Table 2.

Multilevel estimates for quality of life in older ages for women: regression coefficients (b) and standard errors (SE) (N = 5463).

				Model 1		Model 2		Model 3		Model 4
Model		Empty model		b	(SE)	b	(SE)	b	(SE)	b	(SE)
Fixed parameters
Age				1.21***	(0.19)	1.09***	(0.18)	1.14***	(0.19)	0.76***	(0.18)
Age square				−0.01***	(0.00)	−0.01***	(0.00)	−0.01***	(0.00)	−0.01***	(0.00)
Partner	At 30 and 50			–		–		–		–
	At 30 but not 50			−2.14***	(0.35)	−2.08***	(0.35)	−2.16***	(0.35)	−2.03***	(0.33)
	Not at 30 but 50			−0.95**	(0.32)	−0.84**	(0.32)	−0.96**	(0.32)	−0.89**	(0.30)
	Not at 30 and 50			−1.28***	(0.34)	−1.17***	(0.34)	−1.29***	(0.34)	−1.19***	(0.32)
Childhood circumstances	Most advantaged (ref.)			–				–		–
	Advantaged			−0.29	(0.40)			−0.11	(0.40)	−0.05	(0.38)
	Neutral			−0.60	(0.38)			−0.27	(0.39)	−0.10	(0.37)
	Disadvantaged			−1.36***	(0.39)			−0.94*	(0.40)	−0.35	(0.38)
	Most disadvantaged			−2.08***	(0.42)			−1.60***	(0.42)	−0.81*	(0.41)
Labour market disadvantage	None (ref.)					–		–		–
	Mild					−1.52***	(0.23)	−1.23***	(0.23)	−0.54*	(0.24)
	Moderate					−1.67***	(0.29)	−1.37***	(0.30)	−0.72*	(0.30)
	Severe					−2.46***	(0.44)	−2.12***	(0.44)	−1.26**	(0.43)
Functional limitations	Not limited									–
	Limited									−3.84***	(0.15)
Education	Low									–
	Medium									0.69***	(0.18)
	High									1.16***	(0.27)
Random parameters
Level 1: within country		5.69***	(0.05)	5.60***	(0.05)	5.60***	(0.05)	5.58***	(0.05)	5.24***	(0.05)
Level 2: between country		2.67***	(0.53)	2.51***	(0.50)	2.73***	(0.54)	2.54***	(0.50)	2.53***	(0.50)
Statistics
(level 1)				.033		.033		.039		.152
(level 2)				.120		−.042		.101		.105
Log likelihood		−17,284.75		−17,192.64		−17,194.52		−17,174.42		−16,830.68
AIC		34,575.50		34,409.28		34,411.04		34,378.84		33,697.37
BIC		34,595.32		34,488.55		34,483.71		34,477.93		33,816.27

Note: The ICC of the empty model is 0.18. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.