Table 3 Descriptive statistics on main variables of estimation sample. (Source: Own calculations based on SOEP 1984–2009)
Mean | Std.dev. | Min. | Max. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Job satisfaction | 7.130 | 1.851 | 0 | 10 |
Self-employment | ||||
T−4 | 0.003 | 0.056 | 0 | 1 |
T−3 | 0.004 | 0.060 | 0 | 1 |
T−2 | 0.004 | 0.061 | 0 | 1 |
T−1 | 0.004 | 0.061 | 0 | 1 |
T | 0.003 | 0.055 | 0 | 1 |
T + 1 | 0.003 | 0.054 | 0 | 1 |
T + 2 | 0.003 | 0.054 | 0 | 1 |
T + 3 | 0.003 | 0.057 | 0 | 1 |
T + 4+ | 0.044 | 0.206 | 0 | 1 |
General job changes (leads und lags) | ||||
T−4 | 0.019 | 0.137 | 0 | 1 |
T−3 | 0.022 | 0.146 | 0 | 1 |
T−2 | 0.026 | 0.160 | 0 | 1 |
T−1 | 0.035 | 0.183 | 0 | 1 |
T | 0.037 | 0.188 | 0 | 1 |
T + 1 | 0.037 | 0.190 | 0 | 1 |
T + 2 | 0.039 | 0.193 | 0 | 1 |
T + 3 | 0.040 | 0.196 | 0 | 1 |
T + 4 | 0.056 | 0.229 | 0 | 1 |
Job | ||||
ln(net income (earned)) | 7.213 | 0.528 | 3.219 | 9.638 |
Experience (full-time, years) | 17.932 | 9.491 | 0 | 47 |
Experience (part-time, years) | 1.925 | 4.506 | 0 | 41 |
Experience (unemployment, years) | 0.281 | 0.884 | 0 | 24 |
Activity is job | 0.587 | 0.492 | 0 | 1 |
Working hours/week | 40.558 | 10.044 | 0.5 | 80 |
Working hours2/100 | 17.458 | 8.169 | 0.003 | 64 |
Prefers to work # hours less | 5.119 | 7.004 | 0 | 70 |
Prefers to work # hours more | 0.799 | 3.152 | 0 | 51 |
Part-time | 0.101 | 0.302 | 0 | 1 |
Liberal profession | 0.015 | 0.120 | 0 | 1 |