Table 4 Descriptive statistics

Phone call: Positive/neutral reaction^a

4,000

Phone call: Any reaction^a

4,000

Phone call: Only positive reaction^a

4,000

Seed capital: low^a

4,000

Seed capital: high^a

4,000

Type 1: not working^b

2,297

Type 2: working at notch^b

2,297

Type 3: working not at notch^b

2,297

Total yearly benefit level (in 1,000 CHF)^b

1,813

Yearly wage (in 1,000 CHF)^b

2,202

Self-reported health: good/very good^c

2,198

Has any pains^c

2,200

Difficulty: Mobility^c

2,206

Difficulty: Household^c

2,214

Difficulty: Self-care^c

2,214

Years in DI^c

2,214

No difficulty to find new employment^c

2,214

Age^c

2,214

Male^c

2,214

Foreign^c

2,214

Civil status: Single/widow^c

2,214

Civil status: Married^c

2,214

Civil status: Divorced/separated^c

2,214

Dependent children^c

2,214

Disease: Mental^c

2,214

Disease: Nervous system^c

2,214

Disease: Back disorders ^c

2,214

Disease: Other musculoskeletal diseases^c

2,214

Disease: Injuries^c

2,214

Disease: Other^c

2,214

Start of pension receipt: Before 1996^c

2,214

Start of pension receipt: 1996 - 2000^c

2,214

Start of pension receipt: 2001 - 2006^c

2,214

Start of pension receipt: After 2006^c

2,214

Education: Compulsory education or less^c

2,214

Education: Vocational degree^c

2,214

Education: High school degree^c

2,214

Education: Higher vocational or college^c

2,214