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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jan 21.
Published in final edited form as: Demogr Res. 2008;19(10):2011–2042. doi: 10.4054/demres.2008.19.60

Appendix 1C.

Estimated coefficients from Gompertz models for women

Bulgaria
Finland
U.S.
Level Slope Level Slope Level Slope
Model 1 - no covariats
-10.642
(0.037)
0.099
(0.001)
-10.605
(0.164)
0.090
(0.003)
-10.328
(0.175)
0.089
(0.003)
Model 2 - by educational attainment
Constant (medium education) -10.374
(0.062)
0.092
(0.001)
-10.872
(0.285)
0.093
(0.005)
-10.049
(0.268)
0.083
(0.004)
Low education 0.279
(0.084)
-0.002
(0.001)
1.034
(0.363)
-0.014
(0.006)
1.325
(0.478)
-0.013
(0.008)
High education -0.217
(0.116)
0.002
(0.002)
-0.223
(0.669)
-0.002
(0.012)
-0.615
(0.483)
0.008
(0.008)
Model 3 - by marital status
Constant
(unmarried)
-9.714
(0.071)
0.086
(0.001)
-9.537
(0.234)
0.076
(0.004)
-10.423
(0.227)
0.088
(0.004)
Married -1.075
(0.083)
0.014
(0.001)
-1.604
(0.326)
0.019
(0.005)
0.743
(0.393)
-0.006
(0.006)
Model 4 - by marital status and educationa
Married
Constant
(medium education)
-10.380
(0.072)
0.091
(0.001)
-11.402
(0.401)
0.098
(0.007)
-10.046
(0.315)
0.081
(0.005)
Low education 0.046
(0.098)
0.004
(0.002)
1.044
(0.510)
-0.013
(0.009)
1.052
(0.558)
-0.009
(0.009)
High education -0.298
(0.139)
0.003
(0.002)
-0.164
(0.864)
0.000
(0.015)
-0.721
(0.508)
0.009
(0.009)
Unmarried
Constant
(medium education)
-9.718
(0.124)
0.084
(0.002)
-9.836
(0.401)
0.081
(0.007)
-9.587
(0.473)
0.080
(0.008)
Low education 0.811
(0.164)
-0.009
(0.003)
0.985
(0.513)
-0.014
(0.009)
1.751
(0.788)
-0.021
(0.013)
High education -0.201
(0.217)
0.002
(0.004)
-0.281
(1.069)
-0.005
(0.018)
-0.457
(0.835)
0.006
(0.014)

Note: Standard errors in parentheses. Coefficients significant at least at the 5% level are in bold.

a

Model 4 estimated separately for married and unmarried individuals.