Descriptives for Belgium 1988 household file

**Descriptive Statistics**
	N	Minimum	Maximum	Mean	Std. Deviation
COUNTRY unique country number	3779	39	39	39.00	.00
CASENUM unique family (unit) number	3779	1	3779	1890.00	1091.05
HWEIGHT sample weight	3779	1	3	1.02	.35
D4 number of persons in family	3779	1	13	2.95	1.38
D5 unit structure	3779	5	5	5.00	.00
D6 number of earners in family	3779	0	5	1.02	.88
D27 number of children under 18	3779	0	5	.58	.95
D28 age of the youngest child	3779	-1	14	1.45	4.27
NUM6574 number of persons aged 65 to 74	3779	0	2	.23	.54
NUMGE75 number of persons 75 and over	3779	0	2	.13	.40
WEEKHDFT weeks worked full time head	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
WEEKSPFT spouse weeks worked full time	3779	-1.00	.00	-.2030	.4023
WEEKHDPT weeks worked part time head	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
WEEKSPPT spouse weeks worked part time	3779	-1.00	.00	-.2030	.4023
WEEKHDUP weeks unemployed head	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
WEEKSPUP spouse weeks unemployed	3779	-1.00	.00	-.2030	.4023
HRSHD hours worked per week head	3779	0	99	23.25	23.03
HRSSP spouse hours worked per week	3779	-1	99	9.24	17.25
TOTEXP total family expenditures	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
FOODEXP food expenditures	3779	0	9600	1838.65	1050.52
HOUSEXP housing expenditures	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
APPEXP clothing expenditures	3779	0	11880	523.21	587.89
TRANEXP transportation expenditures	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V1 gross wages and salaries	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V1NET net wages and salaries	3779	0	72000	4690.43	4445.22
V2 mandatory employer contribution	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V3 nonmandatory employer contrib.	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V4 farm self-employment income	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V5 nonfarm self-employment inc.	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V6 in kind earnings	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V7 mandatory contrib. for self-emp.	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V8 cash property income	3779	0	48000	211.32	1313.29
V9 noncash property income	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V10 market value residence	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V11 income taxes	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V12 property/wealth taxes	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V13 mandatory employee contribution	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V14 other direct taxes	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V15 indirect taxes	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V16 sick pay	3779	0	12000	121.70	650.26
V17 accident pay	3779	0	5400	20.43	222.41
V18 disability pay	3779	0	3300	21.06	207.19
V19 social retirement benefits	3779	0	15600	1261.41	2046.58
V20 child or family allowances	3779	0	9600	413.93	666.36
V21 unemployment compensation	3779	0	8472	265.11	778.06
V22 maternity allowances	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V23 military/vet/war benefits	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V24 other social insurance	3779	0	8256	44.29	386.74
V25 means tested cash benefits	3779	0	6408	12.43	167.48
V26 all near cash benefits	3779	0	417	.96	9.35
V27 food benefits	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V28 housing benefits	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V29 medical benefits	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V30 heating benefits	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V31 education benefits	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V32 private pensions	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V33 public sector pensions	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V34 alimony or child support	3779	0	4800	21.21	215.55
V35 other regular private income	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V36 other cash income	3779	0	8256	40.05	364.54
V37 realized lump sum income	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V39 gross wage/salary head	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V39NET net wage/salary head	3779	0	36000	3162.39	3139.68
V40 hourly wage rate head	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
V41 spouse gross wage/salary	3779	-1.00	.00	-.2030	.4023
V41NET spouse net wage/salary	3779	-1	36000	1014.91	1920.58
V42 spouse hourly wage rate	3779	-1.00	.00	-.2030	.4023
NEARCHB near cash housing benefits	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
NEARCOB near cash except housing	3779	.00	.00	.0000	.0000
SELFI total self employment income	3779	0	0	.00	.00
EARNING total earnings	3779	0	72000	4690.43	4445.22
FI total factor income	3779	0	73440	4901.75	4722.55
PENSIOI total occupational pensions	3779	0	0	.00	.00
MI total market income	3779	0	73440	4901.75	4722.55
MEANSI total means tested income	3779	0	6408	13.39	167.74
OTHSOCI other social insurance	3779	0	12000	207.47	810.99
SOCI total social insurance transfer	3779	0	16992	2147.92	2121.34
SOCTRANS total social transfers	3779	0	16992	2161.31	2127.95
PRIVATI total private transfers	3779	0	4800	21.21	215.55
TRANSI total transfer income	3779	0	16992	2182.52	2133.86
GI total gross income	3779	0	74760	7124.31	4132.73
PAYROLL total mandatory payroll taxes	3779	0	0	.00	.00
DPI disposable income	3779	0	74760	7124.31	4132.73
Valid N (listwise)	3779

