Table 5.

Linear Regression analysis of factors associated with higher means Scores for the rural location

Domain	Psychosocial loss		Physical change		Psychological growth
Variables	β Coefficient	95 % CI	β Coefficient	95 % CI	β Coefficient	95 % CI
Age Category
≥ 70	-0.20	-1.16-0.76	0.45	-1.29-0.39	0.12	-0.54-0.77
< 70	1 (ref)		1 (ref)		1 (ref)
Sex
Male	0.59	-1.57-0.39	-0.45	-1.31-0.40	-0.34	-1.02-0.33
Female	1 (ref)		1 (ref)		1 (ref)
Marital Status
Currently Married	1.08	0.14–2.03*	-0.06	-0.89-0.76	0.42	-0.29-1.08
Currently unmarried	1 (ref)		1 (ref)		1 (ref)
Living arrangement
Living with others	0.47	-0.57-1.53	0.85	-0.06-1.77	0.28	-0.44-1.00
Living alone	1 (ref)		1 (ref)		1 (ref)
Formal Education
Yes	1.40	0.27–2.52*	2.03	1.04–3.01*	0.91	0.14–1.68*
No	1 (ref)		1 (ref)		1 (ref)
Employed
Yes	1.74	0.86–2.61*	3.00	2.19–3.72*	0.58	-0.02-1.19
No	1 (ref)		1 (ref)		1 (ref)
Homeownership
Owner occupied	0.45	-0.40-1.31	-0.21	-1.0-0.53	0.50	-0.02-1.12
Rented	1 (ref)		1 (ref)		1 (ref)
Self-Rated Health
Good SRH	2.49	1.56–3.41*	3.50	2.70–4.30*	1.76	1.13–2.39*
Poor SRH	1 (ref)		1 (ref)		1 (ref)

* significant at p < 0.05