Table 4 Effects of qualifications and covariates on employment

Intercept

1.05***

1.04***

1.08***

1.09***

1.17***

1.15***

Male

0.14

0.14

–

–

–

–

Parents’ ESCS (std.)

0.08*

0.08*

0.04

0.04

0.11*

0.11*

PISA test score (std.)

0.23***

0.22***

0.18***

0.19***

0.28***

0.25***

Year 12 completion

0.62***

0.63***

0.71***

0.70***

0.58***

0.59***

VET certificate III or IV

0.19

0.19

0.12

0.12

0.25

0.25

VET diploma

0.59***

0.59***

0.43*

0.43*

0.68***

0.68***

University degree

0.94***

0.93***

0.74***

0.78***

1.02***

1.00***

Prop. yrs. FT employed

2.91***

2.91***

3.02***

3.03***

2.57***

2.58***

Prop. yrs. unemp. spells

− 0.92***

− 0.93***

− 0.87***

− 0.87***

− 0.96***

− 0.99***

Years since 2003

− 0.07***

− 0.07***

− 0.01

− 0.01

− 0.10***

− 0.11***

Degree by test score

–

0.10

–

− 0.14

–

0.28

N of observations

26,964

26,964

13,058

13,058

13,906

13,906

N of events (y = 1)

23,935

23,935

11,733

11,733

12,202

12,202

N of persons (clusters)

7415

7415

3602

3602

3813

3813

Clusters with missing data

1166

1166

549

549

617

617