Table 15 Correlates of hiring rates, logit specification (customer service and sales)

From: Criminal background and job performance

	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
	Hired	Hired	Hired	Hired	Hired	Hired
pre_crim	0.2477*	0.2682**	−0.3064***	− 0.1723*	−0.3013***	− 0.3240
pre_crim	(1.95)	(2.09)	(−3.30)	(− 1.74)	(−3.27)	(−1.35)
school		−0.0937			0.0537	0.0537
school		(−1.27)			(1.17)	(1.17)
fewer_short_jobs		0.1474***			0.1606***	0.1606***
fewer_short_jobs		(4.96)			(9.56)	(9.54)
longest_job		−0.0507*			0.0347*	0.0346*
longest_job		(−1.76)			(1.75)	(1.75)
pos_applied==Sales				1.5735***	−4.4892***	−4.4949***
pos_applied==Sales				(5.61)	(−3.58)	(−3.56)
crim*sales						0.0334
crim*sales						(0.13)
Constant	−1.4540***	−0.9385***	−1.6917***	−1.9813***	− 1.5885***	−1.5882***
Constant	(−5.79)	(−3.06)	(−4.41e+12)	(−15.65)	(−16.06)	(− 16.04)
location dummies	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Observations	73,885	73,884	67,700	73,885	67,699	67,699
Pseudo R-squared	0.001	0.004	0.082	0.087	0.087	0.087

Sample contains only applicants for whom information about criminal background is available. t-statistics in parentheses. Robust standard errors
*p < 0.10, **p < 0.05, ***p < .01

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