Table 2 Means and concentration indexes (Cs) of independent variables
Wave | 1988/89 | 1996/97 | 1988/89 | 1996/97 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables: | Mean: | Mean: | Diff: | Cs: | Cs: | Diff: |
Age | ||||||
20< = age < 35 | 0.1486 | 0 | -14.86% | -0.2041 | 0.0000 | 20.41% |
35< = age < 45 | 0.2438 | 0.2037 | -4.01% | -0.0247 | -0.1993 | -17.46% |
45< = age < 55 | 0.1857 | 0.2694 | 8.36% | 0.1417 | 0.0276 | -11.41% |
55< = age < 65 | 0.1810 | 0.1852 | 0.42% | 0.0280 | 0.1384 | 11.04% |
65< = age < 75 | 0.1948 | 0.1807 | -1.41% | 0.0068 | 0.0038 | -0.30% |
75< = age < = 84 | 0.0461 | 0.1611 | 11.49% | 0.0875 | 0.0454 | -4.21% |
Cohort | ||||||
Cohort > = 1947 | 0.3276 | 0.3541 | 2.65% | -0.1277 | -0.1251 | 0.26% |
1932< = cohort < 1947 | 0.2962 | 0.3137 | 1.75% | 0.1140 | 0.1177 | 0.37% |
1924< = cohort < 1932 | 0.1429 | 0.1425 | -0.03% | 0.0431 | 0.0318 | -1.12% |
1916< = cohort < 1924 | 0.1590 | 0.1352 | -2.38% | -0.0218 | -0.0078 | 1.40% |
Cohort < 1916 | 0.0743 | 0.0544 | -1.99% | 0.0768 | 0.0790 | 0.22% |
Father's socioeconomic status | ||||||
White-collar | 0.1852 | 0.1970 | 1.17% | 0.1610 | 0.1706 | 0.95% |
Working class | 0.4314 | 0.4349 | 0.35% | -0.0722 | -0.0763 | -0.41% |
Self-employed | 0.1461 | 0.1487 | 0.25% | 0.0541 | 0.0383 | -1.58% |
Farmer | 0.1862 | 0.1841 | -0.21% | -0.0552 | -0.0506 | 0.45% |
Missing | 0.0510 | 0.0354 | -1.56% | 0.0665 | 0.0978 | 3.14% |
Mother's socioeconomic status | ||||||
White-collar | 0.0814 | 0.0881 | 0.67% | 0.0357 | 0.0360 | 0.03% |
Working class | 0.1800 | 0.1869 | 0.69% | -0.0856 | -0.0685 | 1.71% |
Self-employed | 0.0395 | 0.0382 | -0.14% | 0.0157 | 0.0414 | 2.57% |
Farmer | 0.0714 | 0.0713 | -0.02% | -0.1149 | -0.0852 | 2.97% |
Missing | 0.6276 | 0.6156 | -1.20% | 0.0321 | 0.0230 | -0.90% |
Immigrant | ||||||
First-generation immigrant | 0.0752 | 0.0730 | -0.23% | -0.0148 | -0.0131 | 0.17% |
Marital Status | ||||||
Single | 0.2752 | 0.3215 | 4.63% | 0.3996 | 0.3309 | -6.88% |
Children | ||||||
No children | 0.6157 | 0.7800 | 16.43% | 0.0797 | 0.0795 | -0.02% |
One child | 0.1438 | 0.0965 | -4.73% | 0.0143 | -0.1923 | -20.67% |
Two children | 0.1610 | 0.0898 | -7.12% | -0.1292 | -0.2868 | -15.76% |
Three or more children | 0.0795 | 0.0337 | -4.59% | -0.3844 | -0.5155 | -13.11% |
Education | ||||||
No education, or primary school only | 0.3929 | 0.3608 | -3.20% | -0.1035 | -0.0835 | 2.00% |
Vocational high school studies | 0.3343 | 0.3457 | 1.14% | -0.0530 | -0.0716 | -1.86% |
Academic high school level | 0.0548 | 0.0516 | -0.31% | 0.0860 | -0.0036 | -8.95% |
University level | 0.2181 | 0.2419 | 2.38% | 0.2438 | 0.2278 | -1.60% |
Income | ||||||
Income | 11.3028 | 11.3917 | 8.89% | 0.0173 | 0.0232 | 0.59% |
Occupation | ||||||
Employed | 0.6024 | 0.4983 | -10.41% | 0.0671 | 0.0345 | -3.26% |
Self-employed | 0.0329 | 0.0028 | -3.01% | -0.2625 | -0.5860 | -32.34% |
Student | 0.0071 | 0.0084 | 0.13% | 0.0351 | -0.4030 | -43.81% |
Unemployed | 0.0148 | 0.0326 | 1.78% | -0.1475 | -0.1817 | -3.42% |
Retired | 0.2890 | 0.4024 | 11.33% | -0.0043 | 0.0133 | 1.76% |
Homemaker | 0.0519 | 0.0544 | 0.25% | -0.5213 | -0.2177 | 30.37% |
Health | ||||||
Good health | 0.7724 | 0.7980 | 2.56% | 0.0128 | 0.0130 | 0.01% |
Moderate health | 0.1876 | 0.1694 | -1.81% | -0.0349 | -0.0523 | -1.73% |
Bad health | 0.0400 | 0.0325 | -0.75% | -0.0831 | -0.0444 | 3.88% |