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Marginal effects2 | |
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% point change | |
Sex (ref. men) | |
Women | 11.0* |
Age (ref. 55 to 59) | |
60 to 64 | n.s. |
65 and over | n.s. |
Disability (ref. no) | |
Yes | 7.1* |
Spouse or common-law partner (ref. no partner) | |
Yes, partner employed full time | -8.2* |
Yes, partner employed part time | -11.6* |
Yes, partner not employee | n.s. |
Child care (ref. no child care) | |
Less than 4 hours per week | n.s. |
4 or more hours per week | n.s. |
Elder care (ref. no elder care) | |
Less than 4 hours per week | n.s. |
4 or more hours per week | 14.3* |
Occupation (ref. sales, service, manufacturing) | |
Management | 9.1* |
Business, finance, administration, natural and applied sciences | n.s. |
Social science, education, health, arts | 7.7* |
Trades, primary industry | n.s. |
Weekly hours worked (all jobs) (ref. less than 30) | |
30 to 39 | n.s. |
40 to 49 | n.s. |
50 or more | 20.4* |
Job satisfaction (ref. unsatisfied with job) | |
Relatively satisfied | -27.9* |
Very satisfied | -37.4* |
Type of worker (ref. paid worker) | |
Self-employed | -6.1* |
1. The full model (in coefficient form) can be seen in Table 6. 2. Computed at mean values of independent variables included in probit model (baseline probability equal to 13.9%). * significantly different from the reference group (ref.) at 0.05 level or better. n.s. not significant. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2005. |