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Table 3 Job prestige at the time of entry into the labour market (first job)

From: Entry of men into the labour market in West Germany and their career mobility (1945–2008)Berufseintritt von Männern in Westdeutschland und ihre Karrieremobilität (1945–2008)

Model

1

2

3

4

5

6

Individual characteristics

Education

3.074

2.967

0.150

−0.101

  

(0.071)****

(0.077)****

(0.422)

(0.383)

  

University degree

    

−8.349

 
    

(5.874)

 

Low level of education

     

4.405

     

(3.157)

Structural characteristics

Modernisation level

 

1.843

−3.451

−2.205

3.463

8.002

 

(0.442)****

(0.759)****

(0.670)***

(0.419)****

(0.725)****

Labour market conditions

 

0.630*

2.273

   
 

(0.378)

(0.695)***

   

Interaction: Education and …

Modernisation level

  

0.945

0.846

  
  

(0.109)****

(0.105)****

  

Labour market conditions

  

−0.192

   
  

(0.094)**

   

Modernisation level and …

University degree

    

9.958

 
    

(1.569)****

 

Low level of education

     

−6.016

     

(0.916)****

Constant

35.764

28.600

41.887

44.727

41.410

37.302

(0.622)****

(1.433)****

(2.468)****

(2.271)****

(1.401)****

(2.624)****

R2

0.2910

0.2962

0.3078

0.3059

0.2406

0.1421

N

4503

4503

4503

4503

4503

4503

  1. Sources: GLHS and ALWA – own calculations
  2. *p < 0.1; **p < 0.05; *** p < 0.01; **** p < 0.001