Table 1.

Multiple regression of independent associations with self-rated active ageing+ETHNIBUS sample

Independent variables	Unstandardised b	Standar-dised beta	95% CI	2-tailed t-test	P =
Block 1
OPTOL-35 total	−0.035	−0.342	−0.021−0.005	−5.584	0.0001
CASP-19 total	−0.020	−0.096	−0.019−0.010	−1.643	0.101ns
WHOQOL-OLD 24 total	0.022	0.130	−0.015−0.003	2.444	0.015ns
Block 2
Total number of relatives, friends, neighbours who would help with practical tasks	−0.002	−0.012	−0.008−0.005	−0.247	0.805ns
Total no. of different social activities done at least monthly (out of listed 8)	−0.060	−0.075	0.124−0.033	−1.585	0.114ns
Block 3
ADL total score (sum of ability to walk 400 yards, do heavy housework, shop/carry heavy bags, steps/stairs)	0.025	0.083	0.027−0.075	1.484	0.139ns
Self-rated health status, compared to others of same age	0.104	0.096	0.053−0.217	1.635	0.103ns
Block 4
Age	−0.010	−0.035	0.005−0.017	−0.768	0.443ns
Sex	−0.021	−0.010	−0.254−0.020	−0.207	0.836ns
Marital status	0.021	0.016	−0.116−0.010	−0.337	0.736ns
Housing tenure	0.004	0.004	−0.074−0.065	0.090	0.928ns
Constant	6.225
R2	0.192
Adjusted R2	0.169
ANOVA F statistic	8.381				0.0001

⁺‘Thinking of the things you have listed as associated with active ageing, would you say you are ageing ‘actively’ so far?’.

ns: not statistically significant at least the 0.05 level.

CI: confidence interval.