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Table 1.

Description of variables

Equation 1	Variable	Description	Source*
Dependent variables	Social entrepreneur	Dummy variable: 1 if self-employed and works for volunteer organizations; 0 otherwise	WVS-6
	Female social entrepreneur	Dummy variable: 1 if female, self-employed and works for volunteer organizations; else 0	WVS-6
	Male social entrepreneur	Dummy variable: 1 if male, self-employed and works for volunteer organizations; else 0	WVS-6
	Traditional entrepreneur	Dummy variable: 1 if self-employed; else 0	WVS-6
Independent variables	Postmaterialism	12-item postmaterialist Index, 0–5 response scale. The 12 items include: maintaining order in the nation, giving people more say in important government decisions, fighting rising prices, protecting freedom of speech, maintaining a high level of economic growth, making sure that this country has strong defense forces, making sure that this country has strong defense forces, trying to make our cities and countryside more beautiful, a stable economy, progress toward a less impersonal and more humane society, progress toward a society in which ideas count more than money and the fight against crime	WVS-6
	Altruism	Dummy variable: 1 if participates actively in self-help groups or mutual aid groups; else 0	WVS-6
	Member of a social organization	Dummy variable: 1 if belongs to a church or religious organization; else 0	WVS-6
Control variables	Gender	Dummy variable: 1 if male; else 0	WVS-6
Control variables	Well-being	Per decile, the proportion of overall household income/wealth, 1–10 response scale	WVS-6
Equation 2	Variable	Description	Source
Dependent variable	Individual economic well-being	Per decile, the proportion of overall household income/wealth, 1–10 response scale	WVS-6
Independent variables	Social entrepreneur	Dummy variable: 1 if self-employed and works for volunteer organizations; else 0	WVS-6
	Female social entrepreneur	Dummy variable: 1 if female, self-employed and works for volunteer organizations; else 0	WVS-6
	Male social entrepreneur	Dummy variable: 1 if male, self-employed and works for volunteer organizations; else 0	WVS-6
	Traditional entrepreneur	Dummy variable: 1 if self-employed; else 0	WVS-6
Control variables	Savings	Dummy variable: 1 if the family could save in the past year; else 0	WVS-6
	Education	Dummy variable: 1 if complete secondary school^**; else 0	WVS-6
	Age-squared	The age of the respondent, squared	WVS-6

Equation 1	Variable	Description	Source*
Dependent variables	Social entrepreneur	Dummy variable: 1 if self-employed and works for volunteer organizations; 0 otherwise	WVS-6
	Female social entrepreneur	Dummy variable: 1 if female, self-employed and works for volunteer organizations; else 0	WVS-6
	Male social entrepreneur	Dummy variable: 1 if male, self-employed and works for volunteer organizations; else 0	WVS-6
	Traditional entrepreneur	Dummy variable: 1 if self-employed; else 0	WVS-6
Independent variables	Postmaterialism	12-item postmaterialist Index, 0–5 response scale. The 12 items include: maintaining order in the nation, giving people more say in important government decisions, fighting rising prices, protecting freedom of speech, maintaining a high level of economic growth, making sure that this country has strong defense forces, making sure that this country has strong defense forces, trying to make our cities and countryside more beautiful, a stable economy, progress toward a less impersonal and more humane society, progress toward a society in which ideas count more than money and the fight against crime	WVS-6
	Altruism	Dummy variable: 1 if participates actively in self-help groups or mutual aid groups; else 0	WVS-6
	Member of a social organization	Dummy variable: 1 if belongs to a church or religious organization; else 0	WVS-6
Control variables	Gender	Dummy variable: 1 if male; else 0	WVS-6
Control variables	Well-being	Per decile, the proportion of overall household income/wealth, 1–10 response scale	WVS-6
Equation 2	Variable	Description	Source
Dependent variable	Individual economic well-being	Per decile, the proportion of overall household income/wealth, 1–10 response scale	WVS-6
Independent variables	Social entrepreneur	Dummy variable: 1 if self-employed and works for volunteer organizations; else 0	WVS-6
	Female social entrepreneur	Dummy variable: 1 if female, self-employed and works for volunteer organizations; else 0	WVS-6
	Male social entrepreneur	Dummy variable: 1 if male, self-employed and works for volunteer organizations; else 0	WVS-6
	Traditional entrepreneur	Dummy variable: 1 if self-employed; else 0	WVS-6
Control variables	Savings	Dummy variable: 1 if the family could save in the past year; else 0	WVS-6
	Education	Dummy variable: 1 if complete secondary school^**; else 0	WVS-6
	Age-squared	The age of the respondent, squared	WVS-6

Notes:

*WVS = World Values Survey; WVS-6 = during 2010–2014 (www.worldvaluessurvey.org);

**university or higher degree level

Source: Authors’ own work