Being an economic-civic competent citizen: A technology-based assessment of commercial apprentices in Germany and Switzerland

Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training

Table 3 Country-specific competence scores by commercial occupation and gender

Country (occupation/branch)	Gender	n	M	SD	t value	df	p
Germany	Male	347	512	101	2.55	754	<0.05
Germany	Female	409	494	93	2.55	754	<0.05
Switzerland	Male	145	506	102	0.98	415	n.s.
Switzerland	Female	272	597	99	0.98	415	n.s.
Germany (logistics)	Male	178	508	100	3.25	298	<0.01
Germany (logistics)	Female	122	472	89	3.25	298	<0.01
Germany (industry)	Male	169	517	103	1.35	454	n.s.
Germany (industry)	Female	287	504	94	1.35	454	n.s.
Switzerland (logistics)	Male	58	494	111	0.91	123	n.s.
Switzerland (logistics)	Female	67	477	98	0.91	123	n.s.
Switzerland (industry)	Male	87	515	94	0.96	290	n.s.
Switzerland (industry)	Female	205	503	99	0.96	290	n.s.