Table 1 Descriptive statistics Variable...

Table 1

Descriptive statistics

Variable name	Definition	Remains in employment	Employment to self-employment^a
		N = 60,965	N = 798
Age categories	A categorical variable that classifies an individual's age
18–30		18%***	19%***
31–50		55%***	58%***
51–66		27%***	23%***
Pay	An individuals total net pay	2,719 (5,696)***	4,779 (11,447)***
Gender	A binary variable that indicates an individual's gender
Male		53%***	71%***
Female		47%***	29%***
Ethnicity	A categorical variable that classifies an individual's ethnicity
White		85%***	80%***
Mixed		2%***	2%***
Asian		8%***	14%***
Black		4%***	3%***
Other		1%***	1%***
Highest achieved education qualification	A categorical variable that classifies an individual's highest educational qualification, as per the British educational level categorisation system
Level 6 or Higher		19%***	22%***
Level 5		35%***	36%***
Level 4		4%***	2%***
Level 3		12%***	11%***
Level 2		29%***	28%***
Other education		1%***	2%***
Marital status	A categorical variable that classifies an individual's marital status
Single		31%***	29%***
Married/civil partnership		57%***	61%***
Separated/divorced		11%***	10%***
Widowed		1%***	1%***
Children under 16	A binary variable that indicates if an Individual has children under 16
Does not have children		86%***	90%***
Has children		14%***	10%***

Variable name	Definition	Remains in employment	Employment to self-employment^a
		N = 60,965	N = 798
Age categories	A categorical variable that classifies an individual's age
18–30		18%***	19%***
31–50		55%***	58%***
51–66		27%***	23%***
Pay	An individuals total net pay	2,719 (5,696)***	4,779 (11,447)***
Gender	A binary variable that indicates an individual's gender
Male		53%***	71%***
Female		47%***	29%***
Ethnicity	A categorical variable that classifies an individual's ethnicity
White		85%***	80%***
Mixed		2%***	2%***
Asian		8%***	14%***
Black		4%***	3%***
Other		1%***	1%***
Highest achieved education qualification	A categorical variable that classifies an individual's highest educational qualification, as per the British educational level categorisation system
Level 6 or Higher		19%***	22%***
Level 5		35%***	36%***
Level 4		4%***	2%***
Level 3		12%***	11%***
Level 2		29%***	28%***
Other education		1%***	2%***
Marital status	A categorical variable that classifies an individual's marital status
Single		31%***	29%***
Married/civil partnership		57%***	61%***
Separated/divorced		11%***	10%***
Widowed		1%***	1%***
Children under 16	A binary variable that indicates if an Individual has children under 16
Does not have children		86%***	90%***
Has children		14%***	10%***

Note(s): Data are presented as Mean (Std. Dev) for continuous measures, and % for categorical measures

***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1, H0: No difference between individuals who remain in paid employment and those who transition into self-employment

This accounts for all employment to self-employment transitions; individuals who made multiple transitions are included

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