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. 2020 Sep 9;75(10):2207–2218. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbaa159

Table 3.

Association Between Location of Caregiving and Psychological Well-Being

Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
Depression Life satisfaction Depression Life satisfaction Depression Life satisfaction
b SE p b SE p b SE p b SE p b SE p b SE p
Focal predictors
 In-home 0.446 0.085 *** −0.906 0.119 *** 0.525 0.084 *** −1.176 0.114 *** 0.254 0.107 * −0.928 0.154 ***
 Other residence 0.075 0.053 0.165 0.072 * −0.097 0.060 0.240 0.079 ** −0.076 0.079 0.148 0.106
 Institution 0.233 0.108 * 0.085 0.152 0.238 0.108 * −0.113 0.146 0.146 0.151 −0.126 0.213
 Women 0.483 0.047 *** 0.533 0.063 *** 0.423 0.062 *** 0.539 0.082 ***
 In-home × Women 0.548 0.164 ** −0.502 0.222 *
 Other residence × Women −0.020 0.102 0.154 0.134
 Institution × Women 0.184 0.210 0.018 0.286
Control variables
 Age −0.050 0.004 *** 0.056 0.005 *** −0.050 0.004 *** 0.056 0.005 ***
 Divorced 0.710 0.087 *** −2.784 0.120 *** 0.712 0.087 *** −2.786 0.120 ***
 Widowed 0.697 0.092 *** −1.245 0.121 *** 0.705 0.093 *** −1.250 0.121 ***
 Never married 0.624 0.106 *** −2.099 0.145 *** 0.622 0.106 *** −2.095 0.146 ***
 Number of people in household −0.051 0.027 0.004 0.036 −0.052 0.027 0.005 0.036
 Number of children −0.095 0.020 *** 0.222 0.026 *** −0.095 0.020 *** 0.222 0.026 ***
 Number of siblings −0.048 0.011 *** 0.086 0.014 *** −0.048 0.011 *** 0.086 0.014 ***
 Rural −0.305 0.067 *** 0.703 0.087 *** −0.307 0.067 *** 0.706 0.087 ***
 Urban/rural mixed −0.218 0.107 * 0.344 0.145 * −0.218 0.107 * 0.344 0.145 *
 High school −0.556 0.114 *** −0.024 0.146 −0.554 0.114 *** −0.026 0.146
 Trades −0.424 0.123 ** −0.021 0.156 −0.425 0.123 ** −0.022 0.156
 Non-university −0.661 0.114 *** 0.082 0.145 −0.662 0.114 *** 0.081 0.145
 Bachelor’s degree −1.067 0.114 *** 0.552 0.145 *** −1.066 0.114 *** 0.551 0.145 ***
 Above bachelor’s −1.108 0.117 *** 0.568 0.150 *** −1.107 0.117 *** 0.564 0.150 ***
 $20,000 to $49,999 −1.584 0.142 *** 2.450 0.184 *** −1.587 0.142 *** 2.451 0.184 ***
 $50,000 to $99,999 −2.374 0.145 *** 3.820 0.187 *** −2.376 0.145 *** 3.821 0.187 ***
 $100,000 to $149,999 −2.803 0.154 *** 4.850 0.200 *** −2.804 0.154 *** 4.851 0.200 ***
 $150,000 and more −3.202 0.159 *** 6.038 0.206 *** −3.205 0.159 *** 6.041 0.206 ***
 Income nonresponse −1.774 0.170 *** 3.278 0.219 *** −1.774 0.170 *** 3.277 0.219 ***
 Full retirement 0.383 0.072 *** 0.477 0.095 *** 0.380 0.073 *** 0.480 0.095 ***
 Partial retirement 0.020 0.082 0.550 0.106 *** 0.018 0.082 0.551 0.106 ***
 Unemployed 1.994 0.141 *** −2.910 0.181 *** 1.992 0.141 *** −2.907 0.181 ***
 Comprehensive survey −0.008 0.048 −0.569 0.064 *** −0.009 0.048 −0.568 0.064 ***
 Multiple care recipients 0.185 0.071 ** −0.111 0.094 0.178 0.071 * −0.103 0.094
 Intercept 5.197 0.031 *** 28.103 0.042 *** 11.131 0.304 *** 20.250 0.399 *** 11.158 0.305 *** 20.250 0.400 ***
R2 0.0008 0.0022 0.0745 0.1322 0.0748 0.1324

Note: Metric coefficients are presented and estimates are based on survey estimates that apply sampling weights and take sampling strata into account. N = 48,648.

*p ≤ .05, **p ≤ .01, ***p ≤ .001 (two-tailed tests).