Chapter 2. Early Skills and Adult Life Satisfaction Table2.1: Descriptive statistics. Variable Obs. Mean Std. Dev. Min Max Early skills (Age 10) Reading 11,638 40.234 12.678 0 65 Math 11,629 43.953 12.322 0 72 Outcome variables Life satisfaction Age 29 11,104 7.290 1.848 0 10 Age 34 9,594 7.405 1.799 0 10 Age 42 9,696 7.356 1.999 0 10 Age 46 8,487 7.351 1.894 0 10 Self-perceived health Age 29 11,211 3.148 .715 1 4 Age 34 9,632 4.041 .888 1 5 Age 42 9,799 3.599 1.074 1 5 Age 46 8,576 3.441 1.097 1 5 Financial management Age 29 11,216 3.953 .965 1 5 Age 34 9,637 4.050 .925 1 5 Age 42 9,796 4.055 .979 1 5 Age 46 8,571 4.055 .932 1 5 Happiness in relationship Age 29 7,405 2.864 2.264 1 7 Age 42 7,378 5.729 1.704 1 7 Age 46 6,433 5.713 1.624 1 7 Job satisfaction Age 29 9,135 3.976 1.012 1 5 Age 34 8,003 4.096 .977 1 5 Age 42 8,304 4.077 .949 1 5 (Continued on next page) 24
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