Table 4
Marginal effects from a probit model of voting among the employed1,2

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Table 4 Marginal effects from a probit model of voting among the employed
  Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
marginal effects
Weekly hours worked
Less than 30 ref. ref. ref.
30 to 39 0.03* 0.00 -0.01
40 -0.03* -0.04* -0.03*
More than 40 -0.04* -0.04* -0.03*
Spousal employment status
Employed 0.09* 0.08* 0.03*
Not employed ref. ref. ref.
Sector
Public 0.11* 0.06* 0.03*
Private
Self-employed 0.06* 0.04* -0.02
Not self-employed ref. ref. ref.
Occupation
Management .. 0.08* 0.03**
Business, finance and administrative .. 0.03* 0.02**
Natural and applied sciences and related .. 0.08* 0.06*
Health .. 0.04* 0.01
Social science, education, government service and religion .. 0.10* 0.06*
Art, culture, recreation and sport .. 0.05* 0.04**
Sales and service .. ref. ref.
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related .. -0.04* -0.04*
Primary industry .. -0.01 0
Processing, manufacturing and utilities .. -0.07* -0.05*
Industry controls No Yes Yes
Personal characteristics No No Yes
Number of observations 60,123 60,123 60,123
Pseudo R2 0.02 0.04 0.09
1. Dependent variable = 1 if the individual reported voting, 0 otherwise.
2. Marginal effect is for a discrete change in dummy variable from 0 to 1 and is calculated at the means of the independent variables.
* significantly different from the reference group (ref.) at the 5% level
.. not available for a specific reference period
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, May 2011.
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