Table 1 Definition and descriptive statistics
From: Effect of long-term care insurance policy on depression in non-disabled people: evidence from China
Variable | Definition | Mean | Std Dev | Min | Max | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Depression | CES-D-10 score ranges from 0 to 30 | 7.5797 | 5.9118 | 0 | 30 | 9,279 |
Treat*Post | Belong to pilot city and the policy was implemented in the survey year = 1, otherwise = 0 | 0.1268 | 0.3328 | 0 | 1 | 9,279 |
Age | Age of respondent in the survey year | 61.2347 | 9.4167 | 45 | 95 | 9,279 |
Gender | Male = 1, female = 0 | 0.4728 | 0.4993 | 0 | 1 | 9,279 |
Education | No formal education illiterate = 1, did not finish primary school but capa = 2, sishu = 3, elementary school = 4, middle school = 5, high school = 6, vocational school = 7, two/three year college/associate degree = 8, four year college/bachelor’s degree = 9, post-graduated (master/ phd) = 10 | 3.4254 | 1.8945 | 1 | 10 | 9,279 |
Social participation | Respondent participated in any social activities last month, yes = 1, no = 0 | 0.4922 | 0.5000 | 0 | 1 | 9,279 |
Smoking | Respondent reports ever smoking, yes = 1, no = 0 | 0.4244 | 0.4943 | 0 | 1 | 9,279 |
Physical activity | Do physical activity at least 10 min weekly, yes = 1, no = 0 | 0.8336 | 0.3725 | 0 | 1 | 9,279 |
Cohabitation arrangement | The number of cohabited family members | 2.9703 | 1.5514 | 1 | 14 | 9,279 |
Number of children | The number of children | 2.6612 | 1.3327 | 0 | 10 | 9,279 |
Household income | Logarithmic household consumption last year | 9.5879 | 1.6539 | 0.6931 | 17.4806 | 9,279 |
Living environment | Lives in rural or urban, rural village = 1, urban community = 0 | 0.5967 | 0.4906 | 0 | 1 | 9,279 |
Financial support | Received any transfer from children/grandchildren last year, yes = 1, no = 0 | 0.7042 | 0.4564 | 0 | 1 | 9,279 |
Emotional support | Contact children in person/phone/email weekly, yes = 1, no = 0 | 0.9071 | 0.2903 | 0 | 1 | 9,279 |
Public pension | Receiving public pension, yes = 1, no = 0 | 0.3373 | 0.4728 | 0 | 1 | 9,279 |
Public health insurance | Covering by public health insurance, yes = 1, no = 0 | 0.9526 | 0.2125 | 0 | 1 | 9,279 |
Retirement | Completing retirement process, yes = 1, no = 0 | 0.1599 | 0.3666 | 0 | 1 | 9,279 |