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Table 10 Logit models of benefit take-up

From: Using the EU-SILC to model the impact of the economic crisis on inequality

 

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Age

0.015*

0.002

0.0082

0.0162**

0.0148**

0.0167**

Non benefit household income

−0.3785***

−0.3632***

−0.4472***

−0.4395***

−0.324***

−0.2037**

Simulated receipt of unemployment benefits

0.1179

−0.626**

−0.8447***

−0.6446**

0.5667**

0.1518

Simulated receipt of survivor benefits

−1.4418***

−2.3788***

−1.9545***

−2.0104***

−0.3928

−0.7043*

Simulated receipt of disability benefits

0.2387

−0.324

−1.0189***

−1.0238***

0.2256

−0.0124

Total simulated benefit receipt

0

0.00004

0.0001***

0.00009***

0.0001***

0.00002

In employment

0.5753**

0.6855***

0.8319***

0.4305*

0.4588**

0.4428*

Is a farmer

−0.5086

−0.6533

−0.4308

−0.3645

−0.8272**

−1.2007***

Retired

0.8546***

0.4189

0.1007

0.1221

0.5052*

0.6225**

Married

0.1346

0.6812***

1.1447***

0.5571*

0.4651*

0.1549

Widowed

−0.2407

0.6187*

−0.3704

−0.6617*

−0.0464

−0.0883

Separated or divorced

−1.0764***

−0.4815

−0.9053***

−1.0323***

−1.069***

−0.7219**

Number of children aged 0-11

−0.398

−0.466**

−0.106

−0.2375

0.5033

−0.0403

Number of children aged 12-15

0.2507

−0.2266

0.0605

0.0653

−0.3472*

−0.2155

Suburban

0.0772

−0.2786

−0.4095*

−0.3254

−0.1127

0.1652

Rural

−0.347*

−0.3389*

−0.3571*

−0.3427

−0.3345*

−0.0658

University educated

−0.561**

−0.4588*

−0.5654**

0.1587

−0.5162**

0.0084

Upper secondary educated

−0.5145**

−0.3738*

−0.5526***

−0.5288***

0.1078

−0.0244

Constant

2.5637***

3.3866***

3.18***

2.8931***

1.6974***

1.8536***

N

3446

3938

3773

3768

3834

3746

Pseudo R2

0.0967

0.1201

0.1542

0.1625

0.0789

0.0585

  1. Source: Sologon and O’Donoghue (2013).
  2. * significant at 10%.
  3. ** significant at 5%.
  4. *** significant at 1%.