Table 7 Analysis of the determinants of college graduates’ escape from unemployment

Gender (male = 1)

− 0.157

0.854

− 0.162

0.851

− 0.188

0.829

− 0.186

0.831

Cohort (dummy = general high school third grader)

Middle school third grader

− 0.065

0.937

− 0.043

0.958

0.089

1.093

0.151

1.163

Vocational high school third grader

− 0.151

0.860

− 0.135

0.874

− 0.139

0.870

− 0.075

0.928

Type of college (4-year university = 1)

− 0.191

0.826

− 0.182

0.834

0.036

1.036

0.048

1.049

Major (dummy = arts and sports)

 Liberal arts

0.022

1.022

0.087

1.090

− 0.355

0.701

− 0.191

0.826

 Social sciences

0.265

1.304

0.268

1.308

− 0.069

0.933

− 0.032

0.968

 Education

0.551*

1.735

0.588*

1.800

0.398

1.489

0.515

1.673

 Engineering

0.496*

1.643

0.495*

1.640

0.195

1.215

0.242

1.274

 Natural sciences

0.471*

1.601

0.450

1.569

0.170

1.185

0.201

1.223

 Medicine and pharmacy

0.436

1.547

0.469

1.598

0.261

1.298

0.368

1.445

Location of college (dummy = Chungcheong)

 Seoul

− 0.244

0.784

− 0.240

0.787

− 0.194

0.824

− 0.174

0.840

 Gyeonggi, Incheon, Gangwon

0.048

1.049

0.079

1.082

0.084

1.088

0.118

1.126

 Gyeongsang

− 0.020

0.980

− 0.003

0.997

− 0.110

0.896

− 0.082

0.921

 Jeolla

− 0.258

0.772

− 0.227

0.797

− 0.251

0.778

− 0.226

0.798

 Self-esteem

0.188*

1.207

0.290**

1.336

 The number of interviews with advisor professors (career)

− 0.019

0.981

− 0.022

0.978

 On-the-job training during college

0.135

1.145

0.100

1.105

 GPA

− 0.012

0.988

− 0.014^#

0.986

 Job-seeking experience

0.961***

2.614

1.059***

2.882

 Activeness in job-seeking

− 0.101**

0.904

− 0.111**

0.895

 − 2log L

4047.844

4042.559

2740.309

2732.077

 Sample size

426

426

426

426