Categorisation into Creoles and Hindustani took place on the basis of ethnic self-identification. The description intends to present a number of the general characteristics of the sample. On average, the men have a higher occupational status, more work experience, and more often have a steady partner compared to the women. When research focuses on the explanation of the destination by means of a number of variables, the term status attainment is use. Intergenerational mobility turns out to be different for Surnames men and women.
Men show more upward mobility and remain on the same level less often than women.
When occupational status for women has fallen, the percentage with children under the age of six is higher than for men. The men who have not changed in occupational status are younger on average, and show a higher occupational status in the initial stages as well as later in their careers, and have more work experience than the women do. Intergenerational mobility in relation to the father is the same for Surnames men and women. It is true for both groups that more individuals have a lower status in relation to the father. In relation to the mother, a larger proportion of men have attained higher occupational status, and more women have fallen in occupational status.