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Table 1 Summary statistics

From: Egalitarianism and altruism in health: some evidence of their relationship

 

Whole sample

Valid cases

Sample used in the probit

   

N = 566

N = 417

Variable

N

Mean

Mean

Mean

Egalitarian

770

.735

.751

.751

Altruist

800

.244

.258

.350

Female

801

.506

.510

.470

Age (18–35)*

801

.327

.327

.381

Age (36–45)

801

.195

.207

.225

Age (46–55)

801

.132

.133

.120

Age (56–65)

801

.149

.150

.132

Age (66+)

801

.197

.184

.141

Primary education*

799

.343

.304

.259

Secondary education

799

.538

.565

.604

University education

799

.119

.131

.137

Unemployed

799

.064

.067

.065

Middle income region*

801

.605

.643

.643

High income region

801

.192

.170

.175

Low income region

801

.202

.187

.182

Left wing

654

.564

.564

.580

No religión

764

.450

.472

.513

Fair health*

801

.262

.223

.161

Good health

801

.634

.668

.722

Very good health

801

.102

.109

.118

Small area

801

.242

.219

.230

Private health insurance

796

.139

.164

.149

Organ donor

791

.096

.101

.101

Abstention

717

.162

.085

.089

  1. *Denotes baseline category.