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Multilevel modelling of social networks and occupational structure

Multilevel modelling of social networks and occupational structure. Dave Griffiths¹, Paul S. Lambert¹ & Mark Tranmer¹ ² ¹ School of Applied Social Science, University of Stirling ² CCSR& Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis, University of Manchester.

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Multilevel modelling of social networks and occupational structure

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  1. Multilevel modelling of social networks and occupational structure Dave Griffiths¹, Paul S. Lambert¹ & Mark Tranmer¹ ² ¹ School of Applied Social Science, University of Stirling ² CCSR& Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis, University of Manchester Work for this paper is supported by the ESRC as part of the project ‘Social Networks and Occupational Structure’, see http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/sonocs/

  2. Occupations as explanatory variables • Occupations are important sociological concepts • Usually operationalised in research based upon inherent characteristics • Voluminous sociological studies show occupations are important explanatory variable • Is it the occupations which improve outcomes, or are they capturing other effects?

  3. Most common occupations for the wives of lawyers and labourers in the USA Source: Current Population Survey 2010.

  4. Contexts and identities • Family • Are identities formed by family background? • Social background? • Wider social network • Are identities shaped by those we associate with? • Social capital? • Occupation • Are identities formed through our choice of occupation? • Social status?

  5. British Household Panel Survey • Ran from 1991 to 2008 • Selected 5,500 initial households (plus later booster households for regions/minorities) • All initial sample members interviewed each year • Any they cohabit with also interviewed • Around 30,000 different people interviewed • Personal identifiers (PID) are for life; household identifiers (HID) alter each year • This enables us to link together individuals into networks

  6. Geller Household: Initial household

  7. Geller households: (up to 1995(ish))

  8. Grouped by cohabitation networks

  9. Grouped by family ties

  10. Grouped by occupation

  11. Data extracted from the British Household Panel Survey, 1991-2008 waves

  12. CAMSIS score of occupational advantage Self-rated health Participation in exercise Feeling financial secure Attitudes towards trade unionism Attitudes towards motherhood and employment

  13. 7 models to measure outcome:Controls: age, gender and CAMSIS scoresLevels: • None • Family • Network • Occupation • Family and network • Family, network and occupation • Family, network, occupation and occupation-by-gender

  14. Weak ties associated with occupational position and attitudes towards trade unionism • Strong ties associated with health, fitness and financial perspective outcomes and attitudes to family roles • Occupational role not overly important in measuring outcomes • But, is this captured by controlling for CAMSIS position?

  15. Next steps • Distinguishing between family positions? • Multiple-membership models • families? • households? • occupations? • Controlling for types of initial households • are those consisting of one family different? • Operationalising occupations differently • Microclasses?

  16. Thank you

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