Table 4.
Estimates of Health Equation and Initial Conditions Equation for Baseline Specification
| Health Equation (10) | Initial Conditions Equation (12) | |
|---|---|---|
| X from equations (10) and (12) | ||
| Constant | −.785 (.105) | .134 (.104) |
| Less than high school education | −.031 (.190) | .108 (.198) |
| College education | −.203 (.187) | −.155 (.194) |
| Age | .008 (.019) | −.059 (.022) |
| Z’s — Respondent reports difficulty with the specified activity.* | ||
| Jog one mile | .202 (.077) | .091 (.091) |
| Walk several blocks | .325 (.106) | −.0622 (.178) |
| Walk one block | −.244 (.140) | −.080 (.280) |
| Sit for about 2 hours | .081 (.100) | .003 (.102) |
| Get up from a chair after sitting long periods | −.024 (.140) | .045 (.137) |
| Get in and out of bed without help | .107 (.149) | −.131 (.191) |
| Go up several flights of stairs | .225 (.073) | −.249 (.134) |
| Go up one flight of stairs | .230 (.123) | −.207 (.218) |
| Lift or carry weights over 10 lbs | .307 (.105) | .154 (.164) |
| Stoop, kneel, or crouch | .157 (.086) | .128 (.131) |
| Pickup a dime from a table | .152 (.116) | .022 (.199) |
| Reach or extend your arms above shoulder level | .273 (.102) | .270 (.200) |
| Pull or push large objects like a living room chair | .200 (.105) | −.347 (.181) |
| ρ | .92 (.155) | |
| var(νt) | .82 (.080) | |
*
Activities of Daily Living at time health is observed for first column and t=0 for second column. Coded as 1 if the man reports difficulty doing the activity, 0 otherwise.