Table 6 Age differences.

From: The moderating role of happiness in the relationship between fertility desire and behavior in China

 

Pre-70s

70-80

Post-80s

 

fertility_num

fertility_2

fertility_num

fertility_2

fertility_num

fertility_2

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Children desired *Happiness

0.0458

0.700***

0.0309

0.352**

−0.0352

−0.384

 

(0.0436)

(0.221)

(0.0288)

(0.145)

(0.0628)

(0.324)

Children desired

0.157***

0.858***

0.184***

1.389***

0.242***

2.184***

 

(0.0319)

(0.178)

(0.0243)

(0.125)

(0.0555)

(0.292)

Happiness

−0.0345

−0.427***

−0.0362*

−0.211**

0.0384

0.332

 

(0.0303)

(0.158)

(0.0194)

(0.101)

(0.0418)

(0.230)

Control variables

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Province

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Year

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Province*Year

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

4982

4949

18259

18285

7021

6841

  1. Figures in parentheses are standard errors. *, **, *** indicate significance at the 10%, 5%, and 1% levels, respectively.