Table 3.
Coefficient estimates (β) and their standard errors (s.e.), odds ratios (OR), and their 95% confidence interval of the binary logistic multilevel model for the life satisfaction (probability of being satisfied)
| Est. | s.e. | OR | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercept | 6.315 | 0.268*** | |||
| Variance | 2.765 | 0.179*** | |||
| Gender (ref. male) | |||||
| Female | − 0.045 | 0.045 | 0.956 | 0.860 | 1.044 |
| Age | − 1.001 | 0.183*** | 0.367 | 0.257 | 0.526 |
| Age (squared) | 0.949 | 0.177*** | 2.584 | 1.829 | 3.650 |
| Education (ref. high) | |||||
| Low | 0.306 | 0.075*** | 1.357 | 1.171 | 1.574 |
| Medium | 0.182 | 0.051*** | 1.200 | 1.087 | 1.325 |
| Employment status (ref. employed and very satisfied) | |||||
| Other | − 1.754 | 0.106*** | 0.173 | 0.141 | 0.213 |
| Unemployed | − 0.912 | 0.098*** | 0.402 | 0.332 | 0.486 |
| Not Satisfied | − 1.610 | 0.105*** | 0.200 | 0.163 | 0.246 |
| Quite satisfied | − 0.473 | 0.091*** | 0.623 | 0.522 | 0.745 |
| Economic resources (ref. good or very good) | |||||
| Poor or insufficient | − 0.434 | 0.056*** | 0.648 | 0.581 | 0.724 |
| Family’s structure (ref. couples with children) | |||||
| Parents in single-parent families | − 0.670 | 0.102*** | 0.512 | 0.419 | 0.625 |
| Couples without children | − 0.175 | 0.077** | 0.840 | 0.723 | 0.976 |
| Child | − 0.808 | 0.082*** | 0.446 | 0.380 | 0.523 |
| Others | − 0.634 | 0.074*** | 0.530 | 0.459 | 0.613 |
| Perception of health (ref. good) | |||||
| Fair | − 0.589 | 0.162*** | 0.555 | 0.404 | 0.761 |
| Poor | − 0.505 | 0.063*** | 0.604 | 0.534 | 0.682 |
| Presence of limitations (ref. no) | |||||
| Severe limitations | − 0.236 | 0.144 | 0.790 | 0.596 | 1.047 |
| Only mild limitations | 0.097 | 0.073 | 1.102 | 0.955 | 1.272 |
| Health satisfaction (ref. very satisfied) | |||||
| Not satisfied | − 0.787 | 0.104*** | 0.455 | 0.371 | 0.558 |
| Quite satisfied | − 0.330 | 0.065*** | 0.719 | 0.632 | 0.817 |
| Attendance at religious services (ref. At least one a week) | |||||
| Never | − 0.353 | 0.072*** | 0.703 | 0.611 | 0.808 |
| Sometimes | − 0.036 | 0.058 | 0.964 | 0.861 | 1.079 |
| Social integration (ref. yes) | |||||
| No | − 0.289 | 0.055*** | 0.749 | 0.673 | 0.834 |
| Sport (ref. regularly) | |||||
| Never | − 0.291 | 0.062*** | 0.747 | 0.662 | 0.844 |
| At least one per week | − 0.001 | 0.065 | 0.999 | 0.880 | 1.134 |
| Trust in other people (ref. yes) | |||||
| No | − 0.462 | 0.059*** | 0.630 | 0.562 | 0.707 |
| View of personal situation in the future (ref. optimistic) | |||||
| Indifferent | − 0.549 | 0.056*** | 0.578 | 0.518 | 0.645 |
| Pessimistic | − 1.150 | 0.070*** | 0.317 | 0.276 | 0.364 |
| Leisure time satisfaction (ref. very satisfied) | |||||
| Not satisfied | − 0.531 | 0.084*** | 0.588 | 0.499 | 0.694 |
| Quite satisfied | − 0.115 | 0.079 | 0.891 | 0.763 | 1.041 |
| Area of residence (ref. north-west) | |||||
| South | − 0.204 | 0.072*** | 0.815 | 0.709 | 0.938 |
| Center | − 0.273 | 0.082*** | 0.761 | 0.648 | 0.894 |
| North-east | − 0.154 | 0.080** | 0.857 | 0.733 | 1.004 |
| Type of municipality (ref. metropolitan area) | |||||
| > 50,000 | − 0.037 | 0.099 | 0.963 | 0.793 | 1.170 |
| Town with 10,000–50,000 | 0.044 | 0.091 | 1.045 | 0.874 | 1.249 |
| Town with 2000–10,000 | 0.267 | 0.093*** | 1.305 | 1.090 | 1.564 |
| Town with less than 2000 inhabitants | 0.238 | 0.1184** | 1.268 | 1.006 | 1.600 |
| Suburbs | − 0.155 | 0.116 | 0.856 | 0.683 | 1.074 |
| Economic resources satisfaction (ref. very satisfied) | |||||
| Not satisfied | − 1.518 | 0.206*** | 0.219 | 0.146 | 0.328 |
| Quite satisfied | − 0.357 | 0.205 | 0.700 | 0.468 | 1.046 |
| Family relationships satisfaction | |||||
| Not satisfied | − 1.526 | 0.105*** | 0.217 | 0.177 | 0.267 |
| Quite satisfaction | − 0.681 | 0.061*** | 0.506 | 0.450 | 0.570 |
| Frequency of meeting friends (ref. more than once a week) | |||||
| Only some times a year or without friends | − 0.306 | 0.083*** | 0.737 | 0.626 | 0.866 |
| Once a week or several times a month | − 0.087 | 0.051* | 0.916 | 0.829 | 1.013 |
| Friendship relationships satisfaction (ref. very satisfied) | |||||
| Quite satisfied | − 0.519 | 0.094*** | 0.595 | 0.495 | 0.716 |
| Not satisfied | − 0.301 | 0.068*** | 0.740 | 0.648 | 0.846 |
Significant parameter at *p < .1, **p < .05, ***p < .01