Table 6: Decomposition Estimates of ethnic wage differentials for graduates, students, and dropouts by gender.

MEN WOMEN Coef. Coef. Graduates Dutch-Mediterranean difference −0.012 −0.68 −0.043 −2.78  explained −0.003 −0.42 0.000 −0.10  unexplained −0.009 −0.55 −0.043 −2.80 Dutch-Caribbean difference 0.026 1.51 0.003 0.26  explained 0.026 3.74 0.017 3.97  unexplained 0.000 −0.02 −0.014 −1.10 Dutch-Western difference −0.005 −0.49 0.041 5.09  explained 0.011 2.86 0.014 5.51  unexplained −0.016 −1.76 0.028 3.58 Graduates before graduation Dutch-Mediterranean difference −0.176 −5.83 −0.110 −3.97  explained −0.093 −7.36 −0.093 −7.23  unexplained −0.083 −3.04 −0.013 −0.53 Dutch-Caribbean difference −0.084 −3.53 −0.046 −2.18  explained −0.064 −5.64 −0.072 −6.94  unexplained −0.020 −0.86 0.026 1.31 Dutch-Western difference −0.052 −3.33 −0.020 −1.50  explained −0.050 −8.37 −0.027 −4.65  unexplained −0.002 −0.14 0.007 0.56 Drop-outs Dutch-Mediterranean difference 0.013 0.64 −0.030 −1.21  explained −0.031 −3.87 −0.013 −1.48  unexplained 0.044 2.39 −0.018 −0.75 Dutch-Caribbean difference 0.021 1.19 0.009 0.52  explained 0.014 1.83 0.001 0.16  unexplained 0.007 0.42 0.008 0.49 Dutch-Western difference 0.019 1.44 0.011 0.78  explained 0.005 1.01 0.120 2.22  unexplained 0.013 1.10 −0.001 −0.07

Note that the coefficient is significant at 5% if > 1.96 and significant at 1% if > 2.575. Significant coefficients are in bold.