Table 1 Variables considered for use in the empirical analyses
Variable | Variable type | Categories |
|---|---|---|
Age | Continuous | N/A |
Gender | Categorical | 1 = male; 0 = female |
Marital status | Categorical | 1 = married or living with partner; 0 = separated, divorced, not living with partner, widow, never married |
Number of children | Continuous | N/A |
Urbanity | Categorical | 1 = urban; 0 = rural |
Religion | Categorical | 1 = Christian Orthodox; 0 = other religion or no religion |
Low education | Categorical | 1 = no education, low level of education; 0 = medium/tertiary education |
Low income | Categorical | 1 = income below national average; 0 = income equal or above national average |
Employment | Categorical | 1 = employed; 0 = unemployed, retired, domestic, in education, unable to work |