**MARRIED married couple indicator**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0	803	21.2	21.2	21.2
	1	2976	78.8	78.8	100.0
	Total	3779	100.0	100.0

**D1 age of head**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	-1	50	1.3	1.3	1.3
	20	1	.0	.0	1.3
	21	1	.0	.0	1.4
	22	7	.2	.2	1.6
	23	12	.3	.3	1.9
	24	29	.8	.8	2.6
	25	43	1.1	1.1	3.8
	26	45	1.2	1.2	5.0
	27	46	1.2	1.2	6.2
	28	59	1.6	1.6	7.8
	29	62	1.6	1.6	9.4
	30	80	2.1	2.1	11.5
	31	75	2.0	2.0	13.5
	32	85	2.2	2.2	15.7
	33	84	2.2	2.2	18.0
	34	83	2.2	2.2	20.2
	35	87	2.3	2.3	22.5
	36	86	2.3	2.3	24.7
	37	74	2.0	2.0	26.7
	38	100	2.6	2.6	29.3
	39	88	2.3	2.3	31.7
	40	74	2.0	2.0	33.6
	41	86	2.3	2.3	35.9
	42	71	1.9	1.9	37.8
	43	69	1.8	1.8	39.6
	44	78	2.1	2.1	41.7
	45	66	1.7	1.7	43.4
	46	46	1.2	1.2	44.6
	47	66	1.7	1.7	46.4
	48	72	1.9	1.9	48.3
	49	59	1.6	1.6	49.9
	50	71	1.9	1.9	51.7
	51	62	1.6	1.6	53.4
	52	67	1.8	1.8	55.1
	53	63	1.7	1.7	56.8
	54	61	1.6	1.6	58.4
	55	60	1.6	1.6	60.0
	56	77	2.0	2.0	62.1
	57	73	1.9	1.9	64.0
	58	63	1.7	1.7	65.7
	59	73	1.9	1.9	67.6
	60	76	2.0	2.0	69.6
	61	73	1.9	1.9	71.5
	62	57	1.5	1.5	73.0
	63	73	1.9	1.9	75.0
	64	78	2.1	2.1	77.0
	65	97	2.6	2.6	79.6
	66	64	1.7	1.7	81.3
	67	53	1.4	1.4	82.7
	68	61	1.6	1.6	84.3
	69	57	1.5	1.5	85.8
	70	40	1.1	1.1	86.9
	71	35	.9	.9	87.8
	72	43	1.1	1.1	88.9
	73	39	1.0	1.0	90.0
	74	48	1.3	1.3	91.2
	75	38	1.0	1.0	92.2
	76	42	1.1	1.1	93.4
	77	40	1.1	1.1	94.4
	78	29	.8	.8	95.2
	79	23	.6	.6	95.8
	80	28	.7	.7	96.5
	81	23	.6	.6	97.1
	82	23	.6	.6	97.8
83	13	.3	.3	98.1
84	14	.4	.4	98.5
85	21	.6	.6	99.0
86	12	.3	.3	99.3
87	11	.3	.3	99.6
88	2	.1	.1	99.7
89	6	.2	.2	99.8
90	1	.0	.0	99.9
91	3	.1	.1	99.9
92	1	.0	.0	100.0
96	1	.0	.0	100.0
Total	3779	100.0	100.0

**D2 age of spouse**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	-1	809	21.4	21.4	21.4
	19	2	.1	.1	21.5
	20	5	.1	.1	21.6
	21	8	.2	.2	21.8
	22	19	.5	.5	22.3
	23	26	.7	.7	23.0
	24	29	.8	.8	23.8
	25	45	1.2	1.2	25.0
	26	67	1.8	1.8	26.7
	27	56	1.5	1.5	28.2
	28	58	1.5	1.5	29.7
	29	71	1.9	1.9	31.6
	30	72	1.9	1.9	33.5
	31	84	2.2	2.2	35.8
	32	85	2.2	2.2	38.0
	33	73	1.9	1.9	39.9
	34	80	2.1	2.1	42.0
	35	70	1.9	1.9	43.9
	36	79	2.1	2.1	46.0
	37	77	2.0	2.0	48.0
	38	64	1.7	1.7	49.7
	39	68	1.8	1.8	51.5
	40	77	2.0	2.0	53.6
	41	67	1.8	1.8	55.3
	42	60	1.6	1.6	56.9
	43	75	2.0	2.0	58.9
	44	69	1.8	1.8	60.7
	45	58	1.5	1.5	62.3
	46	66	1.7	1.7	64.0
	47	49	1.3	1.3	65.3
	48	45	1.2	1.2	66.5
	49	54	1.4	1.4	67.9
	50	61	1.6	1.6	69.5
	51	58	1.5	1.5	71.1
	52	60	1.6	1.6	72.7
	53	44	1.2	1.2	73.8
	54	41	1.1	1.1	74.9
	55	60	1.6	1.6	76.5
	56	65	1.7	1.7	78.2
	57	65	1.7	1.7	79.9
	58	63	1.7	1.7	81.6
	59	55	1.5	1.5	83.1
	60	50	1.3	1.3	84.4
	61	57	1.5	1.5	85.9
	62	45	1.2	1.2	87.1
	63	51	1.3	1.3	88.4
	64	55	1.5	1.5	89.9
	65	61	1.6	1.6	91.5
	66	46	1.2	1.2	92.7
	67	31	.8	.8	93.5
	68	27	.7	.7	94.3
	69	34	.9	.9	95.2
	70	16	.4	.4	95.6
	71	19	.5	.5	96.1
	72	18	.5	.5	96.6
	73	19	.5	.5	97.1
	74	18	.5	.5	97.5
	75	19	.5	.5	98.0
	76	13	.3	.3	98.4
	77	16	.4	.4	98.8
	78	7	.2	.2	99.0
	79	7	.2	.2	99.2
	80	7	.2	.2	99.4
	81	10	.3	.3	99.6
82	3	.1	.1	99.7
83	4	.1	.1	99.8
84	4	.1	.1	99.9
86	2	.1	.1	100.0
87	1	.0	.0	100.0
Total	3779	100.0	100.0

