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. 2012 Jul 2;12:492. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-492

Table 3.

Adjusted odds for low or high life satisfaction compared with moderate levels by deprivation strata

  Tertile Level
Deprived
Middle
Affluent
Life satisfaction
Low
High
Low
High
Low
High
  AOR 95%CIs P AOR 95%CIs P AOR 95%CIs P AOR 95%CIs P AOR 95%CIs P AOR 95%CIs P
Age
18-24 (Ref)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25-39
0.93
0.68-1.28
ns
0.93
0.71-1.21
ns
1.02
0.66-1.58
ns
0.83
0.62-1.11
ns
0.96
0.50-1.86
ns
0.94
0.62-1.40
ns
40-54
0.98
0.71-13.5
ns
0.94
0.71-1.25
ns
1.30
0.85-1.99
ns
0.68
0.51-0.92
*
0.66
0.34-1.27
ns
0.95
0.64-1.41
ns
55-64
0.59
0.40-0.86
**
1.13
0.81-1.57
ns
0.68
0.43-1.09
ns
1.06
0.77-1.44
ns
1.00
0.51-1.96
ns
1.17
0.77-1.78
ns
65 plus
0.47
0.28-0.79
**
1.43
0.94-2.17
ns
0.68
0.38-1.20
ns
1.12
0.77-1.61
ns
0.71
0.34-1.51
ns
1.41
0.89-2.22
ns
Employment
Employed (Ref)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unemployed
1.71
1.34-2.19
***
1.10
0.88-1.37
ns
2.07
1.58-2.72
***
1.13
0.88-1.44
ns
1.62
1.09-2.42
*
1.09
0.78-1.53
ns
FT Education
0.73
0.37-1.45
ns
0.83
0.50-1.38
ns
1.11
0.48-2.56
ns
1.49
0.91-2.43
ns
0.47
0.10-2.20
ns
0.61
0.30-1.26
ns
Domestic/other
2.00
1.51-2.65
***
1.53
1.21-1.92
***
1.65
1.15-2.35
*
1.07
0.82-1.40
ns
1.45
0.89-2.38
ns
1.34
0.98-1.82
ns
Retired
1.09
0.71-1.67
ns
1.26
0.90-1.77
ns
1.05
0.68-1.60
ns
1.38
1.06-1.79
*
0.78
0.49-1.22
ns
1.23
0.93-1.61
ns
Partner status & employment Ethnicity
No Partner (Ref)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Partner employed
0.52
0.41-0.67
***
1.27
1.05-1.53
*
0.54
0.42-0.69
***
1.49
1.25-1.78
***
0.57
0.41-0.78
**
1.13
0.92-1.38
ns
Partner not employed
0.79
0.65-0.95
*
1.27
1.09-1.49
**
0.72
0.59-0.89
***
1.39
1.20-1.62
***
0.72
0.55-0.95
*
1.28
1.08-1.52
**
White (Ref)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
South Asian
0.97
0.68-1.38
ns
1.19
0.92-1.54
ns
1.05
0.62-1.80
ns
0.90
0.61-1.33
ns
1.37
0.64-2.93
ns
1.00
0.62-1.61
ns
Black, mixed, other
1.40
0.94-2.08
ns
0.70
0.47-1.06
ns
1.57
0.77-3.22
ns
0.72
0.40-1.28
ns
0.31
0.04-2.32
ns
1.39
0.72-2.69
ns
Health status
Very good (Ref)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Good
1.29
0.98-1.70
ns
0.48
0.40-0.57
***
1.23
0.92-1.65
ns
0.50
0.43-0.58
***
1.55
1.06-2.27
*
0.43
0.37-0.51
***
Fair
2.43
1.83-3.24
***
0.41
0.34-0.50
***
2.25
1.66-3.06
***
0.39
0.33-0.48
***
3.32
2.24-4.93
***
0.27
0.22-0.33
***
Bad
5.23
3.76-7.27
***
0.38
0.28-0.51
***
4.92
3.45-7.03
***
0.22
0.16-0.31
***
6.78
4.12-11.14
***
0.26
0.18-0.38
***
Very bad
10.32
6.59-16.17
***
0.38
0.22-0.68
**
10.77
6.43-18.04
***
0.40
0.22-0.74
**
7.57
3.69-15.52
***
0.09
0.03-0.25
***
Smoking status
Never smoked (Ref)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ex occasional
0.69
0.43-1.09
ns
1.06
0.79-1.44
ns
1.14
0.74-1.75
ns
0.97
0.72-1.30
ns
0.90
0.49-1.67
ns
0.84
0.60-1.17
ns
Ex daily
1.22
0.95-1.57
ns
1.05
0.85-1.28
ns
1.30
1.02-1.65
*
1.13
0.97-1.33
ns
1.50
1.12-2.00
**
1.14
0.96-1.36
ns
Occasional
2.26
1.40-3.64
**
1.35
0.87-2.10
ns
1.20
0.69-2.10
ns
1.06
0.71-1.57
ns
2.30
1.22-4.31
*
0.97
0.61-1.56
ns
Daily
1.19
0.98-1.44
ns
0.91
0.77-1.08
ns
1.38
1.11-1.72
**
0.95
0.81-1.12
ns
1.43
1.06-1.93
*
0.88
0.72-1.07
ns
Exercise days/week
6 to 7 (Ref)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 to 5
0.95
0.71-1.27
ns
0.68
0.56-0.83
***
0.71
0.53-0.95
*
0.78
0.66-0.93
**
1.10
0.76-1.58
ns
0.91
0.75-1.10
ns
1 to 2
0.97
0.71-1.32
ns
0.46
0.36-0.58
***
0.94
0.71-1.26
ns
0.61
0.50-0.74
***
1.08
0.74-1.57
ns
0.82
0.66-1.00
*
None
1.30
1.01-1.67
*
0.66
0.55-0.80
***
1.15
0.90-1.48
ns
0.80
0.67-0.95
*
1.13
0.80-1.58
ns
0.89
0.73-1.08
ns
Alcohol consumption category
Lower risk (Ref)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Abstainer
1.30
1.05-1.60
*
1.05
0.90-1.24
ns
1.03
0.84-1.28
ns
1.01
0.87-1.16
ns
0.94
0.72-1.22
ns
1.06
0.91-1.24
ns
Not usual drinker
1.51
1.09-2.08
*
0.94
0.71-1.25
ns
0.99
0.70-1.41
ns
1.15
0.92-1.45
ns
1.04
0.67-1.61
ns
1.00
0.76-1.31
ns
Increasing risk
1.56
1.14-2.14
**
0.81
0.61-1.07
ns
1.27
0.92-1.74
ns
0.90
0.72-1.13
ns
0.98
0.65-1.48
ns
1.00
0.79-1.27
ns
  Higher risk 1.93 1.25-2.98 ** 0.88 0.55-1.43 ns 1.22 0.69-2.16 ns 0.92 0.59-1.45 ns 1.64 0.76-3.53 ns 1.25 0.73-2.15 ns

P *** <0.001; ** < 0.01; * < 0.05; ns = not significant; AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio. 95%CI = 95 % Confidence Intervals.

Ref = reference group. FT = Full Time.