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. 2016 Jan 25;32(1):31–54. doi: 10.1007/s10680-015-9360-2

Table 3.

Descriptive dynamics: labour market and marriage

EU 15 New EU DC LDC Antilles and Surinam
Employed leavera 1.6 % 1.2 % 1.0 % 1.3 % 3.6 %
Length of observed employment spell(s)b
 <1 months 6.9 % 7.0 % 7.0 % 8.0 % 5.6 %
 1–3 months 25.3 % 25.3 % 24.3 % 27.2 % 24.3 %
 3–6 months 22.0 % 27.8 % 27.0 % 20.8 % 21.0 %
 6–12 months 25.7 % 24.1 % 25.9 % 25.5 % 27.9 %
 1–2 years 14.2 % 9.2 % 12.4 % 12.8 % 13.3 %
 >2 years 5.9 % 6.7 % 3.2 % 5.8 % 8.0 %
 Average (months) 8.4 8.2 7.2 8.0 9.4
No work dynamics
 No work leaverc 3.7 % 7.0 % 5.4 % 5.6 % 4.9 %
Length of observed no work spell(s)d
 <1 months 11.6 % 6.7 % 8.4 % 10.1 % 15.2 %
 1–3 months 34.5 % 30.1 % 29.3 % 29.1 % 34.5 %
 3–6 months 21.6 % 33.6 % 19.5 % 21.1 % 19.7 %
 6–12 months 18.7 % 18.0 % 24.9 % 21.0 % 18.1 %
 1–2 years 10.8 % 9.3 % 14.8 % 13.6 % 8.3 %
 >2 years 2.8 % 2.3 % 3.0 % 5.2 % 4.2 %
 Average (months) 6.1 6.0 7.2 7.5 6.1
Marriage dynamics
 Married leavere 0.2 % 0.3 % 0.7 % 0.4 % 0.6 %
Length of observed single spellf
 Average (months) 38.1 28.3 27.5 33.0 49.2
Length of marriage spell till departure
 Average (months) 21.9 16.4 20.3 16.4 21.1

aPercentage of students who are employed at the moment of departure

bEmployment spell(s) that ends in departure, or no work

cPercentage of students who are not working (nor studying) at the moment of departure

dNo work spell(s) that ends in departure, or employment

ePercentage of students who are married at the moment of departure

fSingle spell that ends in marriage