Table 4.

Variable definitions and descriptive statistics.

Variable and value	Definition	N	%
Interviewer–rated health	Respondent's health status
1	Very poor	108	0.58
2	Poor	293	1.57
3	Fair	880	4.72
4	Good	2,385	12.80
5	Very good	4,926	26.42
6	Excellent	6,233	33.43
7	Very excellent	3,820	20.49
Life satisfaction	Are you satisfied with your life?
1	Very unsatisfied	510	2.74
2	Unsatisfied	1077	5.78
3	Fair	5383	28.90
4	Satisfied	6007	32.25
5	Very satisfied	5650	30.33