Table 1 Variables included in the regressions
Variable | Average (standard error) |
|---|---|
HYPOTHESES RELATED | |
Medicine (0 = no 1 = yes) | 0.29 (0.452) |
Law (0 = no 1 = yes) | 0.33 (0.472) |
Economics (0 = no 1 = yes) | 0.29 (0.453) |
Philosophy/religion (0 = no 1 = yes) | 0.09 (0.289) |
(Finished) study terms1 (number) | 1.64 (2.576) |
FURTHER CONTROL VARIABLES | |
Gender (0 = male 1 = female) | 0.60 (0.489) |
Nationality (0 = German 1 = other) | 0.05 (0.214) |
Children (0 = no 1 = yes) | 0.03 (0.161) |
Type of health insurance (0 = SHI 1 = PHI) | 0.18 (0.387) |
Acute disease (0 = no 1 = yes) | 0.09 (0.279) |
Chronic disease (0 = no 1 = yes) | 0.14 (0.347) |
Serious illness among family or friends (0 = no 1 = yes) | 0.35 (0.475) |
Subj. health status (-1 = bad–1 = good) | 0.84 (0.462) |
Subj. health consciousness ((-1 = no–1 = yes) | 0.59 (0.686) |
Social commitment (-1 = no–1 = yes) | -0.20 (0.906) |
Parental schooling years (number) | 14.72 (4.042) |
Age | 22.47 (2.749) |