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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Econ Ageing. 2015 Dec 1;6:133–148. doi: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2015.08.001

Table 11.

Comparison of decomposition esimates with specifications 2 and 3 estimates

men women
Calculated
values and
estimates		 Percent
of total		 Calculated
values and
estimates		 Percent of
total
Using specification 2 coefficients
  LE component −0.0029 42.2% −0.0020 44.2%
  SP component −0.0040 57.8% −0.0026 55.8%
  Total −0.0069 −0.0046
Specification 2 estimate −0.0062 −0.0041
Difference decomposition
vs. estimates		 9.9% 10.9%
Using specification 3 coefficients
  LE component −0.0020 42.2% −0.0015 44.2%
  SP component −0.0027 57.8% −0.0019 55.8%
  Total −0.0047 −0.0034
Specification 3 estimates −0.0043 −0.0030
Difference decomposition
vs. estimates		 9.9% 10.9%