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Table 13 Sampled vs. not sampled municipalities, Western Germany

From: Broadband internet availability and establishments’ employment growth in Germany: evidence from instrumental variables estimations

Not sampled

Count

Mean

SD

Min

Max

DSL availability

17,694

0.895

0.123

0.000

1.000

Population (as of 2008)

17,694

16,222.434

55,747.383

150.000

1774,223.875

Land area (sq. km)

17,694

50.278

42.263

1.750

755.160

Population density

17,694

308.591

389.297

5.785

4282.211

Full-time empl., municipality

17,694

4100.029

19,088.577

2.000

579,094.000

Full-time empl. density

17,694

67.691

122.836

0.268

2002.103

Share high-qual. (FT), municip.

17,694

0.052

0.045

0.000

0.614

Mean wage (FT), municipality

17,694

82.387

13.089

23.696

166.817

Sampled

DSL availability

10,901

0.865

0.166

0.000

1.000

Population (as of 2008)

10,901

2532.747

2437.176

39.000

22,895.000

Land area (sq. km)

10,901

17.396

12.755

0.450

131.650

Population density

10,901

191.980

202.272

4.061

2270.000

Full-time empl., municipality

10,901

368.726

773.656

1.000

24,664.000

Full-time empl. density

10,901

27.714

61.381

0.163

2033.306

Share high-qual. (FT), municip.

10,901

0.037

0.046

0.000

0.616

Mean wage (FT), municipality

10,901

76.795

13.600

17.418

169.196

  1. Data sources: Broadband Atlas Germany, Deutsche Telekom, Google Earth, Corine Land Cover database, BHP 7510, Federal Statistical Office (Destatis)