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Table 6 Dependent variable - General risk - Full sample with factors

From: Ethnic persistence, assimilation and risk proclivity

Independent variables

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Constant

3.066***

3.041***

3.139***

3.143***

 

(0.595)

(0.595)

(0.595)

(0.595)

Ethnic Persistence Factor

−0.296***

−0.263***

−0.242***

−0.195**

 

(0.080)

(0.083)

(0.086)

(0.092)

Assimilation Factor

0.289***

0.284***

0.245***

0.236***

 

(0.081)

(0.081)

(0.082)

(0.084)

Foreign nationality

−0.387***

−0.442***

  
 

(0.092)

(0.097)

  

Foreign nationality* born in Germany

 

0.306

  
  

(0.212)

  

Turk

  

−0.584***

−0.664***

   

(0.189)

(0.213)

Balkan

  

−0.501***

−0.622***

   

(0.190)

(0.194)

South European

  

−0.364**

−0.399**

   

(0.171)

(0.185)

West European

  

−0.017

−0.062

   

(0.210)

(0.230)

East European

  

−0.139

−0.137

   

(0.257)

(0.257)

Other

  

0.067

−0.072

   

(0.385)

(0.400)

Foreign nationality * born in Germany * Turk

   

0.322

    

(0.419)

Foreign nationality * born in Germany * Balkan

   

0.806*

    

(0.441)

Foreign nationality * born in Germany * South

   

0.149

European

   

(0.329)

Foreign nationality * born in Germany * West

   

0.541

European

   

(0.462)

Foreign nationality * born in Germany * East

    

European

    

Foreign nationality * born in Germany * Other

   

2.039

    

(1.261)

Age

−0.109***

−0.107***

−0.109***

−0.107***

 

(0.022)

(0.022)

(0.022)

(0.022)

Age2/100

0.201***

0.199***

0.200***

0.197***

 

(0.045)

(0.045)

(0.045)

(0.045)

Age3/10,000

−0.151***

−0.150***

−0.151***

−0.149***

 

(0.029)

(0.029)

(0.029)

(0.029)

Female

−0.666***

−0.667***

−0.673***

−0.677***

 

(0.044)

(0.044)

(0.045)

(0.045)

Body height in centimeters

0.017***

0.017***

0.017***

0.016***

 

(0.003)

(0.003)

(0.003)

(0.003)

Married

−0.245***

−0.245***

−0.244***

−0.243***

 

(0.042)

(0.042)

(0.042)

(0.042)

Living in eastern Germany

0.275***

0.275***

0.274***

0.273***

 

(0.043)

(0.043)

(0.043)

(0.043)

Years of education

0.083***

0.083***

0.082***

0.081***

 

(0.007)

(0.007)

(0.007)

(0.007)

Household net income

0.798***

0.798***

0.788***

0.790***

 

(0.124)

(0.123)

(0.125)

(0.125)

R-squared

0.141

0.1412

0.1414

0.1419

No. of observations

18,518

18,518

18,518

18,518

  1. a Robust standard errors in parentheses clustered at the household level.
  2. * significant at 10%; ** at 5%; *** at 1%.