Does temporal and locational flexibility of work increase the supply of working hours? Evidence from the Netherlands

Possenriede, Daniel; Hassink, Wolter H.J.; Plantenga, Janneke

doi:10.1186/s40173-016-0072-y

Table 4 Descriptive statistics

From: Does temporal and locational flexibility of work increase the supply of working hours? Evidence from the Netherlands

	Gross sample		Net sample
Variables	Mean	S.E.	Mean	S.E.	Min	Max
Actual hours	31.32	(0.099)	33.63	(0.096)	0	90
Contracted hours	30.48	(0.077)	31.12	(0.078)	0	91
Preferred hours	30.10	(0.076)	30.76	(0.078)	0	91
Flexi-time	0.38	(0.003)	0.39	(0.004)	0	1
Telehomework	0.18	(0.003)	0.18	(0.003)	0	1
Age	41.16	(0.085)	42.70	(0.088)	16	66
Marital status
Married	0.63	(0.003)	0.68	(0.004)	0	1
Cohabiting	0.12	(0.002)	0.12	(0.003)	0	1
Single	0.25	(0.003)	0.20	(0.003)	0	1
Child(ren)	0.53	(0.003)	0.56	(0.004)	0	1
Education
Primary school	0.03	(0.001)	0.02	(0.001)	0	1
Lower secondary	0.22	(0.003)	0.21	(0.003)	0	1
Higher secondary	0.39	(0.003)	0.39	(0.004)	0	1
Vocational college	0.25	(0.003)	0.27	(0.003)	0	1
Academic	0.10	(0.002)	0.11	(0.002)	0	1
Work experience	20.77	(0.081)	21.24	(0.088)	0	52
Permanent contract	0.82	(0.003)	0.87	(0.003)	0	1
Empl. status change	0.35	(0.003)	0.33	(0.004)	0	1
Second job	0.07	(0.002)	0.07	(0.002)	0	1
Supervised employees
None	0.70	(0.003)	0.69	(0.004)	0	1
1–9 employees	0.20	(0.003)	0.22	(0.003)	0	1
10–49 employees	0.08	(0.002)	0.08	(0.002)	0	1
50 or more employees	0.02	(0.001)	0.02	(0.001)	0	1
Occupational level
Elementary	0.06	(0.002)	0.04	(0.002)	0	1
Lower	0.25	(0.003)	0.21	(0.003)	0	1
Medium	0.35	(0.003)	0.37	(0.004)	0	1
Higher	0.26	(0.003)	0.29	(0.004)	0	1
Scientific	0.08	(0.002)	0.09	(0.002)	0	1
Sector
Agriculture	0.01	(0.001)	0.01	(0.001)	0	1
Industry	0.11	(0.002)	0.12	(0.003)	0	1
Construction	0.04	(0.001)	0.04	(0.002)	0	1
Trade, gastronomy, repair	0.16	(0.003)	0.14	(0.003)	0	1
Transport	0.06	(0.002)	0.06	(0.002)	0	1
Business services	0.16	(0.003)	0.17	(0.003)	0	1
Care, welfare	0.21	(0.003)	0.21	(0.003)	0	1
Other services	0.05	(0.002)	0.05	(0.002)	0	1
Government	0.09	(0.002)	0.10	(0.002)	0	1
Education	0.10	(0.002)	0.11	(0.002)	0	1
No. of employees (/1000)	0.53	(0.016)	0.57	(0.018)	0	70
2002	0.15	(0.002)	0.12	(0.003)	0	1
2004	0.16	(0.003)	0.17	(0.003)	0	1
2006	0.19	(0.003)	0.19	(0.003)	0	1
2008	0.18	(0.003)	0.19	(0.003)	0	1
2010	0.16	(0.003)	0.16	(0.003)	0	1
2012	0.16	(0.003)	0.17	(0.003)	0	1
Observations	20,452		16,022

Note: The gross sample comprises the observations of all employees in the sample, the net sample those observations used for estimation after listwise deletion due to missing values
S.E. standard error of the mean

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