Table 6.
Ordinary least squares estimates of life satisfaction for youth with a disability.
| 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 | 4.24 (0.68) | 4.24 (0.68) | 4.24 (0.68) | 4.24 (0.68) | 4.30 (0.64) | 4.18 (0.71) |
| Disability Status | ||||||
| Base = Sometimes Limited | ||||||
| Often Limited | -0.056 (0.044) | -0.026 (0.044) | -0.026 (0.043) | -0.025 (0.043) | 0.019 (0.056) | -0.086 (0.068) |
| Disability-Related Discrimination | ||||||
| Base = Never or None at All in the Past 12 Months | ||||||
| A Little in the Past 12 Months | – | -0.235*** | -0.214*** | – | – | – |
| (0.096) | (0.093) | |||||
| Some or A Lot in the Past | – | -0.378*** | -0.359*** | – | – | – |
| 12 Months | (0.113) | (0.107) | ||||
| Sense of Belonging | ||||||
| Base = Somewhat Weak or Very Weak | ||||||
| Very Strong or Somewhat Strong | – | – | 0.214*** | – | – | – |
| (0.048) | ||||||
| Discrimination/Belonging Categories | ||||||
| Base = Low Discrimination and High Belonging | ||||||
| Low Discrimination and Low Belonging | – | – | – | -0.180*** (0.048) | -0.162*** (0.063) | -0.199*** (0.073) |
| High Discrimination and High Belonging | – | – | – | -0.112 (0.076) | -0.116 (0.101) | -0.129 (0.111) |
| High Discrimination and Low Belonging | – | – | – | -0.966*** (0.234) | -0.998*** (0.339) | -0.942*** (0.290) |
| Girl | -0.106*** | -0.111*** | -0.114*** | -0.112*** | – | – |
| Base = Boy | (0.040) | (0.039) | (0.047) | (0.039) | ||
| Age 12 to 13 | 0.090 | 0.097** | 0.066 | 0.064 | 0.016 | 0.113 |
| Base = Age 14 to 15 | (0.046) | (0.045) | (0.048) | (0.046) | (0.061) | (0.068) |
| Age 16 to 17 | -0.070 | -0.068 | -0.051 | -0.050 | -0.089 | -0.019 |
| Base = Age 14 to 15 | (0.050) | (0.049) | (0.049) | (0.048) | (0.064) | (0.073) |
| Non-White | -0.034 | -0.050 | -0.063 | -0.046 | 0.105 | -0.250 |
| Base = White | (0.063) | (0.063) | (0.061) | (0.061) | (0.077) | (0.092) |
| Lone Parent Family | -0.075 | -0.079 | -0.064 | -0.051 | 0.017 | -0.125 |
| Base = Two Parents | (0.050) | (0.050) | (0.050) | (0.050) | (0.067) | (0.075) |
| Log of Real Equivalent Income | 0.061*** | 0.055*** | 0.051*** | 0.058*** | 0.073*** | 0.041 |
| (0.019) | (0.019) | (0.020) | (0.019) | (0.025) | (0.030) | |
| Parent with < High School | -0.010 | -0.007 | 0.012 | 0.002 | -0.022 | -0.006 |
| Base = Parent with High School | (0.098 | (0.099) | (0.097) | (0.096) | (0.169) | (0.106) |
| Parent with Post-Secondary | 0.038 | 0.032 | 0.032 | 0.037 | -0.002 | 0.081 |
| Base = Parent with High School | (0.050) | (0.050) | (0.051) | (0.051) | (0.054) | (0.086) |
| Cycle 3.1 (2005) | 0.076 | 0.079** | 0.073 | 0.061 | 0.090 | 0.028 |
| Base = Cycle 2.1 (2003) | (0.040) | (0.040) | (0.040) | (0.039) | (0.052) | (0.057) |
| R-Squared | 0.0344 | 0.0534 | 0.0722 | 0.0785 | 0.0808 | 0.0880 |
| F | 4.86*** | 5.07*** | 5.87*** | 5.79*** | 2.45*** | 4.70*** |
| Number of Observations | 2193 | 2193 | 2193 | 2193 | 1114 | 1079 |
** p < 0.05; *** p < 0.01