Table 3
Estimated average marginal effects on entry into self-employment and wage employment

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Table 3
Estimated average marginal effects on entry into self-employment and wage employment
Table summary
This table displays the results of Estimated average marginal effects on entry into self-employment and wage employment. The information is grouped by Variable (appearing as row headers), Probability of entry into self-employment, Probability of entry into wage employment, Model 1, Model 2, Model 3, Model 4, Column 1, Column 2, Column 3, Column 4, Column 5, Column 6, Column 7 and Column 8, calculated using coefficient and standard error units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Variable Probability of entry into self-employment Probability of entry into wage employment
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
coefficient standard error coefficient standard error coefficient standard error coefficient standard error
Age group (omitted: 21 to 25)  
26 to 30 0.004Note *** 0.000 0.004Note *** 0.000 -0.058Note *** 0.004 -0.061Note *** 0.004
31 to 35 0.007Note *** 0.000 0.008Note *** 0.000 -0.168Note *** 0.004 -0.175Note *** 0.004
36 to 40 0.005Note *** 0.000 0.007Note *** 0.000 -0.223Note *** 0.004 -0.233Note *** 0.004
Education (omitted: high school or less)  
Some postsecondary 0.003Note *** 0.000 0.003Note *** 0.000 -0.053Note *** 0.003 -0.053Note *** 0.003
Bachelor's degree 0.006Note *** 0.000 0.006Note *** 0.000 -0.048Note *** 0.003 -0.047Note *** 0.003
Graduate degree 0.034Note *** 0.001 0.034Note *** 0.001 -0.147Note *** 0.004 -0.142Note *** 0.004
Mother tongue other than English or French -0.001Note *** 0.000 -0.001Note ** 0.000 0.090Note *** 0.003 0.090Note *** 0.003
Visible minority -0.004Note *** 0.000 -0.004Note *** 0.000 -0.084Note *** 0.003 -0.083Note *** 0.003
Couple -0.001Note ** 0.000 -0.003Note *** 0.000 -0.090Note *** 0.004 -0.087Note *** 0.004
Other family income (log) 0.004Note *** 0.000 0.004Note *** 0.000 0.025Note *** 0.001 0.026Note *** 0.001
Urban -0.006Note *** 0.000 -0.006Note *** 0.000 0.038Note *** 0.003 0.039Note *** 0.003
Region (omitted: Ontario)  
Atlantic provinces -0.017Note *** 0.000 -0.017Note *** 0.000 0.072Note *** 0.005 0.069Note *** 0.005
Quebec 0.004Note *** 0.000 0.004Note *** 0.000 -0.046Note *** 0.003 -0.047Note *** 0.003
Prairies 0.013Note *** 0.000 0.013Note *** 0.000 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003
British Columbia 0.008Note *** 0.000 0.008Note *** 0.000 0.061Note *** 0.003 0.061Note *** 0.003
Age of the youngest child in 2006 (omitted: no children)  
0 to 1 0.016Note *** 0.001 0.014Note *** 0.001 -0.065Note *** 0.004 -0.076Note *** 0.004
2 to 3 0.010Note *** 0.001 0.013Note *** 0.001 0.026Note *** 0.005 -0.001 0.005
4 to 5 0.004Note *** 0.001 0.008Note *** 0.001 -0.022Note *** 0.005 -0.050Note *** 0.005
6 to 12 -0.005Note *** 0.001 -0.008Note *** 0.001 0.085Note *** 0.004 0.100Note *** 0.004
13 to 17 -0.013Note *** 0.001 -0.015Note *** 0.001 0.042Note *** 0.006 0.053Note *** 0.006
18 and over -0.021Note *** 0.000 -0.021Note *** 0.000 0.005 0.007 0.002 0.007
Number of children under the age of 18 in 2006 -0.001Note *** 0.000 0.001Note *** 0.000 0.008Note *** 0.001 -0.001 0.001
New mothers 0.012Note *** 0.000 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable -0.066Note *** 0.004 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Changes in the number of children under the age of 6 between 2006 and 2011 (omitted: no change)  
Number of children declined Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable -0.007Note *** 0.000 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.054Note *** 0.004
Number of children increased by 1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.011Note *** 0.000 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable -0.053Note *** 0.004
Number of children increased by 2 or more Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.025Note *** 0.001 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable -0.110Note *** 0.005
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