Table 2 Heterogeneity in wage expectations over selected subgroups

Gender

Male

7723 (2372)

5360 (1375)

0.471 (0.467)

10,972 (3894)

6774 (1775)

0.654 (0.594)

Female

7478 (2383)

5256 (1493)

0.454 (0.456)

10,657 (4133)

6654 (1902)

0.637 (0.622)

Age

18–29

7172 (2241)

5250 (1255)

0.389 (0.408)

9843 (3774)

6577 (1916)

0.530 (0.568)

30–39

7163 (2010)

5120 (1270)

0.421 (0.390)

10,159 (3544)

6567 (1476)

0.563 (0.510)

40–49

7753 (2278)

5317 (1282)

0.485 (0.470)

11,159 (3875)

6739 (1542)

0.685 (0.602)

50 + 

7897 (2589)

5405 (1669)

0.503 (0.500)

11,359 (4273)

6830 (2091)

0.713 (0.652)

Educational background

Obligatory

6901 (2875)

5094 (2449)

0.438 (0.736)

9241 (4057)

5966 (1983)

0.597 (0.757)

Vocational

7752 (2445)

5293 (1390)

0.494 (0.471)

11,105 (4221)

6671 (1794)

0.698 (0.637)

Academic

7336 (2048)

5387 (1301)

0.385 (0.352)

10,340 (3286)

6961 (1886)

0.519 (0.464)

Monthly household income

Less than 6,000

7267 (2681)

5050 (1462)

0.468 (0.534)

10,123 (4248)

6321 (2050)

0.647 (0.698)

6001–10,000

7791 (2304)

5320 (1402)

0.495 (0.450)

11,196 (4036)

6702 (1683)

0.701 (0.605)

More than 10,000

7806 (2123)

5552 (1315)

0.434 (0.408)

11,263 (3686)

7155 (1704)

0.605 (0.529)

Family status

Non-parents

7344 (2311)

5262 (1413)

0.425 (0.467)

10,299 (3954)

6619 (1827)

0.588 (0.605)

Parents

7779 (2411)

5341 (1449)

0.488 (0.456)

11,169 (4020)

6780 (1846)

0.685 (0.607)

Migration background

Non-migrants

7725 (2398)

5350 (1444)

0.476 (0.477)

11,005 (4032)

6749 (1797)

0.666 (0.616)

Migrants

7275 (2303)

5199 (1404)

0.426 (0.414)

10,315 (3931)

6625 (1947)

0.593 (0.583)

Region of living

German

7955 (2371)

5461 (1371)

0.490 (0.474)

11,284 (4087)

6867 (1849)

0.683 (0.619)

French

6759 (2157)

4970 (1456)

0.390 (0.422)

9785 (3560)

6419 (1707)

0.556 (0.581)

Italian

6307 (2098)

4607 (1818)

0.409 (0.402)

8584 (3335)

5759 (1926)

0.515 (0.480)

Number of observations

9163