General Social Survey, 2004

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DAD SLFEMP FATHER'S EMPLOYMENT STATUS: While you were growing up was your father self-employed or did he work for someone else? (PAWRKSLF)   1) SELF EMP.   2) OTHER BOSS   8) DON'T KNOW   9) NO ANSWER

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
SELF EMP.	561	24.4%	24.4%	-.88
OTHER BOSS	1698	73.9%	98.3%	.13
DON'T KNOW	15	.7%	99%	6.21
NO ANSWER	24	1%	100%	7.23

Variable Comparisons

Gender Race Religion Age Church attendance Political ideology Education

Gender (I-SEX)

	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
SELF EMP.	25.3% 268	23.7% 293	24.4% 561
OTHER BOSS	72.9% 773	74.8% 925	73.9% 1698
DON'T KNOW	0.7% 7	0.6% 8	0.7% 15
NO ANSWER	1.2% 13	0.9% 11	1.0% 24
Missing	219	295	514
TOTAL	100.0% 1061	100.0% 1237	2298

Race (I-RACE)

	WHITE	BLACK	OTHER	TOTAL
SELF EMP.	25.5% 478	16.5% 42	24.1% 41	24.4% 561
OTHER BOSS	72.7% 1362	81.9% 208	75.3% 128	73.9% 1698
DON'T KNOW	0.7% 14	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.7% 15
NO ANSWER	1.1% 20	1.2% 3	0.6% 1	1.0% 24
Missing	360	123	31	514
TOTAL	100.0% 1874	100.0% 254	100.0% 170	2298

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	PROTESTANT	CATHOLIC	OTHER	NONE	Missing	TOTAL
SELF EMP.	23.6% 287	24.6% 139	29.2% 61	23.8% 72	2	24.4% 559
OTHER BOSS	74.3% 902	74.5% 420	68.9% 144	74.5% 225	7	73.9% 1691
DON'T KNOW	0.8% 10	0.5% 3	0.0% 0	0.7% 2	0	0.7% 15
NO ANSWER	1.2% 15	0.4% 2	1.9% 4	1.0% 3	0	1.0% 24
Missing	269	92	49	101	3	514
TOTAL	100.0% 1214	100.0% 564	100.0% 209	100.0% 302	12	2289

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	Missing	TOTAL
SELF EMP.	22.8% 107	19.8% 129	25.3% 204	33.3% 121	0	24.5% 561
OTHER BOSS	75.1% 353	78.6% 512	73.1% 590	65.3% 237	6	73.9% 1692
DON'T KNOW	1.1% 5	0.9% 6	0.2% 2	0.6% 2	0	0.7% 15
NO ANSWER	1.1% 5	0.6% 4	1.4% 11	0.8% 3	1	1.0% 23
Missing	126	159	160	67	2	514
TOTAL	100.0% 470	100.0% 651	100.0% 807	100.0% 363	9	2291

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	NEVER	< 1 A MNTH	< 1 A WEEK	WEEKLY +	Missing	TOTAL
SELF EMP.	20.1% 72	24.7% 194	25.1% 126	26.1% 168	1	24.4% 560
OTHER BOSS	78.3% 281	73.3% 577	73.3% 368	72.5% 466	6	73.9% 1692
DON'T KNOW	0.6% 2	0.6% 5	1.0% 5	0.5% 3	0	0.7% 15
NO ANSWER	1.1% 4	1.4% 11	0.6% 3	0.9% 6	0	1.0% 24
Missing	112	178	113	107	4	514
TOTAL	100.0% 359	100.0% 787	100.0% 502	100.0% 643	11	2291

Political ideology (I-POLVIEW)

	LIBERAL	MODERATE	CONSERV	Missing	TOTAL
SELF EMP.	21.7% 55	22.5% 89	25.9% 107	310	23.7% 251
OTHER BOSS	77.1% 195	75.4% 298	71.9% 297	908	74.5% 790
DON'T KNOW	0.8% 2	0.8% 3	1.0% 4	6	0.8% 9
NO ANSWER	0.4% 1	1.3% 5	1.2% 5	13	1.0% 11
Missing	66	102	80	266	514
TOTAL	100.0% 253	100.0% 395	100.0% 413	1503	1061

Education (I-DEGREE)

	LESS HS	HS DEGREE	JR COLL	BA DEGREE	GRAD DEGRE	Missing	TOTAL
SELF EMP.	23.3% 64	24.5% 280	24.3% 45	24.1% 107	26.0% 65	0	24.4% 561
OTHER BOSS	74.2% 204	73.5% 840	74.1% 137	75.5% 335	72.4% 181	1	73.9% 1697
DON'T KNOW	1.5% 4	0.6% 7	1.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.8% 2	0	0.7% 15
NO ANSWER	1.1% 3	1.4% 16	0.5% 1	0.5% 2	0.8% 2	0	1.0% 24
Missing	89	292	39	63	31	0	514
TOTAL	100.0% 275	100.0% 1143	100.0% 185	100.0% 444	100.0% 250	1	2297