Variable

Full Sample

Men

Women

Panel 1:Dependent Variable: Rent or Buy

R2 = 1.00

R2 = 0.93

R2 = 0.99

Constant

3.65 × 10−13

1.71***

1.68***

Variability of Income

3.60 × 10−21***

3.67 × 10−6

1.28 × 10−7

Conformity to Referent Group’s Housing Expense

0.00

1.42 × 10−3

0.21***

Risk of Foreclosure

1.00***

1.00***

1.00***

Diminished Status

0.00

1.00***

1.00***

Loss of Mobility

−5.37 × 10−12

−0.99***

−0.99***

Labor Supply

0.00

0.06**

0.03

Panel 2: Dependent Variable: New Car Expenditure

R2 = 0.94

R2 = 0.93

R2 = 0.81

Constant

−3.507 × 103

1.93**

2.81 × 104**

Variability of Income

0.05

0.12*

−0.39

Conformity to Referent Group

1.70 × 104

−3.2 × 104

Limited number of usable observations yielded no results

Cost of a New Car (Payment + Registration + Insurance)

6.25 × 104**

7.21 × 104*

Limited number of usable observations yielded no results

Cost of a Used Car (Payment + Registration + Insurance)

−7.11 × 105*

6.09 × 104

Limited number of usable observations yielded no results

Cost of Maintenance

5.95 × 105

5.94 × 103**

Limited number of usable observations yielded no results

Labor Supply

−46.76

1.14 × 104

7.28 × 104**

Panel 3: Dependent Variable: Used Car Expenditure

R2 = 0.81

R2 = 0.54

R2 = 0.85

Constant

8.93 × 103

9.05 × 103**

1.39 × 104***

Variability of Income

0.02

0.08

0.091

Deviation from New Car Buyers

−9.96 × 103***

−1.56 × 103, p < 0.1

5.7 × 103

Cost of a New Car (Payment + Registration + Insurance)

−2.95 × 104

0.00

0.00

Cost of a Used Car (Payment + Registration + Insurance)

2.90 × 104**

0.00

0.00

Cost of Maintenance

39.17

0.00

0.00

Labor Supply

1.35 × 103

2.56 × 104

1.73 × 104, p < 0.1

Panel 4 Dependent Variable: Lunch Brought from Home

R2 = 0.91

R2 = 0.91

R2 = 0.92

Constant

0.4119***

0.43***

0.39***

Family Size

−5.50 × 10-3

−6.04 × 10−3

−5.22 × 10−3

Lunch Consumed at Restaurants

0.27***

0.27***

0.30**

Variability of Income

−1.81 × 10−7, p < 0.1

−2.18 × 10−7

−1.07 × 10−7

Labor Supply

−5.58 × 10−3

3.48 × 10−3

8.10 × 10−3

Socialization Opportunities

−0.03*

−0.03

−0.03*

Conformity to Own Referent Group

0.05***

0.06***

0.04***

Conformity to Aspirant Group

3.09 × 10−3

8.40 × 10−4

7.27 × 10−3

Panel 5 Dependent Variable:

Lunch Consumed at Restaurants

R2 = 0.70

R2 = 0.75

R2 = 0.79

Constant

−0.71***

−0.87***

0.17***