Table 3. Associations between wealth and disability: results of regression models (unstandardized regression coefficients (b), significant levels and standard errors (SE)).

		HRS		ELSA		SHARE
		US		England		north/west		south		east
		N = 11689		N = 6135		N = 17835		N = 7627		N = 4933
		b	(SE)	b	(SE)	b	(SE)	b	(SE)	b	(SE)
Mobility limitations
Model 1	Low wealth	1.791***	0.056	1.371***	0.077	0.708***	0.034	0.529***	0.059	0.448***	0.077
	Medium wealth	0.616***	0.049	0.547***	0.066	0.277***	0.030	0.256***	0.056	0.263***	0.074
	High wealth	–		–		–		–		–
Model 2	Low wealth	0.883***	0.057	0.578***	0.072	0.393***	0.032	0.246***	0.056	0.229**	0.071
	Medium wealth	0.291***	0.046	0.233***	0.063	0.150***	0.028	0.105*	0.052	0.136*	0.068
	High wealth	–		–		–		–		–
IADL limitations
Model 1	Low wealth	0.446***	0.021	0.255***	0.024	0.107***	0.011	0.158***	0.023	0.133***	0.029
	Medium wealth	0.100***	0.016	0.066***	0.018	0.033***	0.009	0.066**	0.021	0.056*	0.026
	High wealth	–		–		–		–		–
Model 2	Low wealth	0.219***	0.021	0.094***	0.022	0.042***	0.011	0.086***	0.022	0.067*	0.028
	Medium wealth	0.033*	0.015	0.003	0.017	0.009	0.009	0.030	0.020	0.028	0.025
	High wealth	–		–		–		–		–

Note. * p<0.05; ** p<0.01; *** p<0.001.

Models 1 is adjusted for gender, age (3-degree FP), and country affiliation (in case of SHARE). Model 2 additionally includes education, retirement status, partnership, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, smoking and physical inactivity. “SHARE north/west” includes Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Belgium, France and Switzerland; “SHARE south” includes Italy, Spain and Greece, “SHARE central” includes Poland and Czech Republic.