Table 3:
Ordered logit regression models of life satisfaction, proximity of adult children as a key independent variable, CLASS 2014
| Ordered Logit Model | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | |||
| Coef. | P-value | Coef. | P-value | |
| Coresidence with children | −0.054 | 0.172 | 0.046 | 0.263 |
| [0.040] | [0.041] | |||
| Children living close by (ref: Children living farther away) | 0.018 | 0.721 | 0.066 | 0.209 |
| [0.050] | [0.052] | |||
| Age | 0.121 | 0.002 | ||
| [0.039] | ||||
| Age square | −0.001 | 0.025 | ||
| [0.000] | ||||
| Male (Female=0) | −0.207 | 0.000 | ||
| [0.040] | ||||
| Urban (Rural=0) | 0.002 | 0.960 | ||
| [0.042] | ||||
| Married (Widowed/divorced/unmarried=0) | 0.055 | 0.214 | ||
| [0.044] | ||||
| Literate (Illiterate=0) | −0.001 | 0.988 | ||
| [0.048] | ||||
| Currently Working (Not working=0) | 0.227 | 0.000 | ||
| [0.050] | ||||
| Have public pension (No pension=0) | 0.229 | 0.000 | ||
| [0.045] | ||||
| MMSE score (range from 0 to 16) | 0.029 | 0.000 | ||
| [0.004] | ||||
| ADL independent (ADL disabled=0) | 0.104 | 0.031 | ||
| [0.048] | ||||
| IADL independent (IADL disabled=0) | 0.459 | 0.000 | ||
| [0.043] | ||||
| Number of children alive | 0.058 | 0.000 | ||
| [0.014] | ||||
| Any children with post-secondary | 0.094 | 0.044 | ||
| [0.047] | ||||
| Any children working as managers or professionals | 0.287 | 0.000 | ||
| [0.046] | ||||
| Intercept1 | −2.794 | 0.000 | 3.768 | 0.007 |
| [0.047] | [1.392] | |||
| Intercept2 | −1.156 | 0.000 | 5.448 | 0.000 |
| [0.032] | [1.392] | |||
| Intercept3 | 0.569 | 0.000 | 7.240 | 0.000 |
| [0.031] | [1.392] | |||
| LR chi2 | 2.948 | 562.313 | ||
| Df | 5 | 19 | ||
| BIC | 26,156.670 | 25,727.280 | ||
| N | 10,768 | 10,768 | ||
Note: Standard errors in brackets.