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Table 2 Effect of partner’s job loss on mental health: selected OLS and fixed effects estimates

From: Job loss and the mental health of spouses and adolescent children

A. Husband’s mental health

(1)

(2)

(3)

 Wife’s job loss

−1.024

−0.569

−0.413

 

(0.748)

(0.694)

(0.527)

 Controls

No

Yes

Yes

 Fixed effects

No

No

Yes

  R-squared

0.000

0.165

0.032

 Rho

  

0.661

 Person-year observations

26,065

24,849

24,849

 Job loss cases

455

447

447

B. Wife’s mental health

(1)

(2)

(3)

 Husband’s job loss

−2.749**

−2.039**

−0.706

 

(0.590)

(0.553)

(0.441)

 Controls

No

Yes

Yes

 Fixed effects

No

No

Yes

  R-squared

0.001

0.150

0.023

 Rho

  

0.638

 Person-year observations

26,541

25,292

25,292

 Job loss cases

807

798

798

  1. Notes: Standard errors reported in parentheses. The only coefficient estimates reported here are those for the main variable of interest—partner’s job loss. A full set of coefficient estimates are available in Additional file 1
  2. *p < .05; **p < .01