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Table 3 Differences in means for stayers and leavers

From: Differences in employment outcomes for college town stayers and leavers

Variable

Stayer Mean

Leaver Mean

Difference

Employed

0.911

0.925

−0.014**

Log Annual Wage

9.874

10.164

−0.290***

Log Hourly Wage

2.458

2.660

−0.202***

Log Annual Hours

7.416

7.503

−0.087***

% of Occupation with Bachelor's or Higher

0.481

0.544

−0.063***

Master's Degree

0.069

0.106

−0.037***

Professional Degree

0.026

0.034

−0.008**

Doctoral Degree

0.003

0.004

−0.002

Age 24

0.175

0.177

−0.002

Age 25

0.214

0.241

−0.027***

Age 26

0.222

0.251

−0.030**

Age 27

0.264

0.230

0.034***

Female

0.584

0.545

0.039**

Black

0.058

0.038

0.019***

Asian

0.008

0.017

−0.009***

Hispanic

0.030

0.031

−0.002

Other Nonwhite

0.013

0.013

−0.001

Married

0.422

0.389

0.032*

Has Children

0.216

0.123

0.094***

  1. Note: *Significant at 10%; **Significant at 5%; ***Significant at 1%.