Table 2.
Position generator occupations and the type of relationship through which the occupation was accessed, in decreasing order based on occupational prestige value, MoNNET-HA – Social Ties Sample, n=2495.
| No. | Occupation | Prestige value |
Do you know someone on a first name basis? |
Type of Relationship |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % No | % Yes | % Kin | % Friend | % Acquaintance | |||
| 1 | Physician | 93 | 41.5 | 58.5 | 20.6 ^ | 28.4 | 51.0 ^ |
| 2 | Registered nurse | 77 | 49.3 | 50.7 | 34.5 ^ | 34.4 | 31.1 ^ |
| 3 | High school teacher | 68 | 55.3 | 44.7 | 31.8 | 36.7 ^ | 31.5 |
| 4 | Accountant | 67 | 34.7 | 65.3 | 24.9 | 31.1 | 44.0 |
| 5 | Musician/Artist | 60 | 49.1 | 50.9 | 32.9 ^ | 41.0 ^ | 26.1 ^ |
| 6 | Welder | 55 | 75.5 | 24.5 | 39.0 ^ | 27.3 | 33.7 |
| 7 | Carpenter | 52 | 56.9 | 43.1 | 29.7 | 30.4 | 39.9 |
| 8 | Receptionist | 40 | 56.9 | 43.1 | 15.0 | 27.3 | 57.7 ^ |
| 9 | Taxi driver | 35 | 81.4 | 18.6 | 15.1 | 31.4 | 53.5 ^ |
| 10 | Janitor | 34 | 67.7 | 32.3 | 8.9 | 19.2 | 71.9 ^ |
^
indicates significant difference in percentage values of at least p<0.05.