Table 3.
Estimates (and standard errors) of the hierarchical linear models explaining self-rated health (N = 2730).
| Model 0 B (S.E) | Model 1 B (S.E.) | Model 2 B (S.E.) | Model 3 B (S.E.) | Model 4 B (S.E.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 2: Neighborhood-level characteristics (fixed effects) | |||||
| Social trust (standardized) | 0.07 *** (0.02) | 0.04 * (0.02) | 0.04 * (0.02) | ||
| Informal social control (stand.) | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | ||
| Disorder (standardized) | −0.06 ** (0.02) | −0.05 * (0.02) | |||
| Level 1: Individual-level characteristics (fixed effects) | |||||
| Gender (ref. cat. = women) | 0.07 * (0.03) | 0.07 * (0.03) | 0.07 * (0.03) | 0.06 * (0.03) | |
| Age (standardized) | −0.21 *** (0.02) | −0.21 *** (0.02) | −0.21 *** (0.02) | −0.16 *** (0.02) | |
| Nationality (ref. cat. = Belgian) | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | |
| Education (ref. cat. = high) | |||||
| Low | −0.34 *** (0.04) | −0.34 *** (0.04) | −0.34 *** (0.04) | −0.27 *** (0.04) | |
| Middle | −0.17 *** (0.03) | −0.17 *** (0.03) | −0.17 *** (0.03) | −0.12 *** (0.03) | |
| Home ownership (ref. cat. = owner) | |||||
| Tenants in social rented housing | −0.25 *** (0.05) | −0.21 *** (0.05) | −0.18 *** (0.05) | −0.13 * (0.05) | |
| Tenants in private rented housing | −0.10 ** (0.04) | −0.09 * (0.04) | −0.08 * (0.04) | n.s. | |
| Individual social support (stand.) | 0.11 *** (0.02) | ||||
| Network size (ref. cat. = ≥26) | |||||
| ≤10 | -0.13 ** (0.04) | ||||
| 11–25 | n.s. | ||||
| Intercept | 4.06 *** (0.02) | 4.20 *** (0.03) | 4.19 *** (0.03) | 4.18 *** (0.03) | 4.20 *** (0.04) |
| Random effects | |||||
| Neighborhood | 0.018 ** | 0.006 n.s. | 0.002 n.s. | 0.001 n.s. | 0.002 n.s. |
| Individual | 0.610 *** | 0.540 *** | 0.539 *** | 0.539 *** | 0.524 *** |
| ICC | 2.86% | 1.18% | 0.46% | 0.24% | 0.33% |
| Δ Deviance (Δ df) | 425 (4) *** | 8 (2) * | n.s. 3 (1) | 163 (2) *** | |
N (level 1) = 2730, N (level 2) = 142; *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05, n.s. = not significant.