Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for outcome and predictor variables in retained sample
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 3.12 (SD 0.75) | 3.09 (SD 0.76) | 3.07 (SD 0.76) | |
| Housing arrears | No arrears | 45 457 (100%) | 39 654 (96.3%) | 39 991 (96.0%) |
| Arrears | 0 | 1508 (3.66%) | 1672 (4.01%) | |
| Gender | Male | 24 111 (53.0%) | 24 111 (53.0%) | 24 111 (53.0%) |
| Female | 21 346 (47.0%) | 21 346 (47.0%) | 21 346 (47.0%) | |
| Age | 41.4 (S.D. 10.1) | 42.4 (S.D. 11.0) | 43.4 (S.D. 11.0) | |
| Marital status | Married | 28 613 (63.0%) | 29 067 (64.1%) | 29 463 (64.9%) |
| Never married | 12 607 (27.8%) | 11 993 (26.4%) | 11 504 (25,4%) | |
| Separated/divorced | 3594 (7.92%) | 3706 (8.17%) | 3756 (8.28%) | |
| Widowed | 579 (1.28%) | 607 (1.34%) | 654 (1.44%) | |
| Education level | Primary only | 2411 (5.37%) | 2359 (5.24%) | 2337 (5.19%) |
| Secondary only | 26 007 (57.9%) | 25 872 (57.5%) | 25 840 (57.36%) | |
| Post-secondary | 16 472 (36.7%) | 16 761 (37.3%) | 16 874 (37.5%) | |
| Tenure | Owner–occupier | 34 226 (75.3%) | 34 864 (76.8%) | 35 326 (77.8%) |
| Private rent | 7967 (17.5%) | 7534 (16.6%) | 7282 (16.0%) | |
| Reduced rent | 3256 (7.16%) | 3021 (6.65%) | 2794 (6.15%) | |
| Disposable income (€1000) | 43.7 (S.D. 34.8) | 44.5 (S.D. 36.0) | 44.5 (S.D. 33.1) | |
| Chronic illness at baseline | No | 29 658 (80.3%) | – | – |
| Yes | 7293 (19.7%) | – | – | |
| Limiting illness at baseline | No | 32 393 (87.7%) | – | – |
| Yes | 3760 (10.2%) | – | – | |
| Yes, strongly limiting | 781 (2.1%) | – | – | |
| Economic activity | Employed | 45 457 (100%) | 41 637 (92.0%) | 40 528 (89.6%) |
| Unemployed | 0 | 1530 (3.38%) | 1812 (4.01%) | |
| Retired | 0 | 750 (1.66%) | 1343 (2.97%) | |
| Other inactive | 0 | 1312 (2.90%) | 1549 (3.42%) |
Sample countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Latvia, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia and the UK.
Housing arrears and economic activity other than employed are zero in 2008 due to sample constraints.