Questions

H5EL8

Lineage

  • Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey - H5EL8
    S8Q8 FAMILY BETTER/WORSE OFF B/F 16-W5
    • H5EL8
      Q8. When you were growing up, before age 16, was your family better off or worse off financially than the average family was at that time? If your parents lived separately and had different financial situations, answer for the family you lived with for the longest time.

Concordance

Add Health
Wave V
Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey
Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey
H5EL8
a lot better off
6.89%
somewhat better off
18.92%
same as average family
47.42%
somewhat worse off
21.51%
a lot worse off
5.25%
Add Health
Wave V
Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey
Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey
H5EL8
a lot better off
6.84%
somewhat better off
18.76%
same as average family
47.04%
somewhat worse off
21.34%
a lot worse off
5.21%
Dataset Variable Valid Invalid Min First Quartile Median Third Quartile Max Mean StdDev
Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey H5EL8 12,201 99 1 5
Add Health
Wave V
Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey
Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey
H5EL8
a lot better off 1
somewhat better off 2
same as average family 3
somewhat worse off 4
a lot worse off 5