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Table 1 Summary statistics

From: Health effects of unemployment in Europe (2008–2011): a longitudinal analysis of income and financial strain as mediating factors

Variables

Mean

SD (within)

Min

Max

N

Dependent variable:

     

Self-rated health (SRH)

3.90

0.43

1

5

16,913

Employment:

     

Unemployment

0.41

0.47

0

1

16,913

Equalized disposable household income:

     

Absolute income

2.23

0.25

−2.98

5.73

16,913

Income deprivation

>0.01

0.05

0

1

16,913

Relative income

−0.11

0.25

−5.82

3.12

16,913

Relative rank

2.69

0.63

1

5

16,913

Absolute income – excluding unemployment benefit

2.19

0.27

−2.98

5.73

16,913

Net unemployment benefit

0.33

0.44

0

5.12

16,913

Subjective perception of economy:

     

Financial strain

4.44

0.60

1

6

16,913

Time variant covariates:

     

Partnered

0.60

0.10

0

1

16,913

Age (in years)

39.29

0.87

19

59

16,913