Table 3.

Multinomial Logistic Regression Analysis of the Correlates of Happiness among Older African Americans with a lifetime DSM IV Psychiatric Disorder in the NSAL

	Pretty Happy		Very Happy
	Baseline Model Model 1 RRR (95% CI)	Full Model Model 2 RRR (95% CI)	Baseline Model Model 3 RRR (95% CI)	Full Model Model 4 RRR (95% CI)
Gender
Female	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Male	2.09(1.10, 3.99)*	1.03(0.43, 2.43)	3.48(1.57, 7.70)**	0.75(0.22, 2.62)
Age	1.09(1.00, 1.19)*	1.06(0.97, 1.16)	1.18(1.07, 1.31)**	1.13(1.01, 1.26)*
Family Income	1.05(0.88, 1.24)	1.05(0.88, 1.26)	1.15(0.97, 1.37)	1.18(0.98, 1.42)
Education	1.08(0.95, 1.24)	1.06(0.92, 1.23)	0.80(0.70, 0.92)**	0.78(0.68, 0.90)**
Marital Status
Married	0.80(0.25, 2.53)	0.56(0.17, 1.86)	1.03(0.27, 3.90)	0.16(0.03, 1.00)
Unmarried	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Employment Status
Working	0.55(0.21, 1.42)	0.52(0.17, 1.61)	0.52(0.14, 1.87)	0.45(0.09, 2.33)
Non-working	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Region
South	2.23(0.71, 7.04)	2.35(0.62, 8.81)	2.48(0.95, 6.47)	2.69(0.87, 8.32)
Non-South	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Mobility	0.99(0.97, 1.01)	1.00(0.98, 1.01)	0.99(0.96, 1.01)	0.99(0.97, 1.02)
Gender X Marital Status		5.45(1.11, 26.86)*		55.2(5.28, 577.4)**
Anxiety Disorder
Yes	--	1.03(0.41, 2.60)		0.71(0.23, 2.18)
No	--	1.00		1.00
Mood Disorder
Yes	--	0.17(0.04, 0.69)*		0.02(0.00, 0.35)**
No	--	1.00		1.00
Suicidal Ideation
Yes	--	0.81(0.30, 2.15)		0.48(0.08, 3.10)
No	--	1.00		1.00
N	184	183	184	183

Abbreviations: RRR, relative risk ratio; CI, confidence interval.

The category “Not too Happy” is the reference category.

^*p < 0.05;

^**p < 0.01;

^***p < 0.001