Table 1 Descriptive statistics
|  | (1) Fathers’ own report of characteristics | (2) Childrens’ report of fathers’ characteristics | (3) Childrens’ own characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|
Relevant sample | Supplement | Main | Main |
No. of observation/person | 935 | 3823 | 3823 |
Mean monthly earnings (ÂŁ) | 1624 | 1560a | 1729 |
Mean age (year) | 53.94 | Â | 38.23 |
Mean age when son is 14 | Â | 43.71 | Â |
Mean HG score | 48.68 | 46.75 | 50.59 |
% of people without education | 35.98 | 46.01 | 8.86 |
% of people with mid level education | 33.51 | 46.56 | 40.34 |
% of people with high education | 30.50 | 7.44 | 50.80 |
% of people self employed | 24.28 | 16.95 | 11.01 |
% of people wage employed | Â | Â | 88.99 |
% of people unskilled | 19.16 | 27.30 | 12.99 |
% of people skilled | 34.58 | 38.25 | 48.23 |
% of people professional | 21.95 | 17.49 | 26.57 |
% of immigrant | 5.28 | 7.68 | 5.27 |
% of Caucasians | 96.89 | Â | 96.99 |
% of non-Caucasians | 3.11 | Â | 3.01 |
% of Caucasian native | 93.94 | Â | 93.47 |
% of Caucasian immigrant | 2.87 | Â | 3.38 |
% of non-Caucasian native | 0.64 | Â | 1.13 |
% of non-Caucasian immigrant | 2.43 | Â | 1.89 |