Appendices Table A.10: Extension of the main result. Regression estimates of the relationship between adult life satisfaction and early reading skills, controlled for the social class of the occupation of the cohort members’ father. Life satisfaction At age 29 At age 34 At age 42 At age 46 Panel A: Reading Skill .053*** .049*** .054*** .020 (.016) (.017) (.017) (.018) Constant -0.259*** -0.227*** -0.056 -0.193** (.066) (.075) (.069) (.085) Obs. 7,436 6,512 6,478 5,695 R-squared .015 .014 .007 .005 Panel B: Math Skill .072*** .062*** .087*** .080*** (.016) (.017) (.017) (.018) Constant -0.258*** -0.225*** -0.060 -0.186** (.066) (.075) (.069) (.085) Obs. 7,432 6,508 6,471 5,688 R-squared .016 .015 .010 .008 Note. This table represents the results for a regression of life satisfaction at ages 29, 34, 42, and 46 (in SD) on early reading and math skills (in SD). Unreported controls are intelligence, sex, and the social class of the occupation of the cohort members’ father. Robust standard errors are in parentheses. *** p< .01, ** p< .05, * p< .1. 178
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