Table 1 Descriptive statistics
From: Does more unemployment cause more fear of unemployment?
| Â | 1994-1998 | 2000-2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Mean | Min | Max | Mean | Min | Max |
Female (1-yes; 0-no) | 0.49 | 0 | 1 | 0.51 | 0 | 1 |
Age (years) | 39.16 | 15 | 72 | 38.85 | 15 | 72 |
Receiving pension (1-yes; 0-no) | 0.12 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 1 |
Education level (1 – below secondary; 2 –secondary; 3 – vocational; 4 –tertiary) | 3.00 | 1 | 4 | 3.10 | 1 | 4 |
Tenure (years) | 7.94 | 0 | 56 | 7.09 | 0 | 58 |
Married (1-yes; 0-no) | 0.75 | 0 | 1 | 0.71 | 0 | 1 |
State ownership (1-yes; 0-no) | 0.67 | 0 | 1 | 0.47 | 0 | 1 |
Having subordinates (1-yes; 0-no) | 0.23 | 0 | 1 | 0.22 | 0 | 1 |
Having second job (1-yes; 0-no) | 0.05 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 1 |
Having wage arrears (1-yes; 0-no) | 0.51 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 |
Living in a rural settlement (1-yes, 0- no) | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 |
Living in Moscow or St. Petersburg (1-yes; 0-no) | 0.10 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 1 |
Unemployment experience (1-yes, 0-no) | 0.05 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 1 |
Unemployed in previous year (1-yes, 0-no) | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 |
The level of regional unemployment (%) | 10.10 | 4.8 | 23.9 | 7.61 | 0.8 | 25.7 |
The level of specific unemployment (%) | 11.94 | 0.88 | 54.12 | 10.96 | 0.11 | 60.02 |
The level of specific non-employment (%) | 49.5 | 2.27 | 92.84 | 55.42 | 1.55 | 93.89 |