Table 1.
Descriptive results (2002–2014 GSOEP).
| Variables | Mean | Std. Dev. | Min | Max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Visits 1 | 4.648 | 5.508 | 0 | 99 | |
| Predisposing characteristics | Sex (1 = female) | 0.556 | 0.497 | 0 | 1 |
| Age (in years) | 53.58 | 16.72 | 17 | 102 | |
| Partner (1 = yes) 2 | 0.637 | 0.481 | 0 | 1 | |
| Non-working (1 = yes) 3 |
0.511 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 | |
| University (1 = yes) 4 |
0.205 | 0.404 | 0 | 1 | |
| Migration (1 = yes) 5 |
0.173 | 0.378 | 0 | 1 | |
| Enabling characteristics | Equivalence income (in €) |
1795.47 | 1372.95 | 75 | 70,709.97 |
| PHI 6 (1 = yes) (ref. SHI) 7 |
0.140 | 0.347 | 0 | 1 | |
| Need characteristics | MCS reversed 8 | 32.15 | 11.13 | 1.467 | 77.01 |
| PCS reversed 9 | 44.05 | 10.88 | 13.53 | 78.43 | |
| Disabled (1 = yes) | 0.224 | 0.417 | 0 | 1 | |
| Health behavior |
Smoking (1 = yes) | 0.318 | 0.466 | 0 | 1 |
| BMI | 26.60 | 5.017 | 12.41 | 136.8 | |
| Observations | 28,574 | ||||
Notes: 1 During the last three months. 2 Ref. single, widowed, divorced, separated. 3 Ref. full-time working, part-time working, apprenticeship, marginal employment, sheltered workshop. 4 The variable “university” has 28,570 observations. 5 The variable “migration” has 28,570 observations. 6 PHI: Private Health Insurance. 7 SHI: Statutory Health Insurance. 8 Mental Health Composite Score. 9 Physical Health Composite Score. GSOEP: German Socio-Economic Panel.