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Wife
|
Husband
|
Difference
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|---|
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Mean
|
S.D.
|
Min
|
Max
|
Mean
|
S.D.
|
Min
|
Max
|
|---|
|
Happiness
|
|
Subjective well-being (SWB)
|
5.6
|
2.1
|
1
|
10
|
5.8
|
2.3
|
1
|
10
|
−0.2
|
|
Wife’s SWB > husband’s SWB
|
0.450
|
0.50
|
0
|
1
| | | | | |
|
Wife’s SWB = husband’s SWB
|
0.088
|
0.28
|
0
|
1
| | | | | |
|
Wife’s SWB < husband’s SWB
|
0.463
|
0.50
|
0
|
1
| | | | | |
|
Preferences
|
|
Trust
|
0.400
|
0.13
|
0.1
|
0.9
|
0.388
|
0.12
|
0.1
|
0.6
|
0.013
|
|
Reciprocity
|
0.384
|
0.22
|
0.1
|
1.0
|
0.360
|
0.18
|
0.1
|
1.0
|
0.023*
|
|
Altruism
|
0.380
|
0.11
|
0.1
|
0.7
|
0.386
|
0.12
|
0.1
|
0.6
|
−0.006
|
|
Risk lovingness
|
0.423
|
0.12
|
0.2
|
1.0
|
0.390
|
0.12
|
0.1
|
0.6
|
0.033
|
|
Individual characteristics
|
|
Age
|
29.4
|
6.7
|
18
|
47
|
38.1
|
11.6
|
18
|
72
|
−8.7***
|
|
Education: none
|
0.450
|
0.50
|
0
|
1
|
0.375
|
0.49
|
0
|
1
|
0.075
|
|
Education: primary
|
0.250
|
0.44
|
0
|
1
|
0.213
|
0.41
|
0
|
1
|
0.038
|
|
Education: middle
|
0.250
|
0.44
|
0
|
1
|
0.313
|
0.47
|
0
|
1
|
−0.063
|
|
Education: higher
|
0.050
|
0.22
|
0
|
1
|
0.100
|
0.30
|
0
|
1
|
−0.050
|
|
Religion: Catholic
|
0.338
|
0.48
|
0
|
1
|
0.288
|
0.46
|
0
|
1
|
0.050
|
|
Religion: Muslim
|
0.225
|
0.42
|
0
|
1
|
0.213
|
0.41
|
0
|
1
|
0.013
|
|
Religion: Charisma
|
0.088
|
0.28
|
0
|
1
|
0.075
|
0.27
|
0
|
1
|
0.013
|
|
Religion: traditional African
|
0.075
|
0.27
|
0
|
1
|
0.188
|
0.39
|
0
|
1
|
−0.113***
|
|
Religion: others
|
0.275
|
0.45
|
0
|
1
|
0.238
|
0.43
|
0
|
1
|
0.038
|
|
Couple’s or household’s characteristics
|
|
Married (years)
|
8.8
|
6.3
|
1
|
25
| | | | | |
|
Number of children
|
3.9
|
2.3
|
1
|
10
| | | | | |
|
Asset: lowest
|
0.263
|
0.44
|
0
|
1
| | | | | |
|
Asset: lower middle
|
0.238
|
0.43
|
0
|
1
| | | | | |
|
Asset: upper middle
|
0.250
|
0.44
|
0
|
1
| | | | | |
|
Asset: highest
|
0.250
|
0.44
|
0
|
1
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- *p < 0.1, *** p < 0.01 obtained through a paired t test (Wilcoxon signed-rank test for subjective well-being)
