Journal for Labour Market Research

Table 1 Descriptive statistics on sample characteristics

From: What drives the intention of Bavarian crafts apprentices to change employer or occupation? An empirical study in the crafts sectorWelche Faktoren beeinflussen die Absicht von bayerischen Handwerkslehrlingen die Firma oder den Beruf zu wechseln? Eine empirische Studie im Handwerkssektor

Variable	Share (%)	Share in Germany (%)
Male	77.02	84.98^a
No schooling	2.20	2.85^b
Secondary general school	68.96	54.84
Intermediate school	24.80	36.74
Grammar school	4.04	5.56
Main construction trade	5.54	5.20
Finishing trade	10.11	17.00
Crafts for commercial needs	18.02	19.43
Automotive trade	35.11	30.80
Food trade	11.12	6.27
Health trade	2.85	3.23
Personal services	17.37	18.07
Establishment size 1–4	15.06	55.63
Establishment size 5–9	21.85	23.24
Establishment size 10–19	19.38	12.36
Establishment size 20–49	20.11	6.37
Establishment size 50–100	11.75
Establishment size 101–499	8.36	2.40
Establishment size 500+	3.49
Sample size = 1,088

^aOwn calculations based on the number of apprentices in the respective crafts sectors (N=192,241) on 31 December 2010 in Germany (see http://www.zdh-statistik.de/application/stat_det.php?LID=1&ID=MDE3OT%20E=&cID=, accessed 13 December)
^bAs there is no information about the educational background of recent apprentices in the relevant jobs, we present the number of new apprentices entering their training firm in 2010 (N=52,440) (see http://www.zdh-statistik.de/application/stat_det.php?LID=1&ID=MDE4MzQ=&cID=00338, accessed 13 December 2011)

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