From: Back to work: the effect of a long-term career interruption on subsequent wages in Switzerland
 | Reported long-term career interruption in previous interview | ||
---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Difference | |
Personal characteristics | |||
 Female | 0.67 (0.47) | 0.50 (0.50) | 0.17 (0.03)a |
 Age | 36.24 (12.72) | 43.85 (11.37) | -7.61 (0.62)a |
 Married | 0.42 (0.49) | 0.58 (0.49) | -0.16 (0.03)a |
 Children | 1.02 (1.20) | 1.38 (1.23) | -0.36 (0.07)a |
 Children in household (0 to 17 years) | 0.70 (0.96) | 0.68 (0.99) | 0.02 (0.05) |
 Tertiary education | 0.22 (0.42) | 0.30 (0.46) | -0.07 (0.03)a |
Job and workplace characteristics | |||
 Fixed-term contract | 0.30 (0.46) | 0.06 (0.23) | 0.25 (0.01)a |
 Part-time work | 0.65 (0.48) | 0.39 (0.49) | 0.26 (0.03)a |
 Weekly hours | 26.91 (13.03) | 34.88 (10.00) | -7.97 (0.55)a |
 Hourly wage (CHF) | 25.82 (12.86) | 38.88 (14.97) | -13.06 (0.82)a |
Firm size | |||
 1-9 employees | 0.26 (0.44) | 0.13 (0.34) | 0.13 (0.02)a |
 10-49 employees | 0.31 (0.46) | 0.27 (0.44) | 0.04 (0.02) |
 50-99 employees | 0.10 (0.31) | 0.12 (0.33) | -0.02 (0.02) |
 100-499 employees | 0.20 (0.40) | 0.24 (0.43) | -0.04 (0.02)c |
 ≥ 500 employees | 0.13 (0.33) | 0.23 (0.42) | -0.11 (0.02)a |
Type of job | |||
 High skilled white collar | 0.47 (0.50) | 0.60 (0.49) | -0.13 (0.03)a |
 Low skilled white collar | 0.36 (0.48) | 0.24 (0.43) | 0.11 (0.02)a |
 High skilled blue collar | 0.06 (0.24) | 0.10 (0.30) | -0.04 (0.02)b |
 Low skilled blue collar | 0.11 (0.32) | 0.06 (0.24) | 0.05 (0.01)a |
Sector | |||
 Agriculture, hunting, forestry | 0.01 (0.12) | 0.01 (0.09) | 0.01 (0.01) |
 Manufacturing | 0.11 (0.31) | 0.16 (0.36) | -0.05 (0.02)b |
 Construction | 0.04 (0.19) | 0.04 (0.20) | -0.00 (0.01) |
 Wholesale, retail; repair motor vehicles, household goods | 0.14 (0.35) | 0.11 (0.32) | 0.03 (0.02)c |
 Hotels and restaurants | 0.05 (0.21) | 0.02 (0.14) | 0.03 (0.01)a |
 Transport, storage, communication | 0.06 (0.23) | 0.06 (0.24) | -0.00 (0.01) |
 Financial intermediation, insurance | 0.04 (0.19) | 0.07 (0.26) | -0.03 (0.01)b |
 Real estate, renting, computer, research | 0.16 (0.36) | 0.11 (0.31) | 0.05 (0.02)a |
 Public administration, national defence, compulsory social security | 0.07 (0.26) | 0.09 (0.29) | -0.02 (0.02) |
 Education | 0.07 (0.26) | 0.11 (0.31) | -0.03 (0.02)b |
 Health and social work | 0.19 (0.39) | 0.16 (0.37) | 0.03 (0.02)c |
 Other community, social and personal service activities | 0.05 (0.21) | 0.05 (0.22) | -0.01 (0.01) |
 Other sectors | 0.01 (0.11) | 0.01 (0.11) | 0.00 (0.01) |
Final period of education in previous year | 0.14 (0.35) | 0.04 (0.20) | 0.10 (0.01)a |
Further education in previous year | 0.20 (0.40) | 0.39 (0.49) | -0.19 (0.03)a |
# Person-year observations | 338 | 31,610 | Â |