TABLE 2—
Happiness Equations: Fixed-Effects Regression Models of Changes in “Been a Happy Person” on Changes in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Covariates. Longitudinal Survey Data on 12 385 Adults: Household, Income, and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, 2007 and 2009
Independent Variable | Model 1 (No Covariates) | Model 2 (Partial Set of Covariates) | Model 3 (Full Set of Covariates) |
Fruit and vegetable portions/d, B (95% CI) | 0.02 (0.01, 0.03) | 0.02 (0.01, 0.04) | 0.02 (0.003, 0.03) |
Log of household income, B (95% CI) | 0.02 (−0.02, 0.05) | 0.02 (−0.02, 0.05) | |
Constant, B (95% CI) | 4.35 (4.30, 4.40) | 4.29 (3.40, 5.17) | 4.31 (3.42, 5.20) |
Other covariates included | No | Yes (a partial set) | Yes (a full set) |
Overall R2 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
No. of individuals | 12 360 | 12 360 | 12 360 |
No. of observations | 20 054 | 20 054 | 20 054 |
Note. CI = confidence interval. Dependent variable is “been a happy person” (range = 1–6). The full estimation results (with a complete set of control variable coefficient estimates) are available in Table G, available as a supplement to the online version of this article at http://www.ajph.org.