Table 3 Heterogeneity in the effect of husbands’ job loss on wives’ mental health: selected OLS and fixed effects estimates

A. Re-employment of husband

(1)

(2)

(3)

 Husband’s job loss

−2.083**

−1.501*

−0.119

(0.672)

(0.629)

(0.499)

 Husband’s job loss × husband not employed

−3.117*

−2.271

−2.492*

(1.372)

(1.271)

(0.993)

 Controls

No

Yes

Yes

 Fixed effects

No

No

Yes

  R-squared

0.001

0.150

0.023

 Rho

0.638

 Person-year observations

25,614

25,292

25,292

 Job loss cases (without re-employment/total)

189/807

189/798

189/798

B. Cash flow stress

(1)

(2)

(3)

 Husband’s job loss

−1.806*

−1.179

0.111

(0.764)

(0.719)

(0.568)

 Husband’s job loss × cash flow stress (t − 1)

−0.939

−1.923

−2.866**

(1.388)

(1.306)

(1.041)

 Cash flow stress (t − 1)

−7.141**

−4.032**

−0.545

(0.276)

(0.286)

(0.284)

 Controls

No

Yes

Yes

 Fixed effects

No

No

Yes

  R-squared

0.032

0.159

0.022

 Rho

0.639

 Person-year observations

22,124

21,262

21,262

 Job loss cases (with cash flow stress (t − 1)/total)

203/661

200/654

200/654

C. Financial hardship

(1)

(2)

(3)

 Husband’s job loss

−2.343**

−1.629*

−0.391

(0.671)

(0.634)

(0.503)

 Husband’s job loss × financial hardship (t − 1)

−1.543

−3.115

−4.745**

(2.136)

(2.005)

(1.704)

 Financial hardship (t − 1)

−11.937**

−6.470**

−0.642

(0.442)

(0.452)

(0.429)

 Controls

No

Yes

Yes

 Fixed effects

No

No

Yes

  R-squared

0.035

0.160

0.022

 Rho

0.639

 Person-year observations

22058

21196

21196

 Job loss cases (with financial hardship (t − 1)/total)

66/660

66/653

66/653

D. Dissatisfaction with partner

(1)

(2)

(3)

 Husband’s job loss

−0.966

−0.290

0.126

(0.828)

(0.775)

(0.633)

 Husband’s job loss × dissatisfied with partner (t − 1)

−0.733*

−0.686*

−0.408

(0.289)

(0.269)

(0.221)

 Dissatisfied with partner (t − 1)

−2.035**

−1.832**

−0.279**

(0.054)

(0.053)

(0.061)

 Controls

No

Yes

Yes

 Fixed effects

No

No

Yes

  R-squared

0.060

0.194

0.025

 Rho

0.632

 Person-year observations

24,357

23,572

23,572

 Job loss cases

726

719

719