From: Feeling useless: the effect of unemployment on mental health in the Great Recession
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In the last couple of weeks have you... | ||||||||
Variables | Reported good heatlh | Mental disorder diagnosed by doctor | Mental disorder reported | Summary score GHQ12 mental health survey | Lost much sleep over worry? | Felt constantly under strain? | Been able to enjoy your normal day-today activities? | Been feeling unhappy and depressed? |
Unemployed | − 0.302** | 0.306** | 0.330** | 2.093* | 0.191 | 0.585*** | 0.112 | 0.239 |
(0.148) | (0.138) | (0.141) | (1.080) | (0.149) | (0.217) | (0.111) | (0.158) | |
Sample Mean | 0.790 | 0.084 | 0.087 | 1,292 | 0.240 | 0.257 | 0.102 | 0.1408 |
Observations | 25,544 | 25,544 | 25,544 | 24,914 | 25,082 | 25,055 | 25,061 | 25,060 |
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In the last couple of weeks have you... | ||||||||
Variables | Been feeling reasonably happy, all things considered? | Been able to concentrate on whatever you are doing? | Felt capable of making decisions about things? | Felt that you couldn’t overcome your difficulties? | Been able to face up to your problems? | Felt that you were playing a useful part in things? | Been losing selfconfidence in yourself? | Been thinking of yourself as a worthless person? |
Unemployed | 0.135 | 0.273* | 0.0672 | 0.251* | 0.0545 | 0.217** | 0.0627 | 0.0266 |
(0.112) | (0.142) | (0.0822) | (0.130) | (0.111) | (0.0906) | (0.124) | (0.0946) | |
Sample Mean | 0.059 | 0.114 | 0.042 | 0.120 | 0.056 | 0.064 | 0.065 | 0.032 |
Observations | 25,059 | 25,102 | 25,075 | 25,063 | 25,046 | 25,035 | 25,045 | 25,025 |