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Table 2 Distribution of the variables (in person-months). (Source: NEPS 1.0.0 2011, SIAB weakly anonymous version 7510 & Microcensus, own calculations)

From: The duration of family-related employment interruptions – the role of occupational characteristicsDie Bedeutung des Berufs für die Dauer von Erwerbsunterbrechungen nach der Geburt des ersten Kindes

Variable

Percentage/mean

Standard deviation

Minimum

Maximum

N

Return

2.14%

0

1

26,186

Time interval 0–1 month

8.20%

0

1

26,186

2–6 months

17.93%

0

1

26,186

7–12 months

19.59%

0

1

26,186

13–24 months

29.92%

0

1

26,186

25–36 months

17.41%

0

1

26,186

More than 36 months

6.95%

0

1

26,186

Occupational characteristics

Proportion of women in pre-leave occupation

0.64

0.25

0.00

1.00

26,186

Part-time rate in pre-leave occupation

0.14

0.07

0.00

0.51

26,186

Average daily wage of full-time employees in pre-leave occupation

107.07

37.89

40.88

245.78

26,186

Control characteristics

Education without vocational training

13.84%

0

1

26,186

With vocational training

68.94%

0

1

26,186

Degree from a university/university of applied sciences

17.22%

0

1

26,186

Employment experience in years (weighted by working hours)

8.32

4.19

0.37

29.92

26,186

Migration background

14.30%

0

1

26,186

Married

83.60%

0

1

26,186

Pregnant with second child

9.72%

0

1

26,186

Management position in pre-leave job

29.42%

0

1

26,186

Pre-leave job in public service

33.57%

0

1

26,186

Part-time work (<20 h a week) in pre-leave job

5.16%

0

1

26,186

Parental benefit regulation: Births from 2007 onwards

6.63%

0

1

26,186

Childcare rate (in %)

6.37

2.97

3.84

18.58

26,186