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Table 2 Cross-classification of learning opportunities and covariates

From: How prior economic education influences beginning university students’ knowledge of economics

 

Gender

Migration background

Final grade

Female

Male

No migration background

Migration background

No vocational training

213

80.1%a

192

78.7%a

270

76.5%b

134

86.5%b

400

2.36

Vocational training

53

19.9%a

52

21.3%a

81

23.5%b

21

13.5%b

103

2.54

Total

266

100%a

244

100%a

353

100%b

155

100%b

503

2.40

No course in economics as a major

185

69.5%a

143

59.1%a

266

64%b

100

65.4%b

323

2.39

Course in economics as a major

81

30.5%a

99

40.9%a

127

36%b

53

34.6%b

178

2.41

Total

266

100%a

242

100%a

353

100%b

153

100%b

501

2.40

Standard upper secondary school

195

73.3%a

163

66.9%a

261

73.9%b

95

61.3%b

353

2.37

Attendance of an upper secondary school specializing in economics

71

26.7%a

81

33.2%a

92

26.1%b

60

38.7%b

150

2.47

Total

266

100%a

244

100%a

353

100%b

155

100%b

503

2.4

  1. a% in the gender variable
  2. b% in the migration background variable