Table 1 Main group characteristics of the four typical work trajectories (N = 4149)
From: Work trajectories and status attainment process: a study using sequence analysis
Variable | Trajectory 1 | Trajectory 2 | Trajectory 3 | Trajectory 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Merit-based trajectory | Private blue-collar trajectory | State-owned blue-collar trajectory | Self-employed trajectory | ||
Male (%) | 51.09 | 42.83 | 47.66 | 50.93 | 49.31 |
Age (years) | 40.02 | 35.15 | 49.07 | 38.49 | 41.05 |
Urban residence (%) | 0.89 | 0.82 | 0.92 | 0.73 | 0.85 |
Agricultural hukou (%) | 16.81 | 44.22 | 9.26 | 51.81 | 26.2 |
Education (years) | 12.83 | 10.58 | 10.33 | 9.63 | 11.32 |
Work age (years) | 14.62 | 10.43 | 20.03 | 13.03 | 14.93 |
Party member (%) | 29.05 | 3.39 | 11.94 | 3.83 | 16.7 |
Parental education (years) | 8.73 | 7.94 | 6.83 | 7.08 | 7.86 |
Agricultural hukou at birth (%) | 50.6 | 67.13 | 36.72 | 79.85 | 56.04 |
Work cohort (%) | |||||
Pre-1978 | 39.6 | 2.14 | 42.66 | 15.6 | 15.76 |
1978–1991 | 37.35 | 7.95 | 34.7 | 20 | 30.01 |
1992–2000 | 45.88 | 15.72 | 14.01 | 24.39 | 22.54 |
Post-2000 | 52.09 | 18.4 | 4.11 | 25.4 | 31.69 |
Average entropy | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
Average turbulence | 2.34 | 1.86 | 1.77 | 2.15 | 2.12 |
Average number of job changes | 0.51 | 0.41 | 0.27 | 0.46 | 0.43 |
% | 44.3 | 12.1 | 21.6 | 22.01 | 100 |