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Table 8 Regression table (effect of formal training on wages-full table)

From: Vocational training in India: determinants of participation and effect on wages

Independent variables

Model 1 (total)

Model 2 (primary sector/agriculture and allied activities)

Model 3 (secondary sector/manufacturing sector)

Model 4 (tertiary sector/service sector)

Received formal training

0.0468 (0.0158)***

0.369 (0.118)***

0.176 (0.0309)***

0.00280 (0.0182)

Place of residence [base-rural]

 Urban

0.200 (0.00582)***

0.385 (0.0202)***

0.130 (0.00845)***

0.118 (0.00890)***

Age

0.0137 (0.000303)***

0.00277 (0.000541)***

0.00808 (0.000454)***

0.0219 (0.000508)***

Sex [base-female]

 Male

− 0.492 (0.00730)***

− 0.387 (0.0118)***

− 0.443 (0.0139)***

− 0.439 (0.0117)***

Marital status [base-never married]

 Ever married

0.204 (0.00834)***

0.104 (0.0178)***

0.162 (0.0114)***

0.211 (0.0136)***

Educational level [base-not literate]

 Literate without formal education

0.0421 (0.0479)

0.0284 (0.0962)

− 0.0893 (0.0628)

0.142 (0.0956)

 Primary and below

0.173 (0.00802)***

0.0715 (0.0134)***

0.0943 (0.0108)***

0.244 (0.0200)***

 Secondary and middle

0.435 (0.00812)***

0.135 (0.0165)***

0.227 (0.0110)***

0.626 (0.0180)***

 Higher Secondary and above

1.175 (0.00905)***

0.681 (0.0401)***

0.645 (0.0183)***

1.300 (0.0174)***

Technical education [base-no technical education]

 With technical education

0.251 (0.0150)***

0.405 (0.126)***

0.478 (0.0308)***

0.273 (0.0172)***

Religion [base-Hinduism]

 Islam

0.0296 (0.00893)***

0.0553 (0.0219)**

− 0.0291 (0.0124)**

− 0.00257 (0.0140)

 Christianity

0.154 (0.0125)***

0.125 (0.0332)***

0.100 (0.0203)***

0.0960 (0.0173)***

 Others

0.222 (0.0151)***

0.184 (0.0348)***

0.194 (0.0213)***

0.201 (0.0220)***

Social group [base-STs]

 SCs

− 0.104 (0.0103)***

0.126 (0.0186)***

0.0215 (0.0148)

− 0.263 (0.0181)***

 OBCs

− 0.111 (0.00956)***

0.110 (0.0174)***

0.0553 (0.0141)***

− 0.287 (0.0158)***

 General

0.0414 (0.0102)***

0.209 (0.0226)***

0.172 (0.0157)***

− 0.107 (0.0157)***

Constant

6.267 (0.0187)***

6.181 (0.0375)***

6.591 (0.0278)***

6.130 (0.0343)***

Observations

75,247

13,233

25,747

34,576

R-squared

0.404

0.214

0.257

0.388

  1. Standard errors in parentheses
  2. *** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1