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Table A2.5a Univariate probit for employment in 1986, as estimated in the bivariate
probit, weighted for attrition
Dy/Dx 179 , (t statistic)
Employment
(npjob18)
syetp 180 0.13
(3.06)**
Gender=female -0.13
(4.49)**
Married 1984 0.01
(0.08)
Children 1984 -0.13
(1.48)
Children*female -0.46
(3.74)**
Spouse employed 1984 0.13
(2.27)*
Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander -0.11
(1.47)
Other ethnic minority -0.12
State interviewed in 1984 (2.00)*
Victoria -0.04
(0.98)
Queensland 0.01
(0.31)
South Australia/Northern Territory -0.16
(3.15)**
Western Australia/Tasmania -0.03
(0.56)
Education school overseas -0.05
(0.54)
Roman Catholic school -0.01
(0.18)
Private school 0.13
Highest qualification in 1984 (2.00)*
Degree/diploma 0.12
(3.11)**
Apprenticeship 0.09
(1.73)
Other Post-School qualification 0.03
(0.58)
Year 12 of school -0.02
(0.34)
Year 11 of school 0.10
(2.53)*
Year 9 of school or less -0.09
(2.02)*
Longest job by 1984 none -0.01
(0.22)
179 Log likelihood for the probit gives Marginal effect is {δΦ (xb) / δx i }| x = µ , where Φ is the cumulative
standard normal, µ= mean.
180 Mean of SYETP is (.080747); 95 per cent confidence interval for dydx gives (0.066445, 0.190978).