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Tab. 5 Graduates’ field of study and access to service class positions, EGP I and II (linear probability model). (German Microcensus, Scientific-Use-Files 1980–2008)

From: The association between graduates’ field of study and occupational attainment in West Germany, 1980–2008Der Zusammenhang zwischen Studienfach und beruflichem Erfolg von Hochschulabsolventen in Westdeutschland

Men (N = 29,450)

1980

1985–1987

1989–1993

1995/1996

2000

2004–2005

2006–2008

Ref. Science/Mathematics

       

Medicine/Pharmacy

0.05*

−0.07*

−0.06

−0.05

−0.04

−0.05

−0.03

 

(0.02)

(0.03)

(0.03)

(0.04)

(0.04)

(0.03)

(0.03)

Teaching

0.05

0.00

0.03

0.03

0.02

0.02

0.02

 

(0.03)

(0.03)

(0.03)

(0.03)

(0.03)

(0.03)

(0.03)

Law

−0.03

0.01

0.03

0.06

−0.03

0.02

0.02

 

(0.03)

(0.04)

(0.04)

(0.04)

(0.05)

(0.04)

(0.04)

Engineering/Agronomics

−0.01

−0.02

0.03

−0.02

−0.04

−0.03

0.01

 

(0.03)

(0.03)

(0.03)

(0.03)

(0.03)

(0.03)

(0.03)

Business/Management

−0.29***

0.07

0.07

0.12**

0.13**

0.14***

0.14***

 

(0.04)

(0.04)

(0.04)

(0.04)

(0.04)

(0.04)

(0.04)

Humanities/Social sciences/Arts

−0.06

0.01

0.04

0.08

−0.07

−0.02

−0.02

 

(0.04)

(0.04)

(0.04)

(0.04)

(0.05)

(0.04)

(0.04)

Social services/Education

−0.03

0.00

−0.01

0.04

−0.15*

−0.02

−0.02

 

(0.04)

(0.04)

(0.04)

(0.04)

(0.07)

(0.05)

(0.04)

Women (N = 17,641)

1980

1985–1987

1989–1991

1995/1996

2000

2004–2005

2006–2008

Ref. Science/Mathematics

       

Medicine/Pharmacy

0.09

−0.07

−0.02

0.01

0.01

−0.07

−0.02

 

(0.07)

(0.08)

(0.08)

(0.08)

(0.08)

(0.08)

(0.08)

Teaching

0.11

−0.03

0.03

0.08

0.03

−0.04

−0.01

 

(0.08)

(0.08)

(0.08)

(0.08)

(0.08)

(0.08)

(0.08)

Law

0.06

−0.10

−0.04

0.03

0.03

−0.13

−0.04

 

(0.10)

(0.11)

(0.11)

(0.11)

(0.11)

(0.11)

(0.11)

Engineering/Agronomics

−0.17

0.05

0.15

0.12

0.16

0.12

0.19

 

(0.14)

(0.15)

(0.15)

(0.15)

(0.15)

(0.14)

(0.14)

Business/Management

−0.34**

0.05

0.11

0.28*

0.14

0.16

0.14

 

(0.11)

(0.12)

(0.11)

(0.11)

(0.12)

(0.11)

(0.11)

Humanities/Social sciences/Arts

0.04

−0.07

−0.08

0.02

−0.10

−0.17*

−0.11

 

(0.08)

(0.08)

(0.08)

(0.08)

(0.09)

(0.08)

(0.08)

Social services/Education

0.08

−0.06

−0.11

−0.05

−0.09

−0.15

−0.14

 

(0.07)

(0.08)

(0.08)

(0.08)

(0.09)

(0.08)

(0.08)

  1. LPM includes main effects of nationality, HE institution and interaction terms with period; robust standard errors in parentheses; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001
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