Sunshine during Pregnancy and First Months of Life: Descriptive Statistics
| Sunshine Hours during Pregnancy | Sunshine Hours in First 6 Months after Birth | |
|---|---|---|
| Panel A: Means and Standard Deviations | ||
| Mean | 1,223.34 | 826.84 |
| SD | 230.9 | 285.1 |
| Number of observations | 672,828 | |
| Panel B: Variation in Sunshine Hours during Pregnancy in First Six Months of Life | ||
| By birth month | ||
| Birth month with most sunshine hours | November | April |
| Sunshine hours | 1,481 | 1,186 |
| Birth month with lowest sunshine hours | May | October |
| Sunshine hours | 958 | 443.5 |
| By birth cohort | ||
| Birth cohort with most sunshine hours | 1,990 | 1,989 |
| Sunshine hours | 1,349 | 969 |
| Birth cohort with lowest sunshine hours | 1,988 | 1,998 |
| Sunshine hours | 1,129 | 691 |
| By district of birth | ||
| District with most sunshine hours | Brandenburg a. d. Havel | Potsdam-Mittelmark |
| Sunshine hours | 1,326 | 885 |
| District with lowest sunshine hours | Leer | Leer |
| Sunshine hours | 1,083 | 735 |
Data sources: School entry examinations, Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony, Brandenburg. Sunshine hours from 21 weather stations.
Notes: Panel A displays the mean and standard deviation of sunshine hours in the first six months of life and during pregnancy. Panel B provides information on the variation in sunshine hours in the two intervals by birth month, birth cohort, and district of birth.