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Table 6 Employment characteristics in the follow-up survey

From: Life skills, employability and training for disadvantaged youth: Evidence from a randomized evaluation design

Outcome

Z i = 0

Z i = 1

Employed

62.5%

61.6%

 Agriculture and mining

1.95%

1.49%

 Industry

9.60%

8.29%

 Services

88.5%

90.2%

Duration of current job (months)

16.21

15.48

Permanent Job

42.2%

41.7%

Employed at large firmsa

12.7%

13.2%

Salaried workers

35.2%

36.4%

Unpaid workers

2.92%

2.75%

Self-employed workers

20.8%

19.5%

Workers w/ labor risk insurance

9.97%

11.08%

Workers with health insurance

17.4%

18.0%

Workers with written contract

12.7%

13.8%

Weekly worked days

5.12

5.08

Weekly worked hours

38.83

38.25

Wants to work more hours

43.4%

42.9%

Wants to change current job

50.4%

48.9%

Workers seeking another job

17.7%

19.1%

Monthly wage (Dominican peso)b

2464.1

2535.5

Hourly wage (Dominican peso)b

18.38

18.26

  1. Source: Follow-up survey.
  2. Note: Outcomes are unconditional on employment status.
  3. aLarge firms are those that employ 51 or more employees.
  4. bOne US dollar = 35 Dominican pesos.