Table 5.
Coefficients (standard errors) from an ordered logit model of self-rated health at t for parents who experienced the death of a child between t-1 and t, by sex of parent and child.
| Women (observations, n=4,899) |
Men (observations, n=5,269) |
|
|---|---|---|
| (No death of a child between t-1 and t) | ||
| Death of a son between t-1 and t | −0.29+ (0.16) | 0.08 (0.23) |
| Death of a daughter between t-1 and t | −0.14 (0.28) | −0.01 (0.23) |
| Self-rated health at t-1 | 0.64*** (0.03) | 0.65*** (0.03) |
| (No formal education) | ||
| Primary education | 0.18** (0.06) | 0.16* (0.07) |
| Secondary education | 0.36*** (0.09) | 0.30*** (0.08) |
| Financial difficulty at t-1 | −0.22*** (0.04) | −0.25*** (0.04) |
| Age at t-1 | −0.03*** (0.004) | −0.03*** (0.003) |
| Married/cohabiting at t-1 | −0.09 (0.06) | 0.06 (0.07) |
| (Living in rural area at t-1) | ||
| Living in city at t-1 | 0.07 (0.06) | 0.21*** (0.06) |
| Living in town at t-1 | 0.06 (0.07) | 0.08 (0.07) |
| Num. of living sons at t-1 | 0.02 (0.02) | 0.03+ (0.02) |
| Num. of living daughters at t-1 | −0.001 (0.02) | 0.02 (0.02) |
| Living with a son at t-1 | 0.04 (0.06) | −0.005 (0.05) |
| Living with a daughter at t-1 | 0.07 (0.08) | 0.11+ (0.07) |
| Death of a child prior to t-1 | −0.10 (0.06) | −0.12 (0.07) |
| Overall pseudo R2 | 0.07 | 0.08 |
+
p < 0.1,
*
p < 0.5,
**
p < 0.01,
***
p < 0.001
Note: Higher scores of self-rated heath indicate better health status.