Table 3.
Multivariate logistic regression of happiness by survey year (general social survey 1973–2018).
|
1973 (n = 1404) |
1974 (n = 1417) |
1976 (n = 1446) |
1977 (n = 1458) |
1980 (n = 1419) |
1982 (n = 1789) |
1984 (n = 1393) |
1985 (n = 1497) |
1987 (n = 1736) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gun Ownership | 1.24 (0.96, 1.60) |
1.17 (0.91, 1.50) |
1.09 (0.85, 1.40) |
0.99 (0.77, 1.26) |
1.07 (0.83, 1.39) |
1.21 (0.96, 1.51) |
0.99 (0.77, 1.28) |
1.05 (0.82, 1.36) |
1.03 (0.82, 1.31) |
|
1988 (n = 938) |
1989 (n = 1005) |
1990 (n = 867) |
1991 (n = 938) |
1993 (n = 1020) |
1994 (n = 1891) |
1996 (n = 1839) |
1998 (n = 1802) |
2000 (n = 1745) |
|
| Gun Ownership | 0.94 (0.69, 1.30) |
1.27 (0.94, 1.72) |
0.99 (0.71, 1.39) |
0.83 (0.60, 1.14) |
1.07 (0.79, 1.47) |
0.94 (0.75, 1.18) |
0.99 (0.79, 1.25) |
0.87 (0.68, 1.11) |
1.04 (0.81, 1.33) |
|
2002 (n = 894) |
2004 (n = 864) |
2006 (n = 1942) |
2008 (n = 1297) |
2010 (n = 1212) |
2012 (n = 1245) |
2014 (n = 1618) |
2016 (n = 1795) |
2018 (n = 1489) |
|
| Gun Ownership | 0.93 (0.66, 1.31) |
1.13 (0.80, 1.60) |
0.99 (0.79, 1.24) |
1.22 (0.91, 1.64) |
0.88 (0.64, 1.21) |
1.10 (0.83, 1.47) |
1.19 (0.92, 1.53) |
1.06 (0.83, 1.35) |
0.93 (0.71, 1.22) |
Notes: Shown are odd ratios with 95% confidence intervals (in parentheses). All associations are null (p > 0.05). All models control for age, gender, race/ethnicity, education, employment status, household income, financial satisfaction, financial change, marital status, number of children, religious attendance, political affiliation, urban residence, and region of interview.