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Table 2 Descriptive statistics

From: The influence of late retirement on health outcomes among older adults in the policy context of delayed retirement initiative: an empirical attempt of clarifying identification bias

Variables Freq. %
Sample 1
 Difficulty in physical functioning (2018)
  Range [1, 2) 6020 65.97
  Range [2, 3) 2438 26.71
  Range [3, 4] 668 7.32
 Late retirement (2015)
  No 4682 51.30
  Yes 4444 48.70
 Social behavior
  No 4900 53.69
  Yes 4226 46.31
 Health insurance
  Insurance beneficiary (Yes) 8620 94.46
  Insurance beneficiary (No) 506 5.54
 Gender
  1. male 3763 41.23
  2. female 5363 58.77
 Age
  55–65 2694 29.52
  66–75 4438 48.63
   > 75 1994 21.85
 Education
  Less than lower secondary 8420 92.33
  Upper secondary & vocational training 579 6.35
  Tertiary 120 1.32
 Marriage
  Married 7109 77.91
  Partnered 343 3.76
  Separated 13 0.14
  Divorced 37 0.41
  Widowed 1568 17.18
  Never married 55 0.60
 Residence place
  Central of City/Town 1523 16.69
  Rural integration zone 517 5.67
  Rural 7060 77.36
  Special zone 26 0.28
Sample 2
 Problems of cognitive status (2018)
  Range [1, 2) 39 0.49
  Range [2, 3) 268 3.34
  Range [3, 4) 5485 68.35
  Range [4, 5] 2232 17.82
 Late retirement (2015)
  No 4063 50.64
  Yes 3961 49.36
 Social behavior
  No 4299 53.58
  Yes 3725 46.42
 Health insurance
  Insurance beneficiary (Yes) 7596 94.67
  Insurance beneficiary (No) 428 5.33
 Gender
  1. male 3368 41.97
  2. female 4656 58.03
 Age
  55–65 2255 28.10
  66–75 4017 50.07
   > 75 1752 21.83
 Education
  Less than lower secondary 7427 92.64
  Upper secondary & vocational training 486 6.06
  Tertiary 104 1.30
 Marriage
  Married 6372 79.05
  Partnered 272 3.39
  Separated 11 0.14
  Divorced 25 0.31
  Widowed 1334 16.63
  Never married 39 0.49
 Residence place
  Central of City/Town 1316 16.40
  Rural Integration Zone 445 5.55
  Rural 6240 77.77
  Special Zone 23 0.29
  1. Notes: The descriptive statistics are based on the observations for which all above variables (including dependent/independent/covariates) have non-missing values