Table 3.
Impact of bereavement on mental health, the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study 2011–2015
| Variables | Coefficient | SE | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bereaved | 0.440 | (0.483) | 0.363 |
| Year 1 after bereavement among bereaved | 1.292** | (0.657) | 0.049 |
| Year 2 after bereavement among bereaved | 2.660*** | (0.858) | 0.002 |
| Year 3 after bereavement among bereaved | 0.267 | (0.749) | 0.722 |
| Year 1 after Bereaved | 0.030 | (0.473) | 0.949 |
| Year 2 after Bereaved | −0.147 | (0.561) | 0.793 |
| Year 3 after Bereaved | 0.371 | (0.563) | 0.509 |
| Woman | 1.832*** | (0.388) | < 0.001 |
| Working in Baseline Year | −0.095 | (0.268) | 0.724 |
| Rural Hukou | 1.940*** | (0.411) | < 0.001 |
| Having diabetes in baseline year | 1.461** | (0.585) | 0.013 |
| Having heart disease in baseline year | 2.935*** | (0.452) | < 0.001 |
| Bereaved * Women | 0.951* | (0.524) | 0.070 |
| More than 5 years schooling | −0.745 | (0.543) | 0.170 |
| Receiving public pension/assistance | −0.402 | (0.329) | 0.221 |
| Constant | 5.233*** | (0.469) | < 0.001 |
| R-squared | 0.095 |
(1) Results are from weighted linear regressions; (2) Robust standard errors clustered at person level are in parentheses; (3) *** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1; (4) CES-D: the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, 10 item