Parent in law

Alive or not

warning

For both parents-in-law, the variable name of “Time of death” have changed as follows.

1st wave

5th wave -

Father-in-law

Q695

Q893

Mother-in-law

Q702

Mothe-in-law Q839

Background

warning

Regarding “Educational achievement at the last school”, dropouts are included in graduation in the1st wave. Also, the variable names and choices have changed as follows.

Final education (father-in-law and mother-in-law)

1st-4th waves

5th wave -

Variable name

father-in-law Q692
Mothe-in-law —
father-in-law Q858
Mothe-in-law Q839

Choices

1.Junior-high school (junior high school/senior elementary school in old-education-system)
2.High school (junior high school in old-education-system)
3.Junior college or College of technology (high school in old-education-system)
4.Graduated from university and graduate school
1.Junior-high school (junior high school/senior elementary school in old-education-system)
2.High school ((junior high school in old-education-system)
3.Vocational school or Specialized training school
4.Junior College
5.Technical College
6.4-year university
7.Graduate School
8.Other

warning

The choicies of “Employment category” has changed as follow.

Type of employment (father-in-law and mother-in-law)

1st-4th waves

18th wave -

1.Full-time and permanent employee
2.Part-time employee
3.Commissioned or Other
1.Full-time and permanent employee
2.Temporary employee
3.Fixed-term employee
4.Part-time employee
5.Self-employed or working for the family business