Intergenerational transmission of human capital in Europe: evidence from SHARE

IZA Journal of European Labor Studies

Table 3 Summary statistics, sample of Parents (1920–1956) and Children (1956–1980)

Variable	Observations	Mean	Std. Dev.
Children
Age	6,184	35.89	6.50
Education	6,184	13.25	2.84
Female (%)	6,184	0.49	0.5
Mothers and Fathers together
Age	6,184	61.85	7.19
Education	6,184	10.71	3.68
Household size	6,184	2.4	0.79
Fathers
Age	3,308	63.03	7.39
Education	3,308	10.98	3.74
Mothers
Age	2,876	60.50	6.69
Education	2,876	10.40	3.59

Notes: All the samples include individuals for whom information on education is not missing. Education is measured with years of schooling and is defined according to the ISCED-97 criteria.