From: Homeownership, city integration, and the sense of happiness of migrants in urban China
Category | Variable | Definition | N | Mean | SD | Min | Max |
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Dependent variable | Happiness | Very unhappy = 1, unhappy = 2, neutral = 3, happy = 4, very happy = 5. | 158,333 | 3.75 | 0.72 | 1 | 5 |
Independent variable | Integration | Details are listed in Table 1. | 158,556 | 0.51 | 0.16 | 0 | 1 |
Buyhouse | Home ownership dummy: homeowner = 1, renter = 0. | 158,556 | 0.12 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | |
Instrumental variable | Unemprate | Urban unemployment rate in the provinces where the hukou is located. | 158,485 | 3.47 | 0.48 | 1.27 | 4.23 |
Pulimit | Dummy for property ownership restriction policy in effect in the region. If there is a purchase restriction policy = 1, no = 0. | 158,556 | 0.57 | 050 | 0 | 1 | |
Control variable-Xi | Gender | Gender dummy: female = 1, male = 0. | 158,556 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 |
Marriage | Marriage dummy: married = 1, unmarried = 0. | 158,556 | 0.78 | 0.41 | 0 | 1 | |
Age | Age. | 158,556 | 33.67 | 9.31 | 15 | 60 | |
Age_sq | Age’s square. | 158,556 | 1220.40 | 657.22 | 225 | 3600 | |
Eduyear | Education year. | 158,556 | 9.75 | 2.82 | 3 | 18 | |
Havekid | Child dummy: have kids = 1, no = 0. | 158,556 | 0.72 | 0.45 | 0 | 1 | |
Income | The logarithm of a family’s monthly income. | 158,556 | 8.21 | 1.01 | 0 | 11.50 | |
Control variable-Xj | GDP | The logarithm of GDP per capita in destination cities. | 151,249 | 10.95 | 0.54 | 8.86 | 12.12 |
Population | The logarithm of resident population in destination cities. | 149,891 | 6.38 | 1.02 | 2.92 | 7.99 | |
City FE | City dummy. |