Table 1

Descriptive statistics, analyses samples

MenWomen
AllBrothersAllSisters
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Observations416 003186 369376 413158 524
Number of families83 71571 647
Age42.142.342.342.3
Education (years)13.413.413.513.4
Single (%)29.228.128.327.5
Childless (%)18.614.911.810.8
Employment per 100, 201886.087.881.984.0
Disability pensions per 100, 201810.59.917.817.0
Mortality per 1000, 201935.632.523.722.7
  • Samples are drawn from the November 2003 employment file of the Norwegian welfare administration and are limited to wage earners age 33–52. Unless otherwise stated, descriptive statistics are measured in 2003. Employment and disability statistics are conditional on survival until 2019. See text for further details on sample restrictions.