| NCDS | BHPS | UKHLS | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Coeff. | S.E. | Coeff. | S.E. | Coeff. | S.E. |
England | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.22 | 0.16 | -0.11 | 0.07 |
London/SE | -0.14* | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.11 | -0.10* | 0.05 |
Male | -0.02 | 0.06 | 0.13* | 0.05 | 0.09*** | 0.03 |
British/Irish White | 0.33* | 0.13 | 0.74*** | 0.13 | 0.47*** | 0.05 |
Aged 50-52 | Â | Â | 0.22 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.06 |
Number of own children in the household (ref: none) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  1 | -0.10 | 0.07 | -0.02 | 0.12 | 0.11* | 0.05 |
  2 | -0.04 | 0.07 | -0.12 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
  3 or more | -0.09 | 0.10 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.08 |
Lives alone | 0.19 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.10 | -0.13** | 0.04 |
Highest degree (ref: higher degree) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  First degree | -0.13 | 0.16 | -0.41* | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
  Diploma | -0.19 | 0.19 | -0.56** | 0.19 | 0.15* | 0.06 |
  A-level | -0.20 | 0.17 | -0.45* | 0.21 | 0.19** | 0.07 |
  Other qualification | -0.14 | 0.15 | -0.48* | 0.19 | 0.15** | 0.05 |
  No educational qualification | -0.31 | 0.16 | -0.65** | 0.20 | -0.02 | 0.06 |
Unemployed | 0.16 | 0.18 | -0.05 | 0.22 | 0.11 | 0.06 |
Socio-economic status (ref = managerial/professional) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
  Intermediate | -0.05 | 0.10 | -0.08 | 0.11 | -0.05 | 0.06 |
  Employers | 0.34** | 0.11 | -0.50* | 0.20 | -0.11 | 0.09 |
  Supervisory | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.07 |
  Routine | 0.14 | 0.09 | -0.02 | 0.11 | 0.11* | 0.05 |
  Other status | 0.20 | 0.11 | -0.13 | 0.18 | -0.09 | 0.07 |
Monthly gross earnings (ref: bottom quartile) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  2nd quartile | 0.18* | 0.08 | -0.10 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
  3rd quartile | 0.67*** | 0.09 | -0.12 | 0.19 | -0.15* | 0.07 |
  4th quartile | 0.66*** | 0.09 | -0.18 | 0.19 | -0.16* | 0.08 |
Subjective health (ref: excellent) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Good | 0.00 | 0.08 | -0.13 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
  Fair | -0.28*** | 0.08 | -0.30** | 0.11 | -0.02 | 0.05 |
  Poor | 0.05 | 0.11 | -0.21 | 0.17 | -0.06 | 0.06 |
  Very poor | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.23 | -0.02 | 0.07 |
Body Mass Index (ref: bottom quartile) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  2nd quartile | 0.53* | 0.25 | -0.12 | 0.19 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
  3rd quartile | 0.54* | 0.26 | -0.03 | 0.20 | 0.01 | 0.09 |
  4th quartile | 0.72** | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.12 | 0.10 |
Health limits daily activities | -0.03 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
Suffering from an illness | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.12** | 0.05 |
Reported health problem | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Diabetes | -0.16 | 0.13 | 0.24 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
  Relating to stomach problems | 0.21* | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.11 | -0.04 | 0.07 |
  Cancer | 0.11 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 0.25 | -0.08 | 0.13 |
  Epilepsy | -0.13 | 0.28 | -0.12 | 0.31 | 0.05 | 0.17 |
  Relating to chest problems | 0.16 | 0.08 | -0.01 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.05 |
  Other health problem | -0.00 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.18 | -0.02 | 0.04 |
Constant | 0.11 | 0.34 | -0.58 | 0.38 | 0.67*** | 0.14 |
Number of observations | 9,264 | Â | 5,881 | Â | 35,536 | Â |