Table 1 Description and basic descriptive statistics of variables
Variable | N | % (Mean) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Educational attainment | |||
 Only pre-tertiary vocational training | 1533 | 28.46 | Graduated from vocational training but never entered higher education |
 Higher education dropout + pre-tertiary vocational training | 133 | 2.47 | Dropped out from higher education but graduated from vocational training before entering higher education |
 Higher education dropout without pre-tertiary vocational training | 446 | 8.28 | Dropped out from higher education, never graduated from vocational training |
 Higher education degree | 3275 | 60.79 | Graduated from higher education, double qualification included |
At least one parent higher education | |||
 No (=0) | 2608 | 48.41 | At least one parent has graduated from higher education |
 Yes (=1) | 2779 | 51.59 | |
Age at de-registration | 5387 | 25.62 (mean) | Age when students leave post-secondary education (metric variable) |
Sex | |||
 Female (=0) | 2598 | 48.23 |  |
 Male (=1) | 2789 | 51.77 | |
Upper secondary final GPA | 5387 | 2.49 (mean) | GPA of the highest secondary school exam (Abitur) (metric variable, from 1 ‘very good’ to 4 ‘sufficient’) |
Work experience | |||
 No (=0) | 3897 | 72.34 | Employed at least 20 h per week (occasional jobs and work experience gained during vocational training excluded) |
 Yes (=1) | 1490 | 27.60 | |
Education-leaving cohort | |||
 1964–1984 | 1331 | 24.71 | Year of leaving post-secondary education |
 1985–1994 | 1636 | 30.37 | |
 1995–2004 | 1328 | 24.65 | |
 2005–2014 | 1092 | 20.27 | |
Stable employment | |||
 No (=0) | 1447 | 26.86 | Number of respondents, who find a stable employment position within the observation period |
 Yes (=1) | 3940 | 73.14 | |
Occupational status (ISEI) | 3813 | 62.07 (mean) | Standard International Socio-Economic Index of Occupational Status of the first stable job |
N | 5387 | 100.00 | Â |