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Table 2 Impact of diversity on satisfaction with life overall

From: Cultural diversity and subjective well-being

 

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(2)

(3)

(4)

Country of birth (not UK)

Country of birth

Ethnicity

Religion

White British (N = 22,635)

    

Proportion of white British

0.252***

   
 

(0.066)

   

Fractionalisation by …

-0.069

-0.310***

-0.188***

-0.239

 

(0.152)

(0.068)

(0.053)

(0.145)

R2

0.383

0.383

0.383

0.382

Non-White British – Second generation (N = 2,188)

   

Proportion of white British

0.120

   
 

(0.135)

   

Fractionalisation by …

0.449

-0.087

-0.201

-0.169

 

(0.396)

(0.152)

(0.128)

(0.337)

R square

0.365

0.364

0.365

0.364

Foreign born – Immigrants (N = 5,571)

    

Proportion of white British

0.075

   
 

(0.093)

   

Fractionalisation by …

0.443

-0.076

-0.115

-0.335

 

(0.370)

(0.102)

(0.081)

(0.219)

R2

0.376

0.376

0.376

0.376

  1. Standard errors in parenthesis are clustered by district; other covariates included in the model: six dummies for satisfaction with health; dummies for female, married/cohabiting; presence of children aged 0–4, 5–11 and 12–15; six ethnic groups (where applicable); having a degree; whether employed; whether unemployed; equivalised household income; age and its square; dummy for rural area; index of multiple deprivation (average by district).
  2. *Significant at 5%, **Significant at 5%, ***Significant at 1%.