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Table 4 Distribution of parent-reported parental occupation by financial strain (%).

From: Do agreements between adolescent and parent reports on family socioeconomic status vary with household financial stress?

 

Father's occupation

Mother's occupation

 
 

Surplus Balanced Shortage

Surplus Balanced Shortage

 
 

874

1287

403

p

874

1287

403

p

Managerial

10.5

3.7

2.7

**

3.7

1.1

1.5

**

Professional

11.7

6.4

6.7

 

7.1

4.5

3.2

 

Skilled

12.2

6.4

4.0

 

11.6

6.6

7.0

 

Semi-skilled

29.8

25.3

18.6

 

23.2

17.7

16.6

 

Agricultural

2.3

3.6

5.0

 

0.1

0.2

0.0

 

Low skilled

17.5

28.4

32.3

 

4.2

11.2

13.2

 

Unskilled

2.2

4.4

5.0

 

1.1

2.3

4.5

 

Military

5.5

6.2

3.7

 

0.1

0.2

0.0

 

Unemployed/not in job

0.5

1.2

3.2

 

34.6

39.2

37.7

 

Unable to classify

2.1

2.9

3.2

 

3.9

3.3

4.2

 
  1. **χ2 test for difference in distribution by levels of financial stress, p < 0.000 US$1 = NT$30
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