Table 4.
Robustness Checks on Estimated Effects of Acute Hospitalization on Employment and Income Two Years after Hospitalization
| Employment | Disability | Retirement | Personal Income | Household Income | Number of observations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treated | Control | ||||||
| Baseline specification | −0.071*** (0.003) | 0.062*** (0.002) | 0.003* (0.002) | −1,109.1*** (122.1) | −1,552.0*** (186.2) | 17,491 | 2,053,059 |
| Bandwidth | |||||||
| Narrow (0.0001) | −0.071*** (0.003) | 0.062*** (0.002) | 0.003 (0.002) | −1,102.6*** (122.5) | −1,546.3*** (187.9) | 17,491 | 2,053,059 |
| Wide (0.01) | −0.085*** (0.003) | 0.064*** (0.002) | 0.017*** (0.002) | −1,364.7*** (128.9) | −1,736.0*** (192.4) | 17,491 | 2,053,059 |
| No propensity score weights | −0.095*** (0.002) | 0.066*** (0.001) | 0.027*** (0.001) | −1,563.7* (938.0) | −1,844.5*** (563.4) | 17,491 | 2,053,059 |
| Length of stay | |||||||
| ≥ 1 night | −0.059*** (0.003) | 0.051*** (0.002) | 0.001 (0.001) | −952.2*** (110.2) | −1,096.0*** (274.7) | 25,089 | 2,053,059 |
| ≥ 4 nights | −0.077*** (0.004) | 0.068*** (0.003) | 0.003* (0.002) | −1,180.6*** (131.4) | −1,589.0*** (198.7) | 15,031 | 2,053,059 |
| Excluding observations dying within follow−up period | −0.070*** (0.003) | 0.058*** (0.002) | 0.006*** (0.002) | −1,140.1*** (125.7) | −1,525.1*** (191.1) | 15,960 | 2,032,117 |
| More extensive set of matching variables from household survey | −0.059** (0.030) | 0.068*** (0.022) | 0.006 (0.017) | −909.5* (528.4) | −2,628.6** (1303.0) | 184 | 20,375 |
Notes: As in Table 2. The final row of estimates is derived from the subsample included in the POLS survey including more extensive set of variables (education, job characteristics, hours worked, home ownership, self-assessed health, hampered in daily activities, GP visits, smoker status and frequency of engagement in sports) used in matching.