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Table 3 Estimates from first stage regression of control and instrumental variables on cultural attendance (estimation with attrition weights)

From: Cultural events – does attendance improve health? Evidence from a Polish longitudinal study

Independent variable

SRH

PHQ-15

 Age

−0.004* (0.002)

−0.005** (0.002)

 Education

0.004 (0.004)

0.003 (0.004)

 Unemployed (ref. others)

−0.047 (0.024)

−0.057* (0.026)

 ln (income)

0.063*** (0.015)

0.063*** (0.014)

average participation in culture events in a given NUTS 2 region

0.860*** (0.107)

0.860*** (0.107)

financial hardship applies to cinema, theatre and concert going (ref. no)

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−0.056*** (0.012)

number of books in a household (ref. no more than 100 books)

0.043* (0.043)

0.040* (0.019)

Observations

51,962

50,661

  1. *** p < 0.001; ** p < 0.01; * p < 0.05; robust standard errors of estimates in parentheses; IV instrumental variables