Table 3 Sample descriptives
Metric or binary characteristics | Min | Max | Mean | SD | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Occ. change | 0 | 1 | 0.31 | 0.46 | 1375 |
Inad. work | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 0.43 | 1277 |
Job vacancies in occ. field | 0.01 | 0.77 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 1387 |
Total job vacancies | 2.48 | 18.14 | 6.77 | 3.40 | 1387 |
Ratio of unskilled work | 0.01 | 0.39 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 1387 |
Occupational baccalaureate | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 0.36 | 1387 |
Level of IVET | 1 | 6 | 3.33 | 1.90 | 1386 |
Reading literacy | 81.39 | 741.90 | 436.24 | 116.61 | 1385 |
Gender (male) | 0 | 1 | 0.69 | 0.46 | 1387 |
Migrant background | 0 | 1 | 0.24 | 0.43 | 1335 |
Parental isei | 16 | 90 | 39.34 | 13.39 | 1337 |
Satisfaction with IVET | 1 | 7 | 5.24 | 1.16 | 1367 |
Self-efficacy | 2 | 4 | 3.01 | 0.61 | 1299 |
Categorical characteristics | Percent (%) | N |
|---|---|---|
Field: construction | 16 | 103 |
Field: business and sales | 38 | 623 |
Field: services | 8 | 140 |
Field: printing and design | 2 | 51 |
Field: medical care | 4 | 82 |
Field: informat. tech. | 1 | 29 |
Field: agricult and gardening | 10 | 96 |
Field: technical occupations | 21 | 257 |
Lower secondary (extended) | 48 | 846 |
Lower secondary (basic) | 50 | 472 |
Lower secondary (not formal) | 2 | 68 |
Region: German | 72 | 871 |
Region: French | 26 | 388 |
Region: Italian | 2 | 128 |