Research Article

Health Behaviour and Health Assessment: Evidence from German Microdata

Table 4

Descriptive statistics health variables.

MaleFemale
Additional variablesMeanStd. Dev.MinMax

SAH2.62680.94722.71080.9585
Handicap0.14280.34990.11660.3209
Hospital0.10670.30880.13690.3437
1-2 doctor visits0.35480.47850.37070.4830
3-4 doctor visits0.15170.35880.20560.4042
At least 5 doctor visits0.12510.33090.17770.3823
Physical functioning50.20979.924248.558610.4497
Role physical50.49369.897748.447210.3399
Bodily pain50.21619.838348.739210.4457
Vitality50.36849.724248.731910.0824
Social functioning50.37079.835748.737610.6430
Role emotional50.62259.537248.571110.5158
Mental health51.243610.089148.614910.1642