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Appendix
Table 4
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Description of Variables | |
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Variable |
Description |
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Employed |
Dependent variable 1 if individual is regularly employed (15+ hours per week); |
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Age in age group below 30 |
0 otherwise Individual characteristics Age of individual in years, if the individual is younger than 30 |
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Age squared in age group below 30 |
Squared age of individual, if the individual is younger than 30 |
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Age in age group 30-55 |
Age of individual in years, if the individual is 30-55 years of age |
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Age squared in age group 30-55 |
Squared age of individual, if the individual is 30-55 years of age |
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Age in age group above 55 |
Age of individual in years, if the individual is older than 55 |
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Age squared in age group above 55 |
Squared age of individual, if the individual is older than 55 |
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Female |
1 if individual is female; 0 otherwise |
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Medium education |
1 if individual has a medium education degree, i.e. second stage of |
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Low Education |
secondary education (ISCED 3); 0 otherwise 1 if individual has a low education degree, i.e. less than second stage |
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Disability |
of secondary education (ISCED 0-2); 0 otherwise 1 if individual is has any chronic physical or mental health problem, |
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Relative own cohort size |
illness or disability.; 0 otherwise Variables measuring demographic change Relative size of individual's cohort in per cent |
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Relative own cohort size squared |
Squared relative size of individual's cohort |
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Share of highly educated in cohort |
Share of highly educated individuals in own cohort in per cent |
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UK |
Country indicators 1 if individual lives in the United Kingdom; 0 otherwise |
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Germany |
1 if individual lives in Germany; 0 otherwise |
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Denmark |
1 if individual lives in Denmark; 0 otherwise |
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The Netherlands |
1 if individual lives in The Netherlands; 0 otherwise |
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Belgium |
1 if individual lives in Belgium; 0 otherwise |
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France |
1 if individual lives in France; 0 otherwise |
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Ireland |
1 if individual lives in Ireland; 0 otherwise |
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Italy |
1 if individual lives in Italy; 0 otherwise |
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Greece |
1 if individual lives in Greece; 0 otherwise |
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Spain |
1 if individual lives in Spain; 0 otherwise |
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Portugal |
1 if individual lives in Portugal; 0 otherwise |
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Austria |
1 if individual lives in Austria; 0 otherwise |
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Finland |
1 if individual lives in Finland; 0 otherwise |
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Sweden |
1 if individual lives in Sweden; 0 otherwise |
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