Table A.
Descriptive Statistics for Independent Variables
| Mean | Min. | Max. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| White | 82.0% | 0 | 1 |
| Black | 18.0% | 0 | 1 |
| Male | 46.5% | 0 | 1 |
| Mean Age (years) | 45.7 | 18 | 64 |
| Education | |||
| High School or Less | 18.3% | 0 | 1 |
| Some College | 30.0% | 0 | 1 |
| College | 37.7% | 0 | 1 |
| Graduate School | 14.0% | 0 | 1 |
| Total Months Unemployed | 12.6 | 0 | 106 |
| Job Tenure (years) | 5.66 | 0 | 42 |
| Home Owner | 62.7% | 0 | 1 |
| Married | 50.9% | 0 | 1 |
| Number of Children | 1.47 | 0 | 13 |
| Base Earnings (dollars) | $47,315.75 | $0.00 | $99,999.99 |
| Base Weeks | 45.00 | 0.00 | 120.00 |
| Previous Occupation | |||
| Management, Business, & Financial | 24.9% | 0 | 1 |
| Computers, Engineering, & Science | 6.6% | 0 | 1 |
| Educ, Legal, Comm Serv, Arts, & Media | 8.3% | 0 | 1 |
| Healthcare Practitioner & Technical | 1.9% | 0 | 1 |
| Health Services | 5.3% | 0 | 1 |
| Sales | 9.1% | 0 | 1 |
| Office & Administrative Support | 17.0% | 0 | 1 |
| Construction & Extraction | 7.2% | 0 | 1 |
| Installation, Maintenance, & Repair | 2.1% | 0 | 1 |
| Production | 6.9% | 0 | 1 |
| Transportation | 9.2% | 0 | 1 |
| Missing Previous Occupation | 1.6% | 0 | 1 |
| Previous Industry | |||
| Mining, Utilities, & Construction | 3.9% | 0 | 1 |
| Manufacturing | 7.8% | 0 | 1 |
| Wholesale & Retail Trade, Transpt’n | 22.0% | 0 | 1 |
| Information, Finance, Real Estate | 38.8% | 0 | 1 |
| Education, Healthcare, & Social Assist | 11.7% | 0 | 1 |
| Arts, Entertainment, Accommodations | 3.6% | 0 | 1 |
| Other Services | 2.0% | 0 | 1 |
| Public Administration | 1.1% | 0 | 1 |
| Missing Previous Industry | 11.1% | 0 | 1 |
| Used Informal Job Search Methods | 79.4% | 0 | 1 |
| Maximum Job Search Distance | 28.04 | 0 | 100 |
Notes: Sample limited to white and black respondents in the job search module between the ages of 18 and 64 who were actively engaged in job search.
Source: Data come from the New Jersey Unemployment Insurance Survey.