**D3 sex of head**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0	9	.2	.2	.2
	1 man	3266	86.4	86.4	86.7
	2 woman	504	13.3	13.3	100.0
	Total	3779	100.0	100.0

**D7 geographic location indicator A**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Flanders	2352	62.2	62.2	62.2
	2 Wallonia	1255	33.2	33.2	95.4
	3 Brussels	172	4.6	4.6	100.0
	Total	3779	100.0	100.0

**D8 head ethnicity/nationality**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Belgium	3500	92.6	95.1	95.1
	2 EEC	139	3.7	3.8	98.8
	3 other Europe	18	.5	.5	99.3
	4 Africa	14	.4	.4	99.7
	5 Asia	4	.1	.1	99.8
	6 Australia	3	.1	.1	99.9
	7 North America	1	.0	.0	99.9
	9 others	3	.1	.1	100.0
	Total	3682	97.4	100.0
Missing	System	97	2.6
Total		3779	100.0

**ETHNATSP spouse ethnicity/nationality**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	-1	767	20.3	20.3	20.3
	0	3012	79.7	79.7	100.0
	Total	3779	100.0	100.0

**D10 head educational level**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0	151	4.0	4.0	4.0
	1 did not complete primary	158	4.2	4.2	8.2
	2 primary education	937	24.8	24.8	33.0
	3 2lev-lwrcycle:tech/voc	721	19.1	19.1	52.1
	4 2lev-lwrcycle:gen educ	257	6.8	6.8	58.9
	5 2lev-uprcycle:tech/voc	293	7.8	7.8	66.6
	6 2lev-uprcycle:gen educ	518	13.7	13.7	80.3
	7 non-univ. higher educ.	426	11.3	11.3	91.6
	8 university	265	7.0	7.0	98.6
	9 other	53	1.4	1.4	100.0
	Total	3779	100.0	100.0

**D11 spouse educational level**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	-1	767	20.3	20.3	20.3
	0	157	4.2	4.2	24.5
	1 did not complete primary	87	2.3	2.3	26.8
	2 primary education	778	20.6	20.6	47.3
	3 2lev-lwrcycle:tech/voc	556	14.7	14.7	62.1
	4 2lev-lwrcycle:gen educ	258	6.8	6.8	68.9
	5 2lev-uprcycle:tech/voc	251	6.6	6.6	75.5
	6 2lev-uprcycle:gen educ	408	10.8	10.8	86.3
	7 non-univ. higher educ.	403	10.7	10.7	97.0
	8 university	91	2.4	2.4	99.4
	9 other	23	.6	.6	100.0
	Total	3779	100.0	100.0

**D12 head occup. training**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	.00	3779	100.0	100.0	100.0

**D13 spouse occup. training**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	-1.00	767	20.3	20.3	20.3
	.00	3012	79.7	79.7	100.0
	Total	3779	100.0	100.0

**D14 head occupation**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0	1758	46.5	46.5	46.5
	1 unskilled manual worker	184	4.9	4.9	51.4
	2 skilled manual worker	483	12.8	12.8	64.2
	3 lower employee	635	16.8	16.8	81.0
	4 higher employee	288	7.6	7.6	88.6
	5 small self-employed	313	8.3	8.3	96.9
	6 farmer	26	.7	.7	97.6
	7 liberal profession	66	1.7	1.7	99.3
	8 manager	25	.7	.7	100.0
	9	1	.0	.0	100.0
	Total	3779	100.0	100.0

