Figure 2.1: The development of the relationship between adult domainspecific life satisfaction and early skills. 0.12*** 0.11*** 0.17*** 0.17*** Reading score (in SD) .05 .1 .15 .2 Reading 0.12*** 0.10*** 0.16*** 0.17*** Math score (in SD) .05 .1 .15 .2 Math General health 0.12*** 0.12*** 0.12*** 0.12*** Reading score (in SD) .08 .1 .12 .14 .16 .18 Reading 0.14*** 0.13*** 0.14*** 0.15*** Math score (in SD) .08 .1 .12 .14 .16 .18 Math Financial management -0.05** 0.04 -0.02 Reading score (in SD) -.1 -.05 0 .05 .1 Reading -0.01 0.02 -0.01 Math score (in SD) -.1 -.05 0 .05 .1 Math Happiness in relationship -0.03 -0.01 -0.04 -0.01 Reading score (in SD) -.1 -.05 0 .05 .1 Reading -0.01 -0.01 -0.00 0.04 Math score (in SD) -.1 -.05 0 .05 .1 Math Job satisfaction 0.08*** 0.07*** 0.05** 0.04* Reading score (in SD) 0 .05 .1 .15 Reading 0.11*** 0.12*** 0.11*** 0.11*** Math score (in SD) 0 .05 .1 .15 Math Emotional satisfaction Age 29 Age 34 Age 42 Age 46 Note. This figure represents the estimates of the regressions of the adult satisfaction measures (in SD) on early skills (in SD). The dots represent the estimates for satisfaction at age 29, whereas squares, diamonds, and triangles represent the estimates at ages 34, 42, and 46, respectively. The bands illustrate the 95% confidence intervals. Unreported controls are intelligence and sex. The stars complementing the estimates show the significance level of the estimates. These significance levels apply a Bonferroni correction for five hypotheses. ***p< .01, **p< .05, *p< .1. in reading or math skills at age 10 is associated with a 0.17 SD improvement in self-rated health at age 46. We explore potential explanations for this relationship in the appendix, starting with income as a mediator. Early skills may lead to higher educational attainment, better job opportunities, and ultimately higher income, providing greater access to quality healthcare, nutritious food, or safer living environments, which are all critical determinants of good health. Table A.14 in the appendix shows that income mediates around 2% and 5% of the relationship between early reading and math skills and adult general health, respectively. Next, we consider daily functioning as a media31
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