Table 1.
Descriptives statistics and correlations.
| Panel A: Descriptive statistics | Mean | Median | S.D. | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spouse prescription usage t | 0.29 | 0 | 0.45 | 0 | 1 |
| Spouse prescription usage t+1 | 0.26 | 0 | 0.44 | 0 | 1 |
| Spouse prescription usage t+2 | 0.24 | 0 | 0.43 | 0 | 1 |
| Both types, present year t | 0.08 | 0 | 0.27 | 0 | 1 |
| Personal equity | 249585.14 | 33963 | 3704869.54 | −1,01,00,00,000 | 20,10,00,000 |
| Job change | 0.15 | 0 | 0.52 | 0 | 2 |
| Education | 159.24 | 168 | 38.92 | 0 | 252 |
| Female | 0.34 | 0 | 0.47 | 0 | 1 |
| Age | 44.11 | 44 | 9.21 | 14 | 88 |
| Personal income | 267675.12 | 237255.61 | 339475.79 | −70,29,068 | 8,22,05,893 |
| Panel B: Correlations | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spouse prescription usage t | |||||||
| 2 | Both types, present year t | 0.0607*** | ||||||
| 3 | Personal equity | 0.0067*** | 0.0130*** | |||||
| 4 | Job change | 0.0274*** | 0.0129*** | −0.0054*** | ||||
| 5 | Education | 0.001 | −0.0107*** | 0.0298*** | 0.0116*** | |||
| 6 | Female | −0.0207*** | 0.0830*** | −0.0103*** | −0.0169*** | −0.0591*** | ||
| 7 | Age | 0.0745*** | 0.0684*** | 0.0686*** | −0.0909*** | −0.0516*** | −0.0650*** | |
| 8 | Personal income | 0.0121*** | 0.0069*** | 0.1626*** | 0.0022 | 0.1009*** | −0.0564*** | 0.0848*** |
Note: Panel A of this table presents descriptive statistics. Panel B presents correlations. 255,442 observations. Coefficients marked with ***, **, or * are significant at the p < 0.01, 0.05, or 0.10 level, respectively. Spouse prescription usage in t, t+1, t+2, are indicator variables taking the value of 1, if the spouse had at least one prescription in the respective year, and 0 otherwise. Both types, present year t is an indicator variable taking the value 1, if the focal person had at least one prescription in the given year, and 0 otherwise. Personal equity is the focal person's net worth (in DKK). Job change is a categorical variable with Group 1 taking the value of 1, if the focal person changes to unemployment and Group 2 taking the value of 2, if the focal person changes to a new job, and 0 otherwise. Education denotes the months of education of the focal person. Age is the focal person's age (in years). Personal income is the focal person's income (in DKK, EUR exchange rate fixed at 7.45).