Table 1 Summary statistics: pooled cross section 1982–1994
Variable | Mean | (Std. Dev.) | N a |
|---|---|---|---|
Required education (years) | 12.871 | (1.751) | 34,535 |
Overeducation (years) | 0.391 | (1.55) | 37,087 |
Age | 27.503 | (3.904) | 44,996 |
Black | 0.112 | (0.315) | 44,996 |
Hispanic | 0.058 | (0.233) | 44,996 |
Female | 0.514 | (0.5) | 44,996 |
Born in the USA | 0.963 | (0.189) | 44,996 |
AFQT | 0.503 | (0.274) | 43,052 |
Rotter Scale in 1979 | 8.44 | (2.371) | 44,669 |
Sociability in 1985 | 2.894 | (0.669) | 43,897 |
12 years of education | 0.661 | (0.474) | 44,996 |
14 years of education | 0.129 | (0.335) | 44,996 |
16 years of education | 0.148 | (0.355) | 44,996 |
18 years of education | 0.063 | (0.242) | 44,996 |
GED (no HS diploma) | 0.09 | (0.286) | 44,996 |
Northeast | 0.194 | (0.395) | 44,748 |
South | 0.331 | (0.471) | 44,748 |
West | 0.171 | (0.377) | 44,748 |
Urban | 0.785 | (0.411) | 43,828 |
Unemployment rate (in %) | 6.814 | (1.374) | 44,748 |
HH in SMSA | 0.767 | (0.423) | 42,708 |
Mother’s edu. (years, 1979) | 11.965 | (3.387) | 41,395 |
Father’s edu. (years, 1979) | 11.714 | (2.557) | 43,102 |
Lived with both parents | 0.673 | (0.469) | 44,996 |
Employed | 0.847 | (0.36) | 44,996 |
Out of labor force | 0.106 | (0.307) | 44,996 |
Unemployed | 0.048 | (0.213) | 44,996 |
Tenure (1000 weeks) | 0.17 | (0.173) | 41,782 |
Number of jobs | 1.407 | (0.867) | 44,996 |
Work experience (1000 h) | 17.222 | (8.800) | 29,743 |
Weeks unemployed | 2.291 | (7.991) | 44,275 |
Hourly wage | 12.717 | (6.158) | 38,717 |
Occupational hazards | −0.138 | (0.952) | 37,889 |