Descriptive statistics, pooled sample and by wave
| Pooled sample | Wave 2011 | Wave 2014 | Wave 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Of total sample | 33% | 34% | 34% | 40% | ||||
| Mean | s.d | Mean | s.d | Mean | s.d | Mean | s.d | |
| Employed | 0.89 | 0.32 | 0.89 | 0.31 | 0.87 | 0.34 | 0.90 | 0.30 |
| Permanent contract | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.58 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.50 |
| Specific university degree required | 0.62 | 0.48 | 0.65 | 0.48 | 0.61 | 0.49 | 0.62 | 0.49 |
| Full-time student | 0.35 | 0.48 | 0.33 | 0.47 | 0.34 | 0.47 | 0.39 | 0.49 |
| Part-time job – related to the field of study | 0.29 | 0.45 | 0.28 | 0.45 | 0.32 | 0.47 | 0.25 | 0.44 |
| Part-time job – not related to the field of study | 0.21 | 0.40 | 0.17 | 0.37 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.25 | 0.43 |
| Full-time job – related to the field of study | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.17 | 0.37 | 0.10 | 0.31 | 0.08 | 0.27 |
| Full-time job – not related to the field of study | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.18 |
| Male | 0.40 | 0.49 | 0.39 | 0.49 | 0.40 | 0.49 | 0.42 | 0.49 |
| Age | 28.42 | 2.25 | 28.60 | 2.26 | 28.42 | 2.31 | 28.24 | 2.15 |
| Highest parental education = primary or less | 0.29 | 0.46 | 0.34 | 0.47 | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0.24 | 0.43 |
| Highest parental education = secondary | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0.30 | 0.46 | 0.31 | 0.46 |
| Highest parental education = tertiary | 0.40 | 0.49 | 0.35 | 0.48 | 0.39 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.50 |
| Field of study = humanities | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.04 | 0.20 |
| Field of study = language | 0.05 | 0.21 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0.05 | 0.21 |
| Field of study = art | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.14 |
| Field of study = business and economics | 0.13 | 0.34 | 0.12 | 0.33 | 0.14 | 0.35 | 0.13 | 0.34 |
| Field of study = law, sociology and political sciences | 0.11 | 0.32 | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.12 | 0.33 |
| Field of study = communication and journalism | 0.05 | 0.21 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.04 | 0.20 |
| Field of study = education | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0.32 | 0.13 | 0.34 | 0.11 | 0.31 |
| Field of study = social work | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.03 | 0.17 |
| Field of study = biology, geology and environmental sciences | 0.07 | 0.25 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0.07 | 0.25 | 0.07 | 0.25 |
| Field of study = chemistry, physics, maths and statistics | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.05 | 0.21 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.03 | 0.18 |
| Field of study = health (excluding medicine) | 0.04 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.04 | 0.19 |
| Field of study = psychology and related degrees | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.23 |
| Field of study = pharmacy, biomedicine and veterinary | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 0.20 |
| Field of study = architecture and construction | 0.05 | 0.21 | 0.05 | 0.21 | 0.04 | 0.21 | 0.05 | 0.22 |
| Field of study = industrial, chemical and electronic engineering | 0.09 | 0.29 | 0.09 | 0.29 | 0.09 | 0.28 | 0.09 | 0.29 |
| Field of study = telecommunication and informatics | 0.08 | 0.27 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.09 | 0.28 | 0.05 | 0.23 |
| Field of study = agricultural engineering and related | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.01 | 0.12 |
| Number of observations | 24,704 | 8,032 | 8,298 | 8,374 | ||||
| Pooled sample | Wave 2011 | Wave 2014 | Wave 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Of total sample | 33% | 34% | 34% | 40% | ||||
| Mean | s.d | Mean | s.d | Mean | s.d | Mean | s.d | |
| Employed | 0.89 | 0.32 | 0.89 | 0.31 | 0.87 | 0.34 | 0.90 | 0.30 |
| Permanent contract | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.58 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.50 |
| Specific university degree required | 0.62 | 0.48 | 0.65 | 0.48 | 0.61 | 0.49 | 0.62 | 0.49 |
| Full-time student | 0.35 | 0.48 | 0.33 | 0.47 | 0.34 | 0.47 | 0.39 | 0.49 |
| Part-time job – related to the field of study | 0.29 | 0.45 | 0.28 | 0.45 | 0.32 | 0.47 | 0.25 | 0.44 |
| Part-time job – not related to the field of study | 0.21 | 0.40 | 0.17 | 0.37 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.25 | 0.43 |
| Full-time job – related to the field of study | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.17 | 0.37 | 0.10 | 0.31 | 0.08 | 0.27 |
| Full-time job – not related to the field of study | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.18 |
| Male | 0.40 | 0.49 | 0.39 | 0.49 | 0.40 | 0.49 | 0.42 | 0.49 |
| Age | 28.42 | 2.25 | 28.60 | 2.26 | 28.42 | 2.31 | 28.24 | 2.15 |
| Highest parental education = primary or less | 0.29 | 0.46 | 0.34 | 0.47 | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0.24 | 0.43 |
| Highest parental education = secondary | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0.30 | 0.46 | 0.31 | 0.46 |
| Highest parental education = tertiary | 0.40 | 0.49 | 0.35 | 0.48 | 0.39 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.50 |
| Field of study = humanities | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.04 | 0.20 |
| Field of study = language | 0.05 | 0.21 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0.05 | 0.21 |
| Field of study = art | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.14 |
| Field of study = business and economics | 0.13 | 0.34 | 0.12 | 0.33 | 0.14 | 0.35 | 0.13 | 0.34 |
| Field of study = law, sociology and political sciences | 0.11 | 0.32 | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.12 | 0.33 |
| Field of study = communication and journalism | 0.05 | 0.21 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.04 | 0.20 |
| Field of study = education | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0.32 | 0.13 | 0.34 | 0.11 | 0.31 |
| Field of study = social work | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.03 | 0.17 |
| Field of study = biology, geology and environmental sciences | 0.07 | 0.25 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0.07 | 0.25 | 0.07 | 0.25 |
| Field of study = chemistry, physics, maths and statistics | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.05 | 0.21 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.03 | 0.18 |
| Field of study = health (excluding medicine) | 0.04 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.04 | 0.19 |
| Field of study = psychology and related degrees | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.23 |
| Field of study = pharmacy, biomedicine and veterinary | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 0.20 |
| Field of study = architecture and construction | 0.05 | 0.21 | 0.05 | 0.21 | 0.04 | 0.21 | 0.05 | 0.22 |
| Field of study = industrial, chemical and electronic engineering | 0.09 | 0.29 | 0.09 | 0.29 | 0.09 | 0.28 | 0.09 | 0.29 |
| Field of study = telecommunication and informatics | 0.08 | 0.27 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.09 | 0.28 | 0.05 | 0.23 |
| Field of study = agricultural engineering and related | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.01 | 0.12 |
| Number of observations | 24,704 | 8,032 | 8,298 | 8,374 | ||||
Note(s): Age refers to the survey year; descriptive statistics about the university of graduation are not reported in the table to accomplish with the rules of the contract for data transfer
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