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Table 5.8 Probit of SYETP participation, showing sample reduction effects
Before sample
reduction,
unweighted
Before sample
reduction, with
response weight
After sample
reduction,
unweighted
After sample
reduction, with
response weight
(1) (2) (3) (4)
syetp syetp syetp syetp
Gender=female -0.02 -0.03 0.08 0.06
(0.16) (0.33) (0.66) (0.48)
Age at 1984 survey -0.08 -0.06 -0.11 -0.08
(3.21)** (2.41)* (3.21)** (2.86)**
Married 1984 -0.59 -0.68 -0.97 -1.09
(1.78) (2.66)** (1.62) (4.20)**
Children 1984 0.48 0.38 0.49 0.33
(1.17) (1.14) (0.73) (0.82)
Children*female -0.17 0.16 -0.30 0.03
(0.30) (0.35) (0.36) (0.06)
Spouse employed 1984 0.15 0.20 0.59 0.70
(0.34) (0.56) (0.91) (1.93)
Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander -0.73 -0.70 -0.45 -0.37
(1.78) (1.73) (0.96) (0.78)
Other ethnic minority 0.07 -0.03 0.06 0.00
State interviewed in 1984 (0.35) (0.16) (0.24) (0.01)
Victoria 0.13 0.15 0.12 0.11
(1.12) (1.17) (0.75) (0.70)
Queensland -0.05 -0.01 -0.20 -0.13
(0.35) (0.07) (0.97) (0.66)
South Australia/Northern Territory 0.12 0.13 -0.12 -0.11
(0.78) (0.82) (0.61) (0.59)
Western Australia/Tasmania 0.31 0.35 0.32 0.35
(2.24)* (2.44)* (1.79) (2.02)*
Education school overseas 0.07 0.24 0.14 0.38
(0.28) (0.90) (0.40) (1.07)
Roman Catholic school -0.38 -0.40 -0.31 -0.27
(2.07)* (2.21)* (1.28) (1.15)
Private school -0.75 -1.01 -0.72 -0.97
Highest qualification in 1984 (1.85) (2.56)* (1.54) (2.32)*
Degree/diploma -0.11 -0.12 0.05 -0.01
(0.62) (0.65) (0.21) (0.03)
Apprenticeship -0.33 -0.29 -0.14 -0.12
(1.32) (1.22) (0.43) (0.41)
Other Post-School qualification -0.09 -0.00 0.08 0.05
(0.44) (0.01) (0.32) (0.19)
Year 12 of school 0.15 0.23 0.41 0.41
(1.12) (1.60) (2.27)* (2.29)*
Year 11 of school 0.06 0.10 0.16 0.22
(0.45) (0.73) (0.85) (1.14)
Year 9 of school or less -0.19 -0.10 -0.14 -0.02
(1.30) (0.63) (0.68) (0.09)
Longest job by 1984 none -0.42 -0.34 -0.41 -0.31
(2.20)* (1.83) (1.62) (1.33)
< 1 year -0.04 -0.04 -0.04 -0.12
(0.30) (0.32) (0.22) (0.67)
2 years -0.03 -0.07 0.15 0.04
(0.18) (0.39) (0.66) (0.17)