Analysis

Variables considered

Dependent variables:

  • Went to the cinema in the past 12 months (yes/no)
  • Attended a live performance in the past 12 months (yes/no)
  • Visited any cultural sites in the past 12 months (yes/no)
  • Attended any sport events in the past 12 month (yes/no)
  • Participates regularly in leisure activities (yes/no)

Explanatory variables:

  • disability proxy (activity limitation in the past 6 months)
  • country, gender, age, education attainment, health status
  • SES: marital status (all EU-SILC categories), household size, employment status (all EU-SILC categories)

Analysis strategy: linear probability models with the covariates included sequentially in order to observe the change in the coefficient on the disability status

Table Output - estimates of the gap with covariates included subsequently

Dependent variable Covariates included Gap estimate SE t statistic p value 95 % CI
Went to the cinema in the past 12 months Baseline: gender, country 0.269 0.003 -88.963 0.000 ( 0.263 , 0.275 )
  • age
0.096 0.003 -30.135 0.000 ( 0.09 , 0.102 )
  • SES
0.069 0.003 -21.656 0.000 ( 0.063 , 0.075 )
  • education
0.051 0.003 -16.206 0.000 ( 0.045 , 0.057 )
  • health status
0.013 0.004 -3.602 0.000 ( 0.006 , 0.02 )
Attended a live performance in the past 12 months Baseline: gender, country 0.163 0.003 -56.138 0.000 ( 0.157 , 0.169 )
  • age
0.082 0.003 -25.664 0.000 ( 0.076 , 0.088 )
  • SES
0.052 0.003 -16.001 0.000 ( 0.046 , 0.058 )
  • education
0.034 0.003 -10.579 0.000 ( 0.028 , 0.04 )
  • health status
-0.010 0.004 2.669 0.008 ( -0.017 , -0.003 )
Visited any cultural sites in the past 12 months Baseline: gender, country 0.155 0.003 -53.674 0.000 ( 0.149 , 0.161 )
  • age
0.099 0.003 -30.931 0.000 ( 0.093 , 0.105 )
  • SES
0.063 0.003 -19.552 0.000 ( 0.057 , 0.069 )
  • education
0.041 0.003 -13.031 0.000 ( 0.035 , 0.047 )
  • health status
-0.005 0.004 1.349 0.177 ( -0.012 , 0.002 )
Attended any sport events in the past 12 month Baseline: gender, country 0.130 0.003 -49.908 0.000 ( 0.125 , 0.135 )
  • age
0.048 0.003 -16.664 0.000 ( 0.042 , 0.054 )
  • SES
0.029 0.003 -9.859 0.000 ( 0.023 , 0.035 )
  • education
0.023 0.003 -7.738 0.000 ( 0.017 , 0.029 )
  • health status
-0.002 0.004 0.703 0.482 ( -0.009 , 0.005 )
Participates regularly in leisure activities Baseline: gender, country 0.268 0.003 -87.239 0.000 ( 0.262 , 0.274 )
  • age
0.157 0.003 -46.805 0.000 ( 0.15 , 0.164 )
  • SES
0.120 0.003 -35.744 0.000 ( 0.113 , 0.127 )
  • education
0.099 0.003 -29.957 0.000 ( 0.093 , 0.105 )
  • health status
0.020 0.004 -5.221 0.000 ( 0.012 , 0.028 )

Graphical representation