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Table 3 Coefficient estimates (β) and their standard errors (s.e.), odds ratios (OR), and their 95% confidence interval of the binary logistic multilevel model for the life satisfaction (probability of being satisfied)

From: Social relations and life satisfaction: the role of friends

 

Est.

s.e.

OR

95% CI

Intercept

6.315

0.268***

   

 Variance

2.765

0.179***

   

Gender (ref. male)

 Female

− 0.045

0.045

0.956

0.860

1.044

Age

− 1.001

0.183***

0.367

0.257

0.526

Age (squared)

0.949

0.177***

2.584

1.829

3.650

Education (ref. high)

 Low

0.306

0.075***

1.357

1.171

1.574

 Medium

0.182

0.051***

1.200

1.087

1.325

Employment status (ref. employed and very satisfied)

 Other

− 1.754

0.106***

0.173

0.141

0.213

 Unemployed

− 0.912

0.098***

0.402

0.332

0.486

 Not Satisfied

− 1.610

0.105***

0.200

0.163

0.246

 Quite satisfied

− 0.473

0.091***

0.623

0.522

0.745

Economic resources (ref. good or very good)

 Poor or insufficient

− 0.434

0.056***

0.648

0.581

0.724

Family’s structure (ref. couples with children)

 Parents in single-parent families

− 0.670

0.102***

0.512

0.419

0.625

 Couples without children

− 0.175

0.077**

0.840

0.723

0.976

 Child

− 0.808

0.082***

0.446

0.380

0.523

 Others

− 0.634

0.074***

0.530

0.459

0.613

Perception of health (ref. good)

 Fair

− 0.589

0.162***

0.555

0.404

0.761

 Poor

− 0.505

0.063***

0.604

0.534

0.682

Presence of limitations (ref. no)

 Severe limitations

− 0.236

0.144

0.790

0.596

1.047

 Only mild limitations

0.097

0.073

1.102

0.955

1.272

Health satisfaction (ref. very satisfied)

 Not satisfied

− 0.787

0.104***

0.455

0.371

0.558

 Quite satisfied

− 0.330

0.065***

0.719

0.632

0.817

Attendance at religious services (ref. At least one a week)

 Never

− 0.353

0.072***

0.703

0.611

0.808

 Sometimes

− 0.036

0.058

0.964

0.861

1.079

Social integration (ref. yes)

 No

− 0.289

0.055***

0.749

0.673

0.834

Sport (ref. regularly)

 Never

− 0.291

0.062***

0.747

0.662

0.844

 At least one per week

− 0.001

0.065

0.999

0.880

1.134

Trust in other people (ref. yes)

 No

− 0.462

0.059***

0.630

0.562

0.707

View of personal situation in the future (ref. optimistic)

 Indifferent

− 0.549

0.056***

0.578

0.518

0.645

 Pessimistic

− 1.150

0.070***

0.317

0.276

0.364

Leisure time satisfaction (ref. very satisfied)

 Not satisfied

− 0.531

0.084***

0.588

0.499

0.694

 Quite satisfied

− 0.115

0.079

0.891

0.763

1.041

Area of residence (ref. north-west)

 South

− 0.204

0.072***

0.815

0.709

0.938

 Center

− 0.273

0.082***

0.761

0.648

0.894

 North-east

− 0.154

0.080**

0.857

0.733

1.004

Type of municipality (ref. metropolitan area)

 > 50,000

− 0.037

0.099

0.963

0.793

1.170

 Town with 10,000–50,000

0.044

0.091

1.045

0.874

1.249

 Town with 2000–10,000

0.267

0.093***

1.305

1.090

1.564

 Town with less than 2000 inhabitants

0.238

0.1184**

1.268

1.006

1.600

 Suburbs

− 0.155

0.116

0.856

0.683

1.074

Economic resources satisfaction (ref. very satisfied)

 Not satisfied

− 1.518

0.206***

0.219

0.146

0.328

 Quite satisfied

− 0.357

0.205

0.700

0.468

1.046

Family relationships satisfaction

 Not satisfied

− 1.526

0.105***

0.217

0.177

0.267

 Quite satisfaction

− 0.681

0.061***

0.506

0.450

0.570

Frequency of meeting friends (ref. more than once a week)

 Only some times a year or without friends

− 0.306

0.083***

0.737

0.626

0.866

 Once a week or several times a month

− 0.087

0.051*

0.916

0.829

1.013

Friendship relationships satisfaction (ref. very satisfied)

 Quite satisfied

− 0.519

0.094***

0.595

0.495

0.716

 Not satisfied

− 0.301

0.068***

0.740

0.648

0.846

  1. Significant parameter at *p < .1, **p < .05, ***p < .01