Table 3. Selected effects of OLS regression for psychological distress.
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B (se) | Beta | P-value | B (se) | Beta | P-value | B (se) | Beta | P-value | |
| Noise annoyance | 1.52 (0.09) | 0.13 | 0.00 | 1.33 (0.08) | 0.11 | 0.00 | 1.33 (0.08) | 0.11 | 0.00 |
| Odour annoyance–agriculture | 0.22 (0.08) | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.22 (0.07) | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.22 (0.07) | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Odour annoyance–other | 0.47 (0.12) | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.30 (0.11) | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.31 (0.11) | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Age category (ref. young adults) | |||||||||
| Young middle-aged | -2.20 (0.28) | -0.06 | 0.00 | -3.62 (0.24) | -0.11 | 0.00 | -3.00 (0.26) | -0.09 | 0.00 |
| Older middle-aged | -4.96 (0.26) | -0.16 | 0.00 | -5.95 (0.23) | -0.19 | 0.00 | -6.26 (0.24) | -.0.20 | 0.00 |
| Female | 2.34 (0.19) | 0.07 | 0.00 | 2.24 (0.17) | 0.07 | 0.00 | 2.25 (0.17) | 0.07 | 0.00 |
| Educational level (ref. tertiary) | |||||||||
| No / primary | 10.02 (0.64) | 0.10 | 0.00 | 5.77 (0.59) | 0.05 | 0.00 | 5.61 (0.59) | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Lower secondary | 3.28 (0.27) | 0.09 | 0.00 | 1.95 (0.25) | 0.05 | 0.00 | 1.77 (0.25) | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Higher secondary | 1.27 (0.22) | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.78 (0.20) | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.68 (0.20) | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Control variables | |||||||||
| Parenthood | -2.52 (0.24) | -0.07 | 0.00 | - | - | - | -1.68 (0.22) | -0.05 | 0.00 |
| Self-rated health (ref. good) | |||||||||
| Moderate | - | - | - | 12.44 (0.23) | 0.30 | 0.00 | 12.36 (0.23) | 0.30 | 0.00 |
| Bad | - | - | - | 25.41 (0.50) | 0.28 | 0.00 | 25.28 (0.50) | 0.28 | 0.00 |
| Lives near: | |||||||||
| A busy street | -0.32 (0.23) | -0.01 | 0.17 | -0.29 (0.21) | -0.01 | 0.17 | -0.29 (0.21) | -0.01 | 0.17 |
| Industry | -0.31 (0.27) | -0.01 | 0.25 | -0.20 (0.25) | -0.01 | 0.43 | -0.20 (0.25) | -0.01 | 0.42 |
| Airport | -0.66 (0.39) | -0.01 | 0.09 | -0.51 (0.36) | -0.01 | 0.16 | -0.52 (0.36) | -0.01 | 0.15 |
| Livestock farm | 0.15 (0.31) | 0.00 | 0.63 | 0.04 (0.28) | 0.00 | 0.90 | 0.04 (0.28) | 0.00 | 0.88 |
| Wind turbine | 0.34 (0.63) | 0.00 | 0.59 | 0.42 (0.57) | 0.00 | 0.46 | 0.43 (0.57) | 0.01 | 0.45 |
| Agriculture (without livestock) | -0.09 (0.28) | -0.00 | 0.75 | 0.07 (0.26) | 0.00 | 0.80 | 0.09 (0.26) | 0.00 | 0.72 |
| A route for dangerous materials | -0.31 (0.35) | -0.01 | 0.37 | -0.12 (0.32) | -0.00 | 0.70 | -0.13 (0.32) | -0.00 | 0.68 |
| Gas station | 0.18 (0.27) | 0.00 | 0.50 | -0.04 (0.24) | -0.00 | 0.86 | -0.09 (0.24) | -0.00 | 0.71 |
| Intercept | 10.62 (1.91) | 0.00 | 9.20 (1.75) | 0.00 | 9.88 (1.75) | 0.00 | |||
| Explained variance | 15.3 | 29.0 | 29.1 |
Notes: all models are controlled for subjective financial wellbeing and indicator variables for all districts (ref. Wijk en Aalburg).
Source: Health Monitor (2016).