Table 3 Ordered probit estimation results on happiness and life satisfaction by gender
From: The value of health
All | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Happiness | Life satisfaction | Happiness | Life satisfaction | Happiness | Life satisfaction | |
Control variables | ||||||
Male | -0.053 (0.030) | -0.077** (0.027) | ||||
Log income | 0.158** (0.026) | 0.208** (0.024) | 0.177** (0.039) | 0.254** (0.035) | 0.145** (0.035) | 0.168** (0.033) |
Age | -0.046** (0.005) | -0.036** (0.005) | -0.046** (0.007) | -0.044** (0.007) | -0.047** (0.007) | -0.031** (0.006) |
Age2/100 | 0.039** (0.005) | 0.034** (0.005) | 0.040** (0.007) | 0.042 (0.007) | 0.038** (0.007) | 0.029** (0.006) |
Marital status | 0.454** (0.036) | 0.291** (0.033) | 0.476** (0.055) | 0.304** (0.050) | 0.425** (0.048) | 0.285** (0.044) |
Urban area | -0.001 (0.011) | 0.017 (0.010) | -0.005 (0.017) | 0.006 (0.015) | 0.003 (0.016) | 0.027 (0.014) |
Health variables | ||||||
Stroke | -0.428 (0.247) | 0.092 (0.233) | -0.334 (0.295) | 0.115 (0.276) | -0.533 (0.477) | 0.092 (0.454) |
Heart attack | 0.284 (0.275) | -0.241 (0.252) | 0.157 (0.305) | -0.351 (0.279) | 0.909 (0.723) | -0.082 (0.645) |
Heart problems | -0.155 (0.105) | -0.239** (0.097) | -0.278 (0.151) | -0.171 (0.139) | -0.000 (0.149) | -0.284* (0.138) |
Cancer | -0.097 (0.121) | 0.024 (0.112) | -0.013 (0.179) | 0.145 (0.162) | -0.250 (0.168) | -0.118 (0.156) |
Diabetes | -0.250** (0.075) | -0.203** (0.069) | -0.359** (0.104) | -0.204** (0.095) | -0.185 (0.110) | -0.212* (0.102) |
Migraine | -0.166** (0.043) | -0.123** (0.039) | -0.120 (0.078) | -0.174* (0.071) | -0.180** (0.052) | -0.101* (0.048) |
High blood pressure | -0.064 (0.046) | -0.057 (0.042) | -0.018 (0.070) | -0.037 (0.063) | -0.096 (0.060) | -0.071 (0.056) |
Stricture of blood vessels | -0.128 (0.100) | -0.215** (0.093) | -0.278* (0.144) | -0.266* (0.132) | -0.006 (0.143) | -0.172 (0.133) |
Asthma, bronchitis | 0.081 (0.058) | 0.016 (0.053) | 0.057 (0.088) | 0.006 (0.080) | 0.115 (0.079) | 0.048 (0.072) |
Psoriasis | 0.108 (0.098) | 0.010 (0.090) | 0.218 (0.137) | 0.135 (0.123) | -0.027 (0.143) | -0.129 (0.133) |
Chronic eczema | -0.035 (0.074) | -0.100 (0.068) | -0.018 (0.113) | -0.103 (0.102) | -0.092 (0.099) | -0.122 (0.092) |
Dizziness with falling | -0.495** (0.091) | -0.297** (0.086) | -0.592** (0.158) | -0.417** (0.149) | -0.441** (0.113) | -0.225* (0.106) |
Serious intestine problems | -0.174* (0.086) | -0.309** (0.080) | -0.170 (0.155) | -0.008 (0.142) | -0.188 (0.103) | -0.440** (0.096) |
Involuntary incontinence | -0.100 (0.069) | -0.123* (0.063) | -0.134 (0.175) | -0.137 (0.161) | -0.062 (0.075) | -0.107 (0.070) |
Serious back problems | -0.192** (0.047) | -0.244** (0.043) | -0.220** (0.071) | -0.253** (0.064) | -0.184** (0.064) | -0.243** (0.059) |
Wear out of the joints | -0.029 (0.050) | -0.069 (0.045) | -0.015 (0.078) | -0.046 (0.071) | -0.044 (0.065) | -0.082 (0.060) |
Arthritis | 0.052 (0.069) | -0.004 (0.063) | -0.022 (0.123) | -0.113 (0.112) | 0.105 (0.084) | 0.058 (0.077) |
Problems with neck or shoulder | -0.056 (0.051) | -0.064 (0.046) | 0.009 (0.084) | 0.016 (0.076) | -0.080 (0.064) | -0.108 (0.059) |
Problems elbow, wrist or hand | -0.211** (0.060) | -0.214** (0.055) | -0.197* (0.097) | -0.216* (0.089) | -0.226** (0.076) | -0.212** (0.070) |
Other long term disease | -0.139** (0.050) | -0.276** (0.046) | -0.158* (0.080) | -0.267** (0.073) | -0.119* (0.064) | -0.277** (0.059) |
Cold or influenza | -0.097** (0.030) | -0.056 (0.028) | -0.095* (0.045) | -0.025 (0.040) | -0.105** (0.042) | -0.085* (0.039) |
Acute bronchitis | -0.241* (0.107) | -0.180 (0.098) | -0.221 (0.167) | -0.347* (0.152) | -0.242 (0.140) | -0.051 (0.130) |
Ear infection | 0.097 (0.089) | 0.121 (0.082) | 0.339** (0.130) | 0.226 (0.117) | -0.122 (0.124) | 0.011 (0.115) |
Infection kidney or bladder | 0.025 (0.083) | -0.006 (0.076) | 0.072 (0.168) | 0.099 (0.153) | 0.001 (0.096 | -0.047 (0.088) |
Diarrhea | -0.069 (0.048) | -0.050 (0.044) | -0.157* (0.072) | -0.070 (0.066) | -0.000 (0.066) | -0.027 (0.060) |
Vomiting | 0.017 (0.083) | -0.048 (0.076) | 0.033 (0.147) | -0.179 (0.134) | 0.039 (0.102) | 0.019 (0.094) |
Ulcer | -0.258* (0.125) | -0.130 (0.117) | -0.445* (0.184) | -0.316 (0.172) | -0.059 (0.173) | 0.055 (0.165) |
Location points | ||||||
α1 | -2.420** (0.295) | -0.634 (0.262) | -2.189** (0.442) | -0.282 (0.387) | -2.575** (0.399) | -0.907** (0.359) |
α2 | -1.542** (0.287) | 0.040 (0.261) | -1.296** (0.429) | 0.349 (0.386) | -1.686** (0.390) | -0.192 (0.358) |
α3 | -0.834** (0.286) | 1.541** (0.262) | -0.602 (0.428) | 1.932** (0.387) | -0.960** (0.388) | 1.245** (0.358) |
α4 | 1.375** (0.287) | 2.777** (0.263) | 1.720** (0.429) | 3.159** (0.389) | 1.160** (0.388) | 2.493** (0.360) |
#observations | 6792 | 6800 | 3261 | 3264 | 3531 | 3536 |
McFadden R2 | 0.049 | 0.035 | 0.048 | 0.035 | 0.052 | 0.039 |