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Table 3 Descriptive statistics: control variables

From: On the interdependence of ambulatory and hospital care in the German health system

 

Mean

Std. Dev.

Min

Max

Health status

    

Male life expectancy

77,077

1,460

72,200

81,100

Female life expectancy

82,103

1,020

77,900

84,900

RSA Risk Factor

1,009

0,071

0,847

1,204

Structural variables

    

Proportion of population

    

with SHI in %)

87,694

5,079

65,522

97,895

Long-term care recipients

    

(per 10.000 population)

278,140

60,120

145,000

512,000

Unemployment rate in %

9,203

4,464

2,300

24,200

Net monthly household income

1.500,098

201,088

1.090,000

2.585,000

Number of large regional centres

0,401

0,564

0,000

4,000

Number of medium regional centres

2,219

2,149

0,000

11,000

Highly qualified workers in %

4,168

3,294

0,600

29,700

Low-skilled workers in %

14,400

4,825

6,400

39,500

Single-person households in %

36,290

4,379

20,400

55,800

Immigrants in %

7,152

4,536

0,700

25,200

Pollutants

    

Particulate matter (PM 10)

19,737

6,112

0,000

31,000