Table 4 Descriptive statistics of (unstandardised) items used to construct the scaling variable representing regional opportunity structures (NÂ =Â 56 MS-regions)
| Â | Mean | SD | Min./max. |
|---|---|---|---|
Youth ratio, year 2000 | 42.8 | 5.7 | 23.9/57.5 |
Change in youth ratio between 2000 and 2010 | −7.9 | 4.4 | −16.7/1.9 |
Unemployment rate, year 2013 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.5/4.3 |
Prop. of persons entitled to enrol at university among all upper secondary qualifications, 2013 | 19.0 | 5.7 | 9.6/38.7 |
Prop. of apprentices among all employees and apprentices, 2012 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 3.8/8.9 |
Number of workplaces in the second sector, 2013 | 1340.8 | 768.8 | 96/2850 |
Number of workplaces in the third sector, 2013 | 7316.1 | 6529.7 | 399/38,909 |
Prop. of workplaces in the second sector, 2013 | 15.8 | 3.1 | 6.4/22.9 |
Prop. of workplaces in the third sector, 2013 | 72.3 | 11.2 | 38.7/93.5 |
Prop. of new jobs created in new firms between 2001–2012 among all new jobs in new firms | 1.4 | 1.4 | .03/9.3 |