Table 1 Variable definitions
Variables | Definitions |
|---|---|
Probability of getting a health check-up(overall) | Binary variable: 1 = any health check-ups taken within a year, 0 = otherwise (excluding health check-ups organized by employer and school) |
Financial literacy | Continuous variable: average score for the number of current answers from three financial literacy questions |
Financial education | Binary variable: 1 = received compulsory financial education at school, 0 = otherwise |
Male | Binary variable: 1 = male, 0 = female |
Age | Age of participants |
University degree | Binary variable: 1 = obtained a university degree or higher, 0 = otherwise |
Marriage | Binary variable: 1 = married, 0 = otherwise |
Divorce | Binary variable: 1 = divorced, 0 = otherwise |
Household size | The number of people living in the household |
Children | Binary variable: 1 = have at least one child, 0 = otherwise |
Unemployed | Binary variable: 1 = unemployed, 0 = otherwise |
Household income | Annual earned income before taxes and with bonuses of the entire household in 2010 (JPY) |
Log of household income | Log(household income) |
Household assets | The balanced amount of financial assets (savings, stocks, insurance, etc.) of the entire household (JPY) |
Log of household assets | Log(household assets) |
Current smoker | Binary variable: 1 = smoke (occasionally–more than one pack a day), 0 = do not smoke (never smoke, hardly smoke, already quit smoking) |
Current drinker | Binary variable: 1 = drink (sometimes–5 cans a day), 0 = do not drink (do not drink at all, hardly drink) |
Frequent gambler | Binary variable: 1 = frequent gambler (once a week or more), 0 = otherwise |
Myopic view of the future | Binary variable: 1 = agree/completely agree with “Since the future is uncertain, it is a waste to think about it,” 0 = otherwise |
Current level of happiness | Continuous variable: percentage score from the question “Overall, how happy would you say you are currently?” |
Anxiety about health | Binary variable: 1 = agree/completely agree with “I have anxiety about my health,” 0 = otherwise |
Poor health status | Binary variable: 1 = describe current health status as poor, 0 = otherwise |