Appendices Table A.18: Robustness check. Regression estimates of the baseline relationship between adult life satisfaction and early skills, using inverse probability weighting. Life satisfaction Without controls With controls At age 29 At age 34 At age 42 At age 46 At age 29 At age 34 At age 42 At age 46 Panel A: Reading Skill .097*** .089*** .077*** .044** .070*** .064*** .060*** .027 (.012) (.014) (.013) (.014) (.015) (.016) (.016) (.017) Constant -.007 .002 -.005 -.008 -.060*** -.042** -.037** -.060*** (.011) (.012) (.012) (.013) (.016) (.017) (.017) (.019) Controls NO NO NO NO YES YES YES YES Obs. 8,264 7,177 7,175 6,281 8,164 7,097 7,086 6,203 R-squared .009 .008 .006 .002 .013 .011 .007 .004 Panel B: Math Skill .098*** .091*** .093*** .071*** .089*** .081*** .098*** .083*** (.012) (.014) (.013) (.014) (.016) (.017) (.017) (.018) Constant -.006 .004 -.006 -.013 -.070*** -.052*** -.052*** -.074*** (.011) (.012) (.012) (.013) (.016) (.017) (.018) (.019) Controls NO NO NO NO YES YES YES YES Obs. 8,245 7,179 7,173 6,277 8,162 7,094 7,080 6,197 R-squared .009 .008 .008 .005 .014 .012 .011 .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). The four leftmost columns present the results without controls. The four rightmost columns present the results, controlled for intelligence and sex. We use inverse probability weighting. Robust standard errors are in parentheses. *** p< .01, ** p< .05, * p< .1. 194
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