Table 7.
Interactive effects of state discrimination laws and SSA1983-driven spillovers, aggregated SSDI count data.
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome: | SSDI Application Rate | SSDI Receipt Rate | ||||
| Sex: | All | Female | Male | All | Female | Male |
| SSA1983 | 0.00163*** (0.000567) |
0.00150** (0.000632) |
0.00176** (0.000783) |
0.000674 (0.000443) |
0.000439 (0.000384) |
0.000909 (0.000629) |
| SSA1983 x … | ||||||
| Medical definition of disability | −0.00162** (0.000789) |
−0.00132** (0.000518) |
−0.00191 (0.00120) |
−0.00107 (0.000641) |
−0.000576* (0.000341) |
−0.00157 (0.00102) |
| Larger damages (disability) | −0.000908* (0.000463) |
−0.00143*** (0.000430) |
−0.000385 (0.000625) |
−0.000496 (0.000452) |
−0.000661** (0.000300) |
−0.000332 (0.000661) |
| Larger damages (age) | −0.000401 (0.000491) |
−0.0000428 (0.000427) |
−0.000760 (0.000727) |
0.0000975 (0.000540) |
0.000162 (0.000419) |
0.0000327 (0.000730) |
| Firm size < 10 (disability or age) | 0.000101 (0.000439) |
0.0000984 (0.000425) |
0.000104 (0.000633) |
0.0000428 (0.000485) |
0.000148 (0.000384) |
−0.0000619 (0.000662) |
| N | 2,744 | 1,372 | 1,372 | 2,744 | 1,372 | 1,372 |
NOTE: The mean SSDI application (receipt) rate is 0.0139 (0.00796). Standard errors, in parentheses, are clustered at the state level. Estimates come from equation [1]. Significantly different from zero at 1-percent level (***), 5 percent level (**), or 10 percent level (*). Age cohorts 55–59 and 60–64 are included in all the regressions. The models include age-cohort fixed effects, state fixed effects, and year fixed effects. We weight these regressions by using population estimates for each age group and state from the American Community Survey. All the models also include variables that vary across states and over time: labor force participation rates, unemployment rates, the proportion of African-American/black, the proportion of Hispanic, the proportion of working-age population completed high school degree, the proportion of working-age population reported work-limiting disability, proportion of population 50 or over, faction of the population works in agriculture, mining, and construction industry, and per capita real disposable personal income.
SOURCE: See the source for Table 3.