Table 6.
Estimates of the effect of social engagement by urban versus rural.
| Variable | Self-Rated Health | Degree of Psychological Distress | Number of Chronic Diseases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | |
| Part I | ||||||
| Social Engagement | 0.1534 ** (0.0139) | 0.1048 ** (0.0126) | -0.8725 ** (0.1456) | -0.3584 ** (0.1248) | 0.0063 (0.0524) | -0.0349 (0.0384) |
| Other variables | Control | Control | Control | Control | Control | Control |
| Observed value | 3627 | 5626 | 3627 | 5626 | 3627 | 5626 |
| Part II | ||||||
| Social Engagementnum | 0.0667 ** (0.0078) | 0.0510 ** (0.0114) | -0.4670 ** (0.0618) | -0.1343 (0.1029) | -0.0017 (0.0252) | -0.0231 (0.0331) |
| Other variables | Control | Control | Control | Control | Control | Control |
| Observed value | 3627 | 5626 | 3627 | 5626 | 3627 | 5626 |
Table shows only the second-stage estimation. All models are marginal effects with robust standard errors in parentheses. The marginal values of the first-stage estimation and the control variables are not shown due to length limitations.** p < 0.01.