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Table 1 Definitions of Variables and Descriptive Statistics

From: Do the unemployed hit the bottle during economic downturns? An empirical approach for Spain

Variables

Definition

2006

(n = 14,696)

2011–2012

(n = 14,981)

Mean

S.D.

Mean

S.D.

Drinker

1 if consumes five or more drinks a week

0.259

0.438

0.256

0.436

Drinking-frequency

0 if does not drink alcohol,

    

1 drinks only on weekends,

    

2 drinks only on weekdays, and

2.599

0.904

0.841

1.281

3 drinks on weekends and weekdays alike

    

Labour status

Unemployed

1 if unemployed

0.122

0.328

0.175

0.380

Unem_never

1 if unemployed and has never worked

0.006

0.077

0.007

0.085

Unem_6

1 if unemployed for 6 months or less

0.052

0.222

0.051

0.220

Unem_6_12

1 if unemployed for 6 months to 1 year

0.017

0.129

0.028

0.165

Unem_12

1 if unemployed for 1 year or longer

0.043

0.203

0.088

0.283

Age

Age

Age (in years)

40.495

10.813

43.319

12.557

Gender

Male

1 if male

0.477

0.499

0.489

0.500

Education

Educ1

Primary education or below (reference category)

0.289

0.453

0.139

0.346

Educ2

Compulsory secondary education

0.136

0.343

0.342

0.474

Educ3

Non-compulsory and pre-university secondary education

0.245

0.430

0.592

0.491

Educ4

Specific labour training

0.094

0.292

0.078

0.269

Educ5

University graduate

0.231

0.422

0.190

0.393

Marital status

Married

1 if married

0.583

0.493

0.551

0.497

Nationality

Nationality

1 if foreigner

0.096

0.294

0.102

0.303