TABLE 3—

Results of Logistic Regression of Self-Rated Global and Mental Health on Childhood Stability and Selected Factors

	Good Global Health (OR [95% CI])	Positive Mental Health (OR [95% CI])
Childhood environment
Residential stability	1.42 (1.18, 1.72)***	1.03 (0.87, 1.22)
Family stability	0.98 (0.80, 1.20)	1.08 (0.90, 1.29)
Family poverty	0.88 (0.56, 1.37)	0.98 (0.64, 1.50)
Family structure
Marital status	0.92 (0.75, 1.13)	1.19 (0.99, 1.43)*
Number of children	0.93 (0.87, 1.00)**	0.89 (0.84, 0.95)***
Social supports
Positive relations with friends	1.23 (1.07, 1.41)***	1.17 (1.04, 1.33)**
Positive relations with extended family	1.26 (1.09, 1.47)***	1.43 (1.25, 1.64)***
Community support
Neighborhood context	1.44 (1.23, 1.70)***	1.28 (1.10, 1.48)***
Religious participation	1.09 (0.90, 1.33)	1.19 (1.01, 1.41)**
Control variables
Male	1.20 (1.00, 1.45)**	1.13 (0.96, 1.33)
Black	1.28 (0.96, 1.71)*	0.95 (0.74, 1.23)
Household income	1.01 (1.00, 1.01)***	1.01 (1.00, 1.01)***
Education
Less than high school	1.00	1.00
High school	1.49 (1.16, 1.92)***	1.96 (1.54, 2.50)***
College degree	1.57 (1.14, 2.16)***	2.90 (2.16, 3.89)***
Age, y
25–34	1.26 (0.95, 1.67)	1.45 (1.13, 1.85)***
35–44	1.15 (0.89, 1.49)	1.10 (0.88, 1.38)
45–54	1.00	1.00
55–64	0.97 (0.72, 1.31)	0.95 (0.73, 1.24)
65–74	1.17 (0.84, 1.62)	0.85 (0.64, 1.14)

Note. The dependent variables are based on subjective reports of global and mental health. See Table 1 ▶ for a detailed summary of the dependent variables. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.

Source. National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS).17

*P < .10; **P < .05; ***P < .01. Results are 2-tailed.