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Table 6 Descriptive statistics of the explanatory variables included in the model of a transition from the unemployed state

From: Interaction effects of region-level GDP per capita and age on labour market transition rates in Italy

 

Men

Women

Variables

2004

2012

2004

2012

Citizenship

    

 Italian

97.2%

87.1%

96.4%

85.0%

 Foreign EU27

0.1%

3.5%

0.3%

5.7%

 Foreign non-EU27

2.7%

9.4%

3.3%

9.3%

Socio-demographic factors

    

 Age

34.4 (12.0)

36.5 (12.5)

33.9 (10.2)

35.4 (10.9)

 Years of education

9.7 (3.7)

10.0 (3.6)

10.6 (3.7)

11.3 (3.7)

 Share of children in the household

0.10 (0.17)

0.10 (0.17)

0.15 (0.20)

0.14 (0.20)

Labour experience

    

 Yes

78.2%

81.1%

77.6%

73.1%

 No

21.8%

18.9%

28.4%

26.9%

Duration of job search

    

 Up to 6 months

37.9%

36.9%

35.2%

35.8%

 Between 7 and 12 months

16.0%

17.7%

17.6%

22.8%

 Between 13 and 24 months

13.5%

19.4%

14.8%

17.1%

 Greater than 25 months

25.2%

23.7%

29.1%

22.9%

 Unknown

7.4%

2.2%

3.3%

1.5%

Number of observations

1193

1437

1385

1296

  1. Here, we report only the evidence for two periods of observation (state of unemployed at time T): 2004 and 2012. The complete analysis is available upon request. For binary and categorical variables, we report the distribution of observations in percentage terms. For continuous variables, the mean and standard deviation (within parentheses) are reported instead