Table 3.
Cultural persistence of health status. Heterogeneous effects by age group and regions of Europe.
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGE GROUP | 35 years or less | 36–50 years | 51–65 years | 66+ years | |
| Panel A. First-generation migrants | |||||
| Self-assessed health at country of origin | 0.239*** | 0.613*** | 0.707*** | 0.927*** | |
| [0.081] | [0.192] | [0.217] | [0.270] | ||
| (0.051) | (0.072) | (0.060) | (0.118) | ||
| Wave fixed effects and controls | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| R2 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.20 | |
| Observations | 6677 | 6965 | 5914 | 5324 | |
| Panel B. Second-generation migrants | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-assessed health at country of origin | 0.444*** | 0.544*** | 0.649*** | 0.710*** | |
| [0.156] | [0.172] | [0.196] | [0.206] | ||
| (0.060) | (0.067) | (0.078) | (0.095) | ||
| Wave fixed effects and controls | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| R2 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.14 | |
| Observations | 7666 | 6136 | 5346 | 3171 | |
| Regions of Europe | North | South | Center | East | West |
| Panel C. First-generation migrants | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-assessed health at country of origin | 0.673*** | 0.169** | 0.508*** | 0.376*** | 0.248*** |
| [0.221] | [0.045] | [0.104] | [0.107] | [0.049] | |
| (0.101) | (0.075) | (0.091) | (0.107) | (0.086) | |
| Wave fixed effects and controls | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| R2 | 0.35 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.37 | 0.16 |
| Observations | 8093 | 2187 | 6517 | 5174 | 2843 |
| Panel D. Second-generation migrants | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-assessed health at country of origin | 0.625*** | −0.062 | 0.369*** | 0.147 | 0.266** |
| [0.253] | [−0.012] | [0.072] | [0.043] | [0.042] | |
| (0.081) | (0.112) | (0.084) | (0.090) | (0.108) | |
| Wave fixed effects and controls | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| R2 | 0.24 | 0.30 | 0.24 | 0.38 | 0.15 |
| Observations | 6459 | 760 | 6342 | 5559 | 3156 |
Notes: The dependent variable is self-assessed health of first and second generation migrants who live in European countries (SAH=1 very good,…, SAH=5 very bad). OLS estimates, standardised coefficients are in brackets; standard errors (in parenthesis) are clustered at the country of origin level. Controls include gender, age, education, marital status, household size, religion, whether belongs to minority ethnic group, employment status, and household income (quantiles). * p < 0.1; ** p < 0.05; *** p < 0.01.