Table 5 Descriptive statistics

Has a  second job

0.069

(0.253)

0.075

(0.264)

Male

0.532

(0.498)

0.483

(0.499)

Age

39.666

(10.891)

38.665

(10.845)

Is married

0.621

(0.485)

0.771

(0.419)

Has children, aged 0–4 years

0.444

(0.496)

0.136

(0.343)

Has children, aged 5–15 years

0.122

(0.374)

0.333

(0.471)

Spouse is employed

0.473

(0.787)

0.631

(0.482)

Would like to work more hours

0.160

(0.367)

0.072

(0.254)

Would like to work the same hours

0.272

(0.445)

0.593

(0.491)

Would like to work fewer hours

0.567

(0.495)

0.335

(0.470)

Is dissatisfied with job security

0.156

(0.363)

0.223

(0.416)

Is dissatisfied with pay (UK)/income (D)

0.099

(0.299)

0.319

(0.466)

Is dissatisfied with work itself

0.059

(0.237)

0.178

(0.382)

Log of gross second job wage, observed

2.806

(1.012)

2.103

(1.003)

Log of gross first job wage

2.315

(0.574)

1.695

(0.459)

Log of non-labor income

4.613

(3.262)

4.147

(2.167)

Weekly working hours (first job)

38.330

(11.769)

38.493

(12.953)

Works overtime

0.491

(0.499)

0.463

(0.498)

Overtime is paid

0.149

(0.356)

0.255

(0.435)

Part-time employment

0.174

(0.379)

0.192

(0.394)

Temporary employment

0.245

(0.430)

0.049

(0.215)

Has recently changed job

0.151

(0.358)

0.288

(0.452)

Job duration (in years)

9.682

(9.401)

4.599

(5.900)

Has a  public employer

0.273

(0.445)

0.189

(0.391)

Schooling: Abitur (D)

0.409

(0.566)

–

  –

Schooling: Realschule (D)

0.356

(0.482)

–

  –

Schooling: Hauptschule (D)

0.235

(0.424)

–

  –

Schooling: First or higher degrees (UK)

–

  –

0.412

(0.492)

Schooling: A-levels (UK)

–

  –

0.124

(0.330)

Schooling: O-levels (UK)

–

  –

0.283

(0.450)

Schooling: CSE-levels (UK)

–

  –

0.126

(0.332)

Firm size dummies

 +

  –

 +

  –

Occupation dummies (first job)

 +

  –

 +

  –

Industry dummies (first job)

 +

  –

 +

  –

Region dummies

 +

  –

 +

  –

Time dummies

 +

  –

 +

  –

N

84,324

  –

101,589

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