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Table 5 Descriptive statistics of qualitative data

From: A third type of job search behavior: the use of the formal-informal joint channel in matching individual qualifications with hiring requirements in urban China

Variables

Values

Percentage

Era of job entry

<1979

11

 

1979-1991

14

 

1992-1997

21

 

1998-2003

54

Location

Beijing

36

 

Shenzhen

32

 

Jiangyou

32

Type of sector

Party, governmental, and public

25

 

State-owned enterprises

36

 

Market sector

39

Party membership

Party members

48.5

 

Non-party members

51.5

Years of education

Less than 6 years

15.2

 

6-12 years

21.2

 

13-16 years

15.2

 

Over 16 years

48.4

Father's party membership

Party members

48.5

 

Non-party members

51.5

Father's education

Less than 6 years

36.4

 

6-12 years

33.3

 

13-16 years

18.2

 

Over 16 years

12.1

Gender

Male

57.6

 

Female

42.4

Age

Below 30

42.4

 

30-40

30.3

 

Over 40

27.3