Table 4. Ordinal Logistic Regression Estimates of the Determinants of Life Satisfaction (with Depression as a Regressor).
| Variables | β | SE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.002 | 0.0047 | |
| Male | -0.278*** | 0.0712 | |
| Married | -0.127 | 0.0802 | |
| Number of schooling years | 0.024* | 0.0114 | |
| Economic status compared with others | |||
| Better | 2.130*** | 0.1185 | |
| Same | 1.228*** | 0.0951 | |
| Social security and insurance | 0.096* | 0.0447 | |
| Living with family members | 0.389*** | 0.0775 | |
| Services available in the community | 0.076*** | 0.0189 | |
| Place of residence | |||
| City | 0.384*** | 0.0882 | |
| Town | 0.097 | 0.0689 | |
| Self-rated health | |||
| Very good | 3.655*** | 0.1462 | |
| Good | 1.653*** | 0.0996 | |
| So-so | 0.431*** | 0.0928 | |
| MMSE | 0.030*** | 0.0057 | |
| Regular physical examination | 0.273*** | 0.0700 | |
| IADL | -0.068*** | 0.0126 | |
| Depression | -0.463*** | 0.0923 | |
| Threshold | |||
| Self-rated LS = Very bad or bad | -0.516 | ||
| Self-rated LS = So-so | 2.528 | ||
| Self-rated LS = Good | 5.446 | ||
| Pearson Chi-Square/df ratio | 1.007 | ||
| Likelihood Ratio Chi-Square | 1892.8*** | ||
*p < .05.
**p < .01.
***p < .001.