Table 2 Shares and selected socio-demographic characteristics by clusters and cohorts
From: Employment trajectories of workers in low-skilled jobs in Western Germany
Cohort 1955–1959 | Total | Cohort 1965–1969 | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cluster | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
FTLW | FTMW | FTHW | PTMW | NW | FTLW | FTMW | FTHW | PTMW | PTLW | |||
Share (%)1 | 16.4 | 30.4 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 19.5 | 13.5 | 28.1 | 20.8 | 24.9 | 12.8 | ||
Cases (n)1 | 85 | 158 | 88 | 87 | 101 | 519 | 107 | 233 | 165 | 198 | 102 | 795 |
Sex (%) | ||||||||||||
Men | 67.6 | 62.9 | 81.8 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 48.7 | 82.0 | 82.7 | 85.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 53.2 |
Women | 32.4 | 37.1 | 18.2 | 100.0 | 95.0 | 51.3 | 18.0 | 17.3 | 14.6 | 97.1 | 97.3 | 46.8 |
Qualification level (%)2 | ||||||||||||
Low | 48.5 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 13.3 | 9.5 | 13.6 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 8.9 | 13.3 | 7.2 |
Medium | 47.7 | 73.9 | 21.1 | 71.7 | 59.1 | 56.7 | 83.6 | 77.7 | 15.5 | 44.0 | 82.0 | 61.2 |
High | 3.7 | 24.3 | 78.9 | 22.9 | 27.6 | 33.9 | 2.7 | 19.9 | 84.5 | 47.1 | 4.7 | 31.6 |
Migration background (%)3 | ||||||||||||
Yes | 33.6 | 5.1 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 17.2 | 11.8 | 17.6 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 10.7 |
Change of Employer (% / Ø) | ||||||||||||
Yes 4 | 46.7 | 43.2 | 48.6 | 77.1 | 51.9 | 51.5 | 31.7 | 44.1 | 57.1 | 67.2 | 86.0 | 55.1 |
Ø 5 | 1.07 | 0.85 | 0.77 | 1.39 | 0.86 | 0.95 | 0.59 | 0.66 | 1.03 | 1.22 | 2.38 | 1.07 |