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Table A1: Macro Data – Sources and Descriptions [HINWEIS: GILT NUR ALS VORLAGE, DATENQUELLEN MÜSSEN ENTSPRECHEND ANGEPASST WERDEN!] Variable Source Year Description Population under age 15 ? 2002 Population under age 15 as percentage of total population Population age 65 and above ? 2002 Population age 65 and above as percentage of total population Unemployment rate Eurostat 2002 and 2003 Unemployment rate for individuals aged 15 and above Female labor force participation Eurostat 2002 and 2003 Employment rate of women aged 15 and above GDP Eurostat 2002 and 2003 Purchasing Power Standard of GDP per inhabitant in percentage of the EU average Income inequality Eurostat 2002 and 2003 Inequality of income distribution (80/20 quintile ratio), i.e. the ratio of total income received by the 20% of the population with the highest income (top quintile) to that received by the 20% of the population with the lowest income (lowest quintile) Social expenditure Eurostat 2002 and 2003 Purchasing Power Standard of social expenditure per head of population % secondary education Eurostat 2002 and 2003 Percentage of total population aged 25 to 64 having completed at least upper secondary education Formal childcare Eurostat 2005 Average number of weekly hours of formal care of children children 0-3 years Years since democracy Database of Political Institutions 2010 – World Bank (?) 2002 and 2003 Years since the country has been democratic Orientation of government Database of Political Institutions 2010 – World Bank 2003 Party orientation with respect to economic policy. Distinguishes between Right, Left or Center; Right: Conservative, Christian democratic, or right-wing. Left: Communist, socialist, social democratic, or left-wing. Center: centrist. Since data refer to the 1st January of each year, data for 2003 are also used for people being interviewed in the end of 2002. Tax deductibility of donations European Foundation Center (2011) & Giving in Europe – European Cross-Boarder Giving Database 2003-2010 2003 Percentage of amount deductible in case of a donation of 1 e0,000. Ranges from 0 (non-deductible) to 1 (fully deductible). Personal income tax rate ? 2005 Average personal income tax rates Corruption Index (0-10) Transparency International 2003 Recode of Corruption Perceptions Index 2003 Altruism of people (0-10) ESS, Round 1 2002/2003 Weighted country average of individual’s answer to the question: “Would you say that most of the time people try to be helpful or that they are mostly looking out for themselves? Please indicate on a scale from 0 (People mostly look out for themselves) to 10 (People mostly try to be helpful).” % belonging to religion ESS, Round 1 2002/2003 Share of individuals who consider themselves as belonging to any particular religion or denomination Share of protestants ESS, Round 1 2002/2003 Share of individuals being protestant Satisfaction with government (0-10) ESS, Round 1 2002/2003 Weighted country average of individual’s answer to the question: “Now thinking about the [country] government, how satisfied are you with the way it is doing its job? Please indicate on a scale from 0 (Extremely dissatisfied) to 10 (Extremely satisfied).” 37
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