Table 2.
Loneliness regression values by different age groups for German males and females.
| MALES | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16–29 | 30–49 | 50–65 | +65 | |||||
| Mean (SD) | Coefficient (SE) | Mean (SD) | Coefficient (SE) | Mean (SD) | Coefficient (SE) | Mean (SD) | Coefficient (SE) | |
| Disability status: | ||||||||
| Without disabilities (reference) | 0.978 | - | 0.946 | - | 0.820 | - | 0.756 | - |
| Moderate disability | 0.010 | 0.222 ** (0.041) | 0.032 | 0.201 *** (0.060) | 0.106 | 0.164 *** (0.033) | 0.112 | 0.084 *** (0.032) |
| Severe disability | 0.012 | 0.508 *** (0.146) | 0.022 | 0.216 *** (0.077) | 0.074 | 0.252 *** (0.044) | 0.132 | 0.179 *** (0.035) |
| Constant | - | 9.029 (5.963) | - | 1.378 (3.696) | - | 26.59 (21.72) | - | 16.68 (13.00) |
| Number observations | 2490 | 6488 | 6074 | 4711 | ||||
| R-squared | 0.039 | 0.088 | 0.089 | 0.067 | ||||
| FEMALES | ||||||||
| 16–29 | 30–49 | 50–65 | +65 | |||||
| Mean (SD) | Coefficient (SE) | Mean (SD) | Coefficient (SE) | Mean (SD) | Coefficient (SE) | Mean (SD) | Coefficient (SE) | |
| Disability status: | ||||||||
| Without disabilities (reference) | 0.983 | - | 0.955 | - | 0.833 | - | 0.805 | - |
| Moderate disability | 0.008 | 0.422 ** (0.209) | 0.029 | 0.160 *** (0.056) | 0.105 | 0.186 *** (0.032) | 0.078 | 0.128 *** (0.039) |
| Severe disability | 0.009 | −0.092 (0.157) | 0.016 | 0.260 *** (0.078) | 0.062 | 0.334 *** (0.047) | 0.117 | 0.380 *** (0.039) |
| Constant | - | 4.826 (6.504) | - | 2.051 (3.419) | - | −9.316 (22.31) | - | 27.33 ** (11.50) |
| Number observations | 2631 | 8331 | 6960 | 4884 | ||||
| R-squared | 0.038 | 0.071 | 0.096 | 0.083 | ||||
Note: All regressions include the rest of the explanatory variables shown in Table 2. The standard errors (SE) are robust. ** Significant at p < 0.05; *** significant at p < 0.01%. Source: Author’s calculations using the SOEP values for the years 2013 and 2017.