**D15 spouse occupation**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	-1	767	20.3	20.3	20.3
	0	1997	52.8	52.8	73.1
	1 unskilled manual worker	144	3.8	3.8	77.0
	2 skilled manual worker	54	1.4	1.4	78.4
	3 lower employee	558	14.8	14.8	93.1
	4 higher employee	42	1.1	1.1	94.3
	5 small self-employed	173	4.6	4.6	98.8
	6 farmer	10	.3	.3	99.1
	7 liberal profession	30	.8	.8	99.9
	8 manager	3	.1	.1	100.0
	9	1	.0	.0	100.0
	Total	3779	100.0	100.0

**D16 head industry**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0	1670	44.2	44.2	44.2
	1 public serv, perm	550	14.6	14.6	58.7
	2 public service, temp	87	2.3	2.3	61.0
	3 private sector, empl	1038	27.5	27.5	88.5
	4 self-employed	434	11.5	11.5	100.0
	Total	3779	100.0	100.0

**D17 spouse industry**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	-1	767	20.3	20.3	20.3
	0	1946	51.5	51.5	71.8
	1 public serv, perm	262	6.9	6.9	78.7
	2 public service, temp	113	3.0	3.0	81.7
	3 private sector, empl	446	11.8	11.8	93.5
	4 self-employed	245	6.5	6.5	100.0
	Total	3779	100.0	100.0

**D18 head type of worker**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	.00	3779	100.0	100.0	100.0

**D19 spouse type of worker**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	-1.00	767	20.3	20.3	20.3
	.00	3012	79.7	79.7	100.0
	Total	3779	100.0	100.0

**D20 geographic location indicator B**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	.00	3779	100.0	100.0	100.0

**D21 head marital status**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0	64	1.7	1.7	1.7
	1 married	2873	76.0	76.0	77.7
	2 unmarried	218	5.8	5.8	83.5
	3 widow(er)	428	11.3	11.3	94.8
	4 divorced	133	3.5	3.5	98.3
	5 separated	62	1.6	1.6	100.0
	9	1	.0	.0	100.0
	Total	3779	100.0	100.0

**MARTSP spouse marital status**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	-1	767	20.3	20.3	20.3
	0	60	1.6	1.6	21.9
	1 married	2837	75.1	75.1	97.0
	2 unmarried	55	1.5	1.5	98.4
	3 widow(er)	14	.4	.4	98.8
	4 divorced	34	.9	.9	99.7
	5 separated	11	.3	.3	100.0
	7	1	.0	.0	100.0
	Total	3779	100.0	100.0

**D22 tenure**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 owner	2629	69.6	69.6	69.6
	2 tenant	1057	28.0	28.0	97.5
	3 occupant for free	76	2.0	2.0	99.6
	4 in institution	17	.4	.4	100.0
	Total	3779	100.0	100.0

**D25 head disability status**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0	3740	99.0	99.0	99.0
	1	39	1.0	1.0	100.0
	Total	3779	100.0	100.0

**D26 spouse disabliity status**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	-1	767	20.3	20.3	20.3
	0	3001	79.4	79.4	99.7
	1	11	.3	.3	100.0
	Total	3779	100.0	100.0

**LFSHD labour force status head**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0 unknown	47	1.2	1.2	1.2
	1 employed	2229	59.0	59.0	60.2
	2 unemployed with benefit	168	4.4	4.4	64.7
	3 retired with career	1007	26.6	26.6	91.3
	4 sick	83	2.2	2.2	93.5
	5 disabled	39	1.0	1.0	94.5
	6 unemployed-no benefit	9	.2	.2	94.8
	7 retired-no labour past	181	4.8	4.8	99.6
	8 student older than 15	1	.0	.0	99.6
	9 military service	5	.1	.1	99.7
	10 housekeeper	10	.3	.3	100.0
	Total	3779	100.0	100.0

**LFSSP labour force status spouse**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	-1	767	20.3	20.3	20.3
	0 unknown	194	5.1	5.1	25.4
	1 employed	1117	29.6	29.6	55.0
	2 unemployed with benefit	201	5.3	5.3	60.3
	3 retired with career	304	8.0	8.0	68.4
	4 sick	39	1.0	1.0	69.4
	5 disabled	11	.3	.3	69.7
	6 unemployed-no benefit	22	.6	.6	70.3
	7 retired-no labour past	345	9.1	9.1	79.4
	8 student older than 15	5	.1	.1	79.5
	10 housekeeper	773	20.5	20.5	100.0
	12 not yet schoolgoing	1	.0	.0	100.0
	Total	3779	100.0	100.0

Descriptives for Belgium 1988 household file

Descriptives

Frequencies for Belgium 1988 household file

Frequency Table