Table 3.

Mediation Analysis With The Analytic Sample Size, The Baseline Hazards Of Television Hours On

Putative Mediator (Olkin & Finn P Value)	N
Less trusting	3136
People are not fair	2826
Feel afraid in neighborhood***	8002
People are not helpful	2843
Less general happiness**	9309
Less satisfied with hobbies**	2151
Less satisfied with friends*	2156
Unfair to bring a child into world***	4954
Cannot control bad things in life**	683
Should not plan much in life***	683
Less confidence in military***	3705
Less confidence in organized religion***	3688
Less confidence in the federal government	3699
Less confidence in the scientific community***	3561
Government should not pay for medical care	1940
Government should do less	1907
Government should not help the poor	1938

^***P <.001,

^**P <.01,

^*P <.05

^aThis is the analytic sample of respondents who report good or excellent self- rated health only

^bTelevision viewing hazard ratio from the baseline regression model (television hours as the independent variable and mortality hazards as the dependent variable) but no mediator added

^cTelevision viewing coefficient in the baseline regression model (b above) with the mediator variable added

^dCoefficient of the mediator within model c above