Vocational training choice from a regional perspective

Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training

Table 2 Characteristics on segment level by weighted group characteristics

Occupational segment		Share in total	Urban concentration	Share of USS graduates in VET	Lifetime income (1000€) of skilled labor
1	Agriculture	2.6	− 1.00	21	1116
8	Social	9.4	0.00	18	1270
6	Trade	16.9	0.19	30	1260
2	Production	33.5	0.54	20	1523
3	Construction	8.6	0.63	11	1344
7	Clerical	16.9	1.56	58	1732
5	Logistics	6.0	1.70	20	1371
4	Science	4.7	2.00	58	2076
9	Cultural	1.5	2.00	60	1373

For the calculation of "urban concentration", the category "rather urban" has been ascribed the value 2, rather peri-urban the value 1, rather all-over the value 0, and rather rural the value -1 (compare Table 1). Then the weighted mean has been calculated across a segment's main groups
See Table 1