Table 5 Nonparametric fuzzy regression discontinuity (RD) estimates—education heterogeneity
| Â | Self-reported health | Life satisfaction | CESD scale | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low educated | High educated | Low educated | High educated | Low educated | High educated | |
MSE Optimal | ||||||
 Bandwidth | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
 Conventional Point Estimate | 0.0866 | 0.1072 | 0.0211 | -0.1519 | 4.6093 | -0.7161 |
 Conventional 95% CI | [-0.5828, 0.756] | [-0.3637, 0.5780] | [-0.3572, 0.3993] | [-0.5738, 0.2701] | [-4.6402, 13.8588] | [-7.7306, 6.2984] |
 Robust Point Estimate | 0.0527 | 0.1343 | 0.1302 | -0.1776 | 5.7265 | -1.9297 |
 Robust 95% CI | [-0.7494, 0.8548] | [-0.4333, 0.7019] | [-0.3128, 0.5733] | [-0.6840, 0.3289] | [-5.4867, 16.9396] | [-10.1049, 6.2455] |
 Effective obs L|R | 394|437 | 573|419 | 422|525 | 377|296 | 434|543 | 480|365 |
CER Optimal | ||||||
 Bandwidth | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2 | 1.8 | 2 | 2.3 |
 Conventional Point Estimate | -0.0584 | 0.1973 | 0.2163 | -0.2383 | 6.5837 | -1.5142 |
 Conventional 95% CI | [-1.0249, 0.908] | [-0.3613, 0.7559] | [-0.3146, 0.7473] | [-0.8462, 0.3696] | [-7.6886, 20.8559] | [-9.8794, 6.851] |
 Robust Point Estimate | -0.0853 | 0.2070 | 0.2675 | -0.2484 | 7.0552 | -2.0292 |
 Robust 95% CI | [-1.1280, 0.9574] | [-0.3988, 0.8127] | [-0.3055, 0.8405] | [-0.9018, 0.4050] | [-8.3616, 22.4719] | [-10.9561, 6.8977] |
 Effective obs L|R | 281|306 | 388|307 | 297|331 | 257|225 | 316|347 | 333|255 |
Obs L|R | 1407|1938 | 1594|864 | 1339|1905 | 1529|842 | 1355|1909 | 1537|842 |