Table 1 Descriptive statistics

From: A new measure of skill mismatch: theory and evidence from PIAAC

Variable	Mean	St. dev.	Min	Max
1 = woman	0.480	0.500	0.000	1.000
1 = graduate^a	0.431	0.495	0.000	1.000
1 = foreign born	0.102	0.302	0.000	1.000
Age distribution
24 or less	13.75%
25–34	22.67%
35–44	24.17%
45–54	23.72%
55 plus	15.69%
	Total	Mean	Min	Max
Sample size^b	78,422	3565	1666	15,060

Source: OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)
^aIndividuals with some tertiary education
^bTotal is the total size of the sample used for the analysis, across all countries. Mean is the mean sample size across countries. Min and max are the minimum and maximum sample size across countries

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