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Table 3.1, Part A Employment equation from bivariate probit
Employment equation from Replication results
bivariate probit of
Richardson (1998)
Model of ever employed in 1986 survey
SYETP 1.590* 1.596**
(2.45) (2.85)
Gender=Female -0.398** -0.397**
(-3.99) (-4.04)
married -0.055 -0.054
(-0.28) (-0.28)
children -0.238 -0.238
(-0.98) (-0.99)
Children*female -1.212** -1.211**
(-3.79) (-3.80)
Spouse employed 1984 0.542* 0.542*
(2.40) (2.41)
Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander -0.272 -0.271
(-1.17) (-1.18)
Other ethnic minority -0.318 -0.318
(-1.66) (-1.66)
Work limited by health -0.306* -0.305*
(-2.43) (-2.50)
State interviewed in 1984
Victoria -0.061 -0.060
(-0.51) (-0.50)
Queensland 0.027 0.028
(0.19) (0.20)
South Australia/Northern Territory -0.306 -0.305*
(-1.94) (-1.97)
Western Australia/Tasmania -0.101 -0.102
(-0.67) (-0.69)
Education school overseas -0.095 -0.095
(-0.33) (-0.33)
Roman Catholic school -0.010 -0.009
(-0.06) (-0.05)
Private school 0.603* 0.604*
(2.07) (2.08)
Highest qualification
Degree/diploma 0.513** 0.512**
(3.22) (3.26)
Apprenticeship 0.431* 0.432*
(2.10) (2.11)
Other Post-School qualification 0.049 0.049
(0.32) (0.32)
Year 12 of school -0.063 -0.063
(-0.40) (-0.41)
Year 11 of school 0.357* 0.356*
(2.18) (2.22)
Year 9 of school or less -0.222 -0.222
(-1.59) (-1.60)
duration of Pre-June 1984
unemployment
-0.473** -0.473**