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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 9.
Published in final edited form as: Demogr Res. 2015 Jun 3;32:1267–1298. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2015.32.46

Table 3:

Estimated odds ratios from ordered logistic regression models of self-rated health

Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4 Model 5
Living arrangements
 Unmarried, living with othersa 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Unmarried, living alone 0.94 0.97 0.96 0.98 0.99
 Married 1.28 ** 1.21 ** 1.26 ** 1.06 1.19 *
Age 0.97 ** 0.97 ** 0.97 ** 0.97 ** 0.97 **
Sex
 Malea 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Female 1.19 ** 1.13 * 1.12 * 0.97 1.14 *
Sex x living arrangements
 Female x unmarried, living alone 0.88
 Female x married 1.42 **
Educational Attainment
High school or lessa 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Jr. college/vocational school 1.09 1.05 1.03 1.04 0.86
University 1.35 ** 1.21 ** 1.19 ** 1.21 ** 1.19 #
Education x living arrangements
 Jr. college/vocational x unmarried, living alone 0.91
 University x unmarried, living alone 0.95
 Jr. college/vocational x married 1.39 *
 University x married 0.99
Subjective social status (range 1–10) 1.07 ** 1.07 ** 1.07 ** 1.07 **
Comparative financial well-being (range 1–5) 1.21 ** 1.19 ** 1.19 ** 1.20 **
Employment Status
 Not working 1.08 1.10 1.00 1.07
 Regular employmenta 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Non-standard employment 1.10 1.10 1.04 1.08
 Self-employment 1.42 ** 1.41 ** 1.36 ** 1.40 **
Missing employment status 1.11 1.12 1.09 1.11
Frequency of getting together with friends
 Less than once a month (omitted) 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Once a month or more 1.18 ** 1.19 ** 1.18 **
Membership in any social organizations
 Noa 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Yes 1.12 * 1.12 * 1.12 *
Survey year
 2000a 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 2001 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10
 2002 1.00 1.01 1.00 1.00 1.00
 2003 1.05 1.07 1.09 1.09 1.09
 2005 1.42 ** 1.49 ** 1.48 ** 1.48 ** 1.48 **
 2006 1.19 # 1.18 # 1.17 1.17 1.17
 2008 1.46 ** 1.51 ** 1.50 ** 1.49 ** 1.49 **
 2010 1.52 ** 1.55 ** 1.54 ** 1.56 ** 1.54 **
Cut 1 −4.39 −3.62 −3.50 −3.63 −3.54
Cut 2 −2.42 −1.65 −1.52 −1.66 −1.57
Cut 3 −0.88 −0.10 0.04 −0.10 −0.01
Cut 4 0.29 1.09 1.23 1.09 1.18
N 5,435 5,435 5,435 5,435 5,435
log-likelihood −7,513 −7,474 −7,466 −7,460 −7,462
degrees of freedom 13 19 21 23 25
p value of likelihood ratio test 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09

Note:

**

p < .01,

*

p<.05,

#

p<.10

a

:omitted category