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Table 5 Summary statistics for 2001, matched sample

From: Are temporary work agencies stepping stones into regular employment?

 

Group

 

Differences in mean

 
 

Control

Treatment

Coefficient

t-statistic

Gender

    

Male

69.9

69.9

0.000

(0.00)

Female

30.1

30.1

0.000

(0.00)

Aggregate days in

332

331

-0.790

(-0.07)

unemployment 1998–2001

    

0

0.4

0.4

0.4

 

1–30

2.9

1.6

2.7

 

31–90

10.1

12.3

10.4

 

91–182

19.1

18.1

18.9

 

183–274

16.5

15.4

16.4

 

275–364

14.0

13.9

14.0

 

365–730

29.1

31.3

29.4

 

731–1094

7.5

6.5

7.4

 

1095–1457

0.4

0.4

0.4

 

Age groups

30

30

0.043

(0.09)

16–20

12.9

12.9

-0.000

(-0.00)

21–25

30.1

30.1

0.000

(0.00)

26–30

21.0

21.0

-0.000

(-0.00)

31–35

13.6

13.6

-0.000

(-0.00)

36–40

7.2

7.2

-0.000

(-0.00)

41–45

7.4

7.4

-0.000

(-0.00)

46–50

3.8

3.8

-0.000

(-0.00)

51–55

4.0

4.0

-0.000

(-0.00)

Country of birth

    

Sweden

82.6

82.1

-0.006

(-0.29)

Nordic countries (except Sweden)

1.1

3.3

0.0214

(2.75)***

EU12

0.4

0.5

0.002

(0.40)

Other European countries

4.9

4.0

-0.009

(-0.79)

Africa

2.4

1.4

-0.009

(-1.31)

North America

0.4

0.5

0.001

(0.34)

South America

1.1

1.1

-0.000

(-0.00)

Asia

7.0

7.1

0.001

(0.07)

Oceania

0.0

0.0

-0.000

(-1.00)

Soviet Union

0.1

0.0

-0.001

(-1.41)

Highest education level

    

Primary school less than 9 years

0.5

0.5

0.000

(0.00)

Primary school 9 (10) years

12.7

12.7

0.000

(0.00)

Upper secondary 2 years or less

28.6

28.6

0.000

(0.00)

Upper secondary 2 years or more

42.0

42.0

0.000

(0.00)

Higher education less than 3 years

7.8

7.8

0.000

(0.00)

Higher education 3 years or more

8.2

8.2

0.000

(0.00)

Unknown

0.2

0.2

0.000

(0.00)

Resides in a large city

    

Stockholm

15.0

15.0

0.000

(0.00)

Gothenburg

22.1

22.1

0.000

(0.00)

Malmoe

10.5

10.5

-0.000

(-0.00)

Other

52.4

52.4

-0.000

(-0.00)

Number of observations

3,488

552

4,040

 
  1. Robust standard errors. *** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1.