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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Qual Life Res. 2017 Aug 21;27(1):217–234. doi: 10.1007/s11136-017-1681-7

Table A4.

Correlates of parent-proxy reported life satisfaction from multivariable regression; data are from Study 2 and life satisfaction was measured with the SF8a.

Covariate Beta Coefficient (SE) p-value 95% CIs

Intercept 48.5 (0.6) <0.001 47.2, 49.8

Age, years
 8–12 2.1 (1.8) 0.230 −1.4, 5.7
 13–17 ---

Gender
 Female −0.9 (0.8) 0.282 −2.4, 0.7
 Male ---

Age*Gender Interaction
 8–12 year-old females 1.0 0.923 −1.2, 3.3

Race
 White ---
 African-American or Black 0.7 (1.0) 0.464 −1.2, 2.7
 Asian or Pacific Islander 3.7 (1.4) 0.008 0.9, 6.4
 Other 0.4 (0.9) 0.621 −1.3, 2.2

Ethnicity
 Hispanic or Latino 1.5 (0.8) 0.074 −0.1, 3.0
 Not Hispanic or Latino ---

Family Income
 <$40,000 per year −1.7 (0.7) 0.012 −3.1, −0.4
 $40,000 or more per year ---

Special Health Care Need
 Yes −4.5 (0.6) <0.001 −5.8, −3.3
 No ---
1

The dashes indicate the reference group.

2

Special health care need was measured using the Children with Special Health Care Needs screener, which identifies children with a chronic condition (medical and behavioral health disorders) that affects daily functioning or receipt of medical care services.