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Table 2 Average marginal effects for labour market exit by self-rated health, work ability, and work motivation

From: Health, work ability and work motivation: determinants of labour market exit among German employees born in 1959 and 1965Gesundheit, Arbeitsfähigkeit und Arbeitsmotivation: Beweggründe für den Erwerbsausstieg am Beispiel Erwerbstätiger der Geburtskohorten 1959 und 1965

Dependent Variable: Employment Exit

 

Univariate models

Including control variables

Health and…

Physical work ability

Mental work ability

Work motivation

Subjective health status (1 = very good; 5 = impaired health)

0.0096**

(0.003)

0.0093**

(0.003)

   

0.0069 +

(0.004)

0.0082*

(0.004)

0.0083*

(0.003)

Work ability (physical) (1 = very good; 4 = bad)

0.0092**

(0.003)

 

0.0089**

(0.003)

  

0.0056

(0.004)

  

Work ability (mental) (1 = very good; 4 = bad)

0.0066*

(0.003)

  

0.0064*

(0.003)

  

0.0036

(0.003)

 

Work motivation (preference for exiting employment; ref: satisfied with current work situation)

0.0195**

(0.008)

   

0.0193**

(0.008)

  

0.0156* (0.008)

Female

 

0.0061 (0.006)

0.0061

(0.006)

0.0061

(0.006)

0.0062

(0.006)

   

Household income below poverty line

 

0.0109 (0.011)

0.0104

(0.011)

0.0116

(0.011)

0.0124

(0.011)

   

No partner (ref.: partner employed)

 

− 0.0028 (0.007)

− 0.0030 (0.007)

− 0.0027 (0.007)

− 0.0020 (0.007)

   

Partner not employed (ref: partner employed)

 

0.0046 (0.010)

0.0043 (0.010)

0.0048 (0.010)

0.0049 (0.010)

   

Observations

3,796

3,796

3,796

3,796

3,796

3,796

3,796

3,796

Pseudo R-squared

 

0.010

0.009

0.006

0.008

0.009

0.009

0.011

  1. ***, **, *, + indicate significance levels at 0.1, 1, 5, and 10 %, respectively. Table displays Average Marginal Effects (S.E), representing per cent change in the likelihood of labour market exit by one step between the answers.