Primary education was the highest educational level in 46.3% of women and 48.5% of men.
Respondents with primary school education as the highest educational level formed the largest group 96, (44.2%).
For 38.7 % of the respondents the highest educational level within the household was higher education (post-secondary).
21 The education register records data on highest educational level and educational area.
Control variables include socio-demographic characteristics like the highest educational level of the parents, sex and age at education-to-work transitions.
9The LFS provides information on schooling levels (i.e., highest educational level achieved), which was converted in years of education with reference to the Italian educational system.
The participants reported the highest educational level achieved, choosing between 4 categories, from primary education to university degree.
Information on education was obtained by asking the participants to report their highest educational level.
Highest educational level was surveyed in three categories: primary, secondary and tertiary education.
Subjects with low education had significantly lower HL scores than subjects with the highest educational level.
The education variable was created by classifying participants according to their highest educational level (≤8 years, 9 10 years and 11 13 years at school, and university degree).
