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Table 3 Data description: socioeconomic variables

From: Property rights and intellectual property protection, GDP growth and individual well-being in Latin America

 

Mean

Standard deviation

Income

 Sufficient

0.10

0.30

 Just sufficient

0.43

0.49

 Insufficient

0.35

0.48

 Very insufficient

0.12

0.33

Socioeconomic level

 Very good

0.07

0.26

 Good

0.34

0.47

 Not bad

0.43

0.49

 Bad

0.13

0.34

 Very bad

0.02

0.15

Female

0.52

0.50

Marital status

 Partnered or married

0.58

0.49

 Single

0.31

0.46

 Separated, divorced or widowed

0.12

0.32

Education

 Illiterate

0.09

0.29

 Incomplete primary

0.19

0.39

 Complete primary

0.17

0.37

 Incomplete secondary

0.15

0.36

 Complete secondary

0.22

0.41

 Incomplete higher

0.08

0.28

 Complete higher

0.10

0.30

Labour force status

 Employed

0.26

0.44

 Self-employed

0.31

0.46

 Unemployed

0.06

0.24

 Retired

0.08

0.25

 Not in labour market

0.23

0.42

 Student

0.06

0.24

Age

40.58

16.66

  1. Latinobarometer data (2006–2015), from 18 countries in Latin America. All variables are dummy variables apart from age