Variable Description

Name
S20
Label
20. JOB DESCRIPTION - FATHER
Dataset

Summary Statistics for 'S20'

Value Valid Label Frequency % of Valid % of All
97 Missing legitimate skip 20,791
23.07%
4 Valid manager, such as executive, director 9,056
14.51%
10.05%
11 Valid mechanic, such as electrician, plumber, machinist 7,669
12.29%
8.51%
10 Valid construction worker, such as carpenter, crane operator 7,128
11.42%
7.91%
. Missing missing 5,798
6.43%
2 Valid professional 1, such as doctor, lawyer, scientist 5,353
8.58%
5.94%
20 Valid he works, but I don't know what his job is 4,839
7.75%
5.37%
12 Valid factory worker or laborer, such as assembler, janitor 4,526
7.25%
5.02%
5 Valid technical, such as computer specialist, radiologist 4,041
6.47%
4.48%
14 Valid military or security, such as police officer, soldier, fire fighter 3,151
5.05%
3.50%
3 Valid professional 2, such as teacher, librarian, nurse 3,023
4.84%
3.35%
7 Valid sales worker, such as insurance agent, store clerk 2,988
4.79%
3.32%
9 Valid craftsperson, such as toolmaker, woodworker 1,925
3.08%
2.14%
13 Valid transportation, such as bus driver, taxi driver 1,833
2.94%
2.03%
6 Valid office worker, such as bookkeeper, office clerk, secretary 1,535
2.46%
1.70%
17 Valid he is disabled, and therefore doesn't work 1,319
2.11%
1.46%
99 Missing multiple response 1,106
1.23%
18 Valid he is retired 1,083
1.73%
1.20%
8 Valid restaurant worker or personal service, such as waitress, housekeeper 1,008
1.61%
1.12%
15 Valid farm or fishery worker 736
1.18%
0.82%
Total Responses Valid Invalid Min Max
90118 62423 27695 1 20

Representation

Source Questions

S20

Lineage

  • Wave I In-School Questionnaire Data - S20
    20. JOB DESCRIPTION - FATHER
    • 20. Which description comes closest to describing his [resident father] job?

Concordance

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Wave I Wave II In-School
Wave I In-Home Interview Wave II In-Home Interview In-School Questionnaire
Wave I In-Home Interview Data Wave II In-Home Interview Wave I In-School Questionnaire Data
H1RF4 H2RF4 S20
professional 1, such as doctor, lawyer, scientist
5.93%
5.44%
8.58%
homemaker
0.74%
professional 2, such as teacher, librarian, nurse
5.28%
4.63%
4.84%
manager, such as executive, director
11.17%
11.08%
14.51%
technical, such as computer specialist, radiologist
6.00%
6.07%
6.47%
office worker, such as bookkeeper, office clerk, secretary
2.31%
2.29%
2.46%
sales worker, such as insurance agent, store clerk
4.40%
4.41%
4.79%
restaurant worker or personal service, such as waitress, housekeeper
2.19%
2.34%
1.61%
craftsperson, such as toolmaker, woodworker
3.42%
3.43%
3.08%
construction worker, such as carpenter, crane operator
10.06%
11.31%
11.42%
mechanic, such as electrician, plumber, machinist
10.68%
10.94%
12.29%
factory worker or laborer, such as assembler, janitor
10.41%
8.85%
7.25%
transportation, such as bus driver, taxi driver
3.50%
3.57%
2.94%
military or security, such as police officer, soldier, fire fighter
3.63%
3.29%
5.05%
farm or fishery worker
1.63%
1.62%
1.18%
other
13.92%
14.96%
none
5.50%
5.78%
he doesn't work, but he is not disabled
0.92%
he is disabled, and therefore doesn't work
2.11%
he is retired
1.73%
he receives public assistance, such as welfare
0.27%
he works, but I don't know what his job is
7.75%
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Wave I Wave II In-School
Wave I In-Home Interview Wave II In-Home Interview In-School Questionnaire
Wave I In-Home Interview Data Wave II In-Home Interview Wave I In-School Questionnaire Data
H1RF4 H2RF4 S20
professional 1, such as doctor, lawyer, scientist
4.10%
3.83%
5.94%
homemaker
0.52%
professional 2, such as teacher, librarian, nurse
3.65%
3.26%
3.35%
manager, such as executive, director
7.73%
7.82%
10.05%
technical, such as computer specialist, radiologist
4.15%
4.28%
4.48%
office worker, such as bookkeeper, office clerk, secretary
1.60%
1.61%
1.70%
sales worker, such as insurance agent, store clerk
3.04%
3.11%
3.32%
restaurant worker or personal service, such as waitress, housekeeper
1.51%
1.65%
1.12%
craftsperson, such as toolmaker, woodworker
2.37%
2.42%
2.14%
construction worker, such as carpenter, crane operator
6.96%
7.98%
7.91%
mechanic, such as electrician, plumber, machinist
7.39%
7.71%
8.51%
factory worker or laborer, such as assembler, janitor
7.20%
6.24%
5.02%
transportation, such as bus driver, taxi driver
2.42%
2.52%
2.03%
military or security, such as police officer, soldier, fire fighter
2.51%
2.32%
3.50%
farm or fishery worker
1.13%
1.14%
0.82%
other
9.63%
10.55%
none
3.81%
4.08%
he doesn't work, but he is not disabled
0.64%
he is disabled, and therefore doesn't work
1.46%
he is retired
1.20%
he receives public assistance, such as welfare
0.19%
he works, but I don't know what his job is
5.37%
Dataset Variable Valid Invalid Min First Quartile Median Third Quartile Max Mean StdDev
Wave I In-Home Interview Data H1RF4 14,357 6,388 1 16
Wave II In-Home Interview H2RF4 10,395 4,343 1 16
Wave I In-School Questionnaire Data S20 62,423 27,695 1 20
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Wave I Wave II In-School
Wave I In-Home Interview Wave II In-Home Interview In-School Questionnaire
Wave I In-Home Interview Data Wave II In-Home Interview Wave I In-School Questionnaire Data
H1RF4 H2RF4 S20
professional 1, such as doctor, lawyer, scientist 1 1 2
homemaker 1
professional 2, such as teacher, librarian, nurse 2 2 3
manager, such as executive, director 3 3 4
technical, such as computer specialist, radiologist 4 4 5
office worker, such as bookkeeper, office clerk, secretary 5 5 6
sales worker, such as insurance agent, store clerk 6 6 7
restaurant worker or personal service, such as waitress, housekeeper 7 7 8
craftsperson, such as toolmaker, woodworker 8 8 9
construction worker, such as carpenter, crane operator 9 9 10
mechanic, such as electrician, plumber, machinist 10 10 11
factory worker or laborer, such as assembler, janitor 11 11 12
transportation, such as bus driver, taxi driver 12 12 13
military or security, such as police officer, soldier, fire fighter 13 13 14
farm or fishery worker 14 14 15
other 15 15
none 16 16
he doesn't work, but he is not disabled 16
he is disabled, and therefore doesn't work 17
he is retired 18
he receives public assistance, such as welfare 19
he works, but I don't know what his job is 20