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Table 7 Graduates’ characteristics across higher-education institutions, fields of study and administrative regions

From: Place of study, field of study and labour-market region: What matters for wage differences among higher-education graduates?

 

N

Mean

Median

SD

Min

Max

Individuals

 Grade of entrance certificate

2175

2.26

2.30

0.62

1.00

3.90

 Proportion of females

2175

0.56

1.00

0.50

0.00

1.00

 Age (years)

2175

28.62

28.00

2.25

23.00

35.00

 Parents with higher education

2175

0.54

1.00

0.50

0.00

1.00

Higher-education institutions

 Mean grade of entrance certificate

147

2.32

2.32

0.33

1.20

3.15

 Mean proportion of females

147

0.53

0.56

0.30

0.00

1.00

 Mean age (years)

147

28.62

28.60

1.42

24.50

35.00

 Mean proportion of parents with higher education

147

0.50

0.50

0.27

0.00

1.00

Fields of study

 Mean grade of entrance certificate

53

2.22

2.29

0.31

1.25

2.90

 Mean proportion of females

53

0.61

0.71

0.29

0.00

1.00

 Mean age (years)

53

28.37

28.45

0.96

25.00

30.25

 Mean proportion of parents with higher education

53

0.57

0.52

0.18

0.00

1.00

Administrative regions

 Mean grade of entrance certificate

38

2.28

2.27

0.18

1.92

2.67

 Mean proportion of females

38

0.57

0.57

0.11

0.35

1.00

 Mean age (years)

38

28.57

28.70

0.55

26.50

29.43

 Mean proportion of parents with higher education

38

0.50

0.50

0.17

0.00

0.84

  1. Data source: DZHW Graduate Panel 2009, authors’ calculations
  2. SD standard deviation