Table 4.
Bivariate analyses of political party affiliation and political ideology and risk for mortality with the potential mediators happiness and self-rated health.
| Happiness Very happy OR 95% CI | Self-rated health Excellent or good OR 95% CI | Mortality HR 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Political party affiliation | |||
| Democrat (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Republican | 1.38 (1.30 to 1.46) | 1.28 (1.21 to 1.35) | 0.88 (0.83 to 0.94) |
| Independent | 0.96 (0.90 to 1.01) | 1.16 (1.10 to 1.22) | 0.70 (0.68 to 0.72) |
| Other party | 0.89 (0.70 to 1.11) | 1.35 (1.10 to 1.66) | 0.76 (0.62 to 0.92) |
| Political ideology | |||
| Liberal (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Conservative | 1.39 (1.30 to 1.48) | 0.95 (0.90 to 1.01) | 1.26 (1.17 to 1.36) |
| Moderate | 1.05 (0.98 to 1.12) | 0.89 (0.84 to 0.95) | 1.22 (1.14 to 1.32) |
| Other | 0.52 (0.47 to 0.57) | 0.45 (0.41 to 0.48) | 1.40 (1.31 to 1.50) |
| Happiness | |||
| Very happy (ref) | 1.00 | ||
| Pretty happy | 0.92 (0.88 to 0.96) | ||
| Not happy | 1.14 (1.06 to 1.23) | ||
| Missing | 1.20 (1.07 to 1.35) | ||
| Self-rated health | |||
| Excellent (ref) | 1.00 | ||
| Good | 1.32 (1.21 to 1.43) | ||
| Fair | 2.18 (2.00 to 2.37) | ||
| Poor | 3.95 (3.71 to 4.20) | ||
| Missing | 1.43 (1.36 to 1.50) |
2008 General Social Survey-National Death Index.