Table 3

Smoking status and life satisfaction in specific realms of life (cross-sectional)

(1) Personal SWB(2) Financial SWB(3) Career SWB
Quitsmoke0.148***−0.011−0.043
(0.042)(0.047)(0.047)
Smokenow0.020−0.246***−0.105
(0.065)(0.068)(0.073)
Drinks≥1−0.118−0.0180.043
(0.062)(0.065)(0.074)
Stress Index−0.352***−0.211***−0.373***
(0.029)(0.032)(0.035)
health1−0.396−1.998***−1.122*
(0.330)(0.348)(0.463)
health2−0.454***−0.817***−0.507***
(0.087)(0.093)(0.110)
health40.352***0.428***0.248***
(0.060)(0.068)(0.068)
health50.610***0.573***0.520***
(0.108)(0.129)(0.114)
Age−0.044***−0.023*−0.054**
(0.011)(0.011)(0.020)
Age20.000***0.000***0.001**
(0.000)(0.000)(0.000)
Male−0.184***0.017−0.333***
(0.048)(0.051)(0.052)
educ10.169−0.193−0.163
(0.245)(0.313)(0.260)
educ2−0.196*0.190*−0.194*
(0.076)(0.085)(0.092)
educ3−0.168***0.198***0.008
(0.049)(0.053)(0.062)
educ4−0.204**0.292***−0.172
(0.071)(0.085)(0.090)
Married0.682***0.196**0.172**
(0.058)(0.062)(0.064)
Unemployed−0.401*−1.323***−1.399***
(0.201)(0.214)(0.316)
Housewife−0.0380.368***−0.298*
(0.077)(0.095)(0.132)
Student−0.308−0.174−0.464*
(0.177)(0.188)(0.213)
Retired0.1580.222*0.363*
(0.090)(0.092)(0.177)
hh_size0.725***−0.305***−0.255**
(0.069)(0.074)(0.079)
hh_numkids−0.806***0.1400.206*
(0.071)(0.077)(0.083)
ln(hhincome)0.0041.078***0.537***
(0.051)(0.079)(0.073)
Hours0.001−0.0020.011***
(0.002)(0.002)(0.002)
Religion0.0270.0680.095
(0.043)(0.046)(0.050)
Crime−0.323***−0.447***−0.151
(0.097)(0.103)(0.106)
Urban0.126**−0.063−0.029
(0.048)(0.051)(0.056)
Rural0.0220.0460.077
(0.062)(0.068)(0.071)
Constant8.380***−0.5695.177***
(0.443)(0.595)(0.646)
p Value(β12)0.03060.00010.3756
R20.23560.29850.1735
N517448133897
  • Robust SEs clustered at the household level in parentheses.

  • *p<0.05, **p<0.01 ***p<0.001.

  • SWB, subjective well-being.