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) | |||
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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 |