Table 8.

OLS regression coefficients

Dependent variable: four‐year survival
	Basic (1)	+ priors, behaviours and work (2)	+ co‐morbidity and interactions (3)
HRS
Low education	–0.87	0.34	0.37
	(0.57)	(0.56)	(0.55)
Bottom household income tercile	–6.57***	–2.03***	–2.22***
	(0.71)	(0.73)	(0.73)
Middle household income tercile	–2.31***	–0.32	–0.48
	(0.67)	(0.66)	(0.66)
ELSA
Low education	–2.05***	–0.97	–1.00*
	(0.61)	(0.60)	(0.60)
Bottom household income tercile	–3.50***	0.15	0.06
	(0.80)	(0.80)	(0.80)
Middle household income tercile	–1.53**	0.16	0.11
	(0.75)	(0.74)	(0.74)

Note: For the full results, see Table B.3 in the online appendix. Model (1) also controls for being male, in five‐year age groups (excluded group is aged 55–59) and five‐year‐age‐group–male interaction terms. Model (2) also controls for prior diagnoses of cancer, diabetes, lung disease, stroke, moderate disability and heart attack (the last for ELSA only), marital status (baseline is married or cohabiting), obesity indicators, smoking status, exercise and drinking habits, and current work status. Model (3) includes an indicator for co‐morbidity and the interaction between co‐morbidity and being aged 75 or over. Sample is core respondents aged between 55 and 84. Standard errors are shown in parentheses. ***, ** and * indicate significant at 1 per cent, 5 per cent and 10 per cent level.