RDP 2002-07: An Exploration of Marginal Attachment to the Australian Labour Market Appendix D: Summary Statistics of Sample used in Regression Analysis

Matthew Gray, Alexandra Heath and Boyd Hunter

November 2002

Table D1: Summary Statistics Regression Sample by Labour Force Status
Initial point in time
  Unemployed   Marginally attached
Mean Standard deviation Mean Standard deviation
Age 33.502 12.300   34.000 13.200
Degree or diploma qualification 0.116 0.321   0.126 0.332
Vocational qualification 0.206 0.404   0.132 0.339
Incomplete secondary education 0.493 0.500   0.583 0.494
ESB migrant 0.090 0.286   0.094 0.292
NESB migrant 0.205 0.403   0.190 0.393
Year of arrival 0.105 0.306   0.116 0.321
Male 0.585 0.493   0.319 0.466
Male × couple family 0.382 0.486   0.196 0.398
Male × dependent children 0.260 0.439   0.174 0.380
Male × local unemployment rate 6.109 5.718   3.186 5.023
Female × couple family 0.229 0.420   0.411 0.492
Female × dependent children 0.219 0.413   0.433 0.496
Female × local unemployment rate 4.262 5.491   6.930 5.549
Younger × has a disability 0.218 0.413   0.200 0.401
Older × has a disability 0.108 0.310   0.144 0.352
Number of observations 3,709   499