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Column (2) contains the coefficients from an OLS regression of whether or not a person
leaves the sample in the next period on their health satisfaction in the current period,
whether or not they lived in East Germany in 1989, and the interaction.
Table 1.9 Test for Non-random Attrition
24 to 44 years old in 1990 45 to 70 years old in 1990
Attrit ever
Attrit next
period Attrit ever
Attrit next
period
(1) (2) (3) (4)
East Germany 0.127+ 0.008 -0.017 -0.003
[0.068] [0.014] [0.057] [0.012]
Health satisfaction 0.008 0.000 -0.014* -0.005**
[0.006] [0.002] [0.006] [0.001]
East Germany * health
satisfaction -0.017+ -0.001 -0.003 -0.001
[0.009] [0.002] [0.009] [0.002]
Constant 0.201** 0.036** 0.370** 0.071**
[0.046] [0.012] [0.037] [0.008]
Observations 3814 24038 3234 19630
R-squared 0.002 0.0001 0.006 0.004
The errors are clustered by individual and are robust to heteroskedasticity. Survey weights provided in the
SOEP are used. Standard errors in parentheses. ** significant at 1%; * significant at 5%; + significant at
10%.
For the younger age group, the significant coefficient on the interaction term
between health satisfaction and East Germany indicates that people who lived in East
Germany in 1989 and have higher health satisfaction are less likely to leave the sample.
Since the people with better health satisfaction are more likely to stay, then the decline in
health satisfaction may have been even more severe if those who left the sample had
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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 63 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 54 Column (2) contains the coefficients from an OLS regression of whether or not a person leaves the sample in the next period on their health satisfaction in the current period, whether or not they lived in East Germany in 1989, and the interaction. Table 1.9 Test for Non-random Attrition 24 to 44 years old in 1990 45 to 70 years old in 1990 Attrit ever Attrit next period Attrit ever Attrit next period (1) (2) (3) (4) East Germany 0.127+ 0.008 -0.017 -0.003 [0.068] [0.014] [0.057] [0.012] Health satisfaction 0.008 0.000 -0.014* -0.005** [0.006] [0.002] [0.006] [0.001] East Germany * health satisfaction -0.017+ -0.001 -0.003 -0.001 [0.009] [0.002] [0.009] [0.002] Constant 0.201** 0.036** 0.370** 0.071** [0.046] [0.012] [0.037] [0.008] Observations 3814 24038 3234 19630 R-squared 0.002 0.0001 0.006 0.004 The errors are clustered by individual and are robust to heteroskedasticity. Survey weights provided in the SOEP are used. Standard errors in parentheses. ** significant at 1%; * significant at 5%; + significant at 10%. For the younger age group, the significant coefficient on the interaction term between health satisfaction and East Germany indicates that people who lived in East Germany in 1989 and have higher health satisfaction are less likely to leave the sample. Since the people with better health satisfaction are more likely to stay, then the decline in health satisfaction may have been even more severe if those who left the sample had 54 |
