Table 9 Effects of education and total expenditures.

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

 

fertility_num

fertility_2

fertility_num

fertility_2

 

(1)

(2)

(4)

(5)

Children desired *Happiness*education expenditure

−0.0664*

−0.817***

  
 

(0.0390)

(0.153)

  

Children desired*education expenditure

−0.0134

−0.0194

  
 

(0.0258)

(0.0810)

  

Happiness*education expenditure

0.0532*

0.583***

  
 

(0.0299)

(0.138)

  

Education expenditure

0.0126

0.165*

  
 

(0.0212)

(0.0981)

  

Children desired *Happiness*total household expenditure

  

−0.0257

−0.0962

   

(0.0653)

(0.240)

Children desired*total household expenditure

  

−0.0172

−0.139

   

(0.0519)

(0.168)

Happiness*total household expenditure

  

0.0627

0.192

   

(0.0467)

(0.186)

Total household expenditure

  

0.0294

0.212

   

(0.0381)

(0.146)

Children desired

0.190

0.490

0.304

1.876

 

(0.245)

(0.721)

(0.554)

(1.798)

Happiness

−0.594**

−6.525***

−0.737

−2.818

 

(0.278)

(1.281)

(0.502)

(1.979)

Children desired *Happiness

0.714*

9.214***

0.364

2.201

 

(0.371)

(1.486)

(0.708)

(2.572)

Control variables

Y

Y

Y

Y

Province

Y

Y

Y

Y

Year

Y

Y

Y

Y

Province*Year

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

2345

2334

3473

3477

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