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. 2012 Oct 20;22(7):1831–1840. doi: 10.1007/s11136-012-0293-5

Table 3.

Univariable associations between ICECAP-A attributes and individuals’ characteristics

Contextual characteristics Stability Attachment Autonomy Achievement Enjoyment
Socio-demographics
Age 0.72 0.77 0.16 0.089 0.71
Sex 0.91 0.68 0.48 0.94 0.61
Employment 0.003** 0.028* <0.001** <0.001** <0.001**
Education/qualifications 0.019* 0.41 0.001** 0.009** 0.076
Relationship status <0.001** <0.001** 0.31 0.003** 0.013*
Home ownership 0.003** 0.044* <0.001** <0.001** 0.003
Income <0.001** 0.002** 0.036* <0.001** <0.001**
IMD barriers to housing 0.73 0.94 0.87 0.99 0.28
IMD local crime 0.47 0.14 0.089 0.93 0.14
IMD housing and environment quality 0.23 0.19 0.16 0.79 0.058
Major life events (experienced in last 6 months)
Bereavement 0.20 0.20 0.038 0.52 0.61
Break-up <0.001** 0.008** 0.020 0.001** 0.005**
Household job loss 0.099 0.18 0.028 0.93 0.036
Job change 0.008** 0.53 0.059 0.59 0.76
Financial worries <0.001** 0.079 0.15 0.009** 0.002**
Moved house 0.029* 0.061 0.87 0.13 0.35
Problems with relatives 0.001** 0.011* 0.66 0.034 0.033*
Problems with children 0.095 0.12 0.74 0.32 0.006**
Problems at work 0.005** 0.058 0.5 0.22 0.055
Problems with neighbours 0.002** 0.001** 0.95 0.23 0.14
Serious accident 0.43 0.49 1.00 0.034 0.84
Serious illness 0.001** 0.188 0.001** 0.010** 0.19
Attitudes
Happiness <0.001** <0.001** <0.001** <0.001** <0.001**
Religiosity 0.60 0.37 0.033* 0.60 0.10

Italic cells are those where an association was hypothesised a priori

IMD index of multiple deprivation

* significant (in the expected direction) at the 5 % level

** significant (in the expected direction) at the 1 % level