Table 3.
Financial Responsibility within the Household and Cognitive Ability Single Cognitive Scores – Fixed-Effects Estimates
| All | Male | Female | Low Ed | High Ed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Word Recall | |||||
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| Respondent | 0.003** (0.001) |
0.003 (0.002) |
0.002 (0.002) |
0.001 (0.002) |
0.005** (0.002) |
| Spouse | −0.003** (0.001) |
−0.003** (0.002) |
−0.003** (0.002) |
−0.003* (0.002) |
−0.004** (0.002) |
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| Serial 7 | |||||
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| Respondent | 0.002* (0.001) |
0.004** (0.002) |
0.001 (0.002) |
−0.001 (0.002) |
0.008** (0.002) |
| Spouse | −0.005** (0.001) |
−0.003* (0.002) |
−0.007** (0.002) |
−0.001 (0.002) |
−0.009** (0.002) |
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| Mental Status | |||||
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| Respondent | 0.010** (0.001) |
0.011** (0.002) |
0.008** (0.002) |
0.008** (0.001) |
0.013** (0.002) |
| Spouse | −0.009** (0.001) |
−0.008** (0.002) |
−0.010** (0.001) |
−0.008** (0.001) |
−0.012** (0.002) |
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| Total Cognition | |||||
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| Respondent | 0.007** (0.001) |
0.008** (0.002) |
0.005** (0.002) |
0.004** (0.002) |
0.011** (0.002) |
| Spouse | −0.008** (0.001) |
−0.007** (0.002) |
−0.010** (0.002) |
−0.006** (0.002) |
−0.011** (0.002) |
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| Poor Memory | |||||
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| Respondent | −0.007** (0.002) |
−0.008** (0.003) |
−0.005 (0.003) |
−0.006** (0.003) |
−0.008** (0.004) |
| Spouse | 0.006** (0.002) |
0.006 (0.004) |
0.006* (0.003) |
0.007** (0.003) |
0.005 (0.004) |
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| N | 49,489 | 25,412 | 24,077 | 28,708 | 20,781 |
Other regressors are age brackets, age difference between couple members, indicators for spouse absent and partnered, health and work status of both couple members, difficulty with activity of daily living for both couple members, household total income and wealth quartiles, wave indicators. Standard errors clustered at the individual level in parentheses. ***, ** and * indicate significance at the 1%, 5% and 10% level, respectively.