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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of immigrants’ social assistance spells and ALMP participation

From: The effects of active labour market policies for immigrants receiving social assistance in Denmark

 

Social assistance spells

ALMP spells

Duration of ALMP subspells (months)

Duration of spell until start of ALMP (months)

Spells with employment destination

 

N

per cent

per cent

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

N

per cent

Females and males

         

Social assistance spells with ALMPs

25,541

38.3

100.0

5.8

6.1

13.4

15.3

6,664

26

 - Employment with wage subsidy

1,893

2.8

7.4

5.3

4.2

8.6

10.2

959

51

 - Direct employment programme

6,814

10.2

26.7

5.7

6.0

11.2

13.1

2,273

33

 - Other programmes

16,834

25.2

65.9

5.9

6.3

14.8

16.4

3,432

20

Social assistance spells with no ALMP

41,227

61.7

     

15,916

39

All

66,768

100.0

 

5.8

6.1

13.4

15.3

22,580

34

Females

     

Social assistance spells with ALMPs

11,802

37.8

100.0

6.3

6.3

16.2

17.5

2,575

22

 - Employment with wage subsidy

573

1.8

4.9

5.4

4.2

8.5

10.1

278

49

 - Direct employment programme

2,958

9.5

25.1

6.2

6.1

13.1

14.9

953

32

 - Other programmes

8,271

26.5

70.1

6.4

6.5

17.9

18.4

1,344

16

Social assistance spells with no ALMP

19,413

62.2

     

5,984

31

All

31,215

100.0

 

6.3

6.3

16.2

17.5

8,559

27

Males

     

Social assistance spells with ALMPs

13,739

38.6

100.0

5.3

5.9

10.9

12.7

4,089

30

 - Employment with wage subsidy

1,320

3.7

9.6

5.2

4.3

8.7

10.2

681

52

 - Direct employment programme

3,856

10.8

28.1

5.3

5.9

9.8

11.3

1,320

34

 - Other programmes

8,563

24.1

62.3

5.3

6.0

11.7

13.6

2,088

24

Social assistance spells with no ALMP

21,814

61.4

     

9,932

46

All

35,553

100.0

 

5.3

5.9

10.9

12.7

14,021

39