Table 1.
Data and Statistics Descriptive.
| Variable | Description | Mean | Min | Max | S.D. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Satisfaction | How satisfied are you with your life at present? On scale 1–10 | 6.746 | 1 | 10 | 2.323 |
| Care-receipt Satisfaction in LTC | How satisfied are you with LTC service? On scale 1–10 |
7.897 | 1 | 10 | 2.098 |
| Male | Dummy variable equals 1 if respondent is male, 0 if respondent is female. | 0.356 | 0 | 1 | 0.479 |
| Age | Age (ratio scale) | 78.089 | 60 | 104 | 9.172 |
| Schooling | Dummy variable equals 1 if respondent attends school, 0 if respondent doesn't attend school. | 0.168 | 0 | 1 | 0.374 |
| Household Income | Log of household income | 11.448 | 9 | 14 | 0.821 |
| Stay with Spouse | Dummy variable equals 1 if respondent lives together with a spouse in the same house, 0 if respondent and spouse don't live together or the spouse is deceased. | 0.405 | 0 | 1 | 0.491 |
| Chronic-diseases | Dummy variable equals 1 if respondent has chronic diseases, 0 if respondent doesn't have chronic diseases. | 0.702 | 0 | 1 | 0.457 |
| ADL | The Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) (scale 0–11 in the year 2016) | 6.577 | 0 | 20 | 4.637 |
| Social Participation | Dummy variable equals 1 if respondent participates in any social events (such as religion and community activity) within one year, 0 if respondent doesn't participate. | 0.112 | 0 | 1 | 0.316 |
| Home Visit | Dummy variable equals 1 if home visit is provided by government staff within a year, 0 if respondent doesn't receive any home visit from government staff. | 0.870 | 0 | 1 | 0.335 |
| Care Time | Length of time for visits in the last week (minutes/week) | 24.856 | 0 | 840 | 76.762 |
| Proactive LTC | Dummy variable equals 1 if respondent receives proactive LTC service, 0 if respondent receives only the public standard LTC. | 0.358 | 0 | 1 | 0.479 |
Note: data sample consists of a two-year panel of 279 individuals.