Socioeconomic status (SES) of the parents based on the adolescents' and parents' answers to an open-ended question about parents' occupation at two different time points
| Fathers' SES | Mothers' SES | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolescent 90 | Adolescent 92 | Father 90 | Adolescent 90 | Adolescent 92 | Mother 90 | ||
| Unskilled manual | 18% (111) | 19% (114) | 19% (117) | 8% (53) | 6% (41) | 7% (48) | |
| Skilled manual | 11% (66) | 11% (68) | 11% (70) | 1% (5) | 1% (6) | <1% (4) | |
| Non-manual, low | 6% (34) | 5% (29) | 4% (22) | 15% (108) | 17% (122) | 17% (119) | |
| Non-manual, middle | 23% (203) | 26% (221) | 39% (240) | 44% (307) | 46% (325) | 45% (313) | |
| Non-manual, high | 10% (64) | 11% (69) | 13% (81) | 4% (29) | 4% (30) | 5% (37) | |
| Farmer/fisher | 5% (33) | 5% (32) | 5% (32) | 1% (10) | 2% (11) | 2% (14) | |
| Student | <1% (2) | <1% (1) | <1% (2) | 3% (23) | 3% (19) | 3% (20) | |
| Retired/social welfare | <1% (3) | <1% (4) | <1% (2) | <1% (2) | |||
| Houseworker | 1% (4) | <1% (1) | <1% (3) | 12% (82) | 10% (69) | 12% (82) | |
| Unclassified | 10% (60) | 4% (26) | 1% (7) | 3% (24) | 2% (14) | 1% (6) | |
| No response | 6% (37) | 8% (52) | 7% (41) | 9% (60) | 9% (64) | 8% (56) | |
| Total | 617 | 617 | 617 | 701 | 701 | 701 | |