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Table 1 Sample characteristics: mean age, gender (%), educational level (%), educational level (categories) and occupational activity (%)

From: The MAastricht Instrument for Sustainable Employability – Italian version (MAISE-IT): a validation study

Variable

Total Sample

PAA Sample

C Sample

Age (mean)

46.7

48.9

40.2

Gender (%)

 men

40.5

43.5

31.9

 women

59.5

56.5

68.1

Educational level (%)

 primary education

0.2

0.3

0

 middle education

0.2

0.3

0

 lower professional education

5.0

4.6

6.3

 secondary education

25.4

26.8

21.4

 post-secondary education

3.9

4.0

3.6

 bachelor’s degree

7.6

6.2

11.6

 master’s degree

42.3

42.8

41.1

 post-degree master or PhD

14.9

15.1

14.3

 other

0.5

0

1.8

Educational level (categories)

 (1) < post-secondary education

30.9

32.0

27.7

 (2) post-secondary education/university

68.7

68.0

70.6

Occupational activity (%)

 white-collars

-

-

57

 blue-collars

-

-

9

 pink-collars

-

-

13

 n.d

-

-

21

  1. PAA Sample Public Administration Agency Sample, C Sample Convenience Sample