Table 1 Summary and descriptions of variables used in this article
From: Life expectancy inequalities in the elderly by socioeconomic status: evidence from Italy
Variable | Categories | Sample distribution (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 49.0 |
Female | 51.0 | |
Marital status | Unmarried | 7.9 |
Married | 64.8 | |
Separated | 2.1 | |
Divorced | 1.4 | |
Widowed | 23.8 | |
Education | At most primary | 66.3 |
Lower secondary | 15.5 | |
At least upper secondary | 18.2 | |
Ability to make ends meet | Low | 31.9 |
Medium | 61.7 | |
High | 6.5 | |
Former occupational group | Blue-collar employee | 51.9 |
White-collar employee | 13.7 | |
Self-employed shopkeeper | 9.3 | |
Self-employed craftsman | 9.9 | |
Farmer | 15.3 | |
Type of pension | Old-age pension | 67.5 |
Disability | 6.9 | |
Social disability | 3.3 | |
Social pension | 22.3 | |
Geographical area of residence | North-West | 19.2 |
North-East | 16.5 | |
Center | 33.5 | |
South and Islands | 30.8 | |
Age | Registered in 2005 and in 2009 (or in the death date) | |
Date of death | Date of death is censored at December 31, 2009 | |