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Table 2 Variable names and descriptive statistics using the EU-SILC (2011 and 2012) and the SNHS (2011/12)

From: Effect of having private health insurance on the use of health care services: the case of Spain

Variable

Variable description

EU-SILC (2011)

EU-SILC (2012)

SNHS (2011/2012)

  

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

MALE

1 if male, 0 otherwise

0.48

0.50

0.48

0.50

0.46

0.5

AGE

Individual’s age (years)

49.66

18.7

50.04

18.76

51.6

19.09

SINGLE

1 if single, 0 otherwise

0.29

0.45

0.30

0.46

0.28

0.45

SEPARATED_DIVORCED

1 if separated or divorced

0.05

0.21

0.05

0.21

0.06

0.25

WIDOW

1 if widow, 0 otherwise

0.08

0.28

0.09

0.28

0.13

0.34

MARRIED

1 if married, 0 otherwise

0.58

0.49

0.57

0.50

0.52

0.50

EARNINGS

Individual’s earnings

6445.47

9962.39

6147.71

9746.15

SMOKE

1 if smoker, 0 otherwise

0.25

0.43

DRINK

1 if consumes alcohol regularly, 0 otherwise

0.49

0.50

OBESE

1 if obese, 0 otherwise

0.39

0.49

CHRONIC

1 if chronic condition, 0 otherwise

0.25

0.44

0.28

0.45

0.47

0.50

LIMIT

1 if, individual has a limitation, 0 otherwise

0.23

0.42

0.23

0.42

0.22

0.42

GOOD_HEALTH

1 if good or very good SAH, 0 otherwise

0.73

0.44

0.72

0.45

0.68

0.47

BAD_HEALTH

1 if bad or very bad SAH, 0 otherwise

0.08

0.27

0.09

0.28

0.09

0.29

NUMBER_VISITS_GENERAL

Number of visits to general practitioner in last 4 weeks

1.31

0.87

NUMBER_VISITS_SPECIALIST

Number of visits to specialist doctor in last 4 weeks

1.33

1.08

PRIVATE_INSURANCE_INDIVIDUAL

1 if individual has private insurance taken out by him, 0 otherwise

0.09

0.29

PRIVATE_INSURANCE_COMPANY

1 if individual has private insurance taken out by his company, 0 otherwise

0.02

0.15

  1. Source: Authors’ elaboration