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Table 1.4 (Continued) Descriptive Statistics
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
Not worried about finances 0.288 0.45 0 1 0.112 0.32 0 1 -0.176 33.36
Somewhat worried about finances 0.553 0.50 0 1 0.606 0.49 0 1 0.053 7.64
Very worried about finances 0.159 0.37 0 1 0.282 0.45 0 1 0.123 21.09
Not worried about country's
development 0.064 0.25 0 1 0.047 0.21 0 1 -0.017 5.38
Somewhat worried about country's
development 0.582 0.49 0 1 0.552 0.50 0 1 -0.030 4.29
Very worried about country's
development 0.354 0.48 0 1 0.400 0.49 0 1 0.047 6.89
Self-reported health 3.549 0.86 1 5 3.550 0.84 1 5 0.000 0.04
Doctor visits 9.150 16.68 0 368 7.394 11.93 0 200 -1.757 8.95
Traffic accidents due to alcoholrt-1 38.520 7.83 26 94 60.018 18.37 26 105 21.498 102.26
45 to 70 years old in 1990
West Germany (N=10655) East Germany (N=6879) East-West
Health satisfaction 5.861 2.30 0 10 5.661 2.07 0 10 -0.200 5.99
Life satisfaction 7.093 1.82 0 10 6.328 1.74 0 10 -0.765 27.87
Age 62.288 7.56 47 79 60.623 7.12 47 79 -1.665 14.76
Child 0.058 0.23 0 1 0.056 0.23 0 1 -0.002 0.54
Spouse died 0.009 0.09 0 1 0.008 0.09 0 1 0.000 0.14
Married 0.742 0.44 0 1 0.787 0.41 0 1 0.045 6.93
Log household income per capita 6.864 0.44 4.81 9.80 6.652 0.36 2.48 8.49 -0.212 34.95
Unemployed 0.033 0.18 0 1 0.097 0.30 0 1 0.064 16.06
Retired 0.555 0.50 0 1 0.573 0.49 0 1 0.017 2.24
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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 34 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 25 Table 1.4 (Continued) Descriptive Statistics 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 Not worried about finances 0.288 0.45 0 1 0.112 0.32 0 1 -0.176 33.36 Somewhat worried about finances 0.553 0.50 0 1 0.606 0.49 0 1 0.053 7.64 Very worried about finances 0.159 0.37 0 1 0.282 0.45 0 1 0.123 21.09 Not worried about country's development 0.064 0.25 0 1 0.047 0.21 0 1 -0.017 5.38 Somewhat worried about country's development 0.582 0.49 0 1 0.552 0.50 0 1 -0.030 4.29 Very worried about country's development 0.354 0.48 0 1 0.400 0.49 0 1 0.047 6.89 Self-reported health 3.549 0.86 1 5 3.550 0.84 1 5 0.000 0.04 Doctor visits 9.150 16.68 0 368 7.394 11.93 0 200 -1.757 8.95 Traffic accidents due to alcoholrt-1 38.520 7.83 26 94 60.018 18.37 26 105 21.498 102.26 45 to 70 years old in 1990 West Germany (N=10655) East Germany (N=6879) East-West Health satisfaction 5.861 2.30 0 10 5.661 2.07 0 10 -0.200 5.99 Life satisfaction 7.093 1.82 0 10 6.328 1.74 0 10 -0.765 27.87 Age 62.288 7.56 47 79 60.623 7.12 47 79 -1.665 14.76 Child 0.058 0.23 0 1 0.056 0.23 0 1 -0.002 0.54 Spouse died 0.009 0.09 0 1 0.008 0.09 0 1 0.000 0.14 Married 0.742 0.44 0 1 0.787 0.41 0 1 0.045 6.93 Log household income per capita 6.864 0.44 4.81 9.80 6.652 0.36 2.48 8.49 -0.212 34.95 Unemployed 0.033 0.18 0 1 0.097 0.30 0 1 0.064 16.06 Retired 0.555 0.50 0 1 0.573 0.49 0 1 0.017 2.24 25 |
