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Table 2 Variables’ definition

From: Labor market conditions and self-employment: a Denmark-Spain comparison

Age

Individual’s age, ranging from 20 to 59

Married

Equal to 1 for cohabiting individuals

Univ. education

Equal to 1 for indiv. with university education

Skilled

Equal to 1 for skilled individuals

Child 0-2

Equal to 1 for indiv. with children aged 0 to 2

Child 3-6

Equal to 1 for indiv. with children aged 3 to 6

Child 7-16

Equal to 1 for indiv. with children aged 7 to 16

Citizen

Equal to 1 for indiv. with Danish/Spanish citizenship

Health

Self assessed health 1-5 (1 good and 5 bad)

Relatives se

Equal to 1 if the there are any SE in the household

Work income

Total labour income

Capital income

Total capital income

Benefits

Equal to 1 for indiv. receiving unempl. benefits

NE

Equal to 1 if the indiv. was either unemployed or out of the

 

labor force and 0 if the indiv. was wage-employed

WE

Equal to 1 if the indiv. was employed

 

and 0 if the indiv. was unemployed or out of the labor force

Working hours

Number of working hours

Job tenure

Number of years in present job, 0 if not employed

Private sector

Equal to 1 if working in the private sector

Hotel/Transport

Equal to 1 if working in the Hotel or Transportation sector

Finance

Equal to 1 if working in the Finance or Business sector

Wholesale

Equal to 1 for working in the Wholesale or Construct. sector

Services

Equal to 1 for working in the Service sector

Unemployment Rate

Age (five years band) and gender specific

 

national unemployment rate (source: ILO)