Table 1 Descriptive statistics by sex and displacement status

Dependent variables

 U-index

0.180 (0.025)

0.150 (0.008)

0.197 (0.029)

0.150 (0.007)

 Net affect

3.244 (0.147)

3.337 (0.050)

2.929 (0.190)

3.446 (0.050)***

 Meaningfulness

4.199 (0.144)

4.282 (0.039)

4.273 (0.151)

4.370 (0.040)

 Happiness

4.183 (0.099)

4.229 (0.036)

4.107 (0.144)

4.367 (0.034)*

 Pain

0.877 (0.119)

0.735 (0.031)

1.059 (0.128)

0.764 (0.034)**

 Sadness

0.607 (0.086)

0.518 (0.027)

0.829 (0.131)

0.513 (0.027)**

 Stress

1.331 (0.107)

1.420 (0.039)

1.648 (0.141)

1.487 (0.041)

 Cantril ladder

6.493 (0.189)

7.066 (0.060)***

7.216 (0.186)

7.316 (0.058)

 Self-rated health

3.537 (0.073)

3.664 (0.024)*

3.601 (0.092)

3.637 (0.024)

Independent variables

 Layoff

0.696 (0.034)

0.726 (0.036)

 Plant closing

0.304 (0.034)

0.274 (0.036)

 Age

44.584 (0.900)

44.005 (0.381)

44.089 (1.046)

44.034 (0.364)

 White

0.666 (0.033)

0.721 (0.012)

0.670 (0.038)

0.713 (0.011)

 Black

0.094 (0.018)

0.079 (0.006)

0.128 (0.024)

0.111 (0.007)

 Hispanic

0.159 (0.024)

0.143 (0.009)

0.130 (0.026)

0.110 (0.008)

 Other

0.080 (0.021)

0.057 (0.008)

0.072 (0.023)

0.065 (0.007)

 Elementary school

0.040 (0.013)

0.031 (0.005)

0.030 (0.015)

0.016 (0.003)

 Some high school

0.109 (0.029)

0.053 (0.006)*

0.051 (0.017)

0.027 (0.004)

 High school

0.326 (0.035)

0.297 (0.012)

0.207 (0.034)

0.259 (0.012)

 Some college

0.216 (0.028)

0.256 (0.011)

0.398 (0.040)

0.286 (0.011)***

 College

0.236 (0.031)

0.242 (0.011)

0.231 (0.036)

0.250 (0.011)

 Graduate

0.073 (0.016)

0.122 (0.007)***

0.083 (0.022)

0.162 (0.009)***

 Number of disabilities

0.089 (0.034)

0.050 (0.007)

0.097 (0.029)

0.044 (0.006)*

 Number of children

0.693 (0.072)

0.692 (0.025)

0.597 (0.070)

0.644 (0.023)

 Immigrant

0.172 (0.026)

0.153 (0.010)

0.163 (0.030)

0.122 (0.009)

 Metropolitan status

0.838 (0.026)

0.827 (0.010)

0.879 (0.030)

0.835 (0.009)

 Single

0.336 (0.035)

0.296 (0.012)

0.365 (0.037)

0.355 (0.012)

 Married

0.607 (0.036)

0.651 (0.013)

0.524 (0.041)

0.582 (0.012)

 Partnered

0.057 (0.018)

0.053 (0.006)

0.111 (0.032)

0.063 (0.007)

 Employed

0.615 (0.037)

0.947 (0.006)***

0.668 (0.037)

0.929 (0.006)***

 Unemployed

0.257 (0.035)

0.020 (0.004)***

0.141 (0.026)

0.022 (0.004)***

 Not in labor force

0.128 (0.024)

0.033 (0.005)***

0.190 (0.030)

0.048 (0.005)***

 Family income: less than $30,000

0.304 (0.035)

0.151 (0.009)***

0.389 (0.039)

0.169 (0.009)***

  $30,000–60,000

0.287 (0.032)

0.281 (0.011)

0.281 (0.038)

0.286 (0.012)

  $60,000–100,000

0.254 (0.032)

0.297 (0.012)

0.182 (0.032)

0.299 (0.012)***

  $100,000–150,000

0.070 (0.018)

0.161 (0.010)***

0.081 (0.024)

0.153 (0.009)***

  More than $150,000

0.086 (0.019)

0.109 (0.008)

0.068 (0.028)

0.094 (0.007)

 Observations

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