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Table 1.4 Descriptive Statistics1
24 to 44 years old in 1990
West Germany (N=12695) East Germany (N=8574) East-West
Mean Std dev Min Max Mean Std dev Min Max Mean t-statistic
Health satisfaction 6.905 2.05 0 10 6.683 2.02 0 10 -0.222 7.82
Life satisfaction 7.065 1.69 0 10 6.288 1.76 0 10 -0.777 32.17
Age 38.547 6.39 26 53 39.260 5.97 26 53 0.713 8.31
Child 0.6 0.50 0 1 0.662 0.47 0 1 0.095 14.12
Spouse died 0.001 0.04 0 1 0.002 0.04 0 1 0.000 0.78
Married 0.717 0.45 0 1 0.794 0.40 0 1 0.076 12.88
Log household income per capita 7.007 0.46 3 10 6.711 0.41 4.92 8.97 -0.295 49.57
Unemployed 0.039 0.19 0 1 0.138 0.34 0 1 0.099 24.16
Retired 0.024 0.15 0 1 0.030 0.17 0 1 0.005 2.19
Unemployment ratert
2 0.094 0.02 0.04 0.22 0.168 0.03 0.04 0.22 0.073 196.97
Occupation:
No response/NIL 0.587 0.49 0 1 0.471 0.50 0 1 -0.116 16.70
Legislators, professionals 0.092 0.29 0 1 0.102 0.30 0 1 0.010 2.50
Technicians, armed forces 0.101 0.30 0 1 0.114 0.32 0 1 0.014 3.16
Clerks, sales and service workers 0.099 0.30 0 1 0.101 0.30 0 1 0.002 0.42
Agriculture, fishery, and trade
workers 0.072 0.26 0 1 0.127 0.33 0 1 0.055 12.91
Operators, elementary
occupations 0.050 0.22 0 1 0.085 0.28 0 1 0.035 9.76
No insurance 0.005 0.07 0 1 0.002 0.04 0 1 -0.003 3.98
Private insurance 0.099 0.30 0 1 0.031 0.17 0 1 -0.069 21.16
Infant Mortality Ratert 10.511 0.67 8.3 13.4 11.318 1.00 8.34 13.20 0.807 65.38
Life expectancy at birthrt 75.350 0.52 70.9 76.4 73.658 1.35 70.2 76.4 -1.691 110.45
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Object Description
| Title | Essays on health and well-being |
| Author | Zweig, Jacqueline Smith |
| Author email | smith2@usc.edu; jackiesmith04@yahoo.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Economics |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-03-23 |
| Date submitted | 2011 |
| Restricted until | Restricted until 26 Apr. 2012. |
| Date published | 2012-04-26 |
| Advisor (committee chair) |
Easterlin, Richard A. Ham, John C. |
| Advisor (committee member) | Melguizo, Tatiana |
| Abstract | This dissertation is comprised of three chapters that use microeconometric techniques to investigate the factors that affect people’s well-being. In the first two chapters, well-being is defined as life satisfaction or health satisfaction. The first chapter explores how the movement from socialism to capitalism affected the life satisfaction and health satisfaction of East Germans relative to West Germans after reunification. The second chapter examines whether women are happier, less happy, or equally happy as men in countries at various stages of development. The third chapter examines whether pollution affects the academic performance of school children; their academic performance and achievements will have important implications for their future well-being. |
| Keyword | happiness; well-being |
| Geographic subject | Germany |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Coverage date | 1990/2010; 2002/2008 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m3782 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Zweig, Jacqueline Smith |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Zweig-4500 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume23/etd-Zweig-4500.pdf |
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| Title | Page 33 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 24 Table 1.4 Descriptive Statistics1 24 to 44 years old in 1990 West Germany (N=12695) East Germany (N=8574) East-West Mean Std dev Min Max Mean Std dev Min Max Mean t-statistic Health satisfaction 6.905 2.05 0 10 6.683 2.02 0 10 -0.222 7.82 Life satisfaction 7.065 1.69 0 10 6.288 1.76 0 10 -0.777 32.17 Age 38.547 6.39 26 53 39.260 5.97 26 53 0.713 8.31 Child 0.6 0.50 0 1 0.662 0.47 0 1 0.095 14.12 Spouse died 0.001 0.04 0 1 0.002 0.04 0 1 0.000 0.78 Married 0.717 0.45 0 1 0.794 0.40 0 1 0.076 12.88 Log household income per capita 7.007 0.46 3 10 6.711 0.41 4.92 8.97 -0.295 49.57 Unemployed 0.039 0.19 0 1 0.138 0.34 0 1 0.099 24.16 Retired 0.024 0.15 0 1 0.030 0.17 0 1 0.005 2.19 Unemployment ratert 2 0.094 0.02 0.04 0.22 0.168 0.03 0.04 0.22 0.073 196.97 Occupation: No response/NIL 0.587 0.49 0 1 0.471 0.50 0 1 -0.116 16.70 Legislators, professionals 0.092 0.29 0 1 0.102 0.30 0 1 0.010 2.50 Technicians, armed forces 0.101 0.30 0 1 0.114 0.32 0 1 0.014 3.16 Clerks, sales and service workers 0.099 0.30 0 1 0.101 0.30 0 1 0.002 0.42 Agriculture, fishery, and trade workers 0.072 0.26 0 1 0.127 0.33 0 1 0.055 12.91 Operators, elementary occupations 0.050 0.22 0 1 0.085 0.28 0 1 0.035 9.76 No insurance 0.005 0.07 0 1 0.002 0.04 0 1 -0.003 3.98 Private insurance 0.099 0.30 0 1 0.031 0.17 0 1 -0.069 21.16 Infant Mortality Ratert 10.511 0.67 8.3 13.4 11.318 1.00 8.34 13.20 0.807 65.38 Life expectancy at birthrt 75.350 0.52 70.9 76.4 73.658 1.35 70.2 76.4 -1.691 110.45 24 |
