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| Endogenous variables | |
| Smoker | Tobacco consumption yes/no |
| Alcohol | Drinks alcohol regularly yes/no |
| Obesity | Overweight in terms of age-adjusted BMI yes/no |
| Health | Self-assessed health above-average |
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| Predisposing variables | |
| Age 17–29 | Respondent 17 to 29 years old yes/no (reference group) |
| Age 30–44 | Respondent 30 to 44 years old yes/no |
| Age 45–59 | Respondent 45 to 59 years old yes/no |
| Age 60–74 | Respondent 60 to 74 years old yes/no |
| Age >74 | Respondent older than 74 years yes/no |
| Partnership | Living together with a partner yes/no |
| Children | At least one child younger than 16 years in household yes/no |
| Eastern Germany | Living in Eastern Germany yes/no |
| Turkey | Nationality Turkish yes/no |
| Rest of World | Other nationality not German yes/no |
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| Socioeconomic variables | |
| Rel. poverty | Less than 50% of the mean of equivalent household net income (< € 797.50) |
| Tenous prosperity | 50–75% of the mean of equivalent household net income (€ 797.50−€ 1,196.25) |
| Middle income position | 75–125% of the mean of equivalent household net income (reference group; € 1,196.25−€ 1,993.75) |
| Higher income | 125–150% of the mean of equivalent household net income(€ 1,993.75−€ 2,938.50) |
| Rel. prosperity | More than 150% of the mean of equivalent household net income (> € 2,938.50) |
| Economic worries | Strong worries about own economic situation yes/no |
| Retired | Retired yes/no |
| Unemployed | Long-term unemployment in 2005 and unemployed at the time the survey was conducted in 2006 yes/no |
| Working h. 1–21 | 1–21 hours effectively worked per week yes/no |
| Working h. 22–42 | 22–42 hours effectively worked per week yes/no |
| Working h. >42 | More than 42 hours effectively worked per week yes/no |
| Secondary school | Secondary school degree or no completed education (reference group) |
| O-level | First public examination in secondary school yes/no |
| High school | General qualification for university entrance yes/no |
| University | University degree yes/no |
| Education | Currently in some sort of education yes/no |
| Private health ins. | Fully private insured yes/no |
| Supplemental ins. | Private supplemental health insurance yes/no |
| Risk averse | Respondent is risk averse yes/no |
| Risk taker | Respondent is risk taker yes/no |
| Renovation | House is at least partly in need of renovation yes/no |
| Mother O-level | Mother at least O-Level education yes/no |
| Father O-level | Father at least O-Level education yes/no |
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