Table 10

Share of Employment Decline Explained by Subjective Health and Cognition— Subjective Health Instrumented Using Objective Health

MenWomen
ELSAHRSELSAHRS
Panel A: Subjective Health
High school dropout0.086***0.142***0.055***0.136***
(0.022)(0.024)(0.015)(0.023)
High school0.053***0.112***0.058***0.134***
(0.015)(0.011)(0.016)(0.011)
College0.052***0.132***0.028**0.100***
(0.019)(0.021)(0.013)(0.018)
Panel B: Subjective Health and Cognition
High school dropout0.085***0.158***0.054***0.147***
(0.022)(0.024)(0.016)(0.022)
High school0.053***0.122***0.058***0.144***
(0.014)(0.011)(0.016)(0.011)
College0.054***0.142***0.029**0.103***
(0.020)(0.020)(0.014)(0.018)
Sample sizes  4,692  5,777  6,957  9,199
  6,326 18,756  7,911 29,905
  3,362  9,238  2,759  9,682
  • Notes: All estimates include age, age-squared, wave dummies, and the full set of initial conditions. Standard errors are bootstrapped with 500 repetitions. Significance:

  • * p < 0.10,

  • ** p < 0.05,

  • *** p < 0.01.