Table 3.
OLS coefficients of self-rated health for partnered versus unpartnered individuals aged 40–49 in the U.S., the U.K., Australia, Germany, and Norway
Source: Own calculations with NLSY, UKHLS, HILDA, SOEP, GGP
| Controls | US | UK | AUS | GER | NOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Baseline model (+ age, gender, geographical residence, respondent’s and parents’ nativity, majority/minority race or ethnicitya) | 0.18*** | 0.25*** | 0.23*** | 0.18*** | 0.20* |
| (0.02) | (0.03) | (0.04) | (0.03) | (0.08) | |
| (2) + Parents lived together during childhood and SES of parents (parents’ education, mother worked, father’s occ.) | 0.17*** | 0.23*** | 0.20*** | 0.17*** | 0.16* |
| (0.02) | (0.03) | (0.04) | (0.03) | (0.08) | |
| (3) + Number of children | 0.14*** | 0.21*** | 0.19*** | 0.16*** | 0.12 |
| (0.02) | (0.03) | (0.04) | (0.03) | (0.08) | |
| (4) + Ever experienced separation | 0.14*** | 0.14*** | 0.14*** | 0.16*** | 0.06 |
| (0.03) | (0.03) | (0.04) | (0.03) | (0.08) | |
| (5) + Current SES respondent (employment status, educ. level) | 0.10*** | 0.13*** | 0.11*** | 0.06 | 0.02 |
| (0.02) | (0.03) | (0.04) | (0.03) | (0.08) | |
| Observation numbers | 8401 | 11,439 | 2862 | 6977 | 1759 |
Note: Unpartnered is the reference category
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
aEthnicity is a politically sensitive topic and usually not included in surveys in Norway or Germany