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Status of job higher than father's?

Source: R/gss_vars_473.R
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Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question 1260. Please think of your present job (or your last one if you don't have one now). If you compare this job with the job your father had when you were 16, would you say that the level or status of your job is (or was) . . .

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariapabout equalhigherlowermuch higher than dadmuch lower than dadno answerno dad-never had jobr never had jobnot available in this yearTotal
19721613---------1613
19731504---------1504
19741484---------1484
19751490---------1490
19761499---------1499
19771530---------1530
19781532---------1532
19801468---------1468
19821860---------1860
19831599---------1599
19841473---------1473
19851534---------1534
19861470---------1470
1987255335404208311109708443-1819
19881481---------1481
19891537---------1537
19901372---------1372
19911517---------1517
19931606---------1606
19942992---------2992
19962904---------2904
19982832---------2832
200015452823021832151001304812-2817
20022765---------2765
20042812---------2812
20064510---------4510
20082023---------2023
20102044---------2044
20121974---------1974
20142538---------2538
20162867---------2867
20182348---------2348
20214032---------4032
2022---------35443544
2024---------33093309
Total6601061770639152620920013255685375699

Values

  • 1 much higher than dad

  • 2 higher

  • 3 about equal

  • 4 lower

  • 5 much lower than dad

  • 6 r never had job

  • 7 no dad-never had job

  • NA(d) don't know

  • NA(i) iap

  • NA(j) I don't have a job

  • NA(m) dk, na, iap

  • NA(n) no answer

  • NA(p) not imputable

  • NA(r) refused

  • NA(s) skipped on web

  • NA(u) uncodeable

  • NA(x) not available in this release

  • NA(y) not available in this year

  • NA(z) see codebook