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Table 1 Sample Means and Description Variable Definition

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

 

Mammogram

Mammogram screening in the last two years (Yes = 1, No = 0)

0.647

Explanatory Variables

 

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

 

Year 2006

 

0.361

Austria

 

0.079

Germany

 

0.098

Sweden

 

0.068

Netherlands

 

0.088

Spain

 

0.068

Italy

 

0.093

France

 

0.071

Greece

 

0.044

Switzerland

 

0.059

Belgium

 

0.099

Czech

 

0.068

Poland

 

0.068

Ireland

 

0.038

Denmark

 

0.059

Instruments

  

Father Age at

 

0.262

Death ≤ 65

  

Father Age at Death

 

0.111

65 to 69

  

Father Age at Death

 

0.111

70 to 74

  

Father Age at Death

 

0.126

75 to 79

  

Father Age at Death

 

0.139

80 to 84

  

Father Age at

 

0.093

Death ≥ 85

  

Age Father_IV

Age at death or current age of father if still alive

72.02

Mother Age at

 

0.144

Death ≤ 65

  

Mother Age at Death

 

0.070

65 to 69

  

Mother Age at Death

 

0.092

70 to 74

  

Mother Age at Death

 

0.116

75 to 79

  

Mother Age at Death

 

0.125

80 to 84

  

Mother Age at

 

0.118

Death ≥ 85

  

Age Mother_IV

Age at death or current age of mother if still alive

76.64

  1. 1International Standard Classification of Education