Table 5 The direct impact of RLEI on rural residents’ SWB.
Variables | Coefficients | Marginal effects | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very unhappy | Relatively unhappy | So-so | Relatively happy | Very happy | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | |
LnRLEI | 0.154** (0.070) | −0.006** (0.003) | −0.012** (0.005) | −0.031** (0.014) | 0.013** (0.006) | 0.035** (0.016) |
Gender | 0.022 (0.043) | −0.001 (0.002) | −0.002 (0.003) | −0.004 (0.009) | 0.002 (0.004) | 0.005 (0.010) |
Marital status | 0.148*** (0.033) | −0.006*** (0.001) | −0.011*** (0.003) | −0.030*** (0.006) | 0.013*** (0.003) | 0.034*** (0.007) |
Party member | 0.142* (0.082) | −0.005* (0.003) | −0.011* (0.006) | −0.028* (0.016) | 0.012* (0.007) | 0.032* (0.019) |
Household income | 0.119*** (0.018) | −0.005*** (0.001) | −0.009*** (0.001) | −0.024*** (0.003) | 0.010*** (0.002) | 0.027*** (0.004) |
Transportation | 0.175** (0.082) | −0.007** (0.003) | −0.013** (0.006) | −0.035** (0.016) | 0.015** (0.007) | 0.040** (0.019) |
Village’s expenditure on public goods | 0.013* (0.008) | −0.000* (0.000) | −0.001* (0.001) | −0.003* (0.002) | 0.001* (0.001) | 0.003* (0.002) |
Observations | 3747 | 3747 | 3747 | 3747 | 3747 | 3747 |
Village dummy variable | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Year dummy variable | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
