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Table 1 Variables

From: Comparing success of female students to their male counterparts in the STEM fields: an empirical analysis from enrollment until graduation using longitudinal register data

Variable

Range

Source table

Description

Math

{1,10}

Examvovaktab

High school math grade

Dutch

{1,10}

Examvovaktab

High school Dutch grade

English

{1,10}

Examvovaktab

High school English grade

vwo

{0,1}

Examvotab

= 1 for academic track

advmath

{0,1}

Examvovaktab

= 1 for math B versus math A

Female

{0,1}

Gbapersoontab

= 1 for female students

Migration

{0,1}

Gbapersoontab

= 1 for students with a migration background

Enrolled\(_t\)

{0,1}

Onderwijsdeelnemerstab

= 1 for STEM enrollment in academic year t

Dropout\(_t\)

{0,1}

Onderwijsdeelnemerstab

= 1 for drop out during academic year t

Graduate\(_t\)

{0,1}

Onderwijsdeelnemerstab

= 1 for graduation during academic year t

  1. The source table names above are consistent with the microdata catalogue of Statistics Netherlands