Table 1

Inequality in lost income, expected loss in own labor income and savings

(Model 1)(Model 2)(Model 3)(Model 4)(Model 5)(Model 6)
VariablesLog(LI)Log (ELI)Change savingsLog(LI)Log (ELI)Change savings
Poorest quintile0.0280.141−0.146***0.1700.211−0.128***
(0.204)(0.208)(0.044)(0.201)(0.204)(0.044)
Second-poorest quintile−0.223−0.648***−0.189***−0.150−0.628***−0.175***
(0.205)(0.213)(0.043)(0.202)(0.209)(0.043)
Middle-income quintile−0.218−0.261−0.160***−0.161−0.224−0.143***
(0.198)(0.205)(0.042)(0.196)(0.203)(0.042)
Second-richest quintile−0.186−0.305−0.042−0.182−0.326−0.03
(0.2)(0.204)(0.042)(0.197)(0.202)(0.042)
Age group (26–35)0.224−0.09−0.104*0.123−0.102−0.117**
(0.237)(0.244)(0.055)(0.235)(0.244)(0.055)
Age group (36–45)0.141−0.165−0.202***0.08−0.191−0.208***
(0.235)(0.241)(0.054)(0.231)(0.24)(0.053)
Age group (46–55)0.286−0.141−0.217***0.245−0.077−0.227***
(0.238)(0.246)(0.053)(0.234)(0.243)(0.053)
Age group (56–65)1.215***0.705***−0.091*1.052***0.677***−0.114**
(0.244)(0.251)(0.055)(0.239)(0.249)(0.055)
Age group (66–75)2.442***2.448***0.126**2.289***2.464***0.110*
(0.246)(0.245)(0.058)(0.241)(0.241)(0.058)
Age group (above 76)2.623***2.992***0.0782.511***2.929***0.061
(0.321)(0.299)(0.072)(0.318)(0.302)(0.072)
Age group (prefer not to say)−0.3471.321−0.642−0.4041.997−0.646
(2.134)(1.586)(0.595)(2.363)(1.917)(0.55)
Female0.035−0.454***0.060**0.043−0.426***0.061**
(0.126)(0.13)(0.027)(0.125)(0.128)(0.027)
Urban−0.800***−0.254−0.112***−0.381**−0.364*−0.047
(0.19)(0.198)(0.041)(0.192)(0.2)(0.043)
Suburban−0.1140.1560.032−0.0320.0430.03
(0.192)(0.199)(0.042)(0.192)(0.199)(0.043)
China   −1.187***0.268−0.195***
   (0.197)(0.194)(0.05)
Italy   0.196−0.298*−0.124**
   (0.172)(0.176)(0.052)
Japan   −0.202−1.574***0.062
   (0.219)(0.222)(0.044)
Korea   −1.799***−2.197***−0.067
   (0.258)(0.263)(0.047)
United Kingdom   0.933***0.633***0.141***
   (0.173)(0.171)(0.046)
Constant−4.507***−3.959***2.704***−4.389***−3.384***2.702***
(0.281)(0.286)(0.064)(0.303)(0.308)(0.071)
RMSE4.8785.021.0544.8014.921.049
Adjusted R20.0380.0420.0190.0680.080.028
N6,0896,0886,0896,0896,0886,089

Note(s): * < 0.1, ** < 0.05, *** < 0.01. Robust standard errors are in brackets. LI and ELI stand for “lost income” and “expected loss in labor income.” The reference groups are the richest quintile for income quintiles, age group 18–25 for age groups, rural residence for residence areas and the United States for countries

Source(s): Authors' own work

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