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Table 8 Descriptive statistics of independent variables for each occupational

From: Vocational training choice from a regional perspective

 

Agriculture

Production

Construction

Science

Logistics

Trade

Clerical

Social services

Total

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Fullsample (N=3403)

 Overall grade

2.70

0.52

2.70

0.52

2.85

0.52

2.52

0.53

2.82

0.49

2.78

0.54

2.41

0.55

2.69

0.52

2.68

0.54

 Mathematical competence

−0.33

0.69

−0.20

0.93

−0.54

1.05

0.14

1.11

−0.63

0.86

−0.72

0.86

−0.32

0.87

−0.79

0.82

−0.45

0.94

 Reading competence

−0.60

0.92

−0.55

1.07

−0.90

1.05

−0.03

1.19

−0.88

1.10

−0.67

1.01

−0.19

1.09

−0.46

1.01

−0.51

1.07

 Equivalized income

1269.19

539.41

1365.09

558.58

1354.36

561.56

1459.32

581.20

1256.30

544.47

1195.63

552.17

1340.37

543.21

1148.03

509.58

1285.17

553.16

 Time lag

0.21

0.45

0.35

0.72

0.30

0.68

0.23

0.59

0.67

1.06

0.62

0.90

0.39

0.75

0.54

0.84

0.44

0.79

Subsample (N=1897)

 Overall grade

2.68

0.61

2.64

0.49

2.77

0.48

2.53

0.55

2.74

0.46

2.68

0.48

2.40

0.57

2.64

0.50

2.61

0.52

 Mathematical competence

−0.12

0.69

−0.01

0.89

−0.10

1.08

0.20

1.05

−0.25

0.87

−0.51

0.84

−0.20

0.87

−0.65

0.81

−0.26

0..92

 Reading competence

−0.48

0.74

−0.28

1.03

−0.57

0.88

0.20

1.12

−0.53

1.06

−0.41

0.91

-0.07

1.05

-0.25

0.98

-0.25

1.02

 Equivalized income

1346.92

584.48

1407.08

535.68

1385.97

576.89

1503.07

588.07

1408.91

602.74

1243.55

578.58

1364.67

543.14

1205.82

525.76

1335.22

554.60

 Time lag

0.19

0.45

0.20

0.51

0.16

0.58

0.15

0.46

0.37

0.70

0.53

0.79

0.32

0.67

0.47

0.78

0.32

0.66

 Comfort aspects

4.13

1.23

4.49

0.99

4.02

1.06

4.75

0.92

4.08

1.17

4.56

1.09

4.88

0.79

4.59

0.99

4.56

1.00

 Economic aspects

4.77

1.00

5.21

0.74

4.93

0.96

5.14

0.76

5.18

0.71

5.12

0.86

5.28

0.63

5.07

0.83

5.15

0.79

 Social orientation

4.92

0.90

4.71

0.86

4.81

0.90

4.59

0.89

4.78

0.81

4.69

0.96

4.79

0.78

5.14

0.77

4.83

0.86

  1. Data source: NEPS, SC4