Table 1 Descriptive statistics for all variables

 Self-reported health

health

1 “very bad” 5 “very good”

3.82

0.90

 Energy worry

see Appendix 1

1 “extremely conservative” to 7 “extremely liberal”

2.66

0.74

 Male

gndr

0 “female” to 1 “male”

0.49

0.50

 Income deciles

hinctnta

1 “lowest 10%” to 10 “highest 10%”

5.37

2.71

 Education

0 “not < lower secondary” to 1 “< lower secondary”

  < Lower secondary

eisced

0 “not < lower secondary” to 1 “< lower secondary”

0.07

0.26

  Lower secondary

1 “lower tier upper secondary”

0.15

0.36

  Lower tier upper secondary

1 “upper tier upper secondary”

0.17

0.37

  Upper tier upper secondary

1 “advanced vocational”

0.20

0.40

  Advanced vocational degree

0 “not bachelor’s degree” to 1 “bachelor’s degree”

0.15

0.36

  Bachelor’s degree

0 “not ≥ master’s degree” to 1 “≥ master’s degree”

0.12

0.32

  ≥ Master’s degree

0 “not < lower secondary” to 1 “< lower secondary”

0.15

0.35

 Age

age

15–100 years old

49.39

17.79

  No

hlthhmp

0 “not not sick” to 1 “not sick”

0.74

0.44

  Yes, to some extent

0 “not ‘yes, to some extent’” to 1 “yes, to some extent”

0.20

0.40

  Yes, a lot

0 “not ‘yes, a lot” to 1 “yes, a lot”

0.06

0.23

 Currently disabled

dsbld

0 “not currently disabled” to 1 “currently disabled”

0.03

0.18

 Long-term unemployment

uemp12m

0 “not previously unemployed long term” to 1 “ previously unemployed long term”

0.12

0.33

 Generalized trust

see Appendix 1

0 “lowest trust” to 10 “highest trust”

5.55

1.83

 Institutional trust

see Appendix 1

− 2.4 “lowest trust” to 2.7 “highest trust”

0.05

0.98