TABLE 4.
Results of logistic meta-analysis about the influences on life satisfaction. Study of life satisfaction under urbanisation, China, 2018.
| Independent variables | RM1 | RM2 | RM3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | Exp(B) | B | Exp(B) | B | Exp(B) | |
| Gender (Female) | 0.212 | 1.236 | 0.146 | 1.157 | ||
| Age (Under 35 years) | ||||||
| 36–50 | −0.641* | 0.527 | −0.128 | 0.880 | ||
| ≥51 | −0.157 | 0.854 | −0.205 | 0.815 | ||
| Level of education (College and over) | ||||||
| Illiteracy | −2.325** | 0.098 | −2.127** | 0.119 | ||
| Primary school | −0.733** | 0.481 | −0.745* | 0.475 | ||
| Secondary school | −0.666* | 0.514 | −0.684* | 0.504 | ||
| High School | −0.540* | 0.583 | −0.506* | 0.603 | ||
| Rural-to-urban years (Less than 13 years) | −0.203 | 0.816 | −0.083 | 0.920 | ||
| Net annual household income (10k RMB) | 0.052** | 1.053 | 0.044** | 1.045 | ||
| Categories of occupation (Managerial and technical) | ||||||
| Unemployed | −0.406 | 0.006 | −0.593 | 0.098 | ||
| Flexible | −0.260 | 0.297 | −0.327 | 0.386 | ||
| Physical | −0.148 | 0.244 | −0.226 | 0.436 | ||
| Professional skill (No) | 0.124 | 1.132 | 0.071 | 1.074 | ||
| Types of workplaces (State Organs and public institution) | ||||||
| Unemployed | −1.286* | 0.276 | −1.137** | 0.321 | ||
| Individual work | −0.798* | 0.450 | −0.767* | 0.513 | ||
| Private enterprise | −0.499 | 0.607 | −0.428 | 0.652 | ||
| State owed enterprise | −0.241 | 0.786 | −0.080 | 0.923 | ||
| Satisfaction with current job (High) | ||||||
| Poor | −0.269 | 0.512 | −0.257 | 0.245 | ||
| Moderate | −0. 189 | 0.764 | −0.108 | 0.773 | ||
| Types of community (Village-turned-community) | 0.756** | 1.927 | 0.889** | 1.416 | ||
| Types of housing (Self-built or rental) | 0.312 | 1.366 | 0.736 | 1.087 | ||
| Satisfaction with community environment (High) | ||||||
| Poor | −0.201 | 0.601 | −0.104 | 0.541 | ||
| Moderate | −0.084 | 0.919 | −0.028 | 0.792 | ||
| Social connections (Good) | ||||||
| Poor | −0.064 | 0.066 | −0.052 | 0.054 | ||
| Fair | −0.162 | 0. 176 | −0.452 | 0.572 | ||
| Identification with urban citizenship (Good) | ||||||
| Poor | −0.845* | 0.430 | −0.647 | 0.524 | ||
| Fair | −0.434* | 0.791 | −0.182 | 0.827 | ||
| Adaptability to city life (Good) | ||||||
| Poor | −1.448** | 0.235 | −1.417** | 0.243 | ||
| Fair | −0.706** | 0.493 | −0.739** | 0.478 | ||
| Satisfaction with identity transformation (High) | ||||||
| Poor | −0.164 | 0. 179 | −0. 139 | 0. 149 | ||
| Moderate | −0.129 | 0. 879 | −0. 323 | 0. 724 | ||
| Constant | 1.231 | 3.425** | 0.406** | 1.501 | 0.384 | 1.468 |
| - 2Loglikelihood | 106.14 | 100.45 | 118.41 | |||
Note: Reference groups in parentheses, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.