Table 4 Comparison of model estimates – with and without attrition weights and multiple imputations – Self-rate health (SRH)
From: Cultural events – does attendance improve health? Evidence from a Polish longitudinal study
pooled OLS estimator | fixed-effects model | fixed-effects model with IV | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent variable | No weighs, no imputations | Attrition weighs, no imputations | No weighs, multiple imputations (10) | No weighs, no imputations | Attrition weighs, no imputations | No weighs, multiple imputations (10) | No weighs, no imputations | Attrition weighs, no imputations | No weighs, multiple imputations (10) |
Constant | 3.910*** (0.154) | 3.915*** (0.154) | 3.879*** (0.081) | 4.336*** (0.128) | --- | 4.100*** (0.005) | --- | --- | --- |
Cultural participation | 0.045** (0.006) | 0.045** (0.006) | 0.045* (0.005) | 0.022*** (0.006) | 0.022*** (0.006) | 0.036*** (0.005) | 0.019 (0.107) | 0.020 (0.106) | --- |
Control variables | |||||||||
Gender (ref. female) | −0.157*** (0.011) | −0.158*** (0.012) | −0.112** (0.010) | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Age | −0.029*** (0.000) | −0.022*** (0.000) | −0.029*** (0.001) | −0.014*** (0.002) | −0.014*** (0.002) | −0.016*** (0.002) | −0.014*** (0.002) | −0.014*** (0.002) | --- |
Education | 0.022*** (0.000) | 0.022*** (0.000) | 0.016* (0.001) | 0.005 (0.004) | 0.005 (0.005) | 0.005* (0.002) | 0.004 (0.005) | 0.004 (0.005) | --- |
Unemployed (ref. others) | 0.002 (0.011) | 0.002 (0.012) | 0.039 (0.016) | −0.021 (0.025) | −0.022 (0.027) | −0.001 (0.022) | −0.022 (0.027) | −0.022 (0.027) | --- |
ln (income) | 0.202** (0.021) | 0.202** (0.021) | 0.202** (0.010) | 0.036* (0.015) | 0.036** (0.016) | 0.096*** (0.011) | 0.037* (0.017) | 0.037* (0.017) | --- |
Instruments | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | --- |
Observations | 51,962 | 51,962 | 144,199 | 51,962 | 51,962 | 144,199 | 51,962 | 51,962 | --- |