Table 1.
Factors affecting overall life satisfaction in Chinese women
| Factors (N) | Less satisfied (%) (2908) | Satisfied (%) (30,149) | Univariate | Multivariatea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | P | |||
| Region (33,057) | ||||||
| Beijing | 786 (27.0) | 4633 (15.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Tianjin | 623 (21.4) | 7161 (23.8) | 1.95 (1.74, 2.18) | <0.001 | 1.92 (1.62, 2.28) | <0.001 |
| Shenyang | 651 (22.4) | 7321 (24.3) | 1.91 (1.71, 2.13) | <0.001 | 2.00 (1.74, 2.31) | <0.001 |
| Nanchang | 796 (27.4) | 8059 (26.7) | 1.72 (1.55, 1.91) | <0.001 | 2.49 (2.16, 2.86) | <0.001 |
| Feicheng | 52 (1.8) | 2975 (9.9) | 9.71 (7.30, 12.90) | <0.001 | 7.98 (5.87, 10.85) | <0.001 |
| Age (33,057) | ||||||
| <55 | 2319 (79.8) | 22,358 (74.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| ≥55 | 589 (20.2) | 7791 (25.8) | 1.37 (1.25, 1.51) | <0.001 | 1.32 (1.17, 1.49) | <0.001 |
| Ethnicities (28,866) | ||||||
| Han | 2541 (98.2) | 25,717 (97.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Minority | 47 (1.8) | 561 (2.1) | 1.18 (0.87, 1.59) | 0.282 | 1.36 (0.97, 1.92) | 0.076 |
| Education level (32,950) | ||||||
| Middle school | 1934 (66.9) | 18,583 (61.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Primary or below | 161 (5.6) | 1988 (6.6) | 1.29 (1.09, 1.52) | 0.003 | 1.10 (0.89, 1.36) | 0.388 |
| College or above | 798 (27.6) | 9486 (31.6) | 1.24 (1.14, 1.35) | <0.001 | 1.04 (0.93, 1.16) | 0.496 |
| Occupation (32,928) | ||||||
| No | 1116 (38.6) | 9626 (32.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 1774 (61.4) | 20,412 (68.0) | 1.33 (1.23, 1.44) | <0.001 | 1.28 (1.14, 1.43) | <0.001 |
| Household incomeb (32,546) | ||||||
| Low | 1118 (39.3) | 8291 (27.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Medium | 1421 (49.9) | 16,380 (55.2) | 1.55 (1.43, 1.69) | <0.001 | 1.51 (1.36, 1.68) | <0.001 |
| High | 309 (10.8) | 5027 (16.9) | 2.19 (1.92, 2.50) | <0.001 | 2.11 (1.79, 2.48) | <0.001 |
| Marital status (33,044) | ||||||
| Singlec | 39 (1.3) | 185 (0.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Married | 2866 (98.7) | 29,954 (99.4) | 2.20 (1.56, 3.12) | <0.001 | 1.32 (0.56, 3.14) | 0.526 |
| Age at marriage (32,436) | ||||||
| 21–30 years | 2594 (91.3) | 27,486 (92.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| ≤20 years | 103 (3.6) | 1140 (3.9) | 1.05 (0.85, 1.28) | 0.678 | 1.11 (0.87, 1.41) | 0.409 |
| >30 years | 145 (5.1) | 968 (3.3) | 0.63 (0.53, 0.75) | <0.001 | 0.75 (0.60, 0.94) | 0.014 |
| Health insurance (32,717) | ||||||
| Self‐paying | 488 (17.0) | 4116 (13.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Insurance | 2106 (73.5) | 22,375 (75.0) | 1.26 (1.14, 1.40) | <0.001 | 1.05 (0.92, 1.19) | 0.486 |
| Free | 270 (9.4) | 3362 (11.3) | 1.48 (1.26, 1.73) | <0.001 | 1.33 (1.10, 1.62) | 0.003 |
| BMI (32,733) | ||||||
| 18.5–23.9 | 1575 (54.7) | 16,209 (54.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| <18.5 | 72 (2.5) | 712 (2.4) | 0.96 (0.75, 1.23) | 0.752 | 0.96 (0.73, 1.27) | 0.775 |
| 24.0–27.9 | 1011 (35.1) | 10,516 (35.2) | 1.01 (0.93, 1.10) | 0.801 | 0.95 (0.86, 1.05) | 0.277 |
| ≥28.0 | 221 (7.7) | 2417 (8.1) | 1.06 (0.92, 1.23) | 0.418 | 1.01 (0.84, 1.21) | 0.957 |
| Personal character (33,016) | ||||||
| Introvert | 630 (21.7) | 3675 (12.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Middle | 1246 (42.9) | 11,628 (38.6) | 1.60 (1.44, 1.77) | <0.001 | 1.43 (1.26, 1.62) | <0.001 |
| Extrovert | 1028 (35.4) | 14,809 (49.2) | 2.47 (2.22, 2.74) | <0.001 | 2.13 (1.88, 2.43) | <0.001 |
| Health condition (32,994) | ||||||
| Bad | 177 (6.1) | 462 (1.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Medium | 1429 (49.3) | 9755 (32.4) | 2.62 (2.18, 3.14) | <0.001 | 2.64 (2.10, 3.32) | <0.001 |
| Good | 1295 (44.6) | 19,876 (66.0) | 5.88 (4.90, 7.06) | <0.001 | 3.93 (3.11, 4.95) | <0.001 |
| Interpersonal relationship (32,953) | ||||||
| Bad | 32 (1.1) | 36 (0.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Medium | 1275 (44.0) | 5755 (19.1) | 4.01 (2.48, 6.48) | <0.001 | 4.18 (2.36, 7.47) | <0.001 |
| Good | 1589 (54.9) | 24,266 (80.7) | 13.57 (8.41, 21.91) | <0.001 | 11.24 (6.34, 19.92) | <0.001 |
| Major setback/unfortunate events (32,800) | ||||||
| Yes | 712 (24.6) | 2741 (9.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| No | 2182 (75.4) | 27,165 (90.8) | 3.23 (2.95, 3.55) | <0.001 | 2.79 (2.48, 3.12) | <0.001 |
| Number of children (32,896) | ||||||
| >1 | 492 (17.1) | 6350 (21.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 1 | 2301 (79.8) | 23,163 (77.2) | 0.78 (0.71, 0.86) | <0.001 | 1.02 (0.89, 1.17) | 0.816 |
| 0 | 89 (3.1) | 501 (1.7) | 0.44 (0.34, 0.56) | <0.001 | 0.83 (0.50, 1.39) | 0.481 |
| Miscarriages (32,494) | ||||||
| Yes | 2018 (71.4) | 20,794 (70.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| No | 810 (28.6) | 8872 (29.9) | 1.06 (0.98, 1.16) | 0.16 | 0.95 (0.86, 1.05) | 0.350 |
| Family history of cancer (33,057) | ||||||
| Yes | 540 (18.6) | 5805 (19.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| No | 2368 (81.4) | 24,344 (80.7) | 0.96 (0.87, 1.06) | 0.370 | 0.91 (0.81, 1.03) | 0.118 |
a
Factors included in the multivariate model: region, age, ethnicities, education level, occupation, household income, marital status, age at marriage, health insurance, BMI, personal character, health condition, interpersonal relationship, major setback, number of children, miscarriages, family history of cancer, ever smoking, and alcohol consumption.
b
Household income, low: <2000 RMB per month; medium: 2000–5000 RMB per month; high: >5000 RMB per month.
c
Including unmarried, divorced, widowed, and separated.