Attitudes towards VET | ||
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Negative sign → negative attitude | Positive sign → positive attitude | |
(Perceived) quality of education (latent) | − 0.072 [0.063] | 0.003 [0.055] |
(Perceived) labour market outcomes (latent) | 0.271 [0.072]a | 0.306 [0.082]a |
VET enables people to continue to higher education | ||
Tend to agree | 0.139 [0.071]a | 0.089 [0.082] |
Tend to disagree | 0.103 [0.145] | 0.085 [0.134] |
Totally disagree | 0.006 [0.163] | − 0.007 [0.138] |
Don’t know | 0.269 [0.149] | − 0.005 [0.166] |
VET does not provide soft skills | ||
Tend to agree | 0.065 [0.062] | 0.019 [0.087] |
Tend to disagree | 0.137 [0.071] | 0.017 [0.112] |
Totally disagree | 0.244 [0.053]a | 0.081 [0.070] |
Don’t know | 0.106 [0.129] | − 0.236 [0.144] |
VET does not lead to well-regarded jobs | ||
Tend to agree | 0.006 [0.090] | 0.090 [0.053] |
Tend to disagree | 0.009 [0.092] | 0.079 [0.077] |
Totally disagree | -0.087 [0.104] | 0.009 [0.101] |
Don’t know | 0.044 [0.174] | 0.078 [0.150] |
Likelihood of finding a job (relative to people with general education) | ||
Equally likely | − 0.161 [0.100] | − 0.798 [0.082]a |
Less likely | − 0.634 [0.108]a | − 0.507 [0.118]a |
Don’t know | − 0.300 [0.055]a | − 0.806 [0.203]a |
Being accepted in VET (relative to general education) | ||
Slightly easier | 0.231 [0.060]a | 0.129 [0.085]a |
No difference | 0.618 [0.043]a | 0.189 [0.090]a |
Slightly more difficult | 0.401 [0.101]a | 0.350 [0.130]a |
Much more difficult | 0.355 [0.114]a | 0.318 [0.125]a |
Don’t know | 0.647 [0.107]a | 0.252 [0.169] |
Education | ||
ISCED level 1 | − 0.191 [0.175] | − 0.139 [0.175] |
ISCED level 2 | − 0.244 [0.189] | − 0.232 [0.165] |
ISCED level 3 | − 0.374 [0.130]a | − 0.484 [0.168]a |
ISCED level 4 | − 0.357 [0.146]a | − 0.521 [0.182]a |
ISCED level 5 | − 0.533 [0.157]a | − 0.849 [0.175]a |
ISCED level 6 | − 0.742 [0.230]a | − 1.525 [0.264]a |
Don’t know | − 0.891 [0.229]a | − 0.582 [0.409] |
Attended VET (recently or in the past) | 0.252 [0.054]a | 0.307 [0.050]a |
Father’s education | ||
General secondary education | 0.003 [0.077] | 0.008 [0.053] |
Vocational education and training | 0.149 [0.055]a | 0.048 [0.057] |
Higher education | − 0.186 [0.128] | − 0.421 [0.092]a |
Refusal | 0.118 [0.180] | − 0.586 [0.370] |
Don’t know | 0.008 [0.090] | − 0.065 [0.113] |
Difficulties in making ends meet | ||
From time to time | 0.075 [0.106] | 0.047 [0.047] |
Almost never/never | − 0.054 [0.094] | − 0.091 [0.071] |
Refusal | 0.006 [0.181] | − 0.049 [0.141] |
Woman | 0.021 [0.062] | − 0.126 [0.068] |
Age class | ||
25–34 | − 0.028 [0.077] | 0.109 [0.087] |
35–44 | − 0.045 [0.076] | − 0.035 [0.073] |
45–54 | − 0.057 [0.079] | − 0.057 [0.075] |
55–64 | 0.048 [0.139] | 0.024 [0.072] |
65+ | 0.045 [0.117] | − 0.065 [0.121] |
Number of persons in the household | ||
2 | − 0.027 [0.049] | 0.020 [0.034] |
3 | − 0.013 [0.064] | 0.047 [0.085] |
4 | − 0.071 [0.060] | − 0.044 [0.040] |
Current labour market position | ||
Manager | − 0.160 [0.082] | − 0.317 [0.187] |
Other white collar | − 0.146 [0.061]a | − 0.213 [0.113] |
Manual worker | − 0.030 [0.087] | 0.012 [0.088] |
House person | − 0.044 [0.090] | 0.044 [0.138] |
Unemployed | 0.041 [0.087] | 0.110 [0.080] |
Retired | 0.027 [0.051] | − 0.048 [0.088] |
Student | − 0.598 [0.113]a | − 0.609 [0.152]a |
Area | ||
Small or middle size town | − 0.028 [0.064] | 0.051 [0.057] |
Large town | − 0.224 [0.076]a | − 0.182 [0.094] |
Don’t know | 4.112 [1.189]a | 1.655 [1.035] |
Country dummies | Yes | Yes |
Constant | − 0.544 [0.287] | − 2.040 [0.362]a |
Number of observations | 20,086 | |
Log likelihood restricted model | − 21,177.898 | |
Log likelihood full model | − 20,109.872 | |
Chi squared test | 2,136.052a |