Skip to main content

Table 1 Summary statistics for early career

From: Types of absence from work and wages of young workers with apprenticeship training

 

Female sample

Male sample

Diff. in means

Mean (std.)

Mean ( std.)

 
 

Total sample

Age

32.4396 (2.0984)

32.9277 (2.1901)

−.4881b

Full-time (FT) work experience

10.2313 (3.2503)

10.5538 (3.2828)

−.3224b

Maternity leave

.2583 ( .5092)

  

Compulsory servicea

 

.3107 ( .4652)

 

Unemployment

.3176 ( .8142)

.5125 (1.0655)

−.1949b

Non-work

.8834 (1.9737)

1.0904 (1.8552)

−.2070b

Tme out of work

1.4593 (2.4335)

1.9137 (2.2815)

−.4543b

# of indiv.

5753

11,000

 
 

Sample excluding spells with zeros in time out of work variable

Age

32.5548 (2.1042)

32.9740 (2.1973)

−.4192b

Full-time (FT) work experience

9.6449 (3.3703)

10.3131 (3.3374)

−.6681 b

Maternity leave

.4166 ( .5935)

  

Compulsory servicea

 

.3740 ( .4867)

 

Unemployment

.5122 ( .9846)

.6170 (1.1411)

−.1047b

Non-work

1.4248 (2.3478)

1.3126 (1.9625)

.1121b

Time out of work

2.3537 (2.7289)

2.3037 (2.3168)

.0500

# of indiv.

3567 (62%)

9138 (83% )

 
  1. Data: 1981–1997 IABS data. Variables are measured at the last wage (working) spell. All variables are measured in years
  2. aCompulsory service can be military or civil service
  3. bSignificant at 5% level