TABLE A2.
Descriptive statistics for variables
| Variables | Summary stat | Domain | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mismatch | Closely related: 40.7% Somewhat related: 30.3% Not related: 29.0% |
1–3 | What extent is your current work related to your educational level? |
| Log annual wage | M: 10.6 SD: 1.0 |
5–14 | What is your salary? |
| Job satisfaction | Very dissatisfied: 3.8% Somewhat dissatisfied: 11.1% Somewhat satisfied: 46.2% Very satisfied: 38.8% |
1–4 | Please rate your overall job satisfaction. |
| Degree of field | Economics: 17% Political and related sciences: 18.3% Psychology: 36.7% Sociology and anthropology: 16.2% Other social sciences: 11.7% |
1–5 | What is the primary field of study for this degree? |
| Male | Male: 41.7% Female: 58.3% |
0–1 | Are you: Male/Female.Note: Male is coded as 1. |
| Race | White: 57.2% Black: 11.1% Asian: 11.7% Hispanic: 14.9% Others: 5.0% |
1–5 | What is your race? |
| Workforce diversity | White Male: 25.6% White Female: 31.6% Nonwhite Male: 16.1% Nonwhite Female: 26.7% |
1–4 | Workforce diversity is coded based on gender and race information. |
| Age | M = 39.6 SD = 13.1 |
22–75 | What is your age? |
| Married | Yes: 53.2% No: 46.8% |
0–1 | Are you married? Note: Married is coded as 1. |
| Child | Yes: 36.5% No: 63.5% |
0–1 | Do you have child? Note: Have child is coded as 1. |
| Degree | Bachelor: 65.6% Master: 31.5% Doctorate: 1.7% Professional: 1. 1% |
1–4 | What type of degree did you earn? |
| Full time | Yes: 79.5% No: 20.5% |
0–1 | Are you working full time? Note: Full time is coded as 1 (more than 35 hr per week). |
| Supervisor | Yes: 33.7% No: 66.3% |
0–1 | Do you supervise the work of others? Note: Supervisor is coded as 1 |
| Training | Yes: 60.7% No: 39.3% |
0–1 | Did you attend any work-relate training? Note: Training is coded as 1 |
| Work duration (month) | M = 70.8 SD = 89.3 |
0–644 | How long do you work at your job? |
| Employer size | 1–10 employees: 14.2% 11–24 employees: 5.5% 25–99 employees: 11.6% 100–499 employees: 15.4% 500–999 employees: 13.9% 1.000– 4,999 employees: 13.3% 5.000– 2,499 employees: 18.76% 2,500+ employees: 22.1% |
1–8 | How many people work for your employers? |
| Employer type | Academia: 22.1% Business/Industry: 61.8% Government: 16.1% |
1–3 | What is your job sector? |
| Employer location | Northeast: 21.4% Midwest: 18.5% South: 31.1% West: 28.9% |
1–4 | Where is your current employer? |
Note. Data 2013 National Survey of College Graduates.