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Table 6 Measurement error in the birth month variable (birth month in the pension register minus imputed birth month in the IABS)

From: Does the IAB employment sample reliably identify maternity leave taking? A data reportKann die IAB-Beschäftigtenstichprobe benutzt werden, um Erziehungsurlaub verlässlich zu identifizieren? Ein Daten-Report

 

West, Germans

West, Germans, 1st spell

West, Foreigners

West Foreigners, 1st spell

East

 

1

2

3

4

5

<−1

0.63%

0.71%

0.48%

0.54%

0.75%

−1

12.37%

12.41%

10.53%

12.27%

10.83%

0

69.28%

68.94%

61.62%

61.73%

70.28%

1

12.08%

12.55%

12.71%

12.64%

10.83%

2

2.12%

1.98%

4.24%

3.97%

1.26%

>2

3.51%

3.40%

10.41%

8.84%

6.05%

N

16,532

11,454

826

554

397

  1. Note: The table reports the difference between the birth month observed in the Pension Register and that observed in the IABS, based on the start of the maternity leave spell. The findings are based on Sample C.