Table 3.
Summary of the Statistically Significant Standardized Estimates of Path Coefficients Between Social Exclusion Indicators and Happiness
| Dependent variable—being happy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predicting Variables | All | Nordic | Western | Central and Eastern | Southern |
| Material resources | .27 (26.50)*** | .15 (2.95)** | .21 (14.80)*** | .29 (15.66)*** | .15 (7.00)*** |
| Civic participation | .03 (3.44)** | ns | .03 (2.18)* | .06 (3.09)** | ns |
| Social relations | .13 (14.67)*** | ns | 13 (9.18)*** | .07 (3.61)*** | .22 (10.69)*** |
| Basic services | .16 (16.56)*** | .17 (3.51)** | .16 (11.66)*** | .11 (6.09)*** | .12 (6.01)*** |
| Neighborhood cohesion | .07 (7.92)*** | .12 (2.82)* | .04 (2.72)** | .16 (8.85)*** | .09 (4.35)*** |
| R 2 | .242 | .104 | .143 | .181 | .230 |
Notes: : ns = nonsignificant. Analysis controlled for demographic variables. Sample data were appropriately weighted.
*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.