Evaluation of the Australian Wage Subsidy Special Youth ...

Evaluation of the Australian Wage Subsidy Special Youth ... Evaluation of the Australian Wage Subsidy Special Youth ...

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290 Father 0.24 1.13 0.259 Manager/professional/paraprofessional Father Not employed 0.10 0.36 0.717 Father holds post-school 0.10 0.78 0.437 qualification when resp 14 Mother not present when -0.18 -0.67 0.501 resp 14 Mother Labourer -0.15 -0.61 0.539 Mother Plant operative -0.52 -1.81 0.070 Mother Sales -0.41 -1.77 0.076 Mother Tradesperson -0.33 -0.98 0.326 Mother 0.07 0.30 0.766 Manager/professional/paraprofessional Mother Not employed -0.07 -0.37 0.711 Mother post-school -0.02 -0.14 0.890 qualification when resp 14 Catholic 0.43** 3.12 0.002 Presbyterian 0.49* 2.10 0.036 Methodist 0.25 1.14 0.253 Other Christian -0.10 -0.49 0.623 Other religion 0.01 0.04 0.965 No religion 0.41* 2.24 0.025 rho -0.28 Wald test of Rho=0 (chi2 0.11 (1) statistic) Observations 1283 Log likelihood -858.68 Base categories: European ethnic origin, state interviewed in 1984 NSW/ACT, government school, highest qualification year 10 at school, Longest job by 1984 is 1 year, lived mostly in state capital city until respondent aged 14, English is first language, father clerical worker when respondent aged 14, mother clerical worker when respondent aged 14, religion brought up in is Anglican. Absolute value of z statistics in parentheses * significant at 5%; ** significant at 1%.

291 Table A2.6 Part B Selection/participation equation of the bivariate probit where age included in employment model, attrition weights Model of SYETP participation, 1986 survey data coefficient t statistic probability of t Gender=female 0.07 0.53 0.596 Age at 1984 survey -0.08** -2.90 0.004 Married 1984 -1.00** -3.30 0.001 Children 1984 0.35 0.86 0.389 Children*female -0.10 -0.17 0.866 Spouse employed 1984 0.68 1.72 0.086 Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander -0.38 -0.79 0.429 Other ethnic minority 0.01 0.05 0.961 Victoria 0.09 0.56 0.574 Queensland -0.14 -0.67 0.504 South Australia/Northern Territory -0.12 -0.63 0.526 Western Australia/Tasmania 0.38* 2.20 0.028 Education school overseas 0.35 0.85 0.396 Roman Catholic school -0.26 -1.10 0.271 Private school -0.90* -2.14 0.032 Degree/diploma 0.01 0.04 0.965 Apprenticeship -0.11 -0.38 0.706 Other Post-School qualification 0.01 0.04 0.967 Year 12 of school 0.41* 2.19 0.028 Year 11 of school 0.18 0.90 0.370 Year 9 of school or less 0.02 0.10 0.919 Longest job by 1984 none -0.29 -1.03 0.304 < 1 year -0.06 -0.33 0.745 2 years 0.07 0.31 0.760 3 years + -0.48* -1.92 0.054 CEP referrals 1984 0.13 1.79 0.074 Proportion of time Pre-June 0.34* 2.39 0.017 1984 spent in unemployment Work limited by health -0.68** -2.92 0.003 Other city before aged 14 -0.39* -2.33 0.020 Country town before aged 14 -0.53** -3.21 0.001 Rural area before aged 14 -0.41 -1.58 0.115 Overseas before aged 14 -0.61 -1.26 0.209 Number of siblings -0.01 -0.89 0.375 English good -0.17 -0.63 0.530 English poor -0.68 -1.10 0.272 Sexist 0.38 1.23 0.220 Sexist*female -0.90 -1.59 0.111 Father not present when respondent aged 14 -0.25 -0.84 0.403 Father Labourer -0.09 -0.29 0.772

291<br />

Table A2.6 Part B Selection/participation equation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> bivariate probit where age<br />

included in employment model, attrition weights<br />

Model <strong>of</strong><br />

SYETP<br />

participation,<br />

1986 survey<br />

data<br />

coefficient t statistic probability <strong>of</strong> t<br />

Gender=female 0.07 0.53 0.596<br />

Age at 1984 survey -0.08** -2.90 0.004<br />

Married 1984 -1.00** -3.30 0.001<br />

Children 1984 0.35 0.86 0.389<br />

Children*female -0.10 -0.17 0.866<br />

Spouse employed 1984 0.68 1.72 0.086<br />

Aboriginal/Torres Strait<br />

Islander<br />

-0.38 -0.79 0.429<br />

O<strong>the</strong>r ethnic minority 0.01 0.05 0.961<br />

Victoria 0.09 0.56 0.574<br />

Queensland -0.14 -0.67 0.504<br />

South Australia/Nor<strong>the</strong>rn<br />

Territory<br />

-0.12 -0.63 0.526<br />

Western<br />

Australia/Tasmania<br />

0.38* 2.20 0.028<br />

Education school overseas 0.35 0.85 0.396<br />

Roman Catholic school -0.26 -1.10 0.271<br />

Private school -0.90* -2.14 0.032<br />

Degree/diploma 0.01 0.04 0.965<br />

Apprenticeship -0.11 -0.38 0.706<br />

O<strong>the</strong>r Post-School<br />

qualification<br />

0.01 0.04 0.967<br />

Year 12 <strong>of</strong> school 0.41* 2.19 0.028<br />

Year 11 <strong>of</strong> school 0.18 0.90 0.370<br />

Year 9 <strong>of</strong> school or less 0.02 0.10 0.919<br />

Longest job by 1984 none -0.29 -1.03 0.304<br />

< 1 year -0.06 -0.33 0.745<br />

2 years 0.07 0.31 0.760<br />

3 years + -0.48* -1.92 0.054<br />

CEP referrals 1984 0.13 1.79 0.074<br />

Proportion <strong>of</strong> time Pre-June 0.34* 2.39 0.017<br />

1984 spent in<br />

unemployment<br />

Work limited by health -0.68** -2.92 0.003<br />

O<strong>the</strong>r city before aged 14 -0.39* -2.33 0.020<br />

Country town before aged<br />

14<br />

-0.53** -3.21 0.001<br />

Rural area before aged 14 -0.41 -1.58 0.115<br />

Overseas before aged 14 -0.61 -1.26 0.209<br />

Number <strong>of</strong> siblings -0.01 -0.89 0.375<br />

English good -0.17 -0.63 0.530<br />

English poor -0.68 -1.10 0.272<br />

Sexist 0.38 1.23 0.220<br />

Sexist*female -0.90 -1.59 0.111<br />

Fa<strong>the</strong>r not present when<br />

respondent aged 14<br />

-0.25 -0.84 0.403<br />

Fa<strong>the</strong>r Labourer -0.09 -0.29 0.772

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