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Table 4 Logistic model results

From: What matters in the annuitization decision?

Variables

Selected annuity = Yes

(1)

(2)

Experiment

UP

− 1.589**

− 2.272**

(0.745)

(0.924)

DOWN

− 1.425*

− 1.850*

(0.773)

(0.972)

TRUST

− 0.495***

− 0.554***

(0.134)

(0.171)

UP:TRUST

0.415**

0.559**

(0.185)

(0.230)

DOWN:TRUST

0.323*

0.402*

(0.192)

(0.239)

Motives

Liquidity

 

− 0.438***

 

(0.067)

Family risk pooling

 

− 0.125**

 

(0.061)

Bequest

 

0.186**

 

(0.094)

Bequest:income

 

− 0.215*

 

(0.117)

Investment frame

 

− 0.413***

 

(0.094)

Mortality salience

 

− 0.087*

 

(0.048)

Self-selection

 

0.172**

 

(0.076)

Literacy

  

Basic annuity literacy

 

0.598***

 

(0.122)

Financial literacy

 

− 0.187*

 

(0.096)

Controls

  

Further controls

NO

YES

Observations

676

676

Wald-Chi2

15.6***

116.0***

Pseudo R2

0.019

0.197

  1. This table displays the log-odds effects of all our variables
  2. The dependent variable is whether the individual selected the annuity in the hypothetical scenario question. Robust standard errors in parentheses. ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1