Table 6

Share of Employment Decline Explained by Cognition and Subjective Health

MenWomen
ELSAHRSELSAHRS
Panel A: Subjective Health
High school dropout0.072***0.123***0.045***0.101***
(0.013)(0.017)(0.007)(0.014)
High school0.041***0.111***0.047***0.112***
(0.008)(0.006)(0.009)(0.006)
College0.040***0.084***0.023***0.077***
(0.011)(0.010)(0.008)(0.009)
Panel B: Cognition
High school dropout0.0090.037***−0.0030.057***
(0.003)(0.010)(0.003)(0.011)
High school0.0010.028***−0.0010.033***
(0.002)(0.004)(0.001)(0.005)
College−0.0010.034***0.0000.018***
(0.002)(0.007)(0.001)(0.006)
Panel C: Cognition and Subjective Health
High school dropout0.072***0.145***0.043***0.124***
(0.013)(0.019)(0.008)(0.016)
High school0.041***0.125***0.047***0.127***
(0.008)(0.007)(0.009)(0.007)
College0.040***0.104***0.023***0.085***
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.