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Scale: Parental occupation, ISCO 8

Theoretical allocation in original studyStudent SES, family and home background/Parental background

OriginScale taken over from

SourceMullis, Ina V.S. / Martin, Michael O. / Kennedy, Ann M. / Foy, Pierre: PIRLS 2006 International Report IEA's Progress in International Reading Literacy Study in Primary Schools in 40 Countries , Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College (TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center) 2007 , ISBN: 1-88993-844-0

CitationKuger, S.; Jude, N.; Klieme, E.; Kaplan, D. (2016). Parental occupation, ISCO 8 - Schüler [Fragebogenskala: Version 1.0]. In: Programme for International Student Assessment (2015) - Fragebogenerhebung Chapter 04 - Field Trial (PISA 2015) [Skalenkollektion: Version 1.0]. Datenerhebung 2014. Frankfurt am Main: Forschungsdatenzentrum Bildung am DIPF. http://dx.doi.org/10.7477/150:0:1

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Target groupStudent

Time Period of Data Collection2014

Release date30.06.2020

Number of items2

IntroductionWhat kind of work do your father and mother do for their main jobs?
Please select one response in each column.
Choose the job category that best describes what your father/your mother does. Each category has a few examples to help you decide the correct category. If your father or mother is not working now, think about the last job he/she had.

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Item text
Your father
Your mother

Response category

Value	Meaning
1	Has never worked outside the home for pay
2	Small Business Owner - [Includes owners of small business (fewer than 25 employees) such as retail shops, services, restaurants]
3	Clerk (Includes office clerks; secretaries; typists; data entry operators; customer service clerks)
4	Service or Sales Worker - (Includes travel attendants; restaurant service workers; personal care workers; protective service workers; salespersons)
5	Skilled Agricultural or Fishery Worker - (Includes farmers; forestry workers; fishery workers, hunters and trappers)
6	Craft or Trade Worker - (Includes builders, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, etc.; metal workers; machine mechanics; handicraft workers)
7	Plant or Machine Operator - (Includes plant and machine operators; assembly line operators; motor vehicle drivers)
8	General Labourers - (Includes domestic helpers and cleaners; building caretakers; messengers, porters and doorkeepers; farm, fishery, agricultural, and construction workers)
9	Corporate Manager or Senior Official - [Includes corporate managers such as managers of large companies (25 or more employees) or managers of departments within large companies; legislators or senior government officials; senior officials of special-interest organizations; military officers]
10	Professional - (Includes scientists; mathematicians; computer scientists; architects; engineers; life science and health professionals; teachers; legal professionals; social scientists; writers and artists; religious professionals)
11	Technician or Associate Professional - (Includes science, engineering, and computer associates and technicians; life science and health technicians and assistants; teacher aides; finance and sales associate professionals; business service agents; administrative assistants)
12	Something else

StudyPISA - Programme for International Student Assessment (2015)

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