Table 1
Variable	N	Mean
Wage change	446744	0.000	-2: -30%, -1: -10%, 0: 0%, 1: +10%, 2: +30%
Age	446744	4.368	1: under 19, 2: 20-24, 3: 25-29, 4: 30-34, 5: 35-44, 6: 45-54, 7: 55-59, 8: 60-64, 9: over 65
Female	446744	0.399	1=female, 0=male
Graduation level	Junior high	446744	0.132	1=junior high, 0=other
High school	446744	0.538	1=high school, 0=other
Junior college	446744	0.147	1=junior college, 0=other
University	446744	0.184	1=university, 0=other
Involuntary quit	446744	0.141	1=if the reason of quit is "mandatory retirement," "dismissal," or "end of contract," 0=other
Industry dummy variables	Present industry	Mining	446744	0.013	1=mining, 0=other
Construction	446744	0.048	1=construction, 0=other
Manufacturing	446744	0.468	1=manufacturing, 0=other
Electricity/ gas	446744	0.010	1=electricity/ gas, 0=other
Communication/ transportation	446744	0.054	1=communication/ transportation, 0=other
Wholesale/retail/ restaurants	446744	0.053	1=wholesale/retail/ restaurants, 0=other
Finance/ insurance	446744	0.024	1=finance/ insurance, 0=other
Real estate	446744	0.024	1=real estate, 0=other
Service	446744	0.305	1=service, 0=other
Previous industry	Agriculture	446100	0.008	1=agriculture, 0=other
Mining	446100	0.006	1=mining, 0=other
Construction	446100	0.072	1=construction, 0=other
Manufacturing	446100	0.332	1=manufacturing, 0=other
Communication/ transportation	446100	0.067	1=communication/ transportation, 0=other
Wholesale/retail/ restaurants	446100	0.120	1=wholesale/retail/ restaurants, 0=other
Finance/ insurance	446100	0.030	1=finance/ insurance, 0=other
Service	446100	0.236	1=service, 0=other
Other	446100	0.132	Other
Industrial change dummy	446100	0.520	1=change of industry, 0=same industry
Occupation dummy variables	Present occupation	Technician	446744	0.138	1=technician, 0=other
Manager	446744	0.053	1=manager, 0=other
Administration	446744	0.169	1=administration, 0=other
Sales	446744	0.061	1=sales, 0=other
Service	446744	0.125	1=service, 0=other
Communication/transportation	446744	0.043	1=communication/transportation, 0=other
Production	446744	0.314	1=production, 0=other
Others	446744	0.098	1=other, 0=occupation listed above
Previous occupation	Technician	446665	0.143	1=technician, 0=other
Manager	446665	0.062	1=manager, 0=other
Administration	446665	0.156	1=administration, 0=other
Sales	446665	0.100	1=sales, 0=other
Service	446665	0.145	1=service, 0=other
Communication/transportation	446665	0.044	1=communication/transportation, 0=other
Production	446665	0.254	1=production, 0=other
Other	446665	0.097	1=other, 0=occupation listed above
Occupational change dummy	446665	0.338	1=change, 0=same occupation
Working time	Present part time dummy	446744	0.176	1=part time, 0=full time
Previous part time dummy	446744	0.178	1=part time, 0=full time
Change in working hours dummy	446744	0.133	1=change, 0=same working hours
Firm size dummies	Present firm size	5 - 29	446744	0.067	1=employment of 5 - 29, 0=other
30 - 99	446744	0.184	1=employment of 30 - 99, 0=other
100 - 299	446744	0.221	1=employment of 100 - 299, 0=other
300 - 999	446744	0.206	1=employment of 300 - 999, 0=other
over 1000	446744	0.322	1=employment of over 1000, 0=other
Previous firm size	Public organization	445091	0.023	1=public organization, 0=other
1 - 4	445091	0.027	1=employment of 1 - 4, 0=other
5 - 29	445091	0.219	1=employment of 5 - 29, 0=other
30 - 99	445091	0.238	1=employment of 30 - 99, 0=other
100 - 299	445091	0.185	1=employment of 100 - 299, 0=other
300 - 999	445091	0.119	1=employment of 300 - 999, 0=other
over 1000	445091	0.190	1=employment of over 1000, 0=other
Dummy for firm size change	up	445091	0.710	1=up or down, 0=invariant
down	446744	0.538	1=up, 0=down or invariant
1991	446744	0.170	1=down, 0=up or invariant
Year	1992	446744	0.087	1=1991, 0=other
1993	446744	0.071	1=1992, 0=other
1994	446744	0.067	1=1994, 0=other
1995	446744	0.075	1=1995, 0=other
1996	446744	0.086	1=1996, 0=other
1997	446744	0.095	1=1997, 0=other
1998	446744	0.081	1=1998, 0=other
1999	446744	0.074	1=1999, 0=other
2000	446744	0.086	1=2000, 0=other
2001	446744	0.086	1=2001, 0=other
2002	446744	0.090	1=2002, 0=other