Race, Education Attainment, and Happiness in the United States

International Journal of Epidemiologic Research
Shervin Assari

Abstract

As suggests by the Minorities' Diminished Returns (MDR) theory, education attainment and other socioeconomic status (SES) indicators have a smaller impact on the health and well-being of non-White than White Americans. To test whether MDR also applies to happiness, in the present study, Blacks and Whites were compared in terms of the effect of education attainment on the level of happiness among American adults. General Social Survey (1972-2016) is a series of national surveys that are performed in the United States. The current analysis included 54,785 adults (46,724 Whites and 8,061 Blacks). The years of schooling (i.e., education attainment) and happiness were the main independent variable and the main dependent variable of interest, respectively. In addition, other parameters such as gender, age, employment status, marital status, and the year of the survey were the covariates and race was the focal effect modifier. Finally, the logistic regression model was used to analyze the data. Based on the results, high education attainment was associated with higher odds of happiness in the pooled sample. Further, a significant interaction was found between race and education attainment on the odds of happiness, showing a larger gai...Continue Reading

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Jun 18, 2020·Psychology Research and Behavior Management·Sharon CobbShervin Assari
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Dec 18, 2020·Frontiers in Psychiatry·Shervin AssariMohsen Bazargan
Aug 11, 2021·Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities·Dena BushmanJulia Latash
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