Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of the sample factors. Means (SD) for the three subsamples of employed people with computer use at work and at home (Employed), employed people with computer use only at home (Emp.-Home), and people that are out of the labor force (OLF).
| Employed | Emp.-Home | OLF | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 2741 | 659 | 707 |
| Proportion of the whole PIAAC data set | 50.2 % | 12.1 % | 12.9 % |
| Score PS-TRE | 290.72a, b (40.78) | 264.20a, c (43.37) | 278.17a, d (44.00) |
| Age (Generation) | 40.73 (11.70) | 36.73 (13.41) | 34.32 (17.39) |
| Gender (f) | 45.5 % | 41.9 % | 59.5 % |
| Migration (y) | 7.6 % | 15.4 % | 13.4 % |
| Years of Education | 14.49 (2.45) | 12.43 (2.18) | 12.03 (2.49) |
| Cultural Capital (#Books >100) | 50.1 % | 33.9 % | 48.1 % |
| Further Education (y) | 65.9 % | 33.1 % | 16.7 % |
| Internet Use at Home (1−4) | 2.88 (.63) | 2.67 (.68) | 2.77 (.63) |
| Application Use at Home (1−4) | 2.04 (.62) | 1.78 (.67) | 2.04 (.70) |
| Internet Use at Work (1−4) | 2.66 (.85) | n/a | n/a |
| Application Use at Work (1−4) | 2.76 (1.02) | n/a | n/a |
| Score Literacy | 285.86 (41.09) | 257.24 (43.02) | 267.80 (46.42) |
| Score Numeracy | 293.01 (43.85) | 263.88 (43.93) | 267.16 (48.38) |
a
Competency levels: I: 241–290 points; II: 291–340 points; III: above 341 points.
b
95 %-Confidence interval [288.31; 293.13]; dCohen(Employed – EMP.-Home) = .303; dCohen(Employed – OLF) = 0.642.
c
95 %-Confidence interval [259.10; 26.929]; dCohen(Emp.-Home – OLF) = 0.320.
d
95 %-Confidence interval [274.72; 281.62].