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Table 3 Multinomial logit model with random effects, coefficients

From: Low-wage employment versus unemployment: Which one provides better prospects for women?

 

High-pay,

High-pay,

Low-pay,

Low-pay,

Unemployment, t

 

≥ 30 hours, t

< 30 hours, t

≥ 30 hours, t

< 30 hours, t

 

High-pay, ≥ 30 hours,

11.222***

6.123***

5.532***

0.750*

3.024***

t-1 (dummy)

(0.792)

(0.666)

(0.561)

(0.413)

(0.622)

High-pay, < 30 hours,

8.926***

8.072***

4.607***

3.825***

3.246***

t-1 (dummy)

(0.729)

(0.662)

(0.558)

(0.248)

(0.605)

Low-pay, ≥ 30 hours,

9.353***

5.512***

6.393***

3.045***

3.118***

t-1 (dummy)

(0.781)

(0.685)

(0.570)

(0.334)

(0.632)

Low-pay, < 30 hours,

5.397***

5.421***

4.366***

4.476***

2.768***

t-1 (dummy)

(0.609)

(0.558)

(0.523)

(0.235)

(0.473)

Unemployment,

4.900***

3.714***

3.090***

2.171***

3.561***

t-1 (dummy)

(0.595)

(0.528)

(0.556)

(0.256)

(0.541)

Inactivity, t-1

(reference)

     

No Apprenticeship

(reference)

     

Apprenticeship (dummy)

0.911***

0.873***

0.186

0.450***

0.521***

 

(0.175)

(0.157)

(0.172)

(0.138)

(0.187)

University (dummy)

1.508***

0.858***

-0.393

-0.215

-0.068

 

(0.232)

(0.216)

(0.276)

(0.216)

(0.303)

Age

0.132

0.304*

-0.036

0.042

0.497**

 

(0.162)

(0.155)

(0.172)

(0.151)

(0.214)

Age squared

-0.296

-0.395**

-0.077

-0.128

-0.578**

 

(0.186)

(0.177)

(0.198)

(0.173)

(0.243)

Immigrant (dummy)

0.044

-0.357**

0.267

0.050

0.051

 

(0.171)

(0.163)

(0.176)

(0.146)

(0.194)

Handicap (dummy)

-2.318***

-1.892***

-2.409***

-1.579***

-0.808

 

(0.498)

(0.441)

(0.523)

(0.430)

(0.545)

No Partner (dummy)

0.495

0.103

0.301

-0.388

0.874*

 

(0.401)

(0.389)

(0.433)

(0.381)

(0.470)

Wage of the partner

-0.003

0.051

-0.050

0.041

0.011

 

(0.047)

(0.044)

(0.063)

(0.046)

(0.076)

Number of children (age: 0-3)

-4.667***

-3.153***

-3.660***

-2.901***

-3.788***

 

(0.304)

(0.271)

(0.385)

(0.286)

(0.429)

Number of children (age: 4-6)

-0.558*

0.189

-0.238

-0.077

0.190

 

(0.296)

(0.244)

(0.363)

(0.224)

(0.325)

Number of children (age: 7-10)

-0.877***

-0.270

-0.274

-0.310

-0.356

 

(0.259)

(0.219)

(0.291)

(0.202)

(0.295)

Number of children (age: 11-17)

-0.119

0.252

0.372*

0.174

0.206

 

(0.205)

(0.183)

(0.223)

(0.169)

(0.239)

Local unemployment rate

0.055

0.112

0.105

0.110

0.043

 

(0.103)

(0.096)

(0.118)

(0.095)

(0.124)

Initial state: high-pay,

3.022***

1.693***

1.900***

0.199

1.382***

≥ 30 hours (dummy)

(0.293)

(0.233)

(0.318)

(0.216)

(0.279)

Initial state: high-pay,

2.120***

2.290***

2.158***

1.100***

1.295***

< 30 hours (dummy)

(0.281)

(0.216)

(0.309)

(0.183)

(0.268)

Initial state: low-pay,

2.260***

1.722***

3.043***

0.944***

1.960***

≥ 30 hours (dummy)

(0.342)

(0.296)

(0.346)

(0.264)

(0.335)

Initial state: low-pay,

0.622*

1.325***

1.472***

1.336***

0.971***

< 30 hours (dummy)

(0.326)

(0.230)

(0.314)

(0.175)

(0.269)

Initial state: unemployment

1.410***

1.221***

1.554***

0.720**

1.886***

(dummy)

(0.485)

(0.369)

(0.447)

(0.293)

(0.332)

Initial state:

Inactivity (reference)

     

Individual averages ( X ̄ i ):

     

Age

0.157

0.089

0.275

0.209

0.050

 

(0.181)

(0.173)

(0.195)

(0.168)

(0.231)

Age squared

-0.101

-0.086

-0.294

-0.216

-0.096

 

(0.213)

(0.202)

(0.230)

(0.197)

(0.268)

Handicap (dummy)

0.950

0.505

1.827***

0.307

0.102

 

(0.603)

(0.553)

(0.617)

(0.530)

(0.678)

No partner

0.572

0.248

0.417

0.263

0.139

 

(0.455)

(0.445)

(0.490)

(0.436)

(0.540)

Income of the partner

-0.086

-0.034

-0.055

-0.055

-0.150*

 

(0.054)

(0.051)

(0.072)

(0.055)

(0.089)

Number of children

-0.691*

-0.299

-1.354**

0.080

-0.510

(age: 0-3)

(0.402)

(0.363)

(0.536)

(0.350)

(0.537)

Number of children

1.268**

0.726*

-0.130

0.238

0.373

(age: 4-6)

(0.518)

(0.433)

(0.675)

(0.392)

(0.583)

Number of children

-0.185

-0.214

-0.353

0.051

0.052

(age: 7-10)

(0.398)

(0.333)

(0.441)

(0.296)

(0.428)

Number of children

0.074

-0.254

-0.427

-0.259

-0.338

(age: 11-17)

(0.240)

(0.216)

(0.264)

(0.200)

(0.278)

Local unemployment

-0.062

-0.110

-0.084

-0.111

-0.027

rate

(0.106)

(0.099)

(0.122)

(0.098)

(0.129)

Constant

2.021***

3.922***

1.520**

3.753***

3.967***

 

(0.710)

(0.657)

(0.772)

(0.641)

(0.713)

Mass point 1

(reference)

     

Mass point 2

-12.993***

-11.169***

-8.296***

-7.177***

-9.680***

 

(0.879)

(0.816)

(0.957)

(0.670)

(1.02)

Probability of

0.422

    

mass point 1

     

Observations

15057

    

Log Likelihood

-1.1e+04

    

Wald-Test-Chi 2

791.76

    

Prob > Chi 2

0.00

    
  1. Data source: SOEP 1999–2009. Year dummies additionally included. Inactivity serves as reference for the dependent variable. Standard errors in parantheses.
  2. , , denotes significance at the 10%, 5% and 1% level, respectively.