Table 3.

Demographic, health and social correlates of the social domain of WHOQoL-Bref

Demographics				Health				Social factors
Variable	β	s.e	p-value	Variable	β	s.e	p-value	Variable	β	s.e	p-value
Age	−0.30	0.1	0.001	Chronic pain	−0.80	1.3	0.555	Contact with family	−2.98	5.8	0.612
Sex	3.33	2.0	0.111	Self reported chronic medical condition	−1.90	1.1	0.106	Contact with friends	−11.56	2.5	0.001
Marital status	−3.81	1.8	0.037	Disability	−9.28	2.4	0.001	Instrumental support	−1.41	1.0	0.187
Educational level	−0.08	0.1	0.443	Dementia	−1.39	1.6	0.401	Emotional support	−7.83	1.6	0.001
Economic status	1.08	0.2	0.001	Self reported overall health	7.98	2.1	0.001	Participation in family activities	−6.26	1.9	0.002
Residence	−2.63	0.8	0.002	Depression	−1.26	2.3	0.583	Participation in community activities	−9.28	1.7	0.001