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Table 1 Summary statistics - young males*, 1996-2011

From: Age at immigration and high school dropouts

Variable

Natives**

1989-91 immigrants

1992-94 immigrants

Age

30.2 (3.89)

29.64 (3.52)

28.97 (3.07)

Age at Arrival

 

13.9 (3.2)

14.65 (2.82)

?6-9

 

11.64%

5.38%

?10-13

 

28.37%

27.47%

?14-15

 

21.28%

20.39%

?16-18

 

38.72%

46.76%

Time in Israel

 

16.74 (3.65)

15.32 (2.97)

Years of Schooling

13.66 (2.64)

13.4 (2.66)

12.58 (2.44)

?HSD (0-11 years)

9.88%

19.75%

29.52%

?HSG (12 years)

38.42%

23.04%

28.75%

?ACD (13+ years)

51.70%

57.21%

41.72%

Labor Market Status:

   

?Employed

76.57%

82.86%

82.68%

?Unemployed

6.94%

5.80%

6.66%

?Out of the Labor Force

16.49%

11.33%

10.67%

Residence:

   

?Tel Aviv

9.64%

6.38%

4.27%

?Haifa

3.40%

5.50%

6.14%

?Jerusalem

6.24%

4.04%

3.50%

?North

17.02%

22.09%

19.20%

?Center

46.52%

38.14%

40.53%

?South

12.54%

21.38%

23.89%

?Judea, Samaria and Gaza

4.64%

2.48%

2.47%

Father's Birthplace:

   

?Israel

39.96%

  

?FSU

3.26%

  

?Europe/America/Oceania

14.42%

  

?Asia/Africa

41.86%

  

?Unknown

0.52%

  

?Number of Observations

51,650

2,947

1,172

  1. *Ages at arrival 6-18 for immigrants, ages 6-18 in 1989-91 for natives (cohorts 1971-85). Aged 25+ in the survey year. Conditonal on not studying at the time of the survey.
  2. **Born in Israel or immigrated prior to 1970, excluding Arabs and non-Jews.
  3. Dropped observations: Institutions and Bedouins, people with schooling over 30 or with missing schooling.
  4. Source: CBS Labor Force Surveys 1996-2011.