From: Who gets a mammogram amongst European women aged 50-69 years?
Variable | Definition | Mean (N = 6,893) |
---|---|---|
Variables from Wave 1 and 2 of the SHARE Dependent Variable | Â | |
Mammogram | Mammogram screening in the last two years (Yes = 1, No = 0) | 0.647 |
Explanatory Variables | Â | |
Physician Quality Index | GP quality between 0 and 1 as explained in the text | 0.301 |
Life Expectancy | Self-stated probability of being alive in about 10 years | 0.670 |
50 ≤ Age < 55 |  | 0.288 |
55 ≤ Age < 60 |  | 0.273 |
60 ≤ Age < 65 |  | 0.243 |
65 ≤ Age < 70 |  | 0.195 |
Self Assessed Health | Excellent = 1 to poor = 5 | 2.907 |
Limitations in ADL | Number of limitations in Activities of Daily Living | 0.113 |
Heart Attack | Chronic Conditions: Heart attack | 0.067 |
Stroke | Chronic Conditions: Stroke | 0.019 |
Diabetes | Chronic Conditions: Diabetes | 0.074 |
Lung disease | Chronic Conditions: Lung Disease | 0.041 |
Has Partner | Binary Variable for whether to women has a partner | 0.744 |
Children in HH | Number of children living in household | 0.462 |
ISCED Low | Education ISCED1 level between 0 and 2 | 0.444 |
Doctor visits ≥ 10 | Number of doctor visits ≥ 10 within the previous 12 month | 0.221 |
No drugs | Binary Variable for whether the woman regularly takes prescription drugs | 0.314 |
Hospital Stays ≥ 2 | Number of hospital stays ≥ 2 within the previous 12 month |  |
Year and Country Dummies | Â | |
Year 2006 | Â | 0.361 |
Austria | Â | 0.079 |
Germany | Â | 0.098 |
Sweden | Â | 0.068 |
Netherlands | Â | 0.088 |
Spain | Â | 0.068 |
Italy | Â | 0.093 |
France | Â | 0.071 |
Greece | Â | 0.044 |
Switzerland | Â | 0.059 |
Belgium | Â | 0.099 |
Czech | Â | 0.068 |
Poland | Â | 0.068 |
Ireland | Â | 0.038 |
Denmark | Â | 0.059 |
Instruments | Â | Â |
Father Age at | Â | 0.262 |
Death ≤ 65 |  |  |
Father Age at Death | Â | 0.111 |
65 to 69 | Â | Â |
Father Age at Death | Â | 0.111 |
70 to 74 | Â | Â |
Father Age at Death | Â | 0.126 |
75 to 79 | Â | Â |
Father Age at Death | Â | 0.139 |
80 to 84 | Â | Â |
Father Age at | Â | 0.093 |
Death ≥ 85 |  |  |
Age Father_IV | Age at death or current age of father if still alive | 72.02 |
Mother Age at | Â | 0.144 |
Death ≤ 65 |  |  |
Mother Age at Death | Â | 0.070 |
65 to 69 | Â | Â |
Mother Age at Death | Â | 0.092 |
70 to 74 | Â | Â |
Mother Age at Death | Â | 0.116 |
75 to 79 | Â | Â |
Mother Age at Death | Â | 0.125 |
80 to 84 | Â | Â |
Mother Age at | Â | 0.118 |
Death ≥ 85 |  |  |
Age Mother_IV | Age at death or current age of mother if still alive | 76.64 |