Data project

Intergenerational educational mobility in the transitional period in Croatia: 20 years later

Intergenerational educational mobility in the transitional period in Croatia: 20 years later

Summary

Sociology of stratification has been neglected in Croatia in the past twenty years. In the past two decades, Croatia has undergone profound changes; war and transition have brought altered socio-political context, changes of the social structure and unfavorable economic situation. Emerged social diversification has led to very sharp social stratification with almost vanished middle social stratum and the very narrow stratum of the new elite. The consequences are an unequal approach to education and unequal chances at the labor market, with a prolonged situation of social instability. We will identify patterns of intergenerational mobility in different periods (1984, 1989, 1996 and 2004) and conduct analysis of the transmission of cultural and economic capital by comparison of social status through education and profession of our respondents. The data base will comprise researches conducted at the Institute for Social Research in Zagreb between 1984 and 2004: The Socio?cultural development, The Social Structure and Quality of Life, The Social Structure and Quality of Life in the Transition Period and The Social and Religious Changes in Croatia. The analysis will show Croatian society is characterised by a relatively low degree of intergenerational mobility, with a high degree of social reproduction.

Type of data

Data Source
Survey

Type of Study
Other: Longitudinal survey

Data gathering method
Registries

Access to data

Conditions of access
Data were published here: Poto?nik D. Intergenerational educational mobility in the transitional period in Croatia: 20 years later. Institute for Social Research. Amruseva 11/II,10000 Zagreb, Croatia.

Type of available data (e.g. anonymised microdata, aggregated tables, etc.)
Aggregated tables

Formats available
Excel

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
1984 and 2004

First year of collection
1984

Stratification if applicable
Some indicators about intergenerational relationships

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
NUTS-1, NUTS-3

Age range
individual age, different age groups

Statistical representativeness
Population representative

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
The data source allows just for a brief overview

Linkage

Standardisation
The European Statistical System (ESS)

Possibility of linkage among databases

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable
Incomplete data

Breaks

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection

Governance

Contact information
Dunja Potocnik
Institute for Social Research
Amruseva 11/II
10000 Zagreb Croatia Phone: +38514810264
Email: idiz(at)idi.hr
Url: http://dunjapotocnik.org/documents/2012_Subkulture.pdf

Timeliness, transparency
Data is available within one year of collection.