From: The political economy of the disability insurance: theory and evidence of gubernatorial learning
 | N | Mean | Standard Dev | Min | Max |
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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 |