Table 1.
Comparing characteristics of the bereaved and matched control groups, China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study 2011–2015
| Bereaved | Control | t-stat | p-value | Cohen’s D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CES-D (3 waves) | 10.042 (6.951) | 8.522 (6.281) | 6.6 | < 0.001 | 0.229 |
| Self-Assessed Health (3 waves) | 3.078 (0.943) | 3.081 (0.947) | 0.1 | 0.940 | 0.003 |
| Woman | 64.5% | 64.2% | 0.2 | 0.840 | 0.006 |
| Working in Baseline Year | 59.1% | 58.0% | 0.7 | 0.493 | 0.022 |
| Rural Hukou | 81.5% | 83.7% | 1.8 | 0.075 | 0.057 |
| Having diabetes in baseline year | 5.9% | 7.2% | 1.6 | 0.118 | 0.050 |
| Having heart disease in baseline year | 12.9% | 11.0% | 1.8 | 0.074 | 0.057 |
| More than 5 years schooling | 7.6% | 8.9% | 1.4 | 0.160 | 0.045 |
| Receiving public pension/assistance | 27.5% | 24.4% | 2.2 | 0.028 | 0.071 |
| Observations | 1929 | 1929 |
(1) Standard deviation in parentheses; (2) CES-D: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; (3) t-statistics, p-value, and Cohen’s D are for comparing bereaved and matched control groups of the estimation sample