Table 5 Coefficients on Layoffs and Plant closings in the subjective well-being regressions: women
Variables | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U-index | Net affect | Meaningfulness | Happiness | Pain | Sadness | Stress | Cantril ladder | Self-rated health | |
Panel A baseline model | |||||||||
Layoff | 0.036 (0.034) | − 0.481** (0.228) | − 0.118 (0.173) | − 0.276 (0.179) | 0.180 (0.145) | 0.285** (0.143) | 0.149 (0.163) | 0.134 (0.226) | 0.025 (0.099) |
Plant closing | 0.061 (0.051) | − 0.520* (0.285) | − 0.100 (0.196) | − 0.173 (0.169) | 0.459** (0.234) | 0.283 (0.234) | 0.300 (0.256) | − 0.178 (0.335) | 0.053 (0.139) |
Observations | 3109 | 3109 | 3109 | 3109 | 3109 | 3109 | 3109 | 1846 | 3109 |
R-squared | 0.060 | 0.086 | 0.118 | 0.093 | 0.075 | 0.060 | 0.087 | 0.070 | 0.137 |
Panel B baseline model plus dummies for marital status, employment status, and income | |||||||||
Layoff | 0.049 (0.035) | − 0.519** (0.235) | − 0.117 (0.180) | − 0.292 (0.185) | 0.179 (0.141) | 0.261* (0.142) | 0.240 (0.163) | 0.155 (0.240) | 0.085 (0.090) |
Plant closing | 0.073 (0.052) | − 0.540* (0.287) | − 0.098 (0.195) | − 0.178 (0.170) | 0.419* (0.235) | 0.255 (0.243) | 0.411 (0.254) | − 0.063 (0.329) | 0.149 (0.134) |
Observations | 3109 | 3109 | 3109 | 3109 | 3109 | 3109 | 3109 | 1846 | 3109 |
R-squared | 0.063 | 0.094 | 0.124 | 0.100 | 0.081 | 0.069 | 0.099 | 0.099 | 0.155 |