Journal of Population Sciences
Expectations to go to university | Dummy equal to 1 if respondent intends to continue his/her studies at university after high school, 0 otherwise |
North-east, North-west, Center, South, Isles | Dummies for geographical area of residence |
Italians | Dummy equal to 1 if respondent was born in Italy and both parents were born in Italy, 0 otherwise |
Second generation | Dummy equal to 1 if respondent was born in Italy and at least one parent was born abroad, 0 otherwise |
First generation | Dummy equal to 1 if respondent was foreign-born, 0 otherwise |
Arrived before 2003 | Dummy equal to 1 for first-generation students arrived in Italy before 2003, 0 Otherwise |
Arrived in 2003/2007 | Dummy equal to 1 for first-generation students arrived in Italy between 2003 and 2007, 0 otherwise |
Arrived in 2008/2014 | Dummy equal to 1 for first-generation students arrived in Italy between 2008 and 2014, 0 otherwise |
Arrived in 2015 | Dummy equal to 1 for first-generation students arrived in Italy in 2015, 0 otherwise |
Family wealth | Wealth conditions of respondent’s family (1 = very rich…4 = very poor) |
Working father/mother | Dummy equal to 1 if his/her father/mother works, 0 otherwise |
BigMun | Dummy equal to 1 if respondent lives in a big municipality (more than 250.000 inhabitants in Northern and Central Italy or in Naples), 0 otherwise |
School year | Year of school |
Father/mother education | Father/mother education level (1 = no schooling, …0.5: bachelor or more) |
ENRmale-90 and ENRmale-15 | Measure the ratio of total enrollment of males in tertiary education, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to tertiary education in 1990 and 2015, respectively. ENRmale-90 refers to fathers’ source countries, ENRmale15 to sampled individuals’ birthplaces |
ENRfemale-90 and ENRfemale-15 | Measure the ratio of total enrollment of females in tertiary education, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to tertiary education, in 1990 and 2015, respectively. ENRfemale-90 refers to mothers’ source countries, ENRfemale15 to sampled individuals’ birthplaces |
ENR-90 | Has been obtained as average between ENRmale-90 and ENRfemale-90 |
ENR-15 | Has been obtained as average between ENRmale-15 and ENRfemale-15 |
GII-95 | The Gender Inequality Index—is a composite measure reflecting inequality in achievement between women and men in the dimensions of reproductive health, empowerment and the labor market, taken in 1995. GII-95 refers to parents’ birthplaces (if these are different, GII-95 is the average). Higher values, on a range 0–1, indicate more disparities between females and males |
GII-15 | The Gender Inequality Index—is a composite measure reflecting inequality in achievement between women and men in the dimensions of reproductive health, empowerment and the labor market, taken in 2015. GII-15 refers to sampled individuals’ birthplaces. Higher values, on a range 0–1, indicate more disparities between females and males |
GDP-90 | Gross domestic product per capita (current US$) in 1990; refers to parents’ source countries |
GDP-15 | Gross domestic product per capita (current US$) in 2015; refers to sampled individuals’ birthplaces |