olasuraheem/IPUM_SWB

Files associated with analysis of IPUM-MICS dataset on subjective wellbeing of Nigeria youth between 2016-2021 # READ ME # Temporal Changes in Youth Subjective Well-Being in Nigeria, 2016–2021 Analysis of affective and evaluative well-being among Nigerian youth aged 15–24 using IPUMS-harmonised MICS data (2016–2017 and 2021), linked with state-year structural indicators from the Global Data Lab (GVI, Cleanliness Index, Gini inequality). Examines temporal decline and whether state-level vulnerability moderates the trend (Year × GVI interaction). ### Table of Contents - Overview - Key Findings - Data Sources - Requirements - How to Reproduce - Folder Structure - Results Summary - License - Contact & Citation ## Overview This repository contains the code and documentation for the study examining changes in youth subjective well-being (SWB) in Nigeria between 2016 and 2021, with a focus on the role of state-level structural factors. ## Key Findings - Affective happiness declined significantly from 2016 (mean 4.5, 61% very happy) to 2021 (mean 4.1, 41% very happy; p < 0.001) - The negative association between state-level vulnerability (GVI) and happiness strengthened in 2021 (Year × GVI interaction) - Female gender, higher education, and rural residence were protective - Formerly/never married status, non-Hausa ethnicity, and worsened perceived well-being trajectories were strong risk factors - Low between-state variation (ICC ≈ 3.4%) supports survey-weighted models as primary ## Data Sources - **Individual-level**: IPUMS-harmonised Nigeria MICS 2016 (MICS5) and 2021 (MICS6) → youth aged 15–24 (unweighted n = 41,175) - **Contextual**: Global Data Lab (GDL) → state-year values for: - Global Vulnerability Index (GVI) - Institutional quality (Cleanliness Index / fullsci) - Gini coefficient of income inequality - **GDL data of years 2016 and 2021 were downloaded** - Final cleaned dataset: `4youth_happiness.rds` ## Requirements tidyverse, srvyr, survey, janitor, broom, gtsummary, car, sandwich, questionr, jtools, lme4, lmeSurvey, sjPlot, ggplot2 - R version ≥ 4.4.1 - Requi …