Table 5.
Random effect regression for SWB stratified by place of residence
| VARIABLES | (1) Rural |
(2) Urban |
|---|---|---|
| Health Status | ||
| Fair |
.659*** (.185) |
.422 (.258) |
| Good |
.657*** (.182) |
.381 (.234) |
| Very Good |
1.033*** (.187) |
.51** (.245) |
| Excellent |
.796*** (.195) |
.649** (.255) |
| Marital Status | ||
| Living with partner |
.484* (.284) |
-.323* (.183) |
| Widow/Widower |
-.105 (.106) |
.119 (.182) |
| Divorced or separated |
-.038 (.214) |
-.427** (.215) |
| Never Married |
-.161 (.101) |
-.339*** (.113) |
| Relative income | ||
| Average income |
.9*** (.079) |
1.124*** (.1) |
| Above average income |
.395** (.201) |
.478*** (.173) |
| Importance of religion | ||
| Unimportant |
.3 (.26) |
-.037 (.42) |
| Important |
.378 (.239) |
.006 (.384) |
| Very important |
.849*** (.243) |
.634 (.389) |
| Number of children |
-.013 (.024) |
-.004 (.04) |
| Household income |
.151*** (.051) |
.287*** (.053) |
| Gender | ||
| Female |
-.038 (.109) |
-.004 (.125) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Coloured |
.945*** (.094) |
.569*** (.121) |
| White |
0 (0) |
1.252*** (.258) |
| Education categories | ||
| primary |
-.247* (.129) |
.151 (.23) |
| secondary incomplete |
-.131 (.14) |
.157 (.229) |
| Matric |
-.028 (.193) |
.364 (.248) |
| post-secondary |
.3 (.24) |
.287 (.265) |
| Age |
-.009 (.012) |
-.054*** (.02) |
| Age Squared |
0 (0) |
.001*** (0) |
| Employment status | ||
| Unemployed Discouraged |
.333 (.208) |
.278 (.258) |
| Unemployed Strict |
.57*** (.114) |
.357** (.148) |
| Employed |
.216** (.101) |
.447*** (.116) |
| Constant |
1.827*** (.596) |
1.986*** (.757) |
| Mean dependent var | 4.477 | 4.961 |
| Overall r-squared | 0.116 | 0.214 |
| Chi-square | 671.346 | |
| R-squared within | 0.076 | 0.090 |
| SD dependent var | 1.940 | 2.357 |
| Number of observation | 2555 | 2357 |
| Prob > chi2 | 0.000 | |
| R-squared between | 0.181 | 0.378 |
Standard errors in parentheses *** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1