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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the dataset in long format

From: Socioeconomic status, well-being and mortality: a comprehensive life course analysis of panel data, Germany, 1984-2016

Variable

Statistic

Missing values

Gender

 

0

Males

47.46 (263193)

 

Females

52.54 (291391)

 

Education

 

11844

Inadequately completed

4.04 (21938)

 

Basic

40.49 (219739)

 

Intermediate

25.80 (140019)

 

Maturity

11.34 (61551)

 

Tertiary

18.33 (99493)

 

Employment status

 

11

Full-time

42.38 (235030)

 

Part-time

10.72 (59477)

 

Vocational

2.83 (15682)

 

Irregular

4.03 (22359)

 

Not employed

40.04 (222025)

 

Marital status

 

3212

Married

62.71 (345742)

 

Single

21.78 (120112)

 

Sep./Divorced

9.16 (50494)

 

Other

6.35 (35024)

 

Income clusters

 

0

A - Highest income (\(\bar {t}\) = 8.4 years)

15.43 (85545); μ= 8.50 (0.38)

 

B - Higher income (\(\bar {t}\) = 9.6 years)

36.94 (204852); μ= 7.99 (0.30)

 

C - Lower income (\(\bar {t}\) = 9.4 years)

34.50 (191341); μ= 7.57 (0.33)

 

D - Lowest income (\(\bar {t}\) = 8.2 years)

13.14 (72846); μ= 7.02 (0.43)

 

Satisfaction with life clusters

 

0

A - Highest satisfaction (\(\bar {t}\) = 7.5 years)

22.44 (124435); μ= 8.59 (1.01)

 

B - Higher satisfaction (\(\bar {t}\) = 9.6 years)

39.31 (217980); μ= 7.45 (1.20)

 

C - Lower satisfaction (\(\bar {t}\) = 10.4 years)

27.87 (154540); μ= 6.22 (1.54)

 

D - Lowest satisfaction (\(\bar {t}\) = 9.0 years)

10.39 (57629); μ= 4.56 (1.89)

 

Satisfaction with health clusters

 

0

A - Highest satisfaction (\(\bar {t}\) = 7.4 years)

28.47 (157871); μ= 8.50 (1.21)

 

B - Higher satisfaction (\(\bar {t}\) = 10.0 years)

36.23 (200936); μ= 7.00 (1.60)

 

C - Lower satisfaction (\(\bar {t}\) = 10.9 years)

26.17 (145134); μ= 5.41 (1.87)

 

D - Lowest satisfaction (\(\bar {t}\) = 9.0 years)

9.13 (50643); μ= 3.31 (2.09)

 

Age

46.8 (17.0)

7

Net household income (logarithm)

7.8 (0.6)

7076

Satisfaction with life

7.1 (1.8)

4294

Satisfaction with health

6.7 (2.3)

3909

Observations

554,584

 

Individuals

57,112

 
  1. Statistics: proportions (%) and frequencies in parentheses for categorical variables; mean (μ) and standard error in parentheses for metrical and ordinal variables. \(\bar {t}\): average trajectory length per individual. German SOEP 1984-2016