Socioeconomic Background and Income

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ID2301994
AuthorsSeppo Pontinen (University of Helsinki), Hannu Uusitalo (0000-0002-8499-8175, University of Helsinki)
Year1975
Volume18
Issue4
Pages322-329
Publication date1975-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueActa Sociologica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0001-6993 • E-ISSN: 1502-3869
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/000169937501800404
OpenAlexW2080282214
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited3

The effects of socioeconomic background as measured by father's education and occupation on income level are studied among the gainfully employed employees in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The data are based on the Scandinavian Survey in 1972. The results are interpreted by using the concept of socioeconomic life cycle. In the populations studied here father's education and occupation do not directly affect income level, but their effect is mediated by a person's own education and occupation. A considerable part of income variance can be explained by factors describing socioeconomic life cycle (i.e., by father's education and occupation and by the person's own education and occupation). However, income level is also affected by variables independent of socioeconomic life cycle. Thus, age and sex, two ascribed characteristics, also have a considerable effect on income level. The comparison of the Scandinavian countries reveal considerable similarities, but slight differences are also found

Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Population · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Demography · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Mathematics · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

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