Table 2 Summary statistics and variables used in the study
From: Effect of health insurance coverage on labor allocation: evidence from US farm households
Variables | Description | Mean | Std Dev |
|---|---|---|---|
Operator_off-farm | Off-Farm hours per week | 13.99 | (20.14) |
Spouse_off-farm | Off-Farm hours per week | 22.58 | (19.59) |
Op_Age | Age in years | 51.74 | (9.61) |
Sp_Age | Age in years | 49.34 | (9.15) |
Op_Educ | Total years of education | 13.62 | (1.85) |
Sp_Educ | Total years of education | 13.94 | (1.91) |
Op_Miles | Miles from off-farm job | 5.79 | (29.64) |
Sp_Miles | Miles from off-farm job | 9.96 | (97.84) |
Op_Hinsurance | 1 if the operator has health insurance through off-farm work; 0 Otherwise | 0.21 | (0.41) |
Sp_Hinsurance | 1 if the spouse has health insurance through off-farm work; 0 Otherwise | 0.30 | (0.46) |
Of_Wage | Hourly off-farm wage rate | 21.11 | (1.80) |
Decoupled_Payments | Annual payments in $1,000 | 9.87 | (24.33) |
Coupled_Payments | Annual payments in $1,000 | 10.81 | (36.23) |
Farm_Sales | Total value of farm sales in $1,000 | 370.42 | (2423.67) |
Household_size | Number of members of household | 3.17 | (1.43) |
F_Dairy | 1 if the farm specializes in dairy farming; 0 Otherwise | 0.12 | (0.32) |
R_Heartland | 1 if farm located in the Heartland region; 0 Otherwise | 0.17 | (0.38) |
R_Northern Crescent | 1 if farm located in the Northern Crescent region; 0 Otherwise | 0.16 | (0.37) |
R_Northern Great Plains | 1 if farm located in the Northern Great Plains region; 0 Otherwise | 0.06 | (0.24) |
R_Prairie Gateway | 1 if farm located in the Prairie Gateway region; 0 Otherwise | 0.11 | (0.31) |
R_Eastern Upland | 1 if farm located in the Easter Upland region; 0 Otherwise | 0.10 | (0.30) |
R_Southern Seaboard | 1 if farm located in the Southern Seaboard region; 0 Otherwise | 0.14 | (0.34) |
R_Fruitful Rim | 1 if farm located in the Fruitful Rim region; 0 Otherwise | 0.16 | (0.37) |
R_Basin and Range | 1 if farm located in the Basin and Range region; 0 Otherwise | 0.05 | (0.22) |
R_Mississippi Portal | 1 if farm located in the Mississippi Portal region; 0 Otherwise | 0.05 | (0.22) |
y2006 | 1 if data from year 2006; 0 Otherwise | 0.35 | (0.48) |
y2007 | 1 if data from year 2007; 0 Otherwise | 0.34 | (0.47) |
y2008 | 1 if data from year 2008; 0 Otherwise | 0.32 | (0.47) |