Table 2 Ordered logit estimation of search intensity by gender

Age 15-24

Reference category

Reference category

Age 25-54

0.8978

−2.50

0.9765

−0.71

Age 55-64

0.4327

−5.26

0.5535

−5.74

ISCED 0-2

Reference category

Reference category

ISCED 3-4

1.4868

11.19

1.4629

13.82

ISCED 5-6

1.8837

6.51

1.9149

14.75

No employment in preceding 8 years

0.6298

−6.37

0.6147

−7.63

Unemployment duration < 6 months

Reference category

Reference category

Unemployment duration 6–11 months

1.1047

1.87

1.0866

1.39

Unemployment duration > 11 months

1.0259

0.51

0.9584

−0.52

Occupation of last job: Clerk

Reference category

Reference category

Occupation of last job: Armed forces

0.3845

−4.73

0.8420

−1.35

Occupation of last job: Legislator, senior official, manager

0.9289

−0.76

1.0578

0.85

Occupation of last job: Professional

0.7809

−3.31

0.9106

−0.76

Occupation of last job: Technician or associate professional

0.9455

−1.31

1.1496

2.04

Occupation of last job: Shop worker or shop and market sales worker

0.8388

−4.44

0.9348

−0.85

Occupation of last job: Skilled agricultural or fishery worker

0.8629

−1.84

0.8319

−2.79

Occupation of last job: Craft or related trades worker

0.6977

−8.15

0.8297

−5.31

Occupation of last job: Plant and machine operator or assembler

0.8474

−2.78

0.9104

−1.31

Occupation of last job: Elementary occupation

0.7150

−5.25

0.7720

−5.54

Occupation of last job: Missing

1.1600

1.25

1.1123

0.78

Sector of last job: Services

Reference category

Reference category

Sector of last job: Agriculture

0.6861

−11.81

0.7652

−2.31

Sector of last job: Industry

1.0471

1.36

1.0079

0.12

Sector of last job: Missing

0.9393

−0.65

0.7408

−4.52

Degree of urbanization: Intermediate

Reference category

Reference category

Degree of urbanization: Densely populated

1.0482

1.58

1.0005

0.02

Degree of urbanization: Thinly populated

0.9068

−1.62

0.9023

−1.14

Degree of urbanization: Missing

1.0229

0.48

0.9290

−1.55

Situation before seeking employment: Working

Reference category

Reference category

Situation before seeking employment: Full-time education

0.9282

−0.86

0.9446

−0.54

Situation before seeking employment: Conscript on compulsory or military or community service

1.4384

2.62

1.4119

3.43

Situation before seeking employment: Domestic/family responsibilities

0.7396

−4.86

0.8053

−5.55

Situation before seeking employment: Other

0.7095

−1.89

0.6827

−1.66

Situation before seeking employment: Missing

0.9582

−0.17

0.9017

−0.25

Number of adults (15–64 years) in household

0.9836

−1.63

1.0053

0.40

Number of children (<=4 years) in household

0.8867

−2.84

1.0197

0.75

Number of children (5–14 years) in household

0.9364

−3.53

0.9789

−1.05

Number of elderly (> = 65 years) in household

0.9465

−1.55

0.9472

−1.66

Employed spouse in household

Reference category

Reference category

No spouse in household

1.1855

3.50

0.9241

−1.68

Inactive/unemployed spouse in household

0.9179

−2.38

0.8023

−3.28

Pseudo R²

0.0483

0.0460

Observations

149,770

139,256