VET or general education? Effects of regional opportunity structures on educational attainment in German-speaking Switzerland

Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training

Table 5 Descriptive statistics of Tables 2 and 3 (N = 2192)

	Mean/Proportion	SD	Min./max./95 % CI
Dependent variables
Educ. situation after leaving comp. educ.
Vocational education and training	0.625		0.605; 0.646
Baccalaureate/specialized school	0.213		0.195; 0.230
Bridge year courses	0.162		0.147; 0.177
Educ. situation 15 months after comp. educ.
Vocational education and training	0.744		0.726; 0.762
Baccalaureate/specialized school	0.213		0.196; 0.230
Bridge year courses	0.043		0.034; 0.051
Independent variables
Regional opportunity structure	0.219	0.981	−1.649/3.623
Gender: female	0.518		0.497; 0.539
School performance
GPA German	0.093	0.959	−6.206/2.974
GPA Mathematics	0.072	0.969	−5.434/2.731
School type 8th grade
Basic requirements	0.300		0.281; 0.319
Advanced requirements	0.578		0.557; 0.599
Pre-gymnasium	0.122		0.108; 0.136
EGP-class parents
EGP-class I	0.172		0.155; 0.188
EGP-class II	0.224		0.206; 0.243
EGP-classes IIIa/b, IVa/b/c	0.359		0.338; 0.380
EGP-classes V, VI, VIIa/b	0.245		0.226; 0.264
ISCED level parents
No tertiary degree (ISCED 2/4)	0.801		0.783; 0.819
Tertiary degree (ISCED 5/6)	0.199		0.181; 0.217
Educational aspiration in mid 8th grade
Vocational education and training	0.587		0.566; 0.608
Baccalaureate/specialized school	0.237		0.219; 0.255
Other	0.176		0.159; 0.192