Lampard, Richard. (2012) Parental characteristics, family structure and occupational attainment in Britain. Sociology - The Journal of the British Sociological Association, Vol.46 (No.6). pp. 1020-1038. ISSN 0038-0385

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Abstract

This article uses multivariate logistic regression analyses of the 2005 General Household Survey to assess the impact of parents’ occupational and educational characteristics on occupational attainment in Britain, focusing specifically on the salariat. Differences in outcomes according to family structure are then examined, controlling for such parental characteristics. The results indicate that both parents’ characteristics are relevant, and that their effects interact. A smaller chance of a salariat occupation is evident for those who lived in a lone-mother family, lone-father family, or biological-mother stepfamily as a young teenager, reflecting different features of these family types, but consistently reflecting lower educational attainment. Both number of co-resident siblings and parental worklessness affect the odds of having a salariat occupation, this being relevant to family-type comparisons.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Families -- Economic aspects, Social mobility
Journal or Publication Title:	Sociology - The Journal of the British Sociological Association
Publisher:	Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN:	0038-0385
Date:	23 July 2012
Volume:	Vol.46
Number:	No.6
Page Range:	pp. 1020-1038
Identification Number:	10.1177/0038038511435062
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
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