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Table 2 Descriptive statistics LFS 1992–2012 estimation sample

From: The impact of parental income and education on the schooling of their children

 

Paternal log earnings

Paternal school leaving age

Maternal school leaving age

Paternal age

Maternal age

Father affected by RoSLA

Mother affected by RoSLA

Father born Sept – Dec.

Mother born Sept – Dec.

Paternal union membership

Age of respondent

Sons: N = 8661

           

Did not stay in FT education (26%)

5.91

15.83

15.86

45.39

43.20

0.43

0.32

0.30

0.34

0.42

17.13

 

(0.49)

1.09)

(0.98)

(5.80)

(4.92)

(0.49)

(0.47)

(0.46)

(0.47)

(0.49)

(0.76)

Did stay in FT education (74%)

6.18

16.72

16.79

47.21

45.09

0.41

0.31

0.31

0.32

0.41

17.12

 

(0.61)

(1.49)

(1.42)

(5.35)

(4.72)

(0.49)

(0.46)

(0.46)

(0.47)

(0.49)

(0.76)

 

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Daughters: N = 8137

           

Did not stay in FT education (17%)

5.91

15.85

15.94

45.27

43.12

0.46

0.33

0.31

0.33

0.41

17.14

 

(0.53)

(1.06)

(1.01)

(5.48)

(4.70)

(0.50)

(0.47)

(0.46)

(0.47)

(0.49)

(0.75)

Did stay in FT education (83%)

6.20

16.85

16.87

47.18

45.11

0.40

0.29

0.31

0.32

0.42

17.11

 

(0.61)

(1.54)

(1.43)

(5.28)

(4.67)

(0.49)

(0.45)

(0.46)

(0.47)

(0.49)

(0.77)

 

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  1. Note: Selected means, standard deviation in brackets. Significance level of differences between those who stay and those who do not stay. ***at 1% level, **at 5% level, *10% level.