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Table 1 Summary statistics for disability application and state demographic variables before 2000

From: The political economy of the disability insurance: theory and evidence of gubernatorial learning

 

N

Mean

Standard Dev

Min

Max

Panel A: disability application variables

DI applications

950

11,581

12,088

540

68,524

DI allowance rate

950

0.432

0.074

0.240

0.650

SSI applications

950

15,759

20,501

214

136,419

DI and SSI combined allowance rates

950

0.293

0.068

0.130

0.550

DI total applications (DI + concurrent applications)

950

20,907

21,353

870

139,725

DI total allowance rates (DI + concurrent rates)

950

0.371

0.070

0.200

0.620

Panel B: state demographic and economic variables

Unemployment rate

950

0.060

0.022

0.020

0.180

Unemployment rate from 1984–2000

800

0.056

0.018

0.020

0.130

Labor force participation rate

950

0.669

0.040

0.510

0.760

DI replacement rate

950

0.365

0.046

0.250

0.549

UI replacement rate

950

0.370

0.053

0.200

0.530

Real family assistance per capital ($1982)

864

0.040

0.025

0.005

0.132

Mean personal income (×1000)

950

19.496

5.744

8.990

37.547

Fraction of population below poverty line

950

0.138

0.042

0.030

0.280

Fraction of population below 100–125% of poverty

950

0.048

0.014

0.010

0.090

Fraction of population between 125 -150% of poverty

950

0.050

0.014

0.010

0.100

Percentage with health insurance coverage

950

0.754

0.057

0.560

0.880

Fraction of population that is working age

950

0.613

0.023

0.530

0.680

Fraction of population aged 5–17

912

0.191

0.017

0.070

0.269

Fraction of population married

950

0.493

0.023

0.420

0.560

Fraction of population that is white

950

0.807

0.141

0.220

1.000