What drives the intention of Bavarian crafts apprentices to change employer or occupation? An empirical study in the crafts sector

Journal for Labour Market Research

Table 4 Descriptive statistics on job related factors

Variable	Mean	SD	Percentage choosing 4 or 5
Occupational enjoyment	4.238	0.897	85.48
Image of training establishment	3.798	1.039	69.67
Financial attractiveness (salary)	3.431	1.162	52.57
Promotion prospects in crafts	4.001	1.010	74.17
Job security in crafts	4.072	1.003	76.93
Relation with supervisor in establishment	3.388	0.988	47.34
Relation with colleagues in establishment	3.947	0.997	71.60
Regional proximity to establishment	3.608	0.987	55.88
Physically hard work in crafts	3.986	1.054	72.24
No routine in work in crafts	3.883	1.069	68.84
Further training possibilities	3.055	1.217	36.40
Fixed working hours	4.200	1.024	78.31
Flexible working hours	3.958	1.071	70.13
Sample size = 1,088

The column ‘Percentage choosing 4 or 5’ shows the proportion of participants who chose the value 4 or 5 on the Likert scale. For the multivariate analyses, we transformed the Likert scaled variables into dummies. The dummies equal 1 if a participant chose the value 4 or 5 on the Likert scale and 0 otherwise. We argue that, if a participant chose at least the value 4, he or she is satisfied with the job related factor