Figure 4
The horizontal stacked bar chart displays cumulative percentage frequencies for 25,000 individuals across different age points. The horizontal axis is labeled with three age points—Age 16 on the left, Age 23 in the middle, and Age 30 on the right. The vertical axis is labeled “Cum. percentage freq. (n equals 25000),” ranging from 0 percent at the bottom to 10.3 percent at the top. The rectangular plot is divided into multiple horizontal colored lines of different sizes and thicknesses, each representing an individual’s path over time from age 16 to 30. A legend box on the right identifies the color categories: light green for “Apprenticeship,” dark gray for “General upper secondary,” peach for “Higher education,” light purple for “Low income,” yellow for “N E E T,” dark blue for “Normal income,” magenta for “Vocational upper secondary,” and brown for “Supplementary year.” At age 16, the lower bars show large segments of magenta, and dark gray bars are shown in the upper and central regions, with small magenta bars positioned between the gray bars at the top and middle regions. Moving to the right, the green bars cover the lower part, and a few green bars are also shown in the upper and middle regions, surrounded by peach bars. In between the peach bars, a small yellow bar is positioned, and a few purple bars are positioned randomly, mostly in the upper half region. By age 23, the bars show increasing orange and purple bars in the central and upper regions, while blue bars are present in the lower region. At age 30, almost all bars culminate in dominant blue segments, indicating the majority of individuals have achieved normal income levels.Overview of the 20 most frequent sequences in the sample. Source: Figure created by authors