Table 5 Description of individual characteristics
Characteristics | 1999 | 2002 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Standard Deviation | Mean | Standard Deviation | |
Sex (1= female) | 28.87 | 0.45 | 27.00 | 0.44 |
Nationality (1= foreign) | 7.39 | 0.26 | 7.92 | 0.27 |
Age in years1 | ||||
25–34 | 32.05 | –/– | 27.53 | –/– |
35–44 | 41.06 | –/– | 43.45 | –/– |
45–52 | 26.89 | –/– | 29.01 | –/– |
Highest education level1 | ||||
No vocational training | 12.24 | –/– | 11.91 | –/– |
Secondary school and vocational training | 71.03 | –/– | 68.99 | –/– |
Advanced secondary school and vocational training | 4.01 | –/– | 5.46 | –/– |
University degree | 12.71 | –/– | 13.63 | –/– |
Job position1 | ||||
Unskilled blue-collar | 25.68 | –/– | 24.20 | –/– |
Skilled blue-collar | 29.19 | –/– | 29.87 | –/– |
Master craftsman | 1.71 | –/– | 1.65 | –/– |
White-collar | 43.42 | –/– | 44.29 | –/– |
Previous employment state1 | ||||
Share of employment | 0.32 | –/– | 0.33 | –/– |
Share of unemployment | 0.05 | –/– | 0.04 | –/– |
Share of nonemployment | 0.07 | –/– | 0.08 | –/– |
First employment | 0.03 | –/– | 0.02 | –/– |
Permanently employed | 0.53 | –/– | 0.53 | –/– |
Cohorts1 | ||||
Entrance at most 1 year ago | 16.99 | –/– | 16.07 | –/– |
Entrance 1–5 years ago | 25.00 | –/– | 27.10 | –/– |
Entrance more than 5 years ago | 58.01 | –/– | 56.82 | –/– |
Number of observations | 370,779 | 363,339 | ||