Table 4.
Models Estimating Life Dissatisfaction as a Function of Multiple Job Holding, with Controls for Work Characteristics: Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, United States 2001–2003 through 2014–2017
| Pooled OLS | Fixed-Effects | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 b (95% CI) |
Model 2 b (95% CI) |
Model 3 b (95% CI) |
Model 4 b (95% CI) |
|
| Worked multiple jobs | 0.036** | 0.017 | 0.032* | 0.023 |
| (0.014, 0.058) | (−0.006, 0.039) | (0.007, 0.056) | (−0.002, 0.047) | |
| Total hours at all jobs (ref. 35–44 hours) | ||||
| No work | −0.005 | |||
| (−0.034, 0.025) | ||||
| 1–34 hours | −0.019 | −0.006 | −0.013 | −0.014 |
| (−0.040, 0.001) | (−0.023, 0.010) | (−0.034, 0.008) | (−0.035, 0.007) | |
| 45+ hours | −0.022* | −0.004 | −0.008 | −0.007 |
| (−0.045, −0.000) | (−0.021, 0.014) | (−0.029, 0.014) | (−0.028, 0.015) | |
| Months worked | 0.000 | −0.003** | −0.003* | −0.002 |
| (−0.002, 0.003) | (−0.006, −0.001) | (−0.005, −0.000) | (−0.004, 0.001) | |
| Non-standard work schedule | 0.021* | 0.008 | 0.014 | 0.011 |
| (0.005, 0.037) | (−0.006, 0.022) | (−0.004, 0.032) | (−0.007, 0.029) | |
| Earnings from main job | −0.000 | −0.000 | −0.000 | −0.000 |
| (−0.001, 0.000) | (−0.000, 0.000) | (−0.000, 0.000) | (−0.000, 0.000) | |
| Informal work | 0.000 | 0.027* | 0.025* | 0.022 |
| (−0.023, 0.022) | (0.005, 0.049) | (0.002, 0.048) | (−0.001, 0.045) | |
| Constant | −0.082 | 0.005 | 0.030 | 0.054 |
| (−0.173, 0.010) | (−0.082, 0.097) | (−0.039, 0.099) | (−0.021, 0.130) | |
| R-squared | 0.054 | 0.095 | 0.006 | 0.023 |
Note: Data was pooled across the 3-, 5-, 9-, and 15-year surveys. Work characteristic coefficients and 95% confidence intervals shown. Model 1 included all time-stable covariates (measured prior to multiple job holding/mental health measures). Model 2 included the same set of controls as Model 1, but included time-varying covariates where applicable. Model 3 included time-varying work characteristics, individual fixed-effects, and year fixed-effects. Model 4 included individual fixed-effects controlling for year fixed-effects and including time-varying work characteristics and other covariates. Sample was restricted to women who worked in the 12 months prior to survey, but hours at main job included a “no work” category in Model 1 because employment characteristics were measured at the 1-year survey. Sample size was n = 2,933 (7,844 observations).
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