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 survery | Lost much sleep over worry? | Felt constantly under strain? | Been able to enjoy your normal day-today activities? | Been feeling unhappy and depressed? |
unempl | − 0.263* | 0.290** | 0.306*** | 1.903* | 0.158 | 0.521** | 0.0981 | 0.282* |
(0.137) | (0.118) | (0.113) | (1.024) | (0.149) | (0.211) | (0.114) | (0.151) | |
Sample mean | 0.790 | 0.084 | 0.087 | 1.292 | 0.240 | 0.257 | 0.102 | 0.141 |
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? |
unempl | 0.122 | 0.249* | 0.0560 | 0.214 | 0.0532 | 0.211** | 0.0352 | 0.0185 |
(0.0970) | (0.133) | (0.0761) | (0.132) | (0.100) | (0.0899) | (0.107) | (0.0846) | |
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 |