Table 5.
Ordinary least squares estimates of life satisfaction for all youth.
| Coefficient (Robust Std. Error) Unless Otherwise Indicated | Boys and Girls |
Boys | Girls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 4 | Model 4 | |
| Mean (Standard Deviation) of Life Satisfaction from 1 to 5 | 4.39 (0.62) | 4.39 (0.62) | 4.39 (0.62) | 4.39 (0.62) | 4.41 (0.60) | 4.36 (0.63) |
| Disability Status | ||||||
| Base = Never Limited | ||||||
| Sometimes Limited | -0.139*** (0.025) | -0.118*** (0.025) | -0.108*** (0.025) | -0.119*** (0.025) | -0.099*** (0.033) | -0.138*** (0.035) |
| Often Limited | -0.190*** (0.039) | -0.142*** (0.039) | -0.133*** (0.039) | -0.143*** (0.039) | -0.072 (0.049) | -0.231*** (0.062) |
| Disability-Related Discrimination | ||||||
| Base = Never or None at All in the Past 12 Months; Non-Disabled Youth | ||||||
| A Little in the Past 12 Months | – | -0.235** (0.094) | -0.211** (0.091) | – | – | – |
| Some or A Lot in the Past 12 Months | – | -0.365*** (0.115) | -0.346*** (0.109) | – | – | – |
| Sense of Belonging | ||||||
| Base = Somewhat Weak or Very Weak | ||||||
| Very Strong or Somewhat Strong | – | – | 0.220*** (0.020) | – | – | – |
| Discrimination/Belonging Categories | ||||||
| Base = Low Discrimination and High Belonging | ||||||
| Low Discrimination and Low Belonging | – | – | – | -0.213*** (0.020) | -0.197*** (0.027) | -0.231*** (0.031) |
| High Discrimination and High Belonging | – | – | – | -0.101 (0.076) | -0.127 (0.101) | -0.098 (0.108) |
| High Discrimination and Low Belonging | – | – | – | -0.977*** (0.238) | -0.997*** (0.353) | -0.944*** (0.285) |
| Girl | -0.044*** | -0.045*** | -0.052*** | -0.051*** | – | – |
| Base = Boy | (0.016) | (0.016) | (0.016) | (0.016) | ||
| Age 12 to 13 | 0.063*** | 0.064*** | 0.043** | 0.042** | 0.028 | 0.055** |
| Base = Age 14 to 15 | (0.018) | (0.018) | (0.018) | (0.018) | (0.024) | (0.026) |
| Age 16 to 17 | -0.048** | -0.048** | -0.028 | -0.028 | -0.042 | -0.015 |
| Base = Age 14 to 15 | (0.021) | (0.021) | (0.020) | (0.020) | (0.028) | (0.030) |
| Non-White | -0.061** | -0.063*** | -0.056** | -0.056** | -0.022 | -0.097*** |
| Base = White | (0.044) | (0.024) | (0.023) | (0.018) | (0.031) | (0.036) |
| Lone Parent Family | -0.064*** | -0.066*** | -0.055*** | -0.055*** | -0.009 | -0.102*** |
| Base = Two Parents | (0.021) | (0.011) | (0.021) | (0.020) | (0.027) | (0.030) |
| Log of Real Equivalent Income | 0.028*** | 0.027** | 0.027*** | 0.027** | 0.037** | 0.015 |
| (0.011) | (0.011) | (0.010) | (0.010) | (0.027) | (0.014) | |
| Parent with < High School | -0.058 | -0.057 | -0.051 | -0.052 | -0.012 | -0.098 |
| Base = Parent with High School | (0.042) | (0.042) | (0.042) | (0.042) | (0.061) | (0.055) |
| Parent with Post-Secondary | 0.012 | 0.011 | 0.008 | 0.009 | -0.008 | 0.029 |
| Base = Parent with High School | (0.019) | (0.019) | (0.019) | (0.019) | (0.026) | (0.029) |
| Chronic Condition | -0.055*** | -0.051*** | -0.049*** | -0.050*** | -0.043** | -0.054** |
| Base = None | (0.016) | (0.016) | (0.016) | (0.016) | (0.022) | (0.0228) |
| Cycle 3.1 (2005) | 0.038** | 0.038*** | 0.036*** | 0.033** | 0.056*** | 0.005 |
| Base = Cycle 2.1 (2003) | (0.016) | (0.016) | (0.016) | (0.015) | (0.021) | (0.023) |
| R-Squared | 0.0288 | 0.0328 | 0.0541 | 0.0550 | 0.0452 | 0.0711 |
| F | 14.06*** | 12.87*** | 18.72*** | 18.88*** | 8.34*** | 13.09*** |
| Number of Observations | 11997 | 11997 | 11997 | 1199 | 6292 | 5705 |
** p < 0.05; *** p < 0.01