Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the sample

Number of students

511

100

251

100

260

100

Course in economics as major

 No course in economics as major

328

64.2

150

59.8

178

68.4

 Course in economics as major

180

35.2

101

40.2

79

30.4

 Missing values

3

.6

–

–

3

1.2

Attendance of an upper secondary school specializing in economics

 Standard upper secondary school

358

70.1

170

67.7

188

72.3

 Upper secondary school specializing in economics

152

29.7

81

32.3

71

27.3

 Missing values

1

.2

–

–

1

.4

Vocational training

 No vocational training

405

79.3

206

82.1

199

76.5

 Vocational training

105

20.5

44

17.5

61

23.5

 Missing values

1

.2

1

.4

–

–

Gender

 Female

266

52.1

134

53.4

132

50.8

 Male

245

47.9

117

46.6

128

49.2

 Missing values

–

–

–

–

–

–

Migration background

 Migration background

155

30.3

75

29.9

80

30.8

 No migration background

354

69.3

175

69.7

179

68.8

 Missing values

2

.4

1

.4

1

.4

Mean

 Final grade^a

2.4 (.53)

2.4 (.51)

2.4 (.54)

 Missing values

7

1.4

2

.8

5

1.9