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4.1 Background questions
The purpose of the inquiry was to survey the <strong>view</strong>s among primarily companies that hire workers
with university degrees. Therefore a control question was asked, to identify the relevant companies.
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Public authorities
Do you hire workers with
university degrees?
2%
Yes
No
98%
Private companies
Do you hire workers with
university degrees?
4%
Yes
No
Unsure
38%
58%
The discrepancy between public authorities and private companies is significant, and not unexpected.
Many smaller companies with a lower number of employees with university degrees were
not part of the survey. This leads to a relatively low share of companies stating that they hire workers
with university degrees. The larger the company, the higher the share of “Yes”-replies.
Respondents were also asked to state the approximate share of workers with university degrees at
the workplace. A significant discrepancy exists between the public and private sector.
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