Table 1

Descriptive statistics

VariableObsPeriodMeanStd. DevMinMax
Divorce rate45,4692001–20070.0230.0230.0002.439
Crude divorce rate45,4562001–20070.0140.0100.0000.194
Legal separation rate6,70020010.0240.0140.0000.116
Crude legal separation rate6,69820010.0140.0080.0000.058
Property tax diff6,64720010.5530.7370.0003.000
Property tax diff46,6022001–20070.7380.8180.0004.000
Density6,6972001301.489645.8031.14812,674.750
Density46,8652001–2007308.921650.2101.03712,674.750
Elderly people %6,698200121.6226.7325.63462.353
Elderly people %46,8792001–200722.1226.5314.36462.791
Foreign people %6,44120012.4352.0990.02429.780
Foreign people %46,6152001–20073.7473.1380.00029.780
High school diploma6,699200133.48410.2650.000100.000
Per-capita income (log)6,69820019.0710.2996.91511.587
Per-capita income (log)46,8792001–20079.1040.3336.74811.885
Unemp. rate6,69920019.0807.8710.00051.320
Female labor force part6,699200136.3047.3565.90065.900
Municipal election year6,69419990.6550.4750.0001.000
Provincial election year6,70120000.0240.1550.0001.000
Altimetry6,70020013.0671.5411.0005.000
North-East6,70120010.1380.3440.0001.000
North-West6,70120010.4460.4970.0001.000
Center6,70120010.1500.3570.0001.000

Source(s): Author work

or Create an Account

Close subscription notice
Close access options