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Table 6 Summary statistics for 2001, non-western immigrants matched sample

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

 

Group

 

Differences in mean

 
 

Control

Treatment

Coefficient

t-statistic

Gender

    

Male

82.7

82.7

-0.000

(-0.00)

Female

17.3

17.3

0.000

(0.00)

Aggregate days in

405

385

-19.30

(-0.60)

unemployment 1998–2001

    

0

0.2

1.0

  

1–30

2.2

0.0

  

31–90

6.2

8.2

  

91–182

16.9

12.2

  

183–274

14.1

18.4

  

275–364

10.0

11.2

  

365–730

38.2

40.8

  

731–1094

11.3

8.2

  

1095–1457

1.0

0.0

  

Age groups

31

31

0.270

(0.27)

16–20

9.2

9.2

-0.000

(-0.00)

21–25

24.5

24.5

0.000

(0.00)

26–30

13.3

13.3

-0.000

(-0.00)

31–35

25.5

25.5

0.000

(0.00)

36–40

11.2

11.2

0.000

(0.00)

41–45

14.3

14.3

0.000

(0.00)

46–50

2.0

2.0

0.000

(0.00)

Country of birth

    

Other European countries

27.2

32.7

0.055

(0.90)

Africa

18.1

13.3

-0.048

(-1.23)

South America

6.1

7.1

0.011

(0.001)

Asia

46.9

46.9

0.001

(0.01)

Soviet Union

1.8

0.0

-0.018

(-1.54)

Highest education level

    

Primary school less than 9 years

4.1

4.1

-0.000

(-0.00)

Primary school 9 (10) years

16.3

16.3

0.000

(0.00)

Upper secondary 2 years or less

22.4

22.4

-0.000

(-0.00)

Upper secondary 2 years or more

36.7

36.7

-0.000

(-0.00)

Higher education less than 3 years

8.2

8.2

0.000

(0.00)

Higher education 3 years or more

9.2

9.2

0.000

(0.00)

Unknown

3.1

3.1

0.000

(0.00)

Year of arrival

    

1936–1965

0.4

0.0

-0.004

(-1.20)

1966–1972

1.6

1.0

-0.005

(-0.37)

1973–1985

18.5

17.3

-0.012

(-0.24)

1986–1993

51.0

42.9

-0.082

(-1.27)

1994–2001

28.4

38.8

0.103

(1.66)*

Resides in a large city

    

Stockholm

34.7

34.7

0.00

(0.00)

Gothenburg

27.8

27.8

0.00

(0.00)

Malmoe

6.9

6.9

-0.00

(-0.00)

Other

30.6

30.6

0.00

(0.00)

Number of observations

275

98

373

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