Skip to main content

Table 4 Associations between policy indicators and the gender gap differences in external cause and circulatory disease mortality

From: Is gender policy related to the gender gap in external cause and circulatory disease mortality? A mixed effects model of 22 OECD countries 1973–2008

Policy indicators

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

All earner-carer

All compensatory breadwinner

External cause mortality

      

Maternity score (weeks*RR)

−0.09 (0.03)

−0.09 (0.03)

−0.09 (0.03)

−0.09 (0.03)

−0.04 (0.04)

 

Reserved paternity leave >=2 wks

−2.01 (0.45)

−1.77(0.45)

−1.76 (0.45)

−1.82 (0.46)

−1.58 (0.51)

 

Social services (% of GDP)

−0.95 (0.34)

−0.98 (0.35)

−0.98 (0.36)

−0.99 (0.37)

−0.81 (0.36)

 

Separate taxation

−1.98 (2.32)

−0.76 (1.89)

−1.07 (1.96)

−1.51 (2.07)

−1.01 (1.96)

 

Min pension requirement <=1 yr

−3.80 (1.23)

−3.13 (1.23)

−3.15 (1.28)

−2.97 (1.31)

−6.59 (2.53)

 

Circulatory disease mortality

      

Maternity score (weeks*RR)

0.04 (0.02)

0.02 (0.02)

0.03 (0.02)

0.04 (0.03)

0.05 (0.03)

 

Reserved paternity leave >=2 wks

0.23 (0.35)

0.13 (0.35)

0.18 (0.35)

0.27 (0.37)

0.09 (0.40)

 

Social services (% of GDP)

0.19 (0.25)

−0.31 (0.27)

−0.22 (0.27)

−0.04 (0.29)

−0.13 (0.29)

 

Separate taxation

−0.56 (1.87)

−2.39 (1.58)

−1.44 (1.61)

−1.84 (1.59)

−2.10 (1.55)

 

Min pension requirement <=1 yr

1.59 (0.95)

0.97 (0.98)

0.79 (1.00)

1.00 (2.07)

1.37 (1.95)

 

Child credits >= 4 yrs/child

−1.11 (0.38)

−1.15 (0.37)

−1.10 (0.37)

−0.81 (0.38)

 

−0.74 (0.38)

Retiregap>=1 yr

−0.04 (0.53)

0.08 (0.52)

0.08 (0.51)

−0.29 (0.56)

 

−0.31 (0.60)

Extended leave score >= 10

−0.29 (0.34)

−0.40 (0.33)

−0.39 (0.33)

−0.95 (0.33)

 

−0.90 (0.33)

  1. Regression estimates with standard error.