Table 2.
Demographic composition of the event and comparison groups: means (and standard deviations) for age (in years) and household income (in Swiss francs), proportions for gender and education.
| Event | Comparison | |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage | ||
| Gender (% women) | 52% | 50% |
| Age | 28.0 (7.3) | 28.3 (7.5) |
| Education | ||
| Incomplete compulsory school | 4% | 3% |
| Compulsory school, elementary vocational training | 9% | 8% |
| Domestic science course, 1 year school of commerce | 1% | 1% |
| General training school | 1% | 0% |
| Apprenticeship (CFC, EFZ) | 35% | 36% |
| Full-time vocational school | 4% | 4% |
| Bachelor/maturity | 13% | 12% |
| Vocational high school with master certificate, federal certificate | 4% | 4% |
| Technical or vocational school | 2% | 2% |
| Vocational high school ETS, HTL, etc. | 8% | 9% |
| University, academic high school, HEP, PH, HES, FH | 20% | 20% |
| Household income | 143,412 (184,998) | 146,374 (277,970) |
| N | 505 | 505 |
| Childbirth | ||
| Gender (% women) | 52% | 50% |
| Age | 29.9 (6.1) | 30.3 (6.1) |
| Education | ||
| Incomplete compulsory school | 0% | 0% |
| Compulsory school, elementary vocational training | 5% | 3% |
| Domestic science course, 1 year school of commerce | 1% | 1% |
| General training school | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship (CFC, EFZ) | 37% | 37% |
| Full-time vocational school | 4% | 4% |
| Bachelor/maturity | 14% | 14% |
| Vocational high school with master certificate, federal certificate | 6% | 6% |
| Technical or vocational school | 2% | 1% |
| Vocational high school ETS, HTL, etc. | 8% | 9% |
| University, academic high school, HEP, PH, HES, FH | 22% | 23% |
| Household income | 135,071 (150,112) | 132,298 (96,472) |
| N | 509 | 509 |
| Widowhood | ||
| Gender (% women) | 80% | 79% |
| Age | 62.6 (12.8) | 62.8 (13.4) |
| Education | ||
| Incomplete compulsory school | 2% | 0% |
| Compulsory school, elementary vocational training | 20% | 18% |
| Domestic science course, 1 year school of commerce | 8% | 10% |
| General training school | 4% | 4% |
| Apprenticeship (CFC, EFZ) | 36% | 38% |
| Full-time vocational school | 8% | 6% |
| Bachelor/maturity | 4% | 4% |
| Vocational high school with master certificate, federal certificate | 7% | 8% |
| Technical or vocational school | 3% | 2% |
| Vocational high school ETS, HTL, etc. | 2% | 3% |
| University, academic high school, HEP, PH, HES, FH | 6% | 6% |
| Household income | 97,244 (131,980) | 99,142 (146,872) |
| N | 157 | 157 |
| Unemployment | ||
| Gender (% women) | 63% | 62% |
| Age | 30.1 (14.0) | 29.9 (14.2) |
| Education | ||
| Incomplete compulsory school | 22% | 24% |
| Compulsory school, elementary vocational training | 19% | 19% |
| Domestic science course, 1 year school of commerce | 3% | 2% |
| General training school | 1% | 1% |
| Apprenticeship (CFC, EFZ) | 24% | 25% |
| Full-time vocational school | 4% | 4% |
| Bachelor/maturity | 11% | 9% |
| Vocational high school with master certificate, federal certificate | 3% | 2% |
| Technical or vocational school | 2% | 1% |
| Vocational high school ETS, HTL, etc. | 5% | 5% |
| University, academic high school, HEP, PH, HES, FH | 7% | 8% |
| Household income | 116,323 (59,655) | 117,921 (70,519) |
| N | 467 | 467 |
| Disability | ||
| Gender (% women) | 61% | 60% |
| Age | 54.7 (16.6) | 54.7 (16.3) |
| Education | ||
| Incomplete compulsory school | 3% | 4% |
| Compulsory school, elementary vocational training | 25% | 25% |
| Domestic science course, 1 year school of commerce | 6% | 7% |
| General training school | 1% | 0% |
| Apprenticeship (CFC, EFZ) | 35% | 34% |
| Full-time vocational school | 6% | 7% |
| Bachelor/maturity | 7% | 8% |
| Vocational high school with master certificate, federal certificate | 4% | 3% |
| Technical or vocational school | 3% | 2% |
| Vocational high school ETS, HTL, etc. | 4% | 3% |
| University, academic high school, HEP, PH, HES, FH | 6% | 6% |
| Household income | 89,324 (54,816) | 91,458 (54,361) |
| N | 500 | 500 |