From: Effect of having private health insurance on the use of health care services: the case of Spain
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Name | Definition | Mean | Std. Dev. | Mean | Std. Dev. | Mean | Std. Dev. | Mean | Std. Dev. |
Personal Characteristics | |||||||||
FEMALE | 1 if female, 0 otherwise | 0.5202 | 0.4996 | 0.5193 | 0.4996 | 0.5198 | 0.4996 | 0.5181 | 0.4997 |
AGE | Individual’s age | 46.2874 | 19.6670 | 45.9765 | 19.6249 | 45.6354 | 19.5239 | 45.2911 | 19.4838 |
Education | |||||||||
EDUC1 | 1 if less than secondary level (ISCED 0–2), 0 otherwise | 0.4273 | 0.4947 | 0.4378 | 0.4961 | 0.4399 | 0.4964 | 0.4417 | 0.4966 |
EDUC2 | 1 if third level education (ISCED 5–7) | 0.1319 | 0.3384 | 0.1278 | 0.3339 | 0.1211 | 0.3263 | 0.1161 | 0.3203 |
Marital Status | |||||||||
SINGLE | 1 if single, 0 otherwise | 0.3001 | 0.4583 | 0.3032 | 0.4596 | 0.3071 | 0.4613 | 0.3088 | 0.4620 |
SEPARATED | 1 if separated, 0 otherwise | 0.0144 | 0.1190 | 0.0152 | 0.1223 | 0.0150 | 0.1214 | 0.0150 | 0.1216 |
DIVORCED | 1 if divorced, 0 otherwise | 0.0097 | 0.0980 | 0.0095 | 0.0970 | 0.0085 | 0.0921 | 0.0081 | 0.0894 |
WIDOW | 1 if widowed, 0 otherwise | 0.0893 | 0.2851 | 0.0891 | 0.2848 | 0.0857 | 0.2799 | 0.0867 | 0.2814 |
MARRIED | 1 if married, 0 otherwise | 0.5866 | 0.4925 | 0.5831 | 0.4931 | 0.5837 | 0.4930 | 0.5814 | 0.4933 |
Personal Earnings | |||||||||
LOGWAGE | Natural logarithm of the individual’s earnings | 8.5711 | 1.5986 | 8.4468 | 1.7219 | 8.4794 | 1.5669 | 8.3946 | 1.5878 |
Employment | |||||||||
UNEMPLOYMENT | 1 if unemployed, 0 otherwise | 0.0605 | 0.2385 | 0.0640 | 0.2447 | 0.0709 | 0.2567 | 0.0855 | 0.2796 |
Health Status | |||||||||
SMOKE | 1 if individual is a smoker, 0 otherwise | 0.3232 | 0.4677 | 0.3245 | 0.4682 | 0.3370 | 0.4727 | 0.3475 | 0.4762 |
NUMBER_VISITS1 | Number of visits to general practitioner | 4.0828 | 6.9875 | 3.5232 | 5.6475 | 3.6494 | 6.1505 | 3.8179 | 6.6565 |
NUMBER_VISITS2 | Number of visits to specialist doctors in the previous year | 1.7091 | 4.0508 | 1.5690 | 3.4261 | 1.5577 | 3.7921 | 1.6237 | 3.7099 |
HOSPITAL | 1 if individual has been hospitalized in the previous year, 0 otherwise | 0.0871 | 0.2819 | 0.0792 | 0.2700 | 0.0789 | 0.2696 | 0.0828 | 0.2756 |
FAIR_HEALTH | 1 if individual’s self-assessed health is fair, 0 otherwise | 0.2178 | 0.4127 | 0.2018 | 0.4014 | 0.2057 | 0.4043 | 0.2082 | 0.4060 |
BAD_HEALTH | 1 if individual’s self-assessed health is bad or very bad, 0 otherwise | 0.1056 | 0.3074 | 0.1099 | 0.3128 | 0.1024 | 0.3032 | 0.1164 | 0.3207 |
CHRONIC | 1 if individual is an chronic sick, 0 otherwise | 0.2301 | 0.4209 | 0.2144 | 0.4104 | 0.2196 | 0.4140 | 0.2369 | 0.4252 |
PRIVATE_INSURANCE | 1 if individual has private insurance, 0 otherwise | 0.1157 | 0.3199 | 0.0970 | 0.2960 | 0.0980 | 0.2973 | 0.1003 | 0.3004 |