Table 7.

Personal background characteristics of trainees

Aspect	Coding	Frequency	Percentage	Valid percentage	Cumulated percentage
Gender n = 561	Female	356	63.3	63.5	63.5
	Male	205	36.5	36.5	100.0
Educational level (highest school leaving certificate) n = 562	Secondary school certificate (Mittlere Reife)	119	21.2	21.2	21.2
	Advanced technical college (Fachhochschulreife)	168	29.9	29.9	51.1
	General higher education certificate (allgemeine Hochschulreife/Abitur)	275	48.9	48.9	100.0
Grade (average grade in school leaving certificate) n = 555	1.0–1.5	39	6.9	7.0	7.0
	1.6–2.0	74	13.2	13.3	20.4
	2.1–2.5	175	31.1	31.5	51.9
	2.6–3.0	184	32.7	33.2	85.0
	3.1–3.5	77	13.7	13.9	98.9
	3.6–4.0	6	1.1	1.1	100.0
Training performance T1 (self-assessed grade) n = 548	1.0–1.5	62	11.0	11.3	11.3
	1.6–2.0	239	42.5	43.6	54.9
	2.1–2.5	160	28.5	29.2	84.1
	2.6–3.0	60	10.7	10.9	95.1
	3.1–3.5	23	4.1	4.2	99.3
	3.6–4.0	2	0.4	0.4	99.6
	> 4.0	2	0.4	0.4	100.0
Aspired final grade T0 n = 540	1.0–1.5	147	26.2	27.2	27.2
	1.6–2.0	285	50.7	52.8	80.0
	2.1–2.5	99	17.6	18.3	98.3
	2.6–3.0	8	1.4	1.5	99.8
Aspired final grade T1 n = 553	1.0–1.5	151	26.9	27.3	27.3
	1.6–2.0	245	43.6	44.3	71.6
	2.1–2.5	123	21.9	22.2	93.9
	2.6–3.0	29	5.2	5.2	99.1
	3.1–3.5	3	0.5	0.5	99.6
	3.6–4.0	1	0.2	0.2	99.8
	> 4.0	1	0.2	0.2	100.0
Language(s) (spoken at home) n = 559	Only German	435	77.4	77.8	77.8
	More than German	115	20.5	20.6	98.4
	Only other than German	9	1.6	1.6	100.0
Terminated Training before n = 561	No	524	93.2	93.4	93.4
	Yes	37	6.6	6.6	100.0

N maximum = 562