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Table 9 Regression estimations future dropout in the first year based on personality traits ranking

From: Cognitive skills, personality traits and dropout in Dutch vocational education

 

Level 1–2

Level 3–4

Level 1–2–3–4

0–25% PT

0.051 (0.043)

− 0.005 (0.041)

0.004 (0.029)

25–50% PT

0.002 (0.038)

− 0.017 (0.033)

− 0.030 (0.025)

50–75% PT

0.039 (0.028)

− 0.032 (0.023)

− 0.009 (0.017)

Reference PT

− 0.022 (0.023)

0.030 (0.015)**

0.021 (0.012) *

Constant

0.436 (0.324)

0.350 (0.092)***

0.377 (0.074) ***

Student controls

✓

✓

✓

Study fixed effect

✓

✓

✓

R2

0.062

0.073

0.049

N

1339

2373

3712

  1. This ranking is divided in four quartiles. 0–25% PT refers to the first 25% of the vocational programs in this ranking (programs that require least developed personality traits), reference PT are the top 25% programs that require the most developed personality traits
  2. Standard errors are in parenthesis. */**/*** denote significance at 10/5/1 percent confidence level (two-sided). Study fixed effect are enrollment year and a program